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Buchalter is please to announce that Daniel Larsen has been elected as Vice Chair of Lexwork Americas, which is a subgroup within Lexwork International. Mr. Larsen has been the firm representative and Board member since 2009. Lexwork International is a unified group that has maximized revenue and relationship opportunities by the regular meetings of two geographic subgroups, Lexwork Americas and Lexwork Europe and Asia. For more information, click here ...

Miami – November 13, 2025 – Greenspoon Marder is pleased to announce that it has secured its fourth cannabis dispensary entitlement in the City of Miami for client The Comras Company. This marks the latest success in a continuing series of entitlement approvals the firm has achieved on behalf of clients across the regulated cannabis and hospitality sectors ...

HOERBIGER has sold its reed valve business to Dutch industrial holding company Nimbus. The contract was signed on November 11, 2025; the transaction remains subject to customary regulatory approvals, including antitrust clearance. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price. A multi-office HEUKING team led by Partners Prof. Dr. Georg Streit, Dr. Ulrich Jork, and Dr. Marc Scheunemann legally advised HOERBIGER on the transaction. In-house at HOERBIGER, Group General Counsel Dr ...

On November 12, 2025, ALRUD experts held an informational webinar “Practical aspects of making export transactions with Russian importers” for Japan Association for Trade with Russia – ROTOBO ...

Of Counsel Gregory Diskant has been honored as the "Veteran" recipient of the Federal Bar Council's 2025 Thurgood Marshall Award for Exceptional Pro Bono Service, an award recognizing "lawyers who have gone above and beyond in making an extraordinary contribution in the area of pro bono service." Mr ...

On November 13, 2025, CNBC Investigations released a powerful documentary “RiskyRx,” highlighting the successful litigation Patterson Belknap brought on behalf of Gilead Sciences to stop health plans from illegally importing its medicines and putting thousands of patients at risk. The defendants had been ordered by the court to stop importing Gilead’s medicines ...

On November 13, 2025, IFLR1000 announced the winners of its China Awards 2025.  Han Kun won "Client Choice of the Year" and "M&A Team of the Year" awards at the event for its outstanding market performance and comprehensive strengths.The awards celebrate the most innovative deals and the best performing firms and lawyers in China across 2024 and highlight where firms performed exceptionally, both provincially and nationally ...

Han Kun Law Offices represented Shanghai Wankexin Biotechnology Partnership (Limited Partnership) ("Wankexin") in completing the acquisition of control of Kanghua Biological (300841.SZ) through agreement transfer and voting rights entrustment, pursuant to which Wankexin acquired an aggregate of 29.99% voting rights in Kanghua Biological, with a transaction consideration of RMB 1.851 billion.  Wankexin was established by Shanghai Shangshi Biomedical Management Consulting Co., Ltd ...

On November 12, 2025, Erfurt Labor Court prohibited trade union ver.di from striking at Sophien- und Hufeland-Klinikum gGmbH also in the main proceedings. ver.di demands that Sophien- und Hufeland-Klinikum gGmbH (Weimar) enter into a collective bargaining agreement. To enforce this, ver.di had called on the hospital’s employees to participate in several warning strikes in 2024 ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that the DRI Young Lawyers Committee has appointed six of the firm’s associates to subcommittee leadership roles ...

For the sixth time since 2018, Bradley's Construction Practice Group received the “Law Firm of the Year” award, earning recognition as the U.S. “Law Firm of the Year” for Litigation – Construction in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms. Bradley was previously named the “Law Firm of the Year” in Litigation – Construction in 2023 by Best Law Firms and also was honored for Construction Law in 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2025 ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Aron C. Beezley, co-leader of the firm’s nationally ranked Government Contracts Practice Group and a partner in the Washington, D.C. office, has been named a 2025 Law360 MVP of the Year winner in the Government Contracts category ...

Bradley attorney Christy Hancock was quoted in National Mortgage News discussing the significance of the changes in the Senate-approved budget-extender bill that includes the “Improvements to Partial Claim Program.” The VA’s version of the partial-claim program is a “one-and-done” model, meaning borrowers generally can receive only one partial claim except under special circumstances, such as a natural disaster ...

Bradley attorney Jack Harrington was quoted in a moneylaundering.com article about the tension between heavy-duty enforcement and banks’ desire for regulatory stability following FinCEN’s new tool targeting financial channels tied to the fentanyl supply chain. Banks around the world are bracing for heightened risk and scrutiny ...

Shoosmiths has advised on two significant transactions in the technