Press Releases

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

New Delhi / Chennai, India - October 2022 : We are pleased to welcome Ms. Sujatha Rangachari who recently joined the Chennai Office of Kochhar & Co. (“The Firm”) as a Senior Partner to expand its banking, project finance and real estate practice in the South India region. Ms. Rangachari is a senior legal professional with extensive cross sectoral experience in banking, finance, infrastructure and real estate ...

Buenos Aires, October 27th, 2022. On October 21st, the global firm KKR, a leading investment, capital markets and insurance solutions company, and UPL Limited, a global provider of agricultural solutions, announced the signing of decisive agreements through which KKR will invest US$300 million in Advanta Enterprises Limited, acquiring a 13.33% stake in it. Advanta, a subsidiary of UPL, is a global seed company providing agricultural technology and solutions ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that 50 of the firm’s partners have been recognized in the 2023 edition of Benchmark Litigation, including five attorneys who were recognized as “National Practice Area Stars.” Dallas Partner Richard A. Sayles also was ranked in the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers ...

Shoosmiths has supported Revolution Bars Group on its acquisition of Peach Pub Company.The law firm advised Revolution, which operates 69 bars across the UK, on the real estate aspects of the £16.5m deal that sees it acquire Peach and its collection of 21 premium pubs ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Kevin B. Mattingly has returned to the firm’s D.C. office as a senior attorney in the Construction Practice Group. Mr. Mattingly represents clients in the construction and government contracts industries, including general contractors, subcontractors, developers and homebuilders ...

Joanna will be joining the firm's Guernsey office and brings a depth of knowledge in both onshore and offshore corporate and private trusts and foundation structures. She has extensive experience of working in Asia, and previously held the position of Chair of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners in Hong Kong. Prior to joining Carey Olsen, Joanna was a partner at Herbert Smith Freehills where she led the firm's private wealth practice in China ...

DTB represented Allianz SE, one of the world’s leading insurers and asset managers, in two major transactions involving Zagrebacka banka d.d. (“Zaba”), a leading Croatian bank that is part of the UniCredit Group: The sale of Allianz SE’s 11.72% stake in Zaba to UniCredit Group, and Allianz Holding EINS’s GmbH purchase of Zaba’s 16.84% minority stake in Croatian insurance company Allianz Croatia d.d ...

London based Tim advises on all aspects of commercial, insolvency and general banking litigation, having most recently advised an ad hoc group of bondholders in relation to the Cayman Islands Grand Court's sanctioning of the scheme of arrangement proposed by Luckin Coffee Inc. in the Chinese coffee chain's ongoing restructuring. Tim has been with the firm since 2016, prior to which he trained and qualified at magic circle law firm, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP ...