Press Releases

Peter Smith has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a Commercial Property Partner, heading the firm’s real estate team in the Aberdeen office and bringing 19 years’ expertise advising clients in the real estate sector. Peter will lead the development of the firm’s real estate practice in the north-east of Scotland to further strengthen its presence in the region ...

Shepherd and Wedderburn is bolstering its top-ranked rural team with the addition of six lawyers including accredited agricultural law specialists Petra Grunenberg and Ellen Eunson. Petra, who is ranked as a Leading Individual by Legal 500 and previously led the rural team at Blackadders, will join Shepherd and Wedderburn as a Partner on 5 September, while Ellen joined as Director on 18 August. Both will be based in the firm’s Aberdeen office ...

Buenos Aires, August 19th, 2022. On July 21st, Gastaldi Hnos. S.A.I. y C.F. e I. (“Gastaldi”) issued its first Notes Issuance, Series I - Class II Notes, carried out under the PYME CNV Garantizada regime (SME Guaranteed Regime), for a total nominal amount of US$2,500,000. Series I - Class II Notes are maturing on January 21st, 2025, will accrue no interest, and will amortize its principal in two payments equivalents to 50% of the nominal value, which will be made in the last two semesters ...

Charleston, W.Va. — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that 60 of the firm's attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion on the 2023 Best Lawyers list, 10 were selected as Best Lawyers "Lawyers of the Year," and nine others were selected as Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch." Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review ...

Buchalter is pleased to announce that several lawyers have been included in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States ...

The firm is pleased to announce over 60 Buchalter lawyers have been included in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers was founded in 1981 with the purpose of highlighting the extraordinary accomplishments of those in the legal profession. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. For the 2023 edition, more than 12.2 million votes were analyzed to identify the top legal talent, as identified by their peers ...

LOS ANGELES, Calif., August 18, 2022 – Buchalter is pleased to announce the promotions of six attorneys to Shareholder. “We are thrilled to announce the elevations of Valerie, Stephanie, Philip, Pooya, Kevin, and Brian. As this well-deserved promotion indicates, each of them is an asset to the Firm, and to the clients they serve. They represent the caliber of attorney that sets Buchalter apart.” said Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that 32 of the firm’s attorneys are named “Lawyer of the Year” in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. In each metropolitan area, only a single attorney in each legal practice area is designated as the “Lawyer of the Year.” In all, 320 attorneys are listed in this year’s The Best Lawyers in America, including 60 attorneys listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that 320 of the firm’s attorneys are listed in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, including 60 attorneys who are named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. In addition, 32 Bradley attorneys are named Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year.” In each metropolitan area, only a single attorney in each legal practice area is designated as the “Lawyer of the Year ...

Share your insights Schwabe and The Business Journals created a survey aimed at better understanding  the current and future state of the healthcare industry in the Pacific Northwest. The results will provide us with insights, such as industry trends and growth opportunities ...

Finalists have recently been announced in the Kingfisher ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2022. Han Kun has been shortlisted as "PRC Law Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year" and three Han Kun-advised deals have been shortlisted for "Equity Market Deals of the Year" ...

On August 18, 2022, the winners of the IFLR1000 China Awards 2022 were officially announced at a virtual ceremony ...

Law firm Shoosmiths has announced partner Tom Hall as head of office for Sheffield. Tom, a real estate specialist who joined Shoosmiths in 2017, spearheaded the firm’s efforts with fellow real estate partner Kellie Hatton to establish a presence in the city which has now expanded into a flourishing office based at City Estates’ Speedwell Works development in Sheffield’s cultural industries quarter ...

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) advised PepsiCo in the transaction to acquire a minority shareholding in AQUA Carpatica, the Romanian spring water brand owned by Carpathian Springs SA company, controlled by the businessman Jean Valvis ...

The annual honours are ALB's biggest and longest-running awards in Asia and are an opportunity for the legal industry to pay tribute to outstanding performance by private practitioners and in-house teams working in Hong Kong SAR.This recognition follows on from the publication of ALBs prestigious Offshore Client Choice list, which included Hong Kong partner Jeremy Lightfoot and Singapore partner James Noble alongside 13 other outstanding lawyers operating in the Asia market ...

Bradley partner Robert Maddox was quoted in National Mortgage News on Wells Fargo’s potential correspondent exit and its impact on the mortgage industry in the future. The mortgage pullback was first mentioned in a Bloomberg News article. Wells Fargo’s profits in the correspondent channel have declined dramatically since 2021 ...

Buchalter is pleased to announce that its Los Angeles office was ranked 9th on the Los Angeles Business Journal‘s 2022 list of “Best Places to Work in LA” Large Employer category. Best Places to Work is a joint project between the Los Angeles Business Journal and Workforce Research Group (WRG). This county-wide survey and awards program was designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in Los Angeles, California ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that the firm is among more than 180 large law firms participating in the Mansfield Rule 6.0 certification process. The newly released version of the Mansfield certification is aimed at diversifying leadership. The parameters have expanded in scope while increasing with rigor each year with input from an advisory board of diversity leaders and other stakeholders ...

Law firm Shoosmiths has today launched its first formal employee bonus scheme as part of a refreshed reward strategy ...

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) assisted Isosport, the world market leader in the field of plastic composite materials for the ski and snowboard industry, in a multi-jurisdictional transaction for the acquisition of Novo Tech Group, a leading manufacturer of high-quality plastic products. The transaction involved two production sites located in Poland and Romania (Oradea) which Novo Tech Group operates, with an additional sales location in Belgium ...

KSB's team (Dagmar Dubecká, Helena Navrátilová and Ján Béreš) advised Ronaldsay on the sale of Hampshire Green Point, which developed and commissioned the Green Point project, an energy-efficient eight-storey office building in Prague 5. The building, which was completed last year, comprises approximately 7,000 sqm of office space and is BREEAM Excellent certified, which demonstrates its focus on efficiency and sustainability ...

Advising Yeong Chin Machinery on Acquisition of Stake in TRIMILL KSB's team led by Dagmar Dubecká and Ján Béreš advised Yeong Chin Machinery on the acquisition of a majority stake in TRIMILL. TRIMILL was founded in 2000 and specialises in the development, design, assembly, commissioning, sales and service of machine tools for the machining of moulds and press tools. Yeong Chin Machinery Industries is a Taiwanese company founded in 1954 and specializes in manufacturing machine tools ...

Ice'ces, who in September will begin the second year of her Bachelor of Law with Business degree at The University of Law in Birmingham, previously studied at The Berkeley Institute in Bermuda. As part of the scholarship, Ice'ces has been awarded a grant which will support her studies abroad through the duration of her degree. She has also joined the firm for a four-week placement this summer where she will gain experience by working alongside both the trusts and corporate teams ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Birmingham partner Buddy Cox has been named a fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL), a professional association of distinguished lawyers who practice in the field of environmental law. Mr. Cox is one of 25 new ACOEL fellows selected for their distinguished experience, high standards of practice, and substantial contributions to the practice of law ...

Bradley attorneys Bruce Ely, Chris Grissom, Jimmy Long and Will Thistle were featured in a Law360 Tax Authority article highlighting recent tax developments. The author of the article, David Brunori, included these comments: There is little question that Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has the best state and local tax lawyers in Alabama. Indeed, its lawyers are among the best in the nation. The partners include Chris Grissom, James Long, Will Thistle and the legendary Bruce Ely ...