Debevoise & Plimpton represented Benfield Group Limited as U.S. counsel on its initial public offering. Benfield’s IPO, raising total proceeds of £157 million, was the largest on the London Stock Exchange this year, and the only offering on its main market. The shares were distributed in the United States to institutional investors in a Rule […]

Following two years as a partner with Allen & Overy in their Hong Kong projects group, the imminent return of internationally recognised banking and finance lawyer, Grant Fuzi, to Clayton Utz reflects the firm’s growing stature in the sector. Announcing Mr Fuzi’s August return, the head of the Clayton Utz’ Banking & Finance group Brian

Pillsbury Winthrop LLP is pleased to announce that Deborah J. Ludewig was the recipient of the organization’s first-ever Service Award, bestowed last week at ceremonies held by the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE). The FWE is the premier entrepreneurial service organization for women building and leading high-growth technology and life science companies. Between January 1999

Herbert Smith has advised HBOS on the third and largest issue so far from its master trust Mound Financing – the first since February 2001. The firm gave advice in connection with the securitisation of a portfolio, comprising English and Scottish residential mortgages, under the Mound structure. This was one of the most significant mortgage

Corey Field, associate in the Litigation Department and member of the Intellectual Property Group at Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, has recently been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A. and has been appointed to the organization’s Executive Committee. The Copyright Society of the U.S.A. is the leading

A team from Hammonds has advised Sandwell Council on the innovative £40m c/PLEX arts and technology project in West Bromwich which will be a major part of Sandwell’s emerging Learning and Cultural Quarter. c/PLEX is the flagship project of the £250 million regeneration of West Bromwich town centre. Due to open in 2005, the landmark

Partners James Magee, David Lundsgaard and Jeffrey Beaver, assisted by Paige Kirkhus, successfully defended a Northwest and Alaskan fish processor in a class-action antitrust price fixing case. The processor was one of 12 remaining defendants, all of whom proved victorious following a four-month trial in Anchorage, Alaska. On Friday, May 23rd, the jury deliberated for

The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP announced today that high-profile criminal and civil litigator Abbe D. Lowell, 51, will be joining the Firm as a partner, resident in Washington, D.C. Mr. Lowell comes to Chadbourne from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, where he was head of the white collar and special investigations

Nixon Peabody LLP announced that it is expanding its securitization and structured finance practice with the addition of Marc J. Veilleux, who has joined the firm as partner in the New York City office to become the head of the firm’s Securitization and Structured Finance Group. Mr. Veilleux joins from the Securitization and Derivatives Group

Latham & Watkins LLP1 said that its project development and finance team have advised on four of the largest project financings to close in the region this year. Three of the transactions have closed within the past four weeks. These include: Nanahi Petrochemicals Complex (China) Latham represented the commercial lenders in one of the largest