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October 1, 2009
NY Lawyers Working Deal to Bring NBA to Brooklyn
Hogan, Simpson Advise Acquisition of Nets' Stake by Russian Businessman
New York Lawyer
While Bruce Ratner had to go hat in hand to various governmental entities in New York in order to keep his Atlantic Yards dream alive, he (and would-be Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov) apparently have no trouble paying lawyers.
Nets Sport Entertainment and Forest City Ratner Companies were advised by a New York-based Simpson Thacher & Bartlett team including partners Eric Swedenburg with associates Rhett A. Van Syoc and Daniel Layfield, mergers and acquisitions; partner Patrick Ryan, banking & credit; and partner Gary Mandel with associates Noah Beck and Aaron Cohen, tax.
Hogan & Hartson represented Mikhail Prokhorov and the Onexim Group. The Hogan group was led by London partner Todd Schafer, banking, energy, and telecommunications; with New York partners Alexander Johnson and Maureen Hanlon, mergers and acquisitions; Mitchell Lubart, real estate; and Mark Weinstein, media, sports and entertainment.
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Posted by eric at October 1, 2009 10:20 AM