The law firm of Winston & Strawn today announced that it will open a much anticipated London office with two partners, heavily experienced in international transactions, who will join Winston from the London office of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. Mr. Thomas J. Benz, a partner in the Morgan Lewis securities practice, and Ms. Zoe J. […]

Baker & McKenzie announced today that it advised Advent International on the 30 million Euro leveraged buyout of GWR Group Plc’s interest in the Danubius Radio Station. Debt facilities were provided by Mezzanine Management Central Europe. The transaction is one of Hungary’s first Western European-style structured buyouts. Advent International is an international private equity group

The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP announced today that it has refocused its oil, gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) practice. The move comes in order to take advantage of new opportunities arising from global industry developments. These developments include the rapid changes taking place in Russia and elsewhere in the CIS,

International law firm Coudert Brothers is continuing its push to expand the firm’s capability in international arbitration. Well established and with a premier reputation internationally in the field, the firm is further bolstering its capabilities in Asia Pacific following two new appointments in Singapore, which is fast establishing itself as a regional centre for dispute

Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP and Stites & Harbison PLLC announced that on May 15, 2003, after a four and a half week jury trial in Fulton County Probate Court, they obtained a $14.8 million jury verdict on claims of breach of fiduciary duty, self-dealing and conversion against the former executor of the estate

DETROIT (9 June 2003) – Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C., Michigan’s largest and longest-established law firm, announced today the launch of an Aviation and Transportation Group. The new group will build on Miller Canfield’s existing experience in representing aviation and transportation-industry organizations, including commercial and on-demand air carriers, freight forwarders, corporate flight departments, banks

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Dr. Hans-Jürgen Lütt is joining the firm’s Frankfurt office as a partner. Formerly a partner with the German law firm Luther Menold, Lütt practices in the area of mergers and acquisitions, with a recent focus on private equity transactions. He is expected to begin at Latham &

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. is enhancing its ability to serve clients with interests in post-conflict Iraq by partnering with a Kuwaiti law firm and adding a lawyer who has extensive Middle East experience. Squire Sanders, which currently represents companies rebuilding Iraq, today announced its affiliation with M.M. Al-Ghazali & Partners. In addition, Daniel Q.

Khattar Wong, Eversheds’ associated firm in Singapore, today announced that it had been awarded a licence by the Government of the People’s Republic of China to practice in mainland China. The licence enables the operation of an office in the Stock Exchange building in the Pudong District of Shanghai. Commenting on the opening Alan Jenkins,

Dechert LLP announced today the opening of its Palo Alto office with the addition of 28 lawyers formerly with Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP in Palo Alto. The new Silicon Valley team establishes Dechert’s third office in California and its 15th office worldwide. The Palo Alto office opening significantly enhances Dechert’s intellectual property litigation, commercial