Delphine O'Rourke has joined Duane Morris LLP’s Philadelphia office as a partner in the firm’s Health Law Practice Group. She was most recently vice president of legal services and associate general counsel for Ascension, the largest Catholic health system in the world and the largest nonprofit health system in the United States.

“We’re thrilled to bring Delphine onboard,” said Matthew A. Taylor, CEO and Chairman of Duane Morris. “She is a great enhancement to our health law practice at a time of great change for the healthcare industry.”

Kirkland & Ellis is pleased to announce that leading intellectual property attorney Nicola Dagg joined the Firm’s London office. In addition, a talented group of IP lawyers that includes partners Daniel Lim and Katie Coltart and associates Jin Ooi and Steven Baldwin will also join Kirkland in London.

Vishal Mehta joins the firm in Washington, D.C., bringing experience in all aspects of antitrust law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Banking Practice with the addition of Julia Smithers Excell as a new partner in London.

""Banks face a high level of regulatory scrutiny in today's environment,"" said White & Case partner Eric Leicht, head of the Firm's Global Banking Practice. ""Julia's experience at two leading global banks positions her perfectly to guide our banking clients on the array of regulatory and compliance issues they must contend with around the globe.""

International law firm Bird & Bird expands its Corporate practice group with the appointment of James Baillieu as a partner in London.

Allen & Overy and Borenius Attorneys LLP advised ING on the up to EUR 70.6 million project financing for the Lakiakangas wind farms located in Finland.

The Lakiakangas wind farms comprise of two operating Vestas V126 wind turbines with 3.45 megawatt nominal capacity each and further twelve Vestas V150 wind turbines under construction with 4.2 megawatt nominal capacity each. The financing was arranged by ING Bank, a branch of ING-DiBa AG, and ING Bank N.V. is acting as facility agent, security agent and hedging bank.

Our Finnish cross-practice team, led by partner Maria Carlsson, senior associate Lasse Riski and associate Carl Hoffman, recently assisted Basware in negotiating partnering agreements with Xerox as Basware outsourced its scan and capture operations to Xerox across over 28 countries globally.

We advised Icade on the signature of a memorandum of understanding to invest in the construction of seven nursing homes in the Piedmont, Veneto and Lombardy regions of Northern Italy. The €122 million investment will represent a property portfolio of 1,020 beds and 52,200 sq.m.

DLA Piper has advised 2 Sisters Food Group on the sale of its Manton Wood sandwich business to Samworth Brothers.

Located at Manton Wood, Nottinghamshire, it produces a range of retailer chilled sandwiches, wraps and rolls. The finalisation of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory clearances, which are expected to be completed in the coming months.

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) in relation to its $23 million grant funding of the Kwinana Waste to Energy Project, located in the Kwinana Industrial Area, 40km south of Perth, Western Australia.