Press Releases

Charleston, W.Va. — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that Joseph A. “Jay” Ford, Member attorney in the law firm's Charleston office, was appointed to the West Virginia Commission on Uniform State Laws by Governor Jim Justice. "I'm honored that Governor Justice would appoint me to this position," Ford said ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Huntsville partner David Vance Lucas has been appointed to a three-year term on the board of directors for the Alabama Germany Partnership (AGP). AGP is a statewide, nonprofit organization dedicated to the development of the educational, business, cultural, and social relationships among individuals and organizations with ties to both Alabama and Germany ...

Paris, on January 6, 2023 – Jeantet has advised “La Française Real Estate Managers” (REM) in the acquisition, on behalf of an institutional investor, of “The 226”, a VEFA co-living residence in Haningue, a city bordering Basel (Switzerland). This acquisition was carried out with Constructa Les Editeurs Urbains, specialists in development and promotion, a subsidiary of the Constructa Group, the leading independent real estate services platform in France ...

Those promoted to counsel are: London – Max Tetlow (corporate) Jersey - Nienke Malan (corporate), John McCormick, Lauren Glynn and Oliver Lindop (all dispute resolution and litigation) and Sarah Farrow (trust and private wealth)Promotions to senior associate are: Hong Kong - Monique Hansen (dispute resolution and litigation)

"Supreme Court will consider 'huge' attorney-client privilege case" ABAJOURNAL By Mark Walsh “This is a tax case, but the issue presented is much broader than that,” says Mary-Christine Sungaila, a shareholder with Buchalter law firm in Irvine, California, who filed an amicus brief in support of the unidentified tax law firm on behalf of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel ...

A Heuking team led by Dr. Thorsten Kuthe, Partner at the Cologne office, and Dr. Bodo Dehne, Partner at the Düsseldorf office, legally advised publicly listed Vectron Systems AG on the acquisition of acardo group. acardo group is one of the leading providers of consumer activation in Germany. Based in Dortmund, the company is considered a pioneer in coupon marketing and implements several thousand promotions per year ...

On January 5, 2023, China Business Law Journal published The A-List 2022. The 270 elite lawyers named to the A-List comprise 150 PRC firm practitioners and 120 lawyers from foreign firms who are committed to China-related businesses. They have been widely recognized as authoritative for their outstanding performance in China-related practice, and have impressed their clients with unique legal expertise ...

Will Manuel was quoted in an article on Law.com that discussed a 2019 case filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) related to religious discrimination claims. The matter involved two Kroger employees who were fired after refusing to wear an apron as part of the store uniform that included a heart logo the employees believed to be promoting the LGBTQ+ community ...

Bradley attorney Aron Beezley was quoted in a Law360’s series on some of the highest profile Top Government Contract cases of 2022. One of the highlighted cases from July regards jurisdiction over a dispute involving a transaction authority agreement from a claims court judge ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that 15 of the firm’s attorneys have been elevated to partner and two attorneys have been elevated to counsel, effective January 1, 2023. The new partners are Sara D. Accardi, J. Mark Adams Jr., Caleb L. Barron, Stanley E. Blackmon, Connor M. Blair, J. Daniel Feltham Jr., Jake M ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Ann Peldo Cargile has been elected president of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) effective January 1, 2023. ACREL is the premier organization for real estate lawyers in the U.S. As president, Ms. Cargile will lead more than 1,000 prominent real estate lawyers across the country. She is an active member and Fellow of ACREL and previously served as president elect and vice president and has chaired various committees ...

Hollyport is a leading asset manager that acquires portfolios in the secondary market, with a focus on mature funds. The Fund which is structured as a Jersey Expert Fund has closed with commitments of USD$2.2 billion across the main fund and the overage scheme.The Fund made its first investment in March 2022 and has, to date, entered into acquisition agreements with approximately 15% of its target investment programme ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal is pleased to announce the recent promotion of Ana Carolina Castillo Solis as a partner of the firm's Corporate Law Department. Mrs. Castillo regularly advises clients in energy (power), finance, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions, among others. In recent years, she has been particularly active advising clients involved in the generation of energy, including hydro, wind, thermal, and solar projects ...

