England
The Junior Privacy Advisers’ Club (theJPA.club), a unique community aiming to bring together and develop the UK’s aspiring privacy professionals, has now launched.The Junior Privacy Advisers’ Club (theJPA.club), resourced by law firm Shoosmiths’ Privacy and Data team, is the first dedicated group of its kind
California, USA
August 22, 2023 – Buchalter is pleased to announce that David R. Rudd has joined the firm's Salt Lake City office as Of Counsel in the Corporate practice group. With an impressive track record spanning decades, Mr. Rudd is an esteemed attorney known for his exceptional ability to facilitate complex domestic and international transactions.
"We are thrilled to welcome David in Salt Lake City," noted Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer of Buchalter
China
Asialaw recently announced the shortlist for its Asialaw Awards 2023
Germany
A team led by Heuking M&A partner Dr. Mathias Schröder provided comprehensive advice to MCon Group AG on the sale of its Managed Services division to CONVOTIS Group. The Managed Services business, which included MCon’s German and Moroccan subsidiaries, provides Infrastructure-as-a-Service services to clients across many industries including automotive. MCon Group AG was established in the year 2010 in St. Gall, Switzerland
Bermuda
Jacksons is a premier car dealership based across Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man and the Isle of Wight that employs 500 staff, all of whom are being retained to support the future growth strategy of Van Mossel. For Van Mossel, the acquisition will facilitate an expansion into the locations listed above and include several additions to its current portfolio
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Dustin Appel and Andrew W. Bell have joined the firm’s Houston office.
Mr. Appel joins as a senior attorney in the firm’s Construction Practice Group and Energy team, focusing his practice on commercial litigation and international arbitration, particularly in the energy sector. He utilizes his background in economics and accounting to work with clients and experts on damages modeling and other financial aspects of litigation
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that partners Tiffany J. deGruy, Junaid Odubeko, Robert Emmett Poundstone IV and Ethan T. Tidmore have been appointed to leadership roles within the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Litigation Section for the 2023-2024 bar year. The ABA’s Litigation Section is View More
Alabama, USA
Bradley partner Scott Burnett Smith was quoted in Law360 on the request to the 11th Circuit to revive a lawsuit regarding CSX Transportation’s former vice president’s claims that he was terminated after requesting information regarding his severance challenging his former employer's decision to deny him benefits.
Smith said that how ERISA fiduciary duties apply to the top hat plan in the case will be a "novel question" for the appellate court to explore during arguments Tuesday
Alabama, USA
Bradley attorney Stephen Parsley was quoted in Life Annuity Specialist on the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision ruling affirmative action in college admissions unconstitutional. This ruling has resulting in conservative activists to take aim at corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.
Parsley thinks that conservatives’ legal actions will spur life insurers to alter their DEI programs
Russia
ALRUD specialists advised Magna International, one of the largest international manufacturers of auto parts, on the sale of its subsidiaries in the largest auto clusters in Russia (Saint-Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Kaluga and Naberezhnye Chelny).
ALRUD team provided comprehensive support in transaction documents approval as well as in transaction completion organization
Russia
On August 18, the AEB Legal Committee held a webinar “Crisis Update: Sanctions and Countermeasures. Interim Management: Implications for Companies and Personnel”.
Andrey Zharskiy, AEB Finance and Investments Committee Chair, ALRUD Partner, spoke on the topic “Interim Management under President’s Decrees: General Implications and Risks”.
Margarita Egiazarova, Senior Associate in the Labour and Employment Practice at ALRUD, covered the implications for CEOs and top management
China
On August 18, 2023, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced in Shanghai the winners of its ALB China Regional Law Awards 2023: East China, which is open to "local" law firms headquartered in Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Shanghai ("East China") and "non-local" law firms headquartered in other regions with branches/offices in East China
Thailand
Kudun Sukhumananda, the Managing Partner of Kudun and Partners, shared his knowledge and expertise at the exclusive seminar ‘Sustaining Your Wealth & Legacy across Generations’, organised by CIMB Thai Bank
Thailand
The COVID-19 epidemic has disrupted livelihoods and social protections on a global scale, while simultaneously accelerating pre-existing trends in the employment sector, notably the adoption of hybrid work arrangements. Consequently, businesses have been posed with unprecedented and enduring challenges in structuring workforce arrangements
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that 350 of the firm’s attorneys are recognized in the 2024 Best Lawyers lists, including 77 attorneys recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. In addition, 27 Bradley attorneys are named 2024 Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year.” In each metropolitan area, only a single attorney in each legal practice area is designated as the “Lawyer of the Year
Alabama, USA
Bradley partner Will Manuel has been selected as one of the Outstanding Volunteers for the 2023 Goodwill Salute. Hosted by the Goodwill Industries Volunteer Services (GIVS) organization, honorees were acknowledged for their volunteer contributions to their communities at the Goodwill Salute event, which was held on August 17, 2023, at the Country Club of Jackson
Germany
Heuking Partners Dr. Robert Güther, Ariane Neubauer, and Astrid Reich from the Berlin office legally advised teckpro AG, a provider of analysis, sales, and consulting solutions for the finance and insurance industries, on its acquisition of IT service provider iS2 Intelligent Solution Services AG from die Bayerische insurance group
Alabama, USA
Bradley partner Robert Maddox was quoted in the Birmingham Business Journal on recent U.S. Supreme Court cases regarding the role of race in higher education admissions, including employment.
Maddox pointed out that opinions resulting from SFFA vs. Harvard and SFFA vs. UNC hinted at wider impact than just in college admissions
Ecuador
BUSTAMANTE FABARA played a decisive role in the transaction. Following an extensive and highly sophisticated process of negotiation, structuring, and integration, which involved multidisciplinary collaboration across the jurisdictions of Ecuador, United States and Singapore, BUSTAMANTE FABARA successfully laid the groundwork that enabled the successful consolidation of this operation.BUSTAMANTE FABARA represented MITSUI & CO. LTD
West Virginia, USA
Charleston, W.Va. — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that 71 of the firm's attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion on the 2024 Best Lawyers list, nine were selected as Best Lawyers "Lawyers of the Year," and 18 others were selected as Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch."
Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review
Bermuda
In featuring James, Jeremy and Helen, ALB has distinguished the partners as top disputes practitioners who have consistently exceeded client expectations in even the market's most complex cases. Based in Carey Olsen's Tier 1 ranked (Legal 500) Singapore office, James leads the largest, most diverse offshore litigation team in Singapore and is the only Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands (BVI) admitted litigation partner in Singapore
Argentina
Buenos Aires, 17 August 2023. On August 11th, 2023, Grupo Sura (Suramericana), of Colombian origin, transferred its insurance business in Argentina —Seguros Sura S.A.— to Sudamericana Holding, Galicia Seguros’ controller company. The deal value is US$19 million and includes almost 800,000 customers, 13 branches, and 500 employees. Transactions of this scale are rare in Argentina’s current insurance industry
Philippines
SyCipLaw has been shortlisted in two key categories in the 2023 International Tax Review (ITR) Asia Pacific Tax Awards, namely "Philippine Tax Firm of the Year" and "Philippine Tax Disputes Firm of the Year". SyCipLaw has been named "Philippine Tax Firm of the Year" for three consecutive years since 2020, and "Philippine Tax Disputes Firm of the Year" in 2022, reaffirming the Firm's position as a leader in the Philippine tax market
Philippines
SyCipLaw has been shortlisted for four regional awards at this year's asialaw Awards
California, USA
Buchalter is pleased to announce that 26 lawyers have been included in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Buchalter would like to congratulate the following lawyers recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America:
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