Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that intellectual property lawyer Troy Schmelzer has joined the global law firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner. He comes to Norton Rose Fulbright from DLA Piper. (more…)
Continuing the trend of growing its corporate practice in California, Nixon Peabody has further expanded its West Coast M&A and Corporate Transactions practice with the arrival of partner Jinjian Huang to its San Francisco office. (more…)
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is pleased to announce the addition of Jonathan Bloch as a shareholder in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Bloch brings an unparalleled depth of experience, knowledge and relationships to Brownstein’s corporate practice group. He represents corporations, investors and entrepreneurs in business and real estate transactions, representing developers and sponsors with respect to all aspects of EB-5 development projects across the country. Bloch is joining Brownstein from Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell in Los Angeles. (more…)
David S. Reidy, a leading financial services litigator with a cutting-edge practice advising financial technology companies, has joined McGuireWoods as a partner in the San Francisco office. (more…)
Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters, led by Goldman, Sachs & Co., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated in connection with the registered public offering by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) of $3.5 billion aggregate principal amount of additional notes over three tranches with maturities ranging from 5 to 30 years. The additional notes constituted a reopening of the $12 billion aggregate principal amount of notes initially issued on February 23, 2016, increasing the aggregate principal amount of the series to $15.5 billion. The net proceeds from the offering will be used for general corporate purposes, including repurchases of common stock and payment of dividends under Apple’s program to return capital to shareholders, funding for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and repayment of debt. (more…)
Weiguo (Will) Chen has joined the Palo Alto office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property practice group. Mr. Chen joins from Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP. (more…)
The Los Angeles office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Leslie A. Hakala as a partner in the government enforcement practice. Hakala joins from the Los Angeles Regional Office of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where she was Senior Counsel with the Enforcement Division. (more…)
Dentons, the global law firm, today named Jeffrey L. Bleich, former US Ambassador to Australia and Special Counsel to President Obama, as a Partner in the Firm’s San Francisco office. Bleich, a former president of the California Bar Association, further strengthens Dentons’ capabilities throughout all six California locations, and will lead key Firm and client-focused initiatives. (more…)
Davis Polk advised Banco Santander Chile in connection with its cash tender offer for up to $558,957,000 combined aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 3.875% senior fixed-rate notes due 2022 and its senior floating-rate notes due 2018. (more…)
Davis Polk advised the initial purchasers in connection with a Rule 144A offering by NuVasive, Inc. (“NuVasive”) of $650 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.25% convertible senior notes due 2021, which included $100 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes issued pursuant to the exercise in full of the initial purchasers’ over-allotment option. (more…)
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Mark R. Wicker has joined the firm’s Technology Transactions & Privacy practice as a partner in San Diego. Previously, Mark was a partner at Morrison Foerster. (more…)
Evelyn Kim has joined Baker & McKenzie’s North American Banking, Finance and Major Project Practice as a partner, bringing more than a decade of experience advising investors, lenders and developers on project finance matters related to renewable energy facilities. (more…)
