Dentons secured a resounding victory for client Nistica, Inc. in one of the largest patent cases litigated in recent years in the U.S district courts, Finisar Corp. v. Nistica, Inc., Case No. 5:13-cv-03445. On April 5, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, DC ruled unanimously affirming Nistica’s complete victory in two jury trials in this large 6-patent case. The Federal Circuit’s order came within 24-hours of the oral argument.

DLA Piper has advised power generation specialist Pacific Energy Limited on its AU$90 million acquisition of Contract Power Group.

The transaction involves Pacific Energy acquiring 100% of the shares in Contract Power and certain assets or other related entities for AU$90 million, comprising AU$85 million cash and AU$5 million in Pacific Energy shares.

DLA Piper is advising SGX-listed Alliance Mineral Assets Limited (Alliance) on its announced merger with ASX-listed Tawana Resources NL (Tawana), positioning the company as a sizeable producer of high-demand lithium concentrate.

DLA Piper is advising Atlas Iron Limited (ASX: AGO) on its agreement with Mineral Resources Limited (ASX: MIN) to combine by way of scheme of arrangement in a deal that values the iron ore miner at AU$297.6 million.

The DLA Piper team was led by Perth-based Corporate partners Michael Bowen and Scott Gibson with special counsel Hedley Roost, senior associate Cameron Bill and solicitor Sarah Fay.

DLA Piper has advised Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG on its sale of L´Orange GmbH to Woodward Inc. Rolls-Royce plc. and Woodward Inc. jointly announced today that they have signed an agreement for Woodward to acquire L´Orange and all its operations located in Germany, the United States and China, for 700 million Euro enterprise value. L´Orange is part of Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG.

In relation to a secondary fundraising for AIM-listed Bushveld Minerals Limited to raise gross proceeds of up to US$22.2 million

Our Energy and Natural Resources team has acted for SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP and Alternative Resource Capital as joint brokers on a secondary fundraising for AIM-listed Bushveld Minerals Limited to raise gross proceeds of up to US$22.2 million.

Simmons & Simmons have advised Child Soldiers (CSI) in relation to an online global report relating to the application of international laws pertaining to the recruitment of child soldiers.

The Child Soldiers World Index, developed by human rights group CSI, is the first comprehensive worldwide resource on child recruitment. The index, maps the shocking scale of child exploitation by armed forces and non-state armed groups around the world.

TLT’s Corporate team has advised on the sale of Sunday Times SME Export Fast Track 100 company Stirling Dynamics to Assystem Technologies, a global provider of engineering services, quality assurance and consulting.

Stirling Dynamics, headquartered in Bristol, provides specialist engineering services and active control products for commercial and defence clients in the global aerospace and marine markets. It employs more than 90 highly skilled staff and supports over 70 different aircraft types and nine navies worldwide.

We advised the Macquarie led Eriugena consortium on the financial close on the Dublin Institute of Technology’s Grangegorman Campus. The campus is one of Ireland’s largest educational campus developments financed through a public private partnership (PPP).

The buildings will provide world class facilities for DIT Colleges of Sciences and Health, Arts and Tourism and for the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and will allow the Institute to merge its current 39 locations across the city of Dublin together in one new state of the art campus.

Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, is pleased to announce that Shanthi V. Gaur and D. Finn Pressly have rejoined the firm as shareholders in the Chicago office.