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A team led by Dr. Hermann Ali Hinderer comprehensively advised Belgian HR specialist Copus Group NV on all legal and tax matters in relation to the acquisition of Germany’s Primus Personaldienstleistungen GmbH. The transaction is subject to the usual closing conditions. Primus Personaldienstleistungen has extensive experience in recruiting skilled workers in Eastern Europe, which Copus wants to utilize ...

A team led by Dr. Anne de Boer advised eROCKIT AG on a digital share issue. The legal support included the draft of the securities information sheet including the licensing procedure at BaFin and the documentation for the digital issue with the involvement of the paying agent. Based in Henningsdorf near Berlin, eROCKIT AG is the holding company of eROCKIT Systems GmbH, which manufactures and sells the pedal-controlled eROCKIT electric motorcycle ...

A team led by Sonja Groht and Marion Sangen-Emden, both Partners at Heuking’s Düsseldorf office, legally advised publicly listed Elmos Semiconductor SE (‘Elmos’) on the sale of its 200mm wafer fabrication activities (‘FAB’) at the Dortmund site to Silex Microsystems AB (‘Silex’). As part of the transaction, Elmos will transfer all relevant assets, contracts, and employment relationships directly linked to wafer manufacturing to a newly founded, stand-alone foundry operation ...

Morgan & Morgan is pleased to announce the recent promotion of attorney Fanny Evans as partner of the Fiduciary Services Unit. This designation reinforces the firm´s notable practice in estate planning and corporate services matters. Fanny specializes in business and corporate law, estate planning and company formation and management. She also has a leading role as the Vice-President of Operations of the Caribbean region ...

Vancouver Business Journal highlighted Schwabe Shareholder Matthew Bisturis in its “Movers & Shakers” section for his recent appointment to a full seat on the board of directors for Identity Clark County (ICC). The business leaders group serves a vital role assembling and focusing corporate leadership in a shared community agenda ...

Vancouver Business Journal highlighted Schwabe Shareholder Matthew Bisturis in its “Movers & Shakers” section for his recent appointment to a full seat on the board of directors for Identity Clark County (ICC). The business leaders group serves a vital role assembling and focusing corporate leadership in a shared community agenda ...

On December 27, 2021, LEGALBAND, a well-known legal directory, published its 2021 Special Issue: China Top 15 Lawyers - High-tech & AI. The ranking celebrates highly recommended lawyers in the high-tech and AI practice in mainland China. Han Kun partner Mr. Sean Li was named in the ranking. Reasons for selection: Mr ...

On December 27, 2021, LEGALBAND, a well-known legal directory, published its 2021 Special Issue: China Top 15 Lawyers – Consumer and Retail. The ranking celebrates highly recommended lawyers in the consumer and retail practice in mainland China. Han Kun partner Mr. Kelvin Gao was named in the ranking. Reasons for selection: Mr. Gao has solid expertise and extensive practical experience in the fields of private equity investment, mergers and acquisitions and securities issuance and listing ...

Recently, Bright Dairy & Food Co., Ltd. ("Bright Dairy", Stock Code: 600597) concluded a private placement of A shares. Registration and custody formalities for the new shares were completed on December 20, 2021, at China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited Shanghai Branch. As legal counsel to Bright Dairy, Han Kun Law Offices was engaged throughout this project and provided Bright Dairy with professional, full-scope, and efficient legal services ...

BOYANOV & Co. advised the European Investment Bank on increasing the financing of OLIVA AD made available pursuant to a Luxembourg law governed finance contract executed in 2017, to EUR 37,2 million, for the purposes of adding new components to the company’s project for the construction of a new edible oil processing plant and grain silos. BOYANOV & Co ...

Leading UK law firm Shoosmiths has been appointed to Taylor Wimpey’s legal panels.Shoosmiths is the only firm to secure a place on the housebuilder’s legal roster in England and Wales, and Scotland. This follows Taylor Wimpey concluding its latest panel review. The two panels will commence in January 2022 for three years ...

Founded in 2005 and rebranded in 2020, Encora specialises in outsourced software product development services, using deep technical expertise in machine learning, artificial intelligence, data science, cloud services and other next-generation digital engineering disciplines for tech-enabled and digital-native companies ...

