Press Releases

Bradley is pleased to announce that the 2023 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" has recognized the firm with five Tier 1 national rankings in the practice areas of Construction Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation – Banking & Finance, Litigation – Construction, and Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants. The firm also earned 159 Tier 1 metropolitan rankings across all 10 of its offices ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Ben Dachepalli has been named General Counsel for the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council (EDC). The EDC’s board approved the new slate of 2023 executive officers, including Mr. Dachepalli, at its annual meeting in October. As general counsel for the EDC, Mr ...

Shoosmiths was named Legal Team of the Year at the EG Awards 2022.The awards brought together more than 700 real estate professionals for a ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House hotel on 2 November 2022. The judges recognised the law firm’s real estate practice for its pre-eminent expertise and commitment to client excellence ...

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt P.C. is proud to announce that six of its Industry Groups received national or regional top-tier rankings in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Law Firms list for 2023. Schwabe was recognized as a national Tier 1 firm for Natural Resources Law and Timber Law, a prominent area of the firm’s Natural Resources Industry Group ...

Charleston, W.Va. — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that the firm was named to the 2023 "Best Law Firms" list by U.S. News - Best Lawyers in 61 areas of law throughout the firm’s footprint. The rankings are based on a rigorous assessment process that involved the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys, and review of additional information provided by law firms. More information can be found at http://bestlawfirms ...

Buchalter is proud to announce it has been nationally ranked in 10 practice areas and regionally ranked in 31 practice areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” This recognition is based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and a review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process ...

The China Banking Association recently published its China Consumer Finance Corporation Development Report 2022 (hereinafter, the "Report"), organized by the Professional Consumer Finance Commission of the China Banking Association under the instruction of the Other Non-bank Financial Institution Supervision Department of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission. The Report summarizes and analyzes the state of development of consumer finance companies in China over the past year ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that the 2023 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" has recognized the firm with five Tier 1 national rankings in the practice areas of Construction Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation – Banking & Finance, Litigation – Construction, and Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants. The firm also earned 159 Tier 1 metropolitan rankings across all 10 of its offices ...

On November 2, 2022, LEGALBAND, a well-known legal directory, published its 2022 Power List: Top 15 Arbitration Lawyers. The ranking celebrates 15 highly competitive arbitration lawyers in mainland China. Han Kun partner Xianglin Chen was named to the list. Reasons for selection: In recent years, Mr ...

Bradley partner Jonathan Kolodziej was quoted in Market Watch on a federal appeals court ruling that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) funding structure is “unconstitutional”-- a ruling that may jeopardize the future and existence of the agency. “Uncertainty is the word of the day,” said Kolodziej, who advises financial services companies on regulatory compliance ...

Bradley Partner Robert Maddox was quoted in an article regarding a recent Fifth Circuit ruling that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) funding structure is unconstitutional -- a violation of the separation of powers. The ruling garnered strong reactions from politicians and experts alike. “Both in litigation and enforcement, what are people going to do differently? Well, nothing honestly,” Maddox said ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that John Parker Sweeney has been recognized with the DRI’s 2022 Louis B. Potter Lifetime Professional Service Award. Mr. Sweeney was presented with the award at the DRI 2022 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. The Louis B ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Timothy L. Capria, a partner in the firm’s Nashville office, has received Bradley’s 2022 Diversity Leadership Award. Established in 2015, Bradley’s Diversity Leadership Award recognizes a partner who demonstrates an exceptional commitment to promoting and advancing the firm’s goal of being a diverse and mutually supportive community providing a culture of inclusion, sensitivity, open-mindedness, and respect ...

Law firm Shoosmiths has donated a total of £49,690 from the Shoosmiths Foundation to JERICHO, a charity supporting employment opportunities for people experiencing inequality in the job market.The Shoosmiths Foundation was launched in 2021 to complement the law firm’s existing community investment programme, which supports local charity partners through staff fundraising and firm donations, staff volunteering and the provision of legal advice pro bono ...

