Testa, Hurwitz and Thibeault recently assisted Lexington Partners, a global private equity firm, in closing on approximately $2 billion of capital commitments for their newest secondary fund, Lexington Capital Partners V, L.P. Lexington was founded in 1994 to provide liquidity to private equity investors interested in selling limited partnership interests. Today, Lexington is the largest […]

White & Case, Feddersen Advises Legal & General Ventures Limited On Sale Of Tally AG To Genicom Frankfurt, August 11, 2003 …White & Case, Feddersen today announced it served as legal adviser to private equity firm Legal & General Ventures Limited on the sale of German computer printer manufacturer Tally AG to U.S. competitor Genicom.

New Counsel Further Expands Firms Energy Regulatory Expertise The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP announced today that Donna J. Bobbish has joined the Firm as counsel in the project finance practice, resident in Washington, DC. Ms. Bobbish comes to Chadbourne from Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., where she was of counsel. We are

Ross & Hardies and McGuireWoods LLP will merge effective July 1, 2003. The partners of the two firms voted unanimously this week to approve the merger, which will result in a firm with approximately 725 lawyers, including about 175 in Chicago. “Joining McGuireWoods and Ross & Hardies together creates a win-win situation for our mutual

The New York office of international top 20 law firm Reed Smith LLP has selected Moez Kaba of Columbia Law School as the first recipient of its newly launched Reed Smith Fellowship. The Fellowship is awarded to a law student who has overcome adversity to pursue a law degree. The selection of Kaba, who is

Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, today announced it has added Myra J. Pasek to its growing arsenal of patent and Intellectual Property litigators. Pasek, who most recently served as Associate General Counsel at Affymetrix, Inc., based in California, has extensive experience in managing and litigating high-stakes patent and other IP litigation matters, with a special

As the Russian city of St. Petersburg prepares for the celebration of its 300th anniversary during the week of May 23 – June 1, Arthur George, a Chicago author and an attorney with the global law firm Baker & McKenzie, has published a book on the history of St. Petersburg’s first three centuries. George co-founded

Sidley Austin Brown & Wood has represented CNOOC Limited, a New York Stock Exchange and Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed company affiliated with China National Offshore Oil Corporation, in its second international offering of US$500 million guaranteed bonds. The bonds, issued through its wholly-owned finance subsidiary, CNOOC Finance (2003) Limited, includes two tranches with 10-year

Mallesons Stephen Jaques, has been named as the clear leader in Australia; in this years AsiaLaw / Asiamoney Law Firm Poll 2003. The firm has gained top rankings in the areas of Mergers and Acquisitions, Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Securitisation and Structured Finance. The May issues of Asiamoney and its sister publication, AsiaLaw, feature

Jamie S Gorelick, the Vice Chair of Fannie Mae will join Wilmer Cutler and Pickering as a partner from 1 July. Ms Gorelick is a former Deputy Attorney General and General Counsel of the Department of Defense and will join the litigation practise to advise clients on matters that involve complex legal, public policy and