California, USA
Buchalter is pleased to announce that Chief Executive Officer and President, Adam Bass, was recently appointed as a new member of World Services Group’s (“WSG”) North America Regional Council. The announcement was made at WSG’s Global Symposium & 2021 Annual Meeting. Mr. Bass will serve a two-year term
California, USA
November 09, 2021. Buchalter is pleased to welcome new additions to its San Diego office. Sanjay Bhandari joins as a Litigation Shareholder. Bryn Spradling also joins as a Shareholder in the Corporate and Health Care Practice Groups, and Gary Spradling joins the Firm’s Health Care Practice Group. Buchalter has seen tremendous growth in San Diego. Opening the office in 2018, the Firm added twelve attorneys in San Diego this year alone bringing its total in San Diego to thirty attorneys
Scotland
Louisa Knox, Partner in Shepherd and Wedderburn’s pensions team, has been appointed as a Non-Executive Board Director of Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE), the industry body for financial and professional services in Scotland
Bulgaria
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
Germany
Effective December 1, 2021, a tax team will join the Frankfurt office of business law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek. Coming from BAM Corporate Services GmbH, Jörg Michelsen (49) will work as Equity Partner. He is accompanied by Sebastian Eibich, lawyer and tax advisor, as Senior Associate, Rolando Casonato, business school graduate, and Olga Arndt, business school graduate, as Senior Tax Specialists, all from BAM Corporate Services GmbH
Germany
A Heuking team led by Benedikt Raisch advised FairCap on the acquisition of two plants from BARTEC group operating in safety-related electrical engineering for underground mining and industry. The acquired sites previously formed BARTEC group’s “Mining” division. The plants in Menden (Sauerland, asset deal) and Tychy (Poland, share deal) are active in the development and production, trade, and servicing of electrical safety switchgear and in machining technology
Germany
The Volker Hinz (1947 - 2019) photo archive comprises some 1.3 million photographs. Dr. Stefan Duhnkrack, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Hamburg office, represented and legally advised the photographer’s estate on the sale of the collection to the Bavarian State Library. The library is using this testimony to Germany’s photography to further expand its largest public picture archive in Germany
Germany
With a team led by Dr. Oliver Böttcher and Kristina Schneider from its Cologne office, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised Compleo Charging Solutions AG on the acquisition of E.ON subsidiary innogy eMobility Solutions GmbH (“ieMS”). The acquisition of ieMS, negotiated since July, will create one of the leading full-service providers for charging technology in Europe at the Dortmund site
Germany
Heuking Salaried Partner Christoph Prochnau and Katharina Waszczynski from Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Hamburg office comprehensively advised HelloBetter on its Series A funding round. The investment volume of the Series A funding round amounts to EUR 6 million. The HelloBetter team attracted HealthCap, Expon Capital, and Sparrow Ventures as new investors. Hevella Capital, lead investor of the seed funding round, also joined the funding round
Germany
A team led by Dr. Thorsten Kuthe legally advised Munich-based security company sdm SE on its IPO. 336,060 shares were placed at a unit price of EUR 3.50 per share. Gross issue proceeds from the shares, all from a capital increase, amount to EUR 1,176,210. sdm intends to use the capital from the IPO to implement its M&A strategy and to accelerate its growth. The shares are expected to be listed on Düsseldorf Stock Exchange as of November 3, 2021. sdm is also aiming for a Xetra listing
Bermuda
The initiative, which began in June this year, has already supported Jersey charities Brighter Futures and La Passerelle, and aims to provide a safe space for people to engage with the arts, express themselves and build confidence. It sees ArtHouse Jersey look to match an artist's unique skill set to the particular needs of the partner charity, creating a bespoke artistic experience for all involved
Alabama, USA
Bradley counsel Carol Van Cleef was quoted in a Money Laundering article on stablecoin regulations. Recently, national banking regulators called on lawmakers to restrict the issuance of stablecoins to federally supervised institutions to help mitigate prudential and financial crime-related risks
Alabama, USA