The international publication Chambers and Partners recognized Beccar Varela's partner María Fernanda Mierez with the “Diversity and Inclusion: Outstanding Contribution” award on October 28th, at the Chambers Latin America Awards 2022 ceremony, held at the Emanuel Luxury Venue in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. The award distinguishes lawyers of the region that have shown an outstanding commitment across multiple strands of diversity and inclusion in the legal profession ...

Pittsburgh — Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that Shane P. Riley has joined the law firm in its Pittsburgh office. His primary areas of practice are corporate law, patent law and intellectual property law. Riley has extensive experience advising clients on intellectual property ownership, protection, and licensing issues across a broad range of disciplines ...

Shane advises on a range of corporate and commercial law matters, with a particular emphasis on investment funds. He has considerable experience advising on the establishment and regulation of investment funds in the Cayman Islands as well as their ongoing transactional, regulatory and compliance requirements. Shane also advises on local business licensing matters.Jenna advises on a range of banking and finance transactions as well as general corporate, commercial, and regulatory matters ...

KSB Advises the Largest Czech Real Estate Agency M&M reality in the Sale of 50% of its Shares KSB's team (Dagmar Dubecká, Jakub Porod, Karolina Vosátková, Jan Černohouz and Simona Hornochová) provided legal and tax advice on the sale of a 50% stake in M&M reality holding a.s. The buyer is real estate group EHS, which has under its wings, among others, the Bezrealitky.cz platform, real estate agency Maxima Reality, and the Czech Real Estate Trust ...

KSB Advising Solitea on the acquisition of VASCO and Gesteem Society KSB's team (led by Drahomír Tomašuk and Ján Béreš, supported by Josef Novotný for the transactional part and due diligence, and furthermore consisting of Jaroslav Zahradníček, Viktor Zelinka and Denisa Josefiková for due diligence and Pavel Dejl, Martin Vráb and Karolina Vosátková for competition issues) advised its long-term client, Solitea, on the acquisition of two other IT companies ...

KŠB Advises J&T Banka on Rohlík Group Bond Issue KŠB's team (Martin Krejčí, Vlastimil Pihera, Josef Kříž, Jana Guričová and Matúš Kovačič) advised J&T Banka on a CZK 1 billion increase of the Rohlík Group's bond issue. The prospectus that was made in connection with the increase has already been approved by the Czech National Bank ...

Advising Heureka Group on its Acquisition of Balíkobot Heureka Group, a shopping advisor and price comparer that operates in the Czech Republic and eight other CEE countries, was advised by KSB’s team (Petr Kasík, Jakub Porod,Jaroslav Zahradníček, Tomáš Trávníček, Filip Řehák and Karolina Vosátková) on the acquisition of Balíkobot ...

Bradley joins from the Bermuda office of another offshore law firm, where he led the employment and immigration practice. He has over a decade of experience advising clients on the full range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Bradley has frequently advised on the defence of high-profile, complex and commercially sensitive employment litigation matters in the courts and tribunals, as well as in private arbitrations ...

The KSB team (Václav Rovenský, Tomáš Trávníček) represented one of the world's leading architectural studios, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), in the preparation and negotiation of the contract for the architectural study, project documentation and related activities for the Vltava Philharmonic Hall project ...

LAW firm Shoosmiths’ specialist digital infrastructure team has advised Foresight Group LLP (Foresight), a sustainably led alternative asset manager, in a significant investment in F&W Networks Limited as it looks to support the roll out of F&W Network’s full-fibre-to-the-premise network.The funding will add to the 185,000 premises already benefitting from F&W Networks infrastructure and create additional local jobs across the South of England ...

Recently, Asia IP, a renowned intellectual property directory in Asia, has announced its 2022 rankings. Han Kun was recognized in the China firm categories of "Patent Contentious", "Patent Prosecution", and "Trademark Contentious", owing to the firm's competitive IP division and exceptional service capabilities ...