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A team led by Düsseldorf-based lawyer Dr. Andreas Urban comprehensively advised the Grotkamp family on the acquisition of all shares in FUNKE Mediengruppe on issues relating to corporate law, antitrust law, and finance law. The Grotkamp family line – Petra Grotkamp and her children Julia Becker, Nora Marx, and Niklas Wilcke – acquired all shares from the previous co-shareholders of the Schubries and Holthoff-Pförtner family lines, thus taking over FUNKE Mediengruppe in full ...

With a team led by Kristina Schneider, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek comprehensively advised PflegeButler group on its merger with Onesta group. Closing is subject to the approval of the antitrust authorities. With its workforce of just over 500, Onesta group currently offers services for 550 people in need of care at eight sites in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate. Onesta’s offering includes assisted living, outpatient care, daytime nursing care, inpatient care, and intensive care ...

Kudun and Partners represented BG Energy Solution Company Limited, an affiliate company of BG Container Glass Public Company Limited (BGC) and Bangkok Glass Public Company Limited on a 70% cross-border acquisition of existing shares in each My Son 1 Solar Power Joint Stock Company and My Son 2 Solar Power Joint Stock Company, with the approximate value of USD 26.3 million and USD 21.8 million, respectively, totaling USD 48.1 million for both companies ...

Leading UK law firm Shoosmiths has appointed a new partner to its real estate team, one of the largest multi-disciplinary practices in the UK.Daniel Halstead joins the Thames Valley office, bringing 20 years of experience and with particular expertise in development, investment and funding work, including acting for a number of student accommodation developers and operators ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (July 7, 2021) – Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. is excited to announce that Sara Sayles has joined the firm, adding considerable knowledge and experience in real estate law to Schwabe’s deep bench. “We are thrilled to welcome Sara to the Schwabe team ...

<p>On June 17th, the conference "Antimonopoly Law: To a New Level", organized by the pravo.ru. information portal was held. German Zakharov, ALRUD Partner of Competition/Antitrust Practice, and Ruslana Karimova, ALRUD Senior Associate of Competition/Antitrust Practice, participated in the event.</p> <p>German Zakharov led and moderated the session on the topic of coordination of deals of economic concentration ...

<p>From June 15 to 19, 2021 the annual <span data-color='#ff351b'>IPBA Virtual Conference</span> was held by the Inter-Pacific Bar Association. Traditionally, the conference brought together specialists from all over the world to discuss trends in the legal industry. The conference program included presentations, case reviews, and discussions that covered a wide range of issues in this area.</p> <p><a href="https://www.alrud ...

Delphi boosts its EU and competition team by recruiting Helene Andersson, Associate Professor and former Delphi lawyer, as Counsel to the firm. Helene specializes in EU and competition law, and has been conducting research, teaching, and publishing books within the field for the past ten years. Helene Andersson will return to Delphi on 17 January 2022. It will then be just over ten years since she worked as a lawyer at the firm ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Stevie Rushing, an associate in the firm’s Jackson office, has graduated as part of the 2020 class of the Mississippi Bar Leadership Forum. The Leadership Forum accepts no more than 20 lawyers each year to its program and seeks to serve the legal profession by equipping participants with the vision, knowledge, and skills necessary to serve as leaders in their profession and local communities ...

Han Kun, as PRC legal counsel to the issuer, has advised AiHuiShou International Co. Ltd. ("ATRenew") on its U.S. initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "RERE". ATRenew is the largest pre-owned consumer electronics transactions and services platform in China in terms of gross merchandise volume for electronics and number of devices transacted by merchants and consumers ...

Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) has recently published its 2021 global intellectual property rankings. Han Kun stands out in the rankings among domestic firms in China in "patent contentious", "trade mark contentious", and "patent prosecution". Besides these accolades, Han Kun partner Lili Wu was once again recognized as an "MIP IP Star" in 2021 and as a "Top 250 Women in IP" in the MIP global intellectual property individual awards ...

