Press Releases

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) has assisted a syndicate of banks in providing EUR 550 million in financing to the Swiss group Ameropa, which owns some of the largest local agribusiness companies - Azomures, Romania's largest fertilizer producer, Ameropa Grains SA, a major grain trader, and Chimpex, a leader in port operations ...

Buckle Up: Trump Braces For Chaotic Legal, Election Calendar August 4, 2023 By Phillip Bantz, Law360 “The latter argument apparently didn't sway Judge Cannon and isn't likely to gain traction with other judges, according to Josh Robbins, a former federal prosecutor and co-chair of Buchalter PC's white collar and investigations practice. "I don't think any judge is going to take Trump's need to be available for his campaign as an important factor in scheduling," Robbins told Law360 ...

Buchalter is thrilled to announce its continued recognition as one of the nation’s top 10 most diverse law firms by Law360’s 2023 Diversity Snapshot. Buchalter was also recognized as one of the top 10 mid-size firms with the most diverse equity partnerships. These prestigious rankings stand as a testament to Buchalter’s dedication to promoting a diverse and inclusive environment ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Edward S. Sledge IV, a partner in the firm’s Birmingham office, has received the Richard L. Neumeier Excellence in Service Award from the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), the preeminent, invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests. Presented to Mr. Sledge at the IADC’s 2023 Annual Meeting, the Richard L ...

Law firm Shoosmiths has advised the shareholders of Operatix, Ltd. and Operatix, Inc. (together, ‘Operatix’) on their sale of Operatix to US-based memoryBlue, a sales development consulting firm that specialises in helping technology companies accelerate new business growth.The strategic merger unifies two market leaders in the outsourced sales development industry in order to provide a global solution to customers ...

Bradley attorney Anne Marie Seibel was named to the Birmingham Business Journal’s “Top Birmingham Women” for 2023. The list recognizes the Magic City’s most accomplished women who are making strides in both the business world and the community. Honorees will be celebrated at the BBJ’s annual Women’s Summit on Friday, September 29. The full list of “Top Birmingham Women” appeared in the BBJ on August 3, 2023 ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Gabriella Alonso was selected as one of 14 associates from various law firms for U.S. Bank’s annual Spotlight on Talent Program. The program is part of U.S. Bank Law Division’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Spotlight on Talent expands the bank’s effort to increase opportunities for diverse and underrepresented talent to associates of law firms U.S. Bank hires as outside counsel ...

Han Kun was invited by The Legal 500, an internationally renowned institution, to exclusively contribute the China chapter of the 2023 edition of "Class Actions - Country Comparative Guides". The Legal 500 invites law firms to contribute to the guide that are highly reputable and well-recognized in their respective fields. Eric Liu (partner), Jing Liu (partner), Qimin Zhu (partner), and Ying Zeng (of counsel) co-authored the chapter on class actions in China ...

A team led by Dr. Patrick Müller, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Düsseldorf office, advised Essen-based company builder Crealize Ecomsystem GmbH on a seed funding round of cereal startup Spacies GmbH, founded by Carsten Hinzer and Rouven Kosel. In addition to an internationally acclaimed rapper, several business angels also invested in Spacies. Founded in 2021, Spacies GmbH, headquartered in Essen, sells cereals made mostly of rice flour and whey protein ...

Pittsburgh — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that partner Julian E. Neiser has been appointed to the American Arbitration Association’s (AAA) Roster of Arbitrators & Mediators. Neiser was selected to join the AAA’s roster because of his experience handling a wide range of construction and commercial cases. He has won numerous verdicts/awards before arbitration panels and courts over the past 20 years ...

Fulfilling Dreams Around the World Gould Graduate and International Programs celebrate 20 years of innovative programming "Masahisa Mitsunaga (LLM 2007) enrolled in G&IP’s LLM program to pursue interests in law and learning English, and wound up with the extra benefit of building his confidence. Prior to the program, he noted how speaking about himself “seems so difficult ...

IFLR1000, a leading legal services publisher, has recently announced its annual guide of IFLR1000 Women Leaders for 2023. Han Kun partners Shu Wang and Rong Fang are recognized in the guide. The annual guide selects honorees based upon their accomplishments, client feedback, and peer reviews, and identifies an exclusive group of female lawyers with outstanding reputations within their markets and practices. Ms. Shu Wang is a principal partner of Han Kun's banking and finance team ...

