Washington, D.C., - Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes intellectual property litigation partner Susan M. Kayser in the Washington, D.C., office. She joins K&L Gates from Jones Day.
Kirkland & Ellis has announced that leading intellectual property lawyer Nicola Dagg will join the Firm’s London office as a partner.
Ms. Dagg brings more than 20 years of experience handling complex intellectual property disputes and advisory work. Her international practice focuses on patent litigation and breach of confidence disputes. She has particular experience in dealing with the legal and commercial aspects of highly scientific and technologically advanced matters.
Morgan Lewis welcomes Ryan M. Kantor, former assistant chief of the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, Healthcare and Consumer Products Section, as a partner. He will be resident in the firm’s Washington, DC, office.
At the Justice Department, Mr. Kantor oversaw antitrust investigations and enforcement actions involving healthcare, insurance, consumer products, and other sectors. He led or supervised some of the Antitrust Division’s largest and most important investigations, lawsuits, and enforcement actions in a wide variety of industries.
Nick joins from Mishcon de Reya, where he has been a legal director in the firm’s real estate department since 2015.
Nick’s area of focus is commercial real estate, with a particular emphasis on complex development work and high-value investment sales and acquisitions. He is also a keen supporter of innovation within the industry and recently served as a mentor to Orbital Witness, a proptech start-up company.
Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of corporate attorneys Stephen Antion and Daniel Peters as partners in Los Angeles, adding depth to the firm’s West Coast private equity and M&A practices. They join Winston from Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, where Steve was head of that firm’s Los Angeles corporate practice.
“A key element of the firm’s growth strategy is enhancing the breadth and depth of our national private equity practice,” said Tom Fitzgerald, Winston’s chairman. “Steve and Dan’s practice and client base align perfectly with our plan.”
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited as placing agent on the 420 million H-shares placement of BAIC Motor Corporation Limited.
Beijing-based BAIC Motor Corporation has raised net proceeds of US$416 million for the H-shares placement. BAIC Motor Corporation Limited is principally engaged in the manufacture and sales of passenger vehicles, engines and auto parts in China. It also established joint ventures with international brands including Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai Motor.
Osborne Clarke has advised communications technology specialist, KATHREIN, on its entire group restructuring.
The most recent and important component of the restructuring was the conversion of the KATHREIN-Werke KG into a European company (SE), called KATHREIN SE. Osborne Clarke has also established the group’s future parent company.
All of KATHREIN-Werke KG’s assets were transferred to KATHREIN SE. Rosenheim will remain the company’s headquarters. Shares in the company will remain with the family.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Livingbridge on its acquisition of the Coversure Group (Coversure), an independent specialist insurance broker and underwriter. Livingbridge has acquired a majority stake in Coversure, investing alongside management, and will support the continued growth of its franchise operation and the development of its insurance product range.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) has advised ZPG Plc (‘ZPG’) on its proposed acquisition by Silver Lake. The acquisition, which will be effected via a scheme of arrangement, values ZPG at approximately £2.2 billion and is subject to customary conditions including FCA and European Commission approval. It is expected to close late in the second quarter or early in the third quarter of 2018.
Clifford Chance has advised Cromwell Property Group, a real estate investor and manager, on its on its strategic partnership with Linkcity, a member of Bouygues Construction, a global construction company, to invest in the rollout of a portfolio of logistics and light industrial assets in Central and Eastern Europe.