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DLA Piper has advised Banco Santander Group on the recent investment in its subsidiary Bank Zachodni WBK S.A (BZ WBK) by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The investment, which totals PLN 332 million, will be in the form of subscription for new shares in a private placement transaction, and will result in the EBRD holding a minority equity stake in BZ WBK.

DLA Piper today announced that prominent lawyers Neal Aizenstein, Andrew Weil and Michael Legamaro have joined the firm in Chicago as partners. Aizenstein and Weil join the firm’s Corporate and Finance practice, while Legamaro joins the Tax practice. The team joins DLA Piper from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, where Aizenstein also served as Chicago office managing partner.

The newly released 2012 edition of The Legal 500: Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), an international legal directory, recommends DLA Piper in Ukraine for a number of legal practice areas.