Arnold & Porter Represents Merlin Securities in its Acquisition by Wells Fargo Securities

Washington, DC, May 2, 2012 -- Arnold & Porter LLP represented Merlin Securities, LLC, a San Francisco and NYC-based prime brokerage services and technology provider, in its acquisition by Wells Fargo Securities, the capital markets and investment banking business of Wells Fargo & Company. Howard Rice, which merged with Arnold & Porter in January, has been chief outside counsel to Merlin Securities since 2006. The Arnold & Porter team included Edward Deibert, Charlotte Saxon, Anna Remis, Debbie Feinstein, Grant Vingoe, Kenneth Neale, Tom Magnani, David Reis, Edward Frueh, Justin Hedge, Lauren Bittman, Tina Yang, Catrine Galler Brown and Tyrone Valdivia.