Press Releases

Aachen-based BioTech start-up BioThrust has successfully completed a pre-seed extension financing round. The start-up intends to use the raised capital to advance pilot studies for the further development of its ComfyCell bioreactor platform. The platform is designed to help accelerate the commercialization of cell and gene therapies, the widespread availability of which has been limited by high production costs and long innovation cycles ...

Dykema is pleased to congratulate its client, Avecina Medical, on its partnership with HCA Healthcare.Avecina Medical operates urgent care clinics that provide walk-in medical services for non-life-threatening conditions. Their clinics are designed to offer quick, convenient, and more affordable care compared to emergency rooms, without requiring appointments ...

HEUKING is the exclusive Legal Partner of Batch 5 of MotionLab.Berlin's Hardtech Innovation Accelerator. As part of this partnership, HEUKING partner Ariane Neubauer and HEUKING partner Dr. Henrik Lay will support the founders of the Hardtech Innovation Accelerator as their "Go-to Legal Partner" on all key legal and tax matters. MotionLab.Berlin's Hardtech Innovation Accelerator offers start-ups far more than access to prototyping labs, co-working spaces, and testing facilities ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Robert L. Sayles has been named managing partner of the firm’s Dallas office. “As a founding member of our Dallas office, Rob has been an important part of our steady growth and success in Texas,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters ...

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has been presented with the 2026 Pro Bono Leadership Award from the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands (LAS). Bradley received the award at the 2026 Nashville Bar Association Law Day Luncheon on April 23 in recognition of the firm’s leadership in pro bono service. In 2025, attorneys and staff in the Nashville office volunteered 2,685 hours in pro bono service ...

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – April 23, 2026 – Greenspoon Marder is pleased to announce that partner Mark Lynn represented Time Equities, Inc., a New York-based real estate investment, development, and management firm, in securing $160 million in construction financing for the first phase of the Boynton Beach Town Square Apartments, a major mixed-use redevelopment project in downtown Boynton Beach ...

Today, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued an Order confirming the rescheduling of select cannabis products from Schedule I to Schedule III, effective April 22, 2026. The 33-page Order raises substantial legal and regulatory questions, many of which remain unresolved ...

ALRUD Private Clients Practice has conducted a new study of personal foundations in Russia. The study follows the initial report published in April 2025 and includes an analysis of data on foundations established between March 2022 and early April 2026. The firm’s lawyers analyzed the annual dynamics of personal foundation usage along with ALRUD survey results from stakeholders involved in their establishment and administration ...

Bradley Pro Bono Counsel Tiffany Graves was quoted in the Birmingham Business Journal on the launch of the firm’s second pro bono clinic for small businesses in Alabama. The new initiative is a scalable, equity-focused legal support model designed to expand access to legal resources for underserved businesses in Huntsville. “We have two other legal clinics in our Nashville and Birmingham offices, and the Huntsville clinic is modeled after those two clinics,” Graves said ...

On April 22, 2026, Han Kun Law Offices ("Han Kun") announced that Han Kun LLP ("Han Kun London") has officially commenced operations in London, the United Kingdom.The establishment of Han Kun London comprehensively enhances Han Kun's service capabilities in the UK and Europe, marking another significant milestone in the development of the firm's global service network ...

Dykema is pleased to congratulate Wilmington Dermatology Center, PLLC, on its new strategic partnership with DermCare Management platform. Wilmington Dermatology, a North Carolina-based physician-owned dermatology, cosmetic, and clinical research practice, is a top Botox provider in the state and one of the highest-volume Botox and filler practices in the country, with involvement in more than 100 clinical trials. The practice was acquired by DermCare, a portfolio company of Hildred Capital ...

On April 21, 2026, Asian Legal Business (ALB), a leading legal publication under Thomson Reuters, recognized Han Kun as a 2026 ALB China Employer of Choice—the 12th time for the firm to receive the honor.  Han Kun has won high recognition from employees and wide public praise for their outstanding talent pool, scientific talent training programs, and distinctive talent development principles ...

Bradley partner Alé Dalton has been named secretary and a board member of the newly launched Tennessee chapter of the National Association of Latino Healthcare Executives (NALHE). The National Association of Latino Healthcare Executives is a national community for healthcare professionals at every stage of their careers, from emerging leaders to seasoned executives ...

