(Moscow, 15 May 2007) – LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – LeBoeuf, L…

(Moscow, 15 May 2007) – LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP announces that Dan Coppel has joined the firm’s Moscow office as a partner. He brings the number of partners based in Moscow to seven.

Dan is a transactional M&A lawyer and much of his work is cross-border in nature. He has significant experience of foreign direct investment and private equity work in Russia and other emerging markets. Additionally, Dan has advisory experience across a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, including joint ventures and restructurings. Clients he has acted for recently include Russian and international companies, investment banks and other financial institutions.

Dan is an English qualified lawyer and is a member of the New York bar. He joins LeBoeuf Lamb from Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton’s London office.

LeBoeuf Lamb Chairman, Steven H. Davis said, “I am delighted that Dan is joining our thriving Moscow practice. He adds depth to the team there and is a good fit with our existing M&A capabilities in Russia and the CIS.”

Managing partner of LeBoeuf Lamb’s Moscow office, Brian Zimbler, said, “Dan brings us extensive expertise in M&A and cross border transactions which will be invaluable to our Russian clients in their outbound investments.”


New York – May 15, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Debevoise & P…

New York – May 15, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP advised Discovery Communications in the exchange of Cox Communications, Inc.’s 25% ownership stake in Discovery for Travel Media, Inc., the company that owns Travel Channel and TravelChannel.com. The exchange was completed May 14, 2007.

Discovery Communications is a nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 170 countries. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a leading international law firm with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London, Paris, Frankfurt, Moscow, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

The Debevoise team was led by partner Richard D. Bohm and includes partners William B. Beekman and Peter A. Furci and associates Michael A. Diz, Eric R. Heller, Matthew O’Halloran, Matthew A. Heintz, Tameka Nachelle Simmons and Stefan P. Stauder.

About The Author