Press Releases

<p>Deacons’ Partner and Co-head of Corporate Finance Group Ronny Chow has been appointed as a member of the Listing Review Committee of the Main Board and GEM of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.</p> <p>Ronny was nominated by the Listing Nominating Committee before the Board of the Exchange made the appointments (click <a href="https://www.hkex.com ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that David Vance Lucas, a partner in the firm’s Huntsville office, has been named the North America Leader for the World Services Group (WSG) Trade and Investment Practice Group. The WSG is a global network of elite global practice firms comprised of more than 23,000 members in more than 150 jurisdictions throughout the United States and Canada ...

With a team led by Dr. Hermann Ali Hinderer, Partner at its Stuttgart office, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek legally advised PROSE group comprehensively on the sale of its Testing division, based in Germany and Switzerland, to TÜV SÜD. The carve-out will allow PROSE group to focus on and further expand its core engineering and consulting business. With TÜV SÜD as buyer, customers will also be enjoying synergies to obtain comprehensive testing of rail vehicles from a single source ...

Buenos Aires, June 13th, 2021. On May 24th, 2021, WeWork, a leading real estate company dedicated to flexible workspaces rental, and SoftBank Latin America Fund, signed a joint venture agreement for operations in Latin America. Beccar Varela advised SoftBank on all legal matters regarding corporate law, real estate, and tax involved in implementing this strategic alliance in Argentina. Founded in 2010, WeWork offers flexible and customized workspaces ...

Bradley partner John Rodgers was quoted in SHRM on when employers should inform supervisors on vaccine status information. Although questioning employees about whether they have been vaccinated is best left to HR, a supervisor may ask employees if they have been vaccinated, as this is not a disability-related inquiry. If a worker has not been vaccinated, a supervisor may not ask why or whether the worker plans to get vaccinated in the future ...

Bradley counsel Kyra Howell was quoted in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News about COVID-19’s impact on partnerships between real estate owners and skilled nursing facilities. Due to the pandemic, integrated care environments may become the new norm. “Several in the long-term care industry believe that smaller SNFs with private rooms are the way of the future,” Howell explained in an op-ed for Reuters ...

Bradley attorney Bruce P. Ely was featured in an ABC 33/40 interview discussing COVID-19’s impact on occupational tax. Due to remote work during the pandemic, many are questioning whether they will be refunded tax charges deducted from employer paychecks. Cities charging occupational taxes include Birmingham, Bessemer, Gadsden, Irondale and Leeds ...

July 12, 2021 Buchalter is pleased to announce Shareholders Mark T. Cramer and Andrew H. Selesnick have been named “Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Lawyers” by The Los Angeles Business Journal. In this special section, the Los Angeles Business Journal has gathered some of the very best litigators and trial attorneys in the region. Mark T ...

ALRUD Banking & Finance experts prepared a chapter on Acquisition Finance in Russia for Chambers Global Practice Guides – Acquisition Finance. Ekaterina Boeva, Associate, Sergey Artemyev, Senior Associate and Kirill Mikhailov, Junior Attorney, under the guidance of Alexander Rymko, Partner and Head of ALRUD Banking and Finance practice, considered a wide range of issues related to the Acquisition finance in Russia ...

Each year Super Lawyers recognizes outstanding attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition. In Washington, no more than five percent of attorneys receive the Super Lawyers list distinction. The Rising Stars list features top-up-and-coming attorneys who must be 40 years or younger or in practice for 10 years or less. Just 2.5 percent of the state’s attorneys receive designation to the Rising Stars list ...

Bradley counsel Kyra Howell was quoted in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News about COVID-19’s impact on partnerships between real estate owners and skilled nursing facilities. Due to the pandemic, integrated care environments may become the new norm. “Several in the long-term care industry believe that smaller SNFs with private rooms are the way of the future,” Howell explained in an op-ed for Reuters ...

Bradley counsel Kyra Howell was quoted in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News about COVID-19’s impact on partnerships between real estate owners and skilled nursing facilities. Due to the pandemic, integrated care environments may become the new norm. “Several in the long-term care industry believe that smaller SNFs with private rooms are the way of the future,” Howell explained in an op-ed for Reuters ...

