Press Releases

Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek has filled the position of Sustainability Manager with Zoe Abulzahab. The business graduate studied in Groningen and Seoul and completed her MSc in “Global Business & Sustainability” at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. The MSc is a world-leading degree program in CSR dealing with the complex sustainability challenges faced by businesses in an integrated manner ...

DMB Dr. Dieter Murmann Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (DMB), Kiel, entered into an agreement with Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Waltham / Massachusetts (USA) to acquire all shares in Kiel- based Raytheon Anschütz GmbH (in the future: Anschütz GmbH), including its foreign subsidiaries and branches in Panama, Brazil, Singapore, and China, as well as Raytheon Deutschland GmbH’s UK business ...

Bradley attorney Bruce Ely talked with Law360 after attending a virtual Multistate Tax Commission Partnership Work Group meeting on the issue of sourcing state income from partnerships to partners for guaranteed payments and services. Ely told Law360 that there’s a need for uniformity on state handling of the sourcing for guaranteed payments. Ely explained that taxing guaranteed payments at the federal level is “relatively straightforward ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP served as lead counsel to Chesapeake Energy Corporation in the sale of a portion of Chesapeake Energy’s oil and gas assets in the Eagle Ford shale, south Texas for $1.4 billion. The sale, announced Feb. 21, 2023, involved approximately 172,000 net acres and approximately 2,300 wells in the black oil portion of its Eagle Ford asset, primarily in Dimmit, LaSalle and McMullen counties ...

London February 22, 2023 - International law firm Gianni & Origoni was awarded during the gala dinner organized in London by prestigious magazine Project Finance International. The firm received the award in the "Europe Portfolio Deal of the Year" category for its assistance to Tages Capital in the green loan-nonrecourse financing in the amount of 1.10 billion euros in favor of Ortigia Power 61 S.r.l., a company indirectly owned by the Tages Helios II real estate fund ...

Bradley partner Will Manuel has been listed in the Mississippi Business Journal’s annual list of “Leaders in Law & Finance.” The list honors Mississippi professionals in law and finance that have made significant contributions to their industries. The honorees were formally recognized at an awards ceremony on December 16, 2022. The full list was published in the MBJ on January 27, 2023 ...

Law firm Shoosmiths has been crowned Legal Provider of the Year 2023 British Credit Awards, hosted by the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM).Individuals, teams and organisations gathered on 2 February at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London to recognise and celebrate the stand-out achievements of the international credit industry ...

The firm's Bermuda office has maintained its strong rankings in Corporate and Finance, Dispute Resolution and Insurance with one client stating, "Carey Olsen consistently performs at a top level in all areas of work" and "as a client you feel valued and cared for". Bermuda partner Keith Robinson - who has been ranked in Chambers Global for ten years - has maintained his Band 1 ranking in Dispute Resolution for the fourth consecutive year ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Ms. Ping Xu has recently joined the firm as a partner. This addition will further bolster Han Kun's capital markets capabilities and industry influence. Ms. Xu has over 20 years of in-depth experience in capital markets. She specializes in securities, mergers and acquisitions, asset restructurings, and overseas financings. She is also extensively experienced in dispute resolution in the fields of finance, asset management, and securities ...

Eva Margrét Ævarsdóttir and Guðrún Lilja Sigurðardótti r are new partners at LEX Law Offices. With Eva and Guðrún joining as partners, female partners are now in total seven and have never been more. LEX Law Offices consists of 60 people, thereof 19 partners. “It is a great benefit for LEX to have Eva and Guðrún join the partner group ...

Recently, Thomson Reuters Practical Law UK, the world's renowned legal publisher, released its Practice Note entitled Third-Party Litigation Funding: Overview (China), with related checklist and options (the "Practice Note"). The Practice Note was co-authored by Eric Liu (Partner), Ying Zeng (of Counsel), and Qian Cao (Associate) from Han Kun's Commercial Dispute Resolution Department ...

The Bucharest Court of Appeals has recently decided to refer several questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union for a preliminary ruling on the interpretation of the EU law to clarify the lawfulness of the electrical energy production surcharge imposed by Law 259/2021. The request came from a company operating in the renewable energy sector, represented by Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) ...