Bradley attorney Schyler B. Burney has been named a recipient of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Sixth Annual Emerging Young Lawyers in Healthcare award, which recognizes young lawyer members of the ABA’s Health Law Section who exemplify a broad range of achievement, vision, leadership, and legal and community service in health law. Ms. Burney was presented with the award at the ABA Health Law Section’s Emerging Issues in Healthcare Law Conference on April 10 in Nashville ...

Orlando, Fla. – April 20, 2026 – Greenspoon Marder is proud to announce that partner Joseph MacLellan has been appointed Co-Chair of the newly established Campaign Advocate Network at the University of Central Florida (UCF), a group of dedicated ambassadors committed to advancing UCF’s transformative comprehensive campaign, Go For Launch. The Campaign Advocate Network represents a step forward in UCF’s philanthropic and strategic vision ...

Effective May 1, 2026, Dr. Niclas v. Woedtke, MBA (45), will join HEUKING as an Equity Partner at the Hamburg office. He will further strengthen the firm’s Venture Capital/M&A and Health Care & Life Sciences practices. Niclas v. Woedtke joins from Taylor Wessing, where he advised on Corporate/M&A and established himself as a leading practitioner in venture capital transactions in the biotech sector. Prior to that, he worked at Boehringer Ingelheim and Otto Group ...

On April 20, 2026, Asian Legal Business (ALB) officially published its list of 2026 ALB China Top 15 Litigators, recognizing China's top litigation lawyers over the past 12 months.  Han Kun partner Qimin Zhu was named to the list for her outstanding performance.Ms ...

On the evening of April 16, 2026, Asian Legal Business (ALB) unveiled the winners of the 23rd ALB China Law Awards at its grand 2026 awards ceremony held at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Beijing.  Mr. Dong (Eric) Liu, member of Han Kun's Management Committee & Head of the Dispute Resolution Department won "Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year" for his outstanding performance.Mr ...

On the evening of April 16, 2026, Asian Legal Business (ALB) unveiled the winners of the 23rd ALB China Law Awards at its grand 2026 awards ceremony held in Park Hyatt Hotel in Beijing.  Han Kun won five awards, owing to the firm's outstanding practices and market prestige.  Attending the ceremony on the firm's behalf were Mr. Charles Li, founding partner of Han Kun; Daivd Li, member of the Management Committee; Mr ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that a trial team secured a significant victory on behalf of client Kia America, Inc., in a high-exposure product liability lawsuit tried in the Orange County Superior Court. The jury overwhelmingly supported a favorable verdict for the defense, rejecting the plaintiff’s demand for $200 million in damages ...

On April 17, 2026, Patterson Belknap secured a significant victory for our clients, Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Biotech, Inc. (“J&J”), when the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a preliminary injunction in a Lanham Act suit filed by Bayer HealthCare LLC (“Bayer”) ...

Han Kun, as PRC legal counsel to the issuer, advised Youzan Technology Limited ("Youzan Technology", Stock Code: 6051.HK) on the transfer of its public listing from the Growth Enterprise Market to the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.Youzan Technology is China's leading cloud-based commerce service provider ...

On April 16, 2026, the firm secured an appellate victory on behalf of Brita Products Company ("Brita"), a unit of The Clorox Company, in a putative class action challenging the labeling of Brita's water filtration products. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a lower court ruling dismissing the complaint, agreeing that the product labeling contained no misstatements and would not mislead a reasonable consumer ...

Dr. Martin Imhof, Partner at HEUKING, has once again been recognized as one of the world's leading specialists in India-related transactions. The India Business Law Journal has recognized him in its prestigious International A-List for another year, honoring his extensive expertise and longstanding experience in the Indian market. The annual International A-List comprises the top 100 India experts worldwide ...

On April 15, 2026, German Zakharov, Partner within ALRUD Competition/Antitrust, Foreign Direct Investments, Crisis Management, Economic sanctions and Compliance practices, was elected as a new Finance and Investments Committee Chair at the Association of European Businesses (AEB). The decision was taken by the members of the Working Group Committee by vote and approved by the AEB Board ...