Sidley Austin LLP announced today that Timothy A. Spangler has joined the firm in Los Angeles as a partner and member of Sidley’s global Investment Funds, Advisers and Derivatives practice. Mr. Spangler brings extensive experience in advising clients on an array of investment vehicles and related securities and regulatory issues (more…)
O’Melveny & Myers LLP represented the independent directors of TRI Pointe Homes, Inc. (NYSE: TPH) in connection with TRI Pointe’s definitive agreement to combine with the homebuilding division of Weyerhaeuser Company in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction valued at US$2.7 billion. The deal will give TRI Pointe access to key markets in California and Texas and make it one of the largest US homebuilders (more…)
Davis Polk advised Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as joint book-running managers on the SEC-registered offering by Altera Corporation of $600 million of its 2.5% senior notes due 2018 and $400 million of its 4.1% senior notes due 2023 (more…)
Ropes & Gray LLP announced today that Andrew N. Thomases has joined the firm as a partner in the intellectual property (IP) litigation group, adding another premier litigator to one of the strongest patent litigation teams in the country. He will be based in the firm’s Silicon Valley office. Mr. Thomases’ 20 years of experience as a successful trial attorney will benefit Ropes & Gray’s clients facing patent and trade secret disputes, particularly those in the technology sector (more…)
Kenyon & Kenyon LLP has announced that Michael N. Zachary has rejoined the firm as a litigation partner in the Palo Alto office. The addition of Mr. Zachary will further strengthen the already highly-ranked patent litigation practice at Kenyon, underscoring the firm’s commitment to providing a full complement of intellectual property legal services to its clients out of its Palo Alto office. Mr. Zachary will continue his practice advising clients on patent infringement, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property litigation matters (more…)
Arnold & Porter LLP announced today that Denise McKenzie has joined the firm as counsel in its growing intellectual property practice. Ms. McKenzie will focus her practice on IP and patent infringement litigation, dividing her time between the firm’s Los Angeles and Silicon Valley offices. The firm has continued to make strategic additions to its west coast patent litigation practice, adding lawyers who combine both trial skills and key technological backgrounds. Firmwide, Arnold & Porter’s Intellectual Property team includes more than 100 attorneys (more…)
Shearman & Sterling acted as US counsel to Olympus Corporation in its $1.2 billion international offering of shares of common stock pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S (more…)
Quickly adding to its newly launched San Francisco office, Venable LLP announced that experienced California real estate and land use attorney Geoffrey C. Etnire has joined the office as Of Counsel. He arrives from the firm of Nossaman LLP in San Francisco (more…)