Morgan & Morgan is pleased to announce the recent promotion of attorney Laura Barrios Altafulla as partner of the Estate Planning and Corporate Services Department Unit. Laura advises clients on international tax issues, mainly assisting companies on efficient corporate structures and compliance matters. Mrs. Barrios is considered one of Panama´s most knowledgeable tax treaty and CRS and FATCA reporting expert ...

Hong Kong law firm promotes three new partners, demonstrating the continued growth and momentum of Financial Services and Intellectual Property practices. Deacons, Hong Kong’s longest established and largest independent law firm, has further strengthened the firm’s partnership bench with three new partner promotions, effective from 1 January 2023 ...

As the new year begins, Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce the 2023 promotion of new partners ...

Kanxi Liao Mr. Liao specializes in general banking matters, fintech, asset management transactions, blockchain and cryptocurrency, real property finance, and financial institution set-up and investment. Mr. Liao represents various commercial banks in a variety of financing transactions, including structured finance, acquisition finance, and real property finance. Mr ...

Several firms steer cross-border data centre buy Lily Squires 03 January 2023 Four Vinson & Elkins LLP offices, Brazilian firm Stocche Forbes Advogados, Colombia's Posse Herrera Ruiz, Mijares, Angoitia, Córtes y Fuentes SC in Mexico City and Uruguay's Posadas have helped data centre operator Aligned acquire Latin American-focused counterpart ODATA from Brazil’s Patria Investimentos and US IT company CyrusOne ...

Asters acts as a legal counsel to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in connection with its EUR 10 million financing for Grain Alliance Group, a Swedish-owned large-sized agricultural holding in Ukraine that cultivates around 60,000 hectares of land. The loan will be used to improve and expand export capacity for grain, which was disrupted as a result of Russia's large-scale armed aggression against Ukraine ...

Zero2IPO Group recently announced its "China Equity Investment Awards 2022". Han Kun was honored as the "VC/PE-backed Overseas M&A Legal Advisor of the Year 2022". The awards recognize Han Kun's exceptional accomplishments and comprehensive strengths over the past year. Zero2IPO has been releasing its annual ranking of China's equity investment sector for 22 consecutive years since 2001 ...

Han Kun has advised and acted as PRC counsel to the joint sponsors in connection with the listing of Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited ("Kingsoft Cloud", Stock Code: 3896) by way of introduction on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Kingsoft Cloud is a leading cloud service provider in China that offers various cloud services to customers in strategically selected verticals ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that John Howard has joined the firm’s Huntsville office as counsel in the Real Estate Practice Group. “John brings more than 20 years of commercial transaction and financing experience to our team, and we are pleased to welcome him as we build on the broad range of services we provide to our clients,” said Bradley Huntsville Office Managing Partner Benjamin W. Hutton ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Matthew J. Flynn has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as an associate. Mr. Flynn is a member of Bradley’s Government Contracts and Government Enforcement and Investigations practice groups, where he assists clients as they navigate intricate and sensitive government processes and the complex regulatory environment ...

On behalf of the DRI Center for Law and Public Policy, Bradley attorneys Todd Presnell, Casey Miller,Grayson Wells and Tim Rodriguez authored an amicus brief for the U.S. Supreme Court in the matter of In Re Grand Jury. The brief addresses the issue of whether the attorney–client privilege protects a communication involving both legal and non-legal advice when obtaining or providing legal advice was one of the significant purposes behind the communication ...

Buenos Aires, December 29th. On December 26th, Domaine Bousquet S.A. issued its first Notes Issuance (“Series I Notes”) under the PYME CNV Garantizadas regime (SME Guaranteed Regime), denominated in U.S. Dollars to be integrated and payable in Argentine Pesos, for a total nominal amount of US$1,445,644 ...