China
Mergermarket, the world's leading news and intelligence service for mergers and acquisitions, has recently announced the winners of its China M&A Awards 2021. Han Kun has been honored as "Technology, Media & Telecom M&A Legal Adviser of the Year" and "Mid-Market M&A Legal Adviser of the Year"
China
On November 19, 2021, the award ceremony of the inaugural ALB China Regional Law Awards: The Coastal Areas was held in Guangzhou by Thomson Reuters' Asian Legal Business ("ALB"). Han Kun was awarded Banking & Finance Law Firm of the Year: The Coastal Areas – Non-local, recognizing the firm's exceptional performance in China's coastal regions. ALB, a leading legal publication under Thomson Reuters, is one of the world's most influential legal media
Bermuda
The SPAC will be targeting the tech-enabled consumer and technology sectors, with a specific focus on e-commerce and marketplaces and enterprise software.The Nasdaq offering consists of 20,000,000 units priced at US$10.00 per unit. Each unit is composed of one Class A common share and one-half of a purchase warrant. Each whole warrant is redeemable for one Class A common share a US$11.50 per share
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Jay Wright, a partner in the firm’s Birmingham office, has been elected to the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association’s (NRMLA) Board of Directors for the 2021-2022 term
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Kelley Meyerriecks has joined the firm’s Nashville, TN, office as a senior attorney. Ms. Meyerriecks will practice as part of the firm’s Real Estate team.
“We are excited to welcome Kelley to our Nashville office,” said Bradley Nashville Office Managing Partner Lauren Jacques. “We know she is going to be an asset to our Real Estate group and bring a wealth of knowledge that will help advance the business interests of our clients
England
As a partner and supporter of Silicon Valley Comes to the UK (SVC2UK), leading UK law firm Shoosmiths hosted a breakfast event with tech industry speakers at its London office on 16 November as part of SVC2UK’s 2021 Summit.Held in celebration of female leadership, the event was opened by Janet Coyle, managing director business growth, London & Partners
England
This last fortnight has seen the eyes of the world fall on Glasgow as it hosted the much-anticipated global COP26 summit. Now the summit has drawn to a close, this article brings you up to speed with why it took place, the pledges that have been set, and share some of the resources Shoosmiths has created as all efforts turn to limit global warming and the impact of climate change
England
Leading UK law firm Shoosmiths underscored its growing presence in Scotland by winning ‘Law Firm of the Year’ at The Herald Law Awards of Scotland.The win comes after last month’s opening of the firm’s Glasgow office at The Garment Factory, in the Merchant City Central Conservation Area of Glasgow city centre
Alabama, USA
Bradley attorney Jonathan Wohlwend was named to the Birmingham Business Journal’s 2021 “Veterans of Influence” Rising Stars category. The list features military veterans who have distinguished themselves in the Birmingham business world, and the Rising Stars category includes veterans under 40 years old.
The full list appeared in the Birmingham Business Journal on November 19, 2021
Alabama, USA
Bradley partner Aron Beezley was quoted in Bloomberg Law discussing the recently released 2021 Government Accountability Office report. The annual report shows an effectiveness rate of 48%, down from 51% a year ago. The effectiveness rate reflects how often protesters convinced the GAO to sustain a protest or an agency to fix a procurement error with corrective action
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Bruce Ely has been selected as the recipient of the Franklin C. Latcham Award for Distinguished Service to the State and Local Tax Profession on behalf of Bloomberg Tax and Bloomberg’s State Tax Advisory Board.
“Bruce is a nationally respected practitioner with decades of experience in tax-related matters,” said Bradley Birmingham Office Managing Partner Dawn Helms Sharff
China
Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Ms. Jian Zhang has recently joined the firm as a partner, further strengthening Han Kun's IP practice capabilities. She will mainly be based in the firm's Beijing office. Ms. Zhang's practice focuses on IP-related legal services, especially in relation to patents
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that David W. Owen, a partner in the firm’s Birmingham office, has been elected a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers (ACCL).