Rome, February 17, 2023 - International law firm Gianni & Origoni is pleased to announce that it has once again been recognized as a top leading law firm in the 2023 Global Guide published by Chambers & Partners, the prestigious independent legal research directory which ranks leading lawyers and law firms across 200 jurisdictions around the world. The firm is ranked with 12 practice areas, 23 professionals, 1 star individual and 2 new entries ...

On February 14 the CCI France Russie HR Committee held a meeting themed 'Employer brand: from HR marketing to labour disputes'. Margarita Egiazarova, Senior Associate in the Labour and Employment Practice at ALRUD Law Firm, PhD in Law, spoke on “Labour discipline management as a tool for prevention of labour disputes”. The session also covered such topics as HR brand promotion, implementation of current EVP, trends in litigation practice in 2022, and expectations for 2023 ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Eve L. Pferdehirt has joined the firm’s Houston office as an associate. Ms. Pferdehirt brings a unique legal background to the firm’s Construction Practice Group. She has defended corporations in oilfield and refinery incidents throughout various stages of the litigation and dispute resolution process, including providing post-suit guidance regarding remedial measures. Ms ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that the firm’s trademarks practice, along with partners Timothy L. Capria and Matthew S. DeAntonio, are recognized in the 2023 World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000. Bradley is one of only seven firms recognized in Tennessee as a “Recommended” firm. The WTR 1000 is a unique guide that identifies the top trademark firms and professionals in over 80 key jurisdictions around the globe, focusing exclusively on trademark prosecution and enforcement ...

The three UK logistics assets form part of a 200,000m2 European portfolio that includes additional assets located in the Netherlands and Spain refinanced by pbb under a separate debt facility.Working alongside lead onshore counsel Allen & Overy, the Carey Olsen team advising pbb on the UK financing was led by partner Peter German and supported by senior associate Nick Ghazi ...

Chambers and Partners, the world's leading legal directory, recently released its Chambers Global Legal Guide 2023 rankings, which identify top lawyers and law firms across the world. This year, the guide recognizes six Han Kun practice areas and ten firm lawyers ...

Paris, February 16, 2023, Jeantet has advised the Sabena technics group, one of the European leaders in the field of aircraft maintenance and modifications, on the acquisition of part of the activities operated by Akkodis (ex – AKKA Technologies), an engineering company. The Sabena technics group, taken over in 2019 by the Sagard and Towerbrook funds alongside Bpifrance, is continuing its development in Toulouse by integrating into its group, through a new subsidiary (i.e ...

The Legal 500, the world's renowned legal directory, has recently unveiled its 2023 ranking of PRC firms in Hong Kong, in which Han Kun and multiple partners from the firm's Hong Kong branch were highlighted ...

Led by Frankfurt-based Partner Dr. Dr. Johannes Blassl, Heuking advised Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank AG on the first crypto securities issue by Siemens AG. Partner Dr. Anne de Boer, Partners Dr. Thorsten Kuthe and Dr. Christoph Gringel, and Associates Linda Karl, Michèle von Lewinski, and Lena Wagner also advised on various aspects of the transaction ...

For ten consecutive years, Morgan & Morgan has received the “Leading Lights” recognition in Latin America for the firm´s Pro Bono program. In Panama, only Morgan & Morgan achieved this status, sharing honors with leading regional firms. This distinction is granted annually by Latin Lawyer, who, together with the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice, investigates the institutionalization of the practice within the firms and the participation of their legal team ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal advised the majority shareholder group, in a joint venture for the development, construction and operation of a hotel and resort of the Waldorf Astoria chain in Punta Cacique, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. The project is a luxury beach resort with an estimated 40 residential units and 190 hotel rooms, for an investment of over US$180,000,000. The project has already begun construction and the hotel is expected to open its doors to guests in 2025 ...

Bradley partner Lauren Jacques, who serves as the firm’s Nashville office managing partner, was announced as one of the Nashville Business Journal’s 2023 Women of Influence winners. The annual list recognizes 40 businesswomen across 10 categories and includes female leaders in Nashville’s top companies and nonprofits who support their communities and inspire those coming behind them ...

On February 14th, the event “Crisis Update: Sanctions and Countermeasures. Presidential and Government approvals. Regulatory and practical developments” organized by Association of European Businesses was held. German Zakharov, ALRUD Partner, participated in the event as a speaker and spoke on the topic “Government subcommission: new approaches. Practical advice ...