 | Mayer Brown has advised Entertainment One Ltd on their acquisition of five television production, television distribution and film distribution businesses in Canada
22 July 2008 - Leading international law firm Mayer Brown has advised Entertainment One Ltd on their acquisition of five television production, television distribution and film distribution businesses in Canada in a deal worth C$51.5 million (œ25.7 million). Read >>
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| Mayer Brown Awards Legal Business Prize at the College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium
22 July 2008 - Leading international law firm Mayer Brown is delighted to announce the winner of its 2008 Legal Business Prize. The prize for academic excellence seeks to encourage the study of EU law and in particular its importance to and impact on the business community. Read >>
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| Timothy McOsker joins Mayer Brown's Government Practice in Los Angeles
21 July 2008 - Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that Timothy B. McOsker, 46, has joined the firm's Los Angeles office. Read >>
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| Mayer Brown advises Laxey Partners Limited on its proposed offer for distribution company TDG for £203 million
18 July 2008 - Leading international law firm Mayer Brown is advising investment firm Laxey Partners Limited on its proposed offer for logistics group TDG. Read >>
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| Mayer Brown Expands Finance Practice in Charlotte with the Addition of Experienced Banking Lawyers
18 July 2008 - Mayer Brown LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that David R. Wiles and Timothy R. Ryan have joined the firm as partners in the Finance practice in the Charlotte office. Both attorneys were previously partners at the law firm of Hunton & Williams in Charlotte and in-house lawyers at Bank of America. A third attorney, S. William Walker, a senior finance associate at Hunton & Williams, will also join them at Mayer Brown as an associate. Read >>
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| Mayer Brown advises Kappa Energy Holdings Ltd in connection with its sale to Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp for $168 million
15 July 2008 - Leading international law firm Mayer Brown has advised Kappa Energy Holdings Ltd in connection with its sale to Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp (a TSX listed company) for $168 million. Read >>
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| Mayer Brown advises CLS Holdings plc on the disposal of One Leicester Square and Coventry House, Haymarket to Criterion Capital
15 July 2008 - Leading international law firm Mayer Brown has advised CLS Holdings plc on the group's disposal of its landmark properties at One Leicester Square and Coventry House, Haymarket to Criterion Capital. Read >>
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| Carol Hitselberger to head the Finance Practice in Mayer Brown's Charlotte Office
8 July 2008 - Mayer Brown LLP announced today that Carol A. Hitselberger, a partner in the Finance Practice, will relocate to the firm's Charlotte office where she will lead the local finance team. Ms. Hitselberger, who is moving from the firm's Chicago office, has been with Mayer Brown for nearly 20 years, specializing in the securitization and structured financial products area. Read >>
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| Mayer Brown advises VION N.V. on their acquisition of UK food processor Grampian Country Food Group (Holdings) Limited
8 July 2008 - Leading international law firm Mayer Brown has advised VION N.V. on their acquisition of UK food processor Grampian Country Food Group (Holdings) Limited. Read >>
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| Mayer Brown boosts its Global Trade practice in Asia with new hires
7 July 2008 - Mayer Brown JSM, a leading global law firm, today announced that Matthew McConkey, 42, will join the firm and lead the Global Trade Group in Asia. Joining the firm with him is Yao Aifeng. Read >>
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| Mayer Brown JSM boosts its Global Trade practice in Asia with new hires
7 July 2008 - Mayer Brown JSM, a leading global law firm, today announced that Matthew McConkey will join the firm and lead the Global Trade Group in Asia. Joining the firm with him is Yao Aifeng. Read >>
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| Mayer Brown joins forces with EmployAbility to recruit students
1 July 2008 - Leading international law firm Mayer Brown has teamed up with top disability organisation EmployAbility, which assists people with disabilities into employment, and has successfully recruited four students onto their summer work experience programme. Read >>
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| Mayer Brown Advises Allied Waste Industries in Merger with Republic Services
23 June 2008 - Mayer Brown LLP is advising waste services company Allied Waste Industries Inc (NYSE: AW) in its merger announced today with competitor Republic Services Inc (NYSE: RSG). Read >>
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 | Securities Update: SEC Proposes New Rules That Would Mandate Use of Interactive Data to Improve Financial Reporting
20 June 2008 - The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued its proposing release on Interactive Data to Improve Financial Reporting. The proposed rules would require financial statement information to be filed in an interactive data format known as XBRL (short for extensible business reporting language), with the financial data "tagged"so that it is machine readable in a manner similar to bar codes. Read >>
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| Legal 500 US ranks Mayer Brown practices in 27 categories, lists 6 practices in top tier and cites 13 "Leading Lawyers"
17 June 2008 - Mayer Brown LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the 2008 edition of Legal 500 United States ranks the firm's practices in 27 categories, including top-tier rankings in six categories: Read >>
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| Mayer Brown Advises Macquarie Group in Potential Take Private Transaction of Listed Fund
17 June 2008 - Mayer Brown LLP advised Macquarie on the formation of Macquarie Advanced Investment Partners, L.P. (MAIP), a new private equity fund. MAIP was formed to take private Macquarie Capital Alliance Group (MCAG), a Macquarie-managed fund traded on the Australian Securities Exchange. MAIP investors include HarbourVest Partners, Partners Group, Paul Capital Partners, Pantheon Ventures, Portfolio Advisors, Procific and AlpInvest Partners. Read >>
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| Chambers USA ranks 121 Mayer Brown lawyers; practices ranked in 63 national and state categories
13 June 2008 - Mayer Brown LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that 121 of its attorneys are ranked in the 2008 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, including 36 who achieved top-band ranking or higher in 24 national and/or state categories. Read >>
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| Mayer Brown Represents GMAC and Residential Capital on Global Refinancing
12 June 2008 - Partners from five offices of Mayer Brown LLP, a leading global law firm, represented GMAC LLC and its wholly owned subsidiary, Residential Capital LLC, in one of the largest global refinancing projects ever completed. The $60 billion refinancing consisted of dozens of interrelated and complex transactions and involved more than 50 institutions worldwide. Read >>
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| Mayer Brown Partner Tapped for Key Role With Commission on Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
9 June 2008 - Mayer Brown LLP partner Raj De has been asked to serve as General Counsel to the newly-established Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism. Mr. De, who previously served as counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and to the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (generally known as the "9/11 Commission"), brings extensive policy and legal experience to this new post. Read >>
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| Mayer Brown's Credit Market Distress Team to launch monthly teleconference series on key credit market issues
9 June 2008 - Mayer Brown LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that it will host a monthly series of informational teleconferences focusing on the business impact and legal challenges arising from the credit market disruptions that continue to propagate throughout the financial systems and market. Read >>
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