Shoosmiths’ corporate restructuring and advisory (CR&A) team has advised Endless LLP’s Enact Fund III on the acquisition of the business and assets of Accrofab Ltd and the Alcester site of Bromford Industries Ltd.Accrofab and Bromford Industries, which were established nearly 75 years ago and offer precision engineer fabricated components for the aerospace and power generation sector, operate out of sites in Derby and Alcester ...

LAW firm Shoosmiths has announced significant enhancements and updates to its family-friendly policies, strengthening the firm’s overall people proposition.The firm is enhancing its co-parent leave package, where those eligible will be able to take up to 12 weeks of co-parent leave at full pay, a gender-neutral replacement for the firm’s previous paternity leave of two weeks with full pay ...

ALRUD Law Firm announces the appointment of a new Partner Alexander Kleschev in the Corporate and M&A Practice starting from 1 September 2023. Alexander’s promotion to a Partner is a logical step in his career seeing that he has traversed a long professional path from a Trainee during his nine years at ALRUD and proved to be a highly professional expert and competent manager who can handle tasks of any difficulty ...

ALRUD Law Firm announces the appointment of Ekaterina Boeva as a new Partner and Head of Banking and Project Finance Practice starting from 1 September 2023. Ekaterina’s appointment will create new opportunities to solidify and develop the practice due to the extensive experience she has gained over the past nine years in supporting complex projects and her commitment to the firm’s interests and her effective teamwork ...

Bradley attorney Elisha Kobre was quoted in an ABC News story on former President Trump’s indictment, which accuses him of falsely claiming election fraud to incite national anger and mistrust and overturn the 2020 election results. Kobre said that Trump and his attorneys might make free speech a central part of his defense. By saying he believed the validity of his claims, Trump and his advisors open more legal avenues for defense against the indictment ...

Patterson Belknap has once again been included on The American Lawyer’s “A-List” of 20 leading law firms in the United States. The 2023 A-List is based on five criteria: pro bono performance, associate satisfaction, diversity of lawyers, percentage of women equity partners, and financial performance ...

On June 15, the AEB Legal Committee held a meeting regarding recent arbitration cases, new approaches of Roskomnadzor and practices after changes in the law on personal data and other issues, where Alla Azmukhanova, Senior Associate of Antitrust Practice, spoke ...

On July 27, our firm held a webinar dedicated to the comprehensive summary of the most recent regulatory risks that foreign investors from “unfriendly jurisdictions” encounter in Russia ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Nashville associate Erin Malone-Smolla has been accepted into the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges’ (NCBJ) 2023 Next Generation (NextGen) program. The 14th annual NextGen program will host up to 50 up-and-coming bankruptcy practitioners for a series of events during the NCBJ’s Annual Meeting from October 11-14, 2023, in Austin, Texas ...

SyCipLaw was recognized as the "Philippine Firm of the Year" at the Managing IP Asia Pacific Awards 2023 held on July 5, 2023, at the JW Marriott Hotel in Hong Kong. Partner and Intellectual Property Department Head Vida M. Panganiban-Alindogan, who accepted the award on behalf of the Firm, said: "Winning this award is a reflection of our unwavering pursuit of excellence in the field of intellectual property ...

BOYANOV & Co. advised Tietoevry Oyj, a Finnish IT software and service company providing IT and product engineering services, on all Bulgarian legal aspects of the acquisition of MentorMate LLC, a digital engineering company headquartered in Minneapolis, USA, from Taylor Corporation. MentorMate provides advanced digital engineering services, human-centered design, and AI capabilities to its customers in North America and Europe ...

On July 27, 2023, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced the finalists for 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. Han Kun has been nominated in the following 12 award categories, owing to the firm's outstanding practices in East China. 1 ...

Recently, IPR Daily announced its 2023 50 IP lawyers under 50 in China (U50), recognizing the top 50 IP lawyers under the age of 50. Han Kun partner Jian Zhang was named in the list. Ms. Zhang's practice focuses on IP-related legal services. She has extensive experience in patent invalidation, IP infringement litigation, administrative litigation, and licensing. She also provides legal opinions for a variety of matters including patent analysis, IP due diligence, and IP strategy design ...