On June 25th, Sergey Milanov, ALRUD Of Counsel, Co-Head of the Asia-Pacific Desk, made a speech at the Meeting of the “Russian-Japanese Business Club”. This was organized by the Trade Representatives of the Russian Federation in Japan ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Rachel M. LaBruyere and Lissette Payne, attorneys in the firm’s Charlotte office, have earned the Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E) credential in Europe through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). The firm now has 10 members of its Cybersecurity and Privacy team with ANSI Certifications in Privacy (CIPT, CIPP/US and CIPP/E) ...

Kudun and Partners recently partnered with TrustLaw, Thomson Reuters Foundation’s global pro bono legal program, to provide pro bono assistance to a social enterprise that provides training, coaching and mentoring to local and international companies, governmental bodies, and non-profit organizations (NGOs) ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that it will join more than 160 large law firms from the U.S. and Canada in participating in Diversity Lab’s Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certification process launching July 15, 2021. Dykema is among 48 other new firms, which represents a 90% growth rate for the certification process ...

SEATTLE (July 8, 2021) – Today, the Supreme Court of the State of Washington affirmed the trial court’s decision that Conway Construction Co. (Conway) was not in default when the City of Puyallup terminated its contract. It upheld the trial court’s decision to convert the termination into one for convenience ...

Laura Abbott has joined Shoosmiths to lead the firm’s Disputed Wills and Trusts team in Birmingham, bringing with her considerable expertise in claims using the Inheritance Act, disputes in relation to wills and trusts, claims against Executors and Trustees, proprietary estoppel and statutory wills. Working alongside Kelly Carr, who joined Shoosmiths in August 2020, Laura’s arrival means the national law firm now has a dedicated team based in and covering Birmingham and the Midlands ...

July 08, 2021.  Buchalter is pleased to welcome Marlene Williams, Shareholder in San Francisco and newest member of the Intellectual Property practice group. Her practice focuses on helping clients maximize the value of their brands and copyrights while avoiding risks connected with developing new brands and creative works. She collaborates with clients to strategically build trademark and copyright assets and protect the value of those assets as efficiently as possible ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Stephanie G. Gaston, a partner in the firm’s Houston office, has been elected as a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. Founded in 1965, the Texas Bar Foundation is the largest charitably funded bar foundation in the country and is dedicated to assisting the public and improving the profession of law. Fellows are elected based on outstanding professional achievements and a demonstrated commitment to the improvement of the justice system throughout Texas ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that J. Michael Wilson has joined the Charlotte office as a partner in the firm’s Tax and Trusts and Estates practice groups. The addition of Mr. Wilson highlights the firm’s strategic growth of its transactional practices in Charlotte specifically, as well as throughout its geographic footprint. He joins the firm from McGuireWoods. “We are excited to welcome Mike to Bradley,” said Bradley Charlotte Office Managing Partner Christopher C ...

State-run energy firms GAIL and NTPC Ltd. (“NTPC”) swapped their respective shares in Ratnagiri Gas and Power (RGPPL) and, effectively increasing GAIL’s shareholding in KLL to 84% while NTPC’s ownership in the 1,967 mega-watt (MW) gas-based power plant rose to 86.5% ...

A team led by Dr. Rainer Herschlein, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised private investors from the family shareholders of Rübezahl-Riegelein group on the acquisition of a majority stake in confectionery manufacturer Eichetti. Both parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. Eichetti is a confectionery manufacturer based in the Franconian town of Werneck (Schweinfurt district) that is primarily known for its ice cream confectionery specialties and fizzy drinks ...

With a team led by Hamburg-based Partner Dr. Stefan Duhnkrack, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek provided legal advice to funds advised by PREMIUM Equity Partners GmbH on the acquisition of heinekingmedia GmbH. As part of a succession solution for the previous founders and MADSACK Mediengruppe, PREMIUM acquires heinekingmedia jointly with KEMPEN Private Markets Fund, Amsterdam. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price ...

Head of ENSafrica’s IP department Gaelyn Scott is one of only three women in South Africa to have been included in Managing IP’s IP STARS Top 250 Women in IP for 2021/22. The publication recognises senior female IP practitioners in private practice from over 30 jurisdictions who have performed exceptionally for their clients and firms in the past year. Gaelyn is consistently recognised as one of the top trade mark litigators in South Africa ...