Irina Anyukhina, ALRUD Partner and Head of Labour and Employment Practice, and Margarita Egiazarova, ALRUD Senior Associate, have prepared a chapter on Russia for “Immigration and Global Mobility Update”, as part of the Ius Laboris alliance. In their review, the experts reported on the Russian government's decision to suspend air services with the UK, Turkey and Tanzania ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Giovanni P. Giarratana, an associate in the firm’s Tampa office, has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the Florida Bar’s Young Lawyers Division (YLD). He will serve a one-year term representing the 13th Circuit. “We are thrilled that Gio has taken on this role and are confident that his leadership abilities will benefit the Florida Bar,” said Bradley Tampa Office Managing Partner R. Craig Mayfield. Mr ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Jon Paul Hoelscher, a partner in the firm’s Houston office, has been elected to serve as a council member for the Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. He will serve a three-year term on the council. “Jon Paul is an exceptional construction attorney and a respected leader in the legal industry,” said Bradley Houston Office Managing Partner Ian P. Faria ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Roy D. Campbell III, a partner in the firm’s Jackson office, was honored with the 2021 Capital Area Bar Association (CABA) Professionalism Award. The CABA Professionalism Award is presented to an individual based on a lifetime of service to the profession and to the bar, demonstrating consistent adherence to professional standards of practice, encouraging respect for the law, and committing to public service. Mr ...

Shoosmiths has further strengthened its award-winning national family law team with the recruitment of Nicola Wilburn-Shaw who joins the firm as a partner with a remit to take the lead in growing the family law offering in Manchester.Previously a partner with the boutique Cheshire outfit, McAlister Family Law, Nicola has reputation for being a tenacious litigator whilst maintaining a compassionate and fair approach ...

A team from Shoosmiths led by VC team head Alastair Peet with specialists Helen Burnell, Ellie Lishman and Sharon Nicholls has advised a British artificial intelligence (AI) company on its largest investment to date.Faculty, which helps organisations from all sectors adopt AI into their business, works with many different clients including the UK government, the NHS, Network Rail, Red Bull and Virgin Media ...

Leading UK law firm Shoosmiths has advised national real estate fund manager Moorfield Group on the disposal of The Forge to Grainger plc for approximately £57 million.  The Forge is a Newcastle-based stabilised income producing Build-to-Rent asset, comprising 283 rental apartments and a ground floor commercial unit, and the disposal was transacted by way of corporate share sale ...

Dykema is proud to announce that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted the firm a 2020 Patent Pro Bono Achievement Certificate, which recognizes individuals and law firms that assist financially under-resourced inventors and small businesses seeking patents. Dykema is one of only 28 corporations to receive the 2020 certificate. Dykema is being recognized for contributing more than 80 hours of service to the LegalCORPS Inventor Assistance Program in 2020 ...

Delphi has boosted its partnership team by electing Polina Permyakova as a new partner. Polina is a member of the firm’s dispute resolution group and will join the partnership on 1 January 2022. She has extensive experience in representing private and state-owned companies and states before arbitral tribunals and courts and she also acts as an arbitrator. - I have great confidence in Polina as a new partner ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Junaid Odubeko, an attorney in the firm’s Nashville office, has earned the Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) credential in the United States through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). "We congratulate Junaid on earning the Certified Information Privacy Professional credential,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that 24 attorneys have joined the firm’s offices in Birmingham; Charlotte, N.C.; Houston, Tex.; Jackson, Miss.; Nashville, Tenn.; and Tampa, Fla.   “We are very excited to welcome so many talented attorneys to Bradley,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters ...

Yesterday, Schwabe and the Portland and Puget Sound Business Journals hosted PNW Predictions: Supply Chain Reimagined, a discussion about the effect of the pandemic on the supply chain, and predictions for the future. The panel was impressive, including Christopher Alldredge from Parr Lumber Company, Ryan Gavin from Convoy, Dr. Karthik Murali from Oregon State University, and Alex Strogen from the Port of Vancouver ...

As part of our CSR relief efforts, 400 food boxes have been donated by Kudun and Partners to people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangkok, Thailand through the “100,000 Food Boxes Project”. COVID19 continues to take a toll on human lives, severely disrupting the livelihood of the community in Thailand and the rest of the world ...

Han Kun Law Offices has served as PRC counsel to Angelalign Technology Inc. (Stock Code: 6699) in connection with its listing and public offering on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ...