California, USA
We are proud to announce that Buchalter has achieved Mansfield Certification!
Mansfield Certification, awarded by Diversity Lab, measures the structural changes and steps we have taken over the past year to ensure our paths to leadership – including lateral hiring, client pitch teams, promotions, appointments, and more – are open and transparent to all qualified lawyers.
Mansfield’s processes seek to ensure equal opportunity and access to leadership roles
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that the firm has achieved Mansfield Rule 6.0 certification.
The Mansfield Rule is a structured certification process designed to ensure all talent at participating law firms has a fair and equal opportunity to advance into leadership
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Jeff Dyess, a partner in the firm’s Birmingham office, has been selected as a member of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
Thailand
The Dispute Resolution, Litigation, and Arbitration Practice team at Kudun and Partners represented Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited (AIS) in the successful dismissal of the case brought by National Telecom Public Company Limited (NT) against AIS at the Central Administrative Court. NT had sought to overturn an arbitral award of over THB 32 billion
Bermuda
Mercato retired its listing on Nasdaq as of market close on 29 September 23, and Nuvini commenced trading on Nasdaq as of market open on 2 October 2023. The merger follows Nuvini's drive for expansion, with the newly combined company holding an enterprise value of $235 million. Under the agreement, Nuvini is set to receive around $60 million in funding for the purpose of acquiring additional start-up companies, supplementing its existing portfolio of seven start-ups
Bermuda
At the session Steven and David will discuss 'Nuvem', a new transatlantic subsea cable system which will connect Portugal, Bermuda and the United States. Nuvem will improve network resiliency across the Atlantic, add international route diversity and support the development of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure for the continents and countries involved
California, USA
Sam Bankman-Fried Lawyers May Already Be Angling for an Appeal, Says Former Prosecutor
By André Beganski
October 9, 2023
Daniel C. Silva, a former assistant U.S. attorney and shareholder at Buchalter, suggested Kaplan’s patience could be wearing thin based on the judge’s remarks. Silva noted that aside from fairness, Kaplan’s job is to ensure that Bankman-Fried’s trial is as efficient as possible
Bermuda
Mauve provides a platform for trading virtual assets in a fully AML and KYC compliant manner whilst allowing users to maintain custody over their assets. It targets institutions and sophisticated users who require assurance that their counterparties to a trade have been verified and screened for sanctions and illicit activities. The Carey Olsen team was led by partner Chris Duncan and included attorney Nicholas Vasic and articled clerk Charlotte Crang
Bermuda
Tiantu is a leading private equity investor and fund manager committed to driving the growth of Chinese consumer brands and companies. It has a successful track record in managing capital for institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals
California, USA
Buchalter is proud to announce the 2024 litigators of the Benchmark Litigation Top Stars Award to Sanjay Bhandari, Joshua Robbins, Michael “Sam” Sandmire, and Daniel Larsen.
Sanjay Bhandari: Litigation Star
Joshua Robbins: Litigation Star
Michael “Sam” Sandmire: Litigation Star, L&E Star
Daniel Larsen: Future Star
The Benchmark Litigation Awards recognize the country’s most distinguished litigators and their firms
USA
Under the umbrella of Allen & Overy, DTB proudly hosted another successful CEE Competition Law Day, this year for the first time taking place in Zagreb, bringing together some of the most notable competition law experts from almost all CEE jurisdictions.
The event brought together more than thirty legal professionals for a day filled with thought-provoking discussions, networking opportunities, and the celebration of legal excellence in competition law
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that 52 partners have been recognized in the 2024 Benchmark Litigation and Benchmark Litigation Labor & Employment guides.
The following 34 Bradley partners are recognized in the 2024 edition of Benchmark Litigation as “Litigation Stars,” organized by office:
Birmingham
F. Wendell Allen
Paul P. Bolus
Lindsey C Boney IV
William S
Bermuda
Quinbrook is a specialist investment manager focused on the infrastructure needed to transition to low carbon and renewable energy. The Fund, which was marketed exclusively to UK investors, aligns with the UK Government's ambition to achieve a fully decarbonised power system by 2035
Bermuda
Socket is a protocol aimed at connecting blockchains and allows the transfer of data and assets across these chains for decentralised applications. The funding round was led by Framework Ventures and Coinbase Ventures, the venture arm of Coinbase, and will amongst other things help Socket and Coinbase simultaneously deliver cross-chain bridging infrastructure to Coinbase products. This will result in a seamless, more efficient experience for users across different chains
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that 53 partners have been recognized in the 2024 Benchmark Litigation and Benchmark Litigation Labor & Employment guides.
The following 35 Bradley partners are recognized in the 2024 edition of Benchmark Litigation as “Litigation Stars,” organized by office:
Atlanta
William J. Holley, II
Birmingham
F. Wendell Allen
Paul P. Bolus
Lindsey C Boney IV
William S
Bermuda
71 of the firm's lawyers achieved individual recognition in this year's guide. 16 Carey Olsen partners are featured in The Legal 500 Hall of Fame, which identifies lawyers who have been recognised for exceptional performance and have received praise from their clients for continued excellence. In addition, 29 of the firm's lawyers are recognised as 'Leading Individuals', nine as 'Next Generation Partners' and 17 as 'Rising Stars'
Germany
Heuking presence at Expo Real 2023 in MunichSince 1993, Munich has hosted EXPO REAL, the international B2B trade show for real estate and investment. From October 4 to October 6, 2023, our legal experts will once again have a presence at Expo Real. As usual, the representatives of our Real Estate and Construction practice group will be available to discuss initiatives in the areas of real estate transactions, project development, and public procurement law at the Heuking booth 312 in hall B1
Italy
Rome, October 3, 2023 – International law firm Gianni & Origoni announces the launch of its Space Law practice, aiming to provide Italian and international clients with integrated legal assistance, addressing the growing needs of the space economy
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that partner Bruce P. Ely has been appointed as a Senior Fellow and a special consultant to Bloomberg Tax & Accounting. Mr. Ely is the first Senior Fellow appointed by Bloomberg Tax & Accounting to consult on its state tax publications.
In this role, Mr
Bermuda
The transaction was implemented consensually with 100% support from the first lien lenders (including the RCF lenders) and the second lien lenders, as well as the existing shareholders. A consortium of investors led by Alcentra Limited, Baring Asset Management Limited, CVC Credit and KKR Credit have taken ownership of Flint Group
Alabama, USA
Bradley attorney Elisha Kobre was quoted in Bloomberg Law on the New York federal judge presiding over FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial. The Justice Department is accusing Bankman-Fried of running a multibillion-fraud at FTX, in among the biggest white-collar crime cases in U.S. history.
U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan will oversee jury selection, which is set to begin Tuesday in the Southern District of New York
China
The world's leading legal directory Chambers and Partners recently published Healthcare: Medical Devices 2023 (the "Guide"), a part of the Chambers Global Practice Guides series. Han Kun exclusively contributed the ChinaTrends & Developments section. The contributors includeYang (Aaron) Gu,Pengfei You,Duzhiyun Zheng, andFengqi Yu
Thailand
On September 27, the Entrepreneur Advisory Center (EAC), a collaboration between Kudun and Partners, Kingsford Securities PLC., and To Exit (2Ext) to assist startup companies on their journey to becoming successful businesses, signed an agreement to establish and launch ‘Cool Miang Picture Company,’ marking a milestone in modern media entrepreneurship
Germany
HEUKING advises the family office Wirtgen Invest on the acquisition of the Motel-One hotel development at Schillerstraße 3 in Munich from Concrete Capital A team led by Heuking-partner Dr. Peter Vocke provided legal and tax advice to the family office Wirtgen Invest on the acquisition of the Motel-One hotel development at Schillerstraße 3 in Munich from Concrete Capital
Alabama, USA
Bradley partner Michael J. Bentley has been elected as president of the Bar Association of the Federal Fifth Circuit (BAFFC). Michael began a two-year term as president in October and will serve in the role until 2025.
Before his election as president, Michael served as secretary of the Bar Association and has served on the BAFFC’s board of directors since 2014.
The BAFFC is comprised of over 4,500 attorneys, primarily in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, who practice before the U.S