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Represents Important Platform for Continued International Expansion and Growth in Latin American Market
July 16, 2007 (New York, NY) - Proskauer Rose LLP, an international law firm with over 700 lawyers worldwide, is pleased to announce it has opened an office in São Paulo, Brazil. The new office, the firm's ninth, will provide a platform for Proskauer's continued and growing representation of global companies and financial institutions in a wide variety of transactions and other matters in the region, which have recently included debt and equity offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and bank finance.
Proskauer's São Paulo office will be headed by Antonio Piccirillo, partner in the firm's Corporate Department, with Carlos Martinez, corporate partner and head of the firm's Latin America Practice, playing a significant leadership role.
"Our work in Latin America has continued to increase, making a physical presence in the region of clear strategic significance for the firm and our clients," said Allen I. Fagin, chairman of Proskauer. "This represents a remarkable opportunity for us to bring our resources and capabilities to bear in an area that is ripe with potential."
The firm has long had strong ties with Latin America, having represented major corporate and banking clients in the region in a series of securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, corporate and regulatory matters, bankruptcies and restructurings, litigations and dispute resolutions, and labor and employment issues.
About Proskauer Rose
Proskauer Rose, founded in 1875, is an international law firm providing a wide variety of legal services to clients worldwide from offices in Boca Raton, Boston, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Newark, Paris, São Paulo, and Washington, D.C. The firm has wide experience in all areas of practice important to businesses and individuals including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, general commercial litigation, corporate governance matters, conducting internal corporate investigations, white collar criminal defense, private equity and fund formation, patent and intellectual property litigation and prosecution, labor and employment law, real estate transactions, bankruptcy and reorganizations, trusts and estates, and taxation. Its clients span industries including chemicals, entertainment, financial services, health care, information technology, insurance, internet, lodging and gaming, manufacturing, media and communications, pharmaceuticals, real estate investment, sports, and transportation. The firm can be found online at http://www.proskauer.com.
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