The ACCL is a national organization of lawyers who have demonstrated skill, experience, and high standards of professional and ethical conduct and who have demonstrated a commitment to excellence in construction law. The Class of 2022 Fellows is comprised of eight attorneys
California, USA
November 17, 2021 – Buchalter is pleased to announce the opening of its new Salt Lake City office with the addition of seven lawyers and four professional staff including paralegals and two law clerks. The office is anchored by Shareholders Keven Rowe, Jed Burton and Blake Terry, along with Landon Hardcastle, Trevor Vincent, Carly Briggs, and Clayton Smith. In addition, Buchalter Shareholder, Marcus Williams, will work out of the Salt Lake City office
England
Leading UK law firm Shoosmiths has announced that Eleanor Tanner has joined as director of people.Responsible for people strategy, core HR, recruitment, reward and benefits, learning and development, diversity and inclusion, and corporate social responsibility, she leads a team supporting over 1,400 people across Shoosmiths’ 13 locations.
Eleanor was most recently head of human resources EMEA at Macquarie Group. Earlier in her career she was an employment lawyer at Travers Smith
Bermuda
The purchase of the Guernsey-based reinsurance company, which was established in 2015, represents Marco Capital's third such acquisition within nine months
Oregon, USA
Schwabe was ranked #2 in Portland Business Journal’s list of Oregon’s Most Admired Companies of 2021 in the Law & Accounting category. This is great example of Schwabe’s leadership in the industry and is a wonderful result in the list of 43 companies. To generate the rankings for Oregon’s Most Admired Companies, the Portland Business Journal sent surveys to 3,700 CEOs or top executives in Oregon and Southwest Washington
Bermuda
The firm's Singapore office topped the offshore category with a five-star rating after securing the highest number of recommendations of the five firms recognised. The results of the research are based on more than 12,000 recommendations from over 6,000 lawyers, clients and colleagues. In total, 101 law firms were recognised across 17 categories as part of The Straits Times and Statista research
Germany
At its Partners’ meeting held on November 13, law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek elected a new management team. In addition to various internal committees, the management team is newly elected every three years. After almost 12 years in management, Dr. Hans Gummert, responsible for Finance, did not seek reelection. “I would like to express my special thanks to Dr. Gummert for his many years of positive collaboration in an atmosphere of mutual trust in management,” said Dr. Andreas Urban
Germany
A team led by Dr. Rainer Herschlein and Dr. Emanuel Teichmann legally advised the shareholders of AMPAREX, market leader in software for audiologists, on the sale of all their shares to Berlin-based investment firm FLEX Capital. AMPAREX will merge with IPRO, market leader in software for opticians, into a software group for “other service providers” in the healthcare sector so that the customers of the two software companies will benefit from each other’s strengths in the future
Germany
A team led by Dr. Bodo Dehne and Marcel Maybaum, supported by Dr. Katharina Prasuhn, provided comprehensive legal advice to the shareholders of the Evora IT Solutions Group on the sale of a majority stake to Allgeier SE and acted as lead counsel for the transaction. The purchase price is in the lower three-digit million Euro range. The sale was made out of a structured and competitive bidding process. The four founders will continue to hold a 40 percent stake in the group as entrepreneurs
Germany
With a team led by capital markets lawyer and Partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised Enapter AG on a capital increase. The full placement of the capital increase will generate gross proceeds of about EUR 30 million for the company. At an offer price of EUR 23 per share, 1,304,347 new shares were issued
Germany
A team led by Dr. Pär Johansson and Dr. Philipp Jansen, both Partners at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised investment firm Odewald KMU II on its acquisition of Akademie für Kindergarten, Kita und Hort GmbH and Akademie der deutschen Wirtschaft GmbH. Akademie für Kindergarten, Kita und Hort GmbH and Akademie der deutschen Wirtschaft GmbH operate several learning academies that focus on professional development in different segments
Bermuda
The awards, which will take place virtually on Wednesday 1 December, look to celebrate the very best of the legal industry across 24 categories, including regional accolades and prizes celebrating standout performance in a range of practice areas. Winners will be decided by a panel of independent judges, which includes managing partners of international law firms and in-house lawyers of multinational companies
Bermuda
Among those recognised, Ben Morgan, partner and head of the funds group in Guernsey, remains the only Guernsey-based lawyer to be recognised as one of six Global Elite Thought Leaders for the offshore region. Global Elite Thought Leaders are chosen based on the number of nominations they received from peers, corporate counsel and other market sources during Who's Who Legal's research