The acquisition is part of abrdn's ongoing growth strategy and its commitment to the personal wealth and direct investing market.The transaction will see abrdn acquire 100% of the ordinary share capital of the holding company of interactive investor from its shareholders, including majority shareholder JC Flowers IV L.P., a fund advised by private equity group JC Flowers ...

Leading UK law firm Shoosmiths and its London corporate team have announced a record breaking 2021 for deal activity in terms of volume and aggregate value of transactions through ongoing fast-paced market conditions.Led by partner and technology sector head James Klein, the corporate team has advised on numerous deals this year spanning private equity, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), banking and venture capital ...

December 21, 2021. Buchalter is pleased to announce its Arizona office has signed a new lease in the prestigious Scottsdale Quarter at 15169 N Scottsdale Rd. Buchalter’s Arizona office will be moving their 45 attorneys and support staff into the new 20,000 square foot space by early March, 2022. “The Scottsdale Quarter is exactly what we are looking for to accommodate our growth in Arizona,” said Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer of Buchalter ...

BOYANOV & Co. continues to be ranked in the highest Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Competition/Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Employment, and Real Estate by the most prestigious legal research company Chambers and Partners. These rankings reconfirm the firm’s excellence of its services and stable position in the Bulgarian legal market. A client recognises our firm as “one of the most experienced and prominent law firms in Bulgaria for national banking and financial matters. BOYANOV & Co ...

BOYANOV & Co. advised the European Investment Bank on increasing the financing of OLIVA AD made available pursuant to a Luxembourg law governed finance contract executed in 2017, to EUR 37,2 million, for the purposes of adding new components to the company’s project for the construction of a new edible oil processing plant and grain silos. BOYANOV & Co ...

Bradley partner Whitt Steineker was quoted in a Law.com article on the cannabis industry in 2021, while looking towards the upcoming year. Steineker said, “While cannabis policy remains largely unchanged at the federal level, the Deep South continues to be a hotbed of activity with Alabama’s medical program coming online and legislation passing in Mississippi, Tennessee, and at least one of the Carolinas ...

The Founder's Awards, which are presented on an annual basis to a select group of individuals within the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), recognise members who have made 'an exceptional and outstanding long-term contribution to the Society above and beyond that normally expected of a member, through office in their branch, or elsewhere in the voluntary life of the Society' ...

On December 20, Asian Legal Business ("ALB") released its 2021 ranking of China's Top 15 IP Lawyers. Han Kun lawyer Mr. Tao Zhang was named to the list for his exceptional performance. Mr. Zhang's practice focuses on IP litigation, dispute resolution and transactions, as well as patent prosecution, invalidation, searches, and other IP-related counseling. He has extensive experience in providing legal services to both domestic and multinational clients ...

Innherji, an Icelandic news medium, published an article today by Kristinn Ingi Jónsson , lawyer and associate at LEX Law offices, where he discusses financial market rumours, their effect on the normal functioning of markets and regulations in the recent Act no. 60/2021 on measures against market fraud intended to counteract the disruptive effects of unconfirmed information. - https://www.visir ...

A team led by Dr. Henrik Lay, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised Union Investment on matters of tax law in relation to the acquisition of the Cäcilium office building in Cologne by way of a share deal. The building was acquired for the holdings of special real estate fund UII German Prime Select. Constructed in 2009, Cäcilium benefits from an excellent location in Cologne city center ...

Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, one of the major German commercial law firms, is the first law firm in Germany to develop its own whistleblower system. It aims to support businesses, authorities, municipalities, and associations with a comprehensive range of legal and technical services to meet the requirements of the EU Whistleblower Directive and of the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act ...

A team led by Markus Lennartz, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, legally advised 1&1 Versatel Deutschland GmbH on entering into an agreement with 1&1 Mobilfunk GmbH on the lease of fiber optic connections and data centers with an initial term until the end of 2050. 1&1’s network combination of fiber optic connections and cloud-based OpenRAN architecture allows for particularly short transmission paths ...

Heuking's Zurich office supports BitMEX, one of the world's largest crypto derivatives trading platforms, in its Swiss market entry. The trading platform was founded in 2014 and intends to conduct its brokerage business for crypto derivatives from Switzerland in the future. Cryptocurrency markets have grown substantially in 2021, outpacing growth of all other asset classes. A volume of over a trillion US dollars is traded on BitMEX every year ...