Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented The TCW Group (TCW), a prominent international asset management firm with approximately $135 billion in assets under management, in a joint venture with global investment manager Scoggin Capital Management to manage distressed and event-driven alternative investment strategies (more…)
In the largest real estate deal this year, Morrison & Foerster LLP is representing leading residential real estate investment trust Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) in a joint agreement with AvalonBay Communities to acquire a vast portfolio of U.S. apartment properties owned by Archstone (more…)
Leading law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced today the addition of Labor & Employment partner Charles Thompson and senior counsel Nicole Bolson to the firm’s San Francisco office, bolstering the bench strength of the firm’s National Trial Team and robust West Coast presence (more…)
A team of lawyers including Jordan Altura (SF), Susan Meyer (SD), and Benni Amato (SD), successfully defended a lawsuit filed by two actresses in Contra Costa Superior Court against our client, a large consignment company which hired those actresses for a television commercial (more…)
Arnold & Porter LLP announced today that Richard S. Millard has joined its Corporate and Securities practice group as senior counsel in its San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices (more…)
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Arthur L. Haubenstock has joined the firm’s San Francisco and Washington, D.C. offices as a Senior Counsel in the Environment, Energy & Resources (EER) practice (more…)
Shearman & Sterling is representing SafeNet, Inc. in its definitive agreement to sell its Government Solutions Business to an undisclosed buyer. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, including required regulatory approvals, is expected to close by the end of 2012. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed (more…)
Arnold & Porter LLP announced today that Jeffrey J. Hessekiel has joined its FDA/Healthcare practice group as senior counsel in its San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices (more…)
Bayer HealthCare LLC has signed a merger agreement to acquire Schiff Nutrition International, Inc., a leading company offering vitamins and nutritional supplements in the United States and other countries, for approximately $1.2 billion (more…)
The Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire Lucasfilm Ltd. in a stock and cash transaction valued at $4.05 billion. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions (more…)
Shearman & Sterling has advised Ethical Oncology Science (EOS) on its collaboration and license agreement with Servier to further develop EOS’s antitumor drug E-3810. Under the terms of this agreement, EOS will receive a €45 million upfront payment, and Servier will obtain an exclusive license, covering the world with the exception of the United States, Japan and China. In addition, for an undisclosed amount, EOS will receive clinical and registration milestones as well as royalties (more…)
International law firm Dechert LLP announced today that Aisha Hunt has joined the firm’s San Francisco office as a partner in the Financial Services practice. Hunt was most recently with Cole-Frieman Mallon & Hunt LLP, where she headed the ’40 Act Practice with a focus on alternative mutual funds (more…)