Bradley partner Henry Su was quoted in Business Insider discussing notable cases involving the Robinson-Patman Act. While there are exceptions, in simple terms, the Robinson-Patman Act says manufacturers must charge retailers the same prices when selling identical products at the same time in the same geographic area
Alabama, USA
Bradley partner Mike Gordon was quoted in American Banker about efforts from Rohit Chopra, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) new director, to lay the groundwork for regulatory oversight of large technology companies. Chopra made waves just days after being sworn in by publicly demanding that Amazon, Apple, Alphabet’s Google, Facebook, PayPal and Square turn over reams of information about their payments, products, and practices
California, USA
Buchalter is pleased to announce that Philip Nulud completed his term as President of the Loyola Law School Alumni Association Board of Governors. The Loyola Law School Alumni Association has over 18,000 members, with alumni spanning 50 states and 31 countries. Mr
Bermuda
The acquisition, which is expected to close before the end of the year subject to regulatory approvals, will see 7RIDGE help drive the organic growth of Trading Technologies and help the Chicago-based technology provider with future strategic acquisitions moving forward
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that the firm has been named the “Law Firm of the Year” in the area of Construction Law in the 2022 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms." Only one firm per legal practice receives this designation, making it particularly significant. Bradley was named “Law Firm of the Year” for Construction Law in the 2020 and 2018 editions as well
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that the 2022 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" has awarded the firm four Tier 1 national rankings in the practice areas of Construction Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation – Construction, and Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants. The firm also earned 156 Tier 1 metropolitan rankings across all 10 of its offices
California, USA
Buchalter is proud to announce it has been nationally ranked in 9 practice areas and regionally ranked in 50 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
Portugal
PLMJ advised the listed German utility company RWE AG, one of the European leaders in the renewable energy industry, on the sale of several hydroelectric and wind power assets in Portugal to KELAG-Kärtner Elektrizitäts-AG. This transaction was part of a long process of disinvestment by RWE in various European jurisdictions (including France and Spain) via a share deal, in which PLMJ advised in close cooperation with Clifford Chance (Düsseldorf)
China
On November 4, 2021, LEGALBAND, a well-known legal directory, published its Top 15 National Defense and Military Industry Lawyers 2021. Han Kun lawyer Ms. Yipu Li was named in the ranking. Reasons for selection: Ms. Li has long-term and extensive experience in the field of national defense and military industry. She continuously expands the scope of her services and deepens her expertise in different fields in this area
California, USA
November 3, 2021. Buchalter is pleased to announce it has signed a lease to occupy the 15th floor in Fox Tower in downtown Portland. With fifty attorneys and support staff, Buchalter will be moving into 17,000 square feet of the downtown Portland skyscraper by April 1, 2022
Alabama, USA
Bradley attorney Tiffany Graves was quoted in Law360 on the importance of pro bono work.
“It absolutely matters to this generation, coming out of law school,” said Graves.
Graves recalls a young woman recently starting off her job interview by making clear pro bono was important to her.
“What I want to hear from you is: What sort of opportunities can I expect?” the candidate asked
Russia
On October 14th, Dina Kravchenko, Associate of ALRUD Regulatory Practice, spoke at the webinar 'Food & Beverage Advertising Regulation in Europe, the Middle East & Africa'.
Experts from Russia, Turkey, Portugal, Poland and South Africa discussed topical issues of regulation of food and beverage advertising and the impact of the regulation on the marketing of this category of goods. The webinar scrutinized recent precedents and legislative developments
Oregon, USA
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C., Oregon’s largest litigation firm, is proud to announce that Anne Talcott, Shareholder and firm Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry Group Leader, has been elected as Second Vice President of DRI (the Defense Research Institute). DRI is the leading international organization of civil defense attorneys and in-house counsel defending the interests of businesses across all industry groups in civil litigation