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13 Oct 2017
Social Media for Lawyers. Should you bother?

Social Media for Lawyers. Should you bother?

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We see a lot of our clients make the mistake of focusing just on their placement and or their website. In reality, you need to be where your potential clients spend time online. Your website is like seeing someone’s CV and your social media is like meeting someone in person - and be able to speak and interact with that person. It takes the relationship to a whole different level. Social media is not an afterthought. It is about developing a personal brand online in the platforms where your audience is actually spending their time. Things to share on social…
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09 Oct 2017
Lefosse Advogados hires Eduardo Soares

Lefosse Advogados hires Eduardo Soares

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Lefosse Advogados has hired Eduardo Soares, co-founder of Soares Bumachar. Soares will head projects and infrastructure work. In 2011 he was a co-founder of Soares Bumachar. Previously he was a senior partner at Tauil & Chequer’s infrastructure offering from 2008. He was also the head of Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr & Quiroga’s energy practice from 1998 to 2008. Soares Bumachar has become L Bumachar Advogados following Soares' departure.
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05 Oct 2017
Milbank, Shearman advise on Peru offers

Milbank, Shearman advise on Peru offers

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Shearman & Sterling advised on the $500 million offer by Peru-based San Miguel Industrias PET, one of the leaders in rigid plastic packaging in the Andean and Central American & Caribbean regions; while Milbank advised the underwriters on the offer by Peru-based Fenix. Meanwhile, Holland & Knight advised on the Colombia part of the offer by Chile-based GeoPark.  
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05 Oct 2017
Lefosse and Demarest advises Cobra Brasil Servicos on investment

Lefosse and Demarest advises Cobra Brasil Servicos on investment

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AES Tietê Energia S.A. executed with Cobra do Brasil Servicos, Comunicacoes e Energia S.A. an investment agreement to make an investment in an amount equivalent to R$ 470 million in debentures to be issued between September of 2017 and March of 2018, by 5 (five) specific purpose entities, all of which are subsidiaries of Cobra do Brasil. The funds from the Debentures shall be used by the SPE’s in order to fund the construction by Cobra do Brasil for photovoltaic solar plants in the City of Guaimbê, State of Sao Paulo.
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