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Akin Gump advises Vista Credit Partners in financing of Premise Data

Premise Data announces $85 million in Series E financing to expand its platform capabilities and global network. A team from Akin Gump advised Vista Credit Partners (VCP), the credit-lending arm of Vista Equity Partners, which participated in the funding.

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Barnes & Thornburg welcomes intellectual property and litigation attorneys in Dallas, Indianapolis and South Bend

Barnes & Thornburg adds new intellectual property and litigation attorneys to its Dallas, Indianapolis and South Bend offices.

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NAM announces the addition of former appellate and supreme court justices to its panel

NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation) announces the addition of the following former Appellate and Supreme Court Justices to its highly regarded panel of neutrals.

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FisherBroyles announces Steve Sidman has joined the firm in Atlanta as partner

FisherBroyles, LLP announces that entertainment and intellectual property attorney Steve Sidman has joined the Firm in Atlanta as partner.

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Law Business Media announces the acquisition of electronic newsletter publisher Pinhawk

Owner of Corporate Counsel Business Journal, In-House Ops and In-House Legal Tech Expands News Aggregation and Database Marketing Capabilities

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Clifford Chance boosts US trade control and CFIUS practice with lateral hire of partner Renée Latour

Clifford Chance announces that leading international trade regulatory and national security expert, Renée Latour, will join its U.S. litigation, regulatory and enforcement practice as a partner based in its Washington, DC office.

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Darius Johnson is appointed as managing director to FTI’s people and change practice

FTI Consulting, Inc. announces the appointment of Darius Johnson as a managing director in the People & Change practice within the firm’s Strategic Communications segment. A change and transformation expert, Mr. Johnson will help organizations design and implement people-oriented strategies that accelerate the adoption of new processes, technologies and ways of working, establish inclusive cultures, build high-performing teams and enhance value creation.

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Dentons launches a service unit dedicated to ESG and sustainability

Dentons launches in Italy a new service unit on ESG and Sustainability, dedicated to integrated advice on sustainable finance and investments, corporate governance, environment and energy transition.

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Smith Currie appoints Eric L. Nelson to managing partner in Atlanta

Smith Currie announces the appointment of Eric L. Nelson to managing partner. The promotion, which became effective Jan. 1, 2021, will concentrate upon Nelson’s oversight of Smith Currie’s strategic operations for the firm’s eight offices located across the country. Nelson, who is based in the firm’s Atlanta office, will fill the role of former Managing Partner Robert C. Chambers who admirably held the position 2006-2020.

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Akin Gump advises on Golar LNG Partners’ $1.9 billion acquisition by New Fortress Energy

Golar LNG Partners LP (GMLP) announces it has entered into an agreement and plan of merger with New Fortress Energy Inc. (NFE). A team from Akin Gump advised the conflicts committee of the board of directors of GMLP in the transaction, which has an enterprise value of $1.9 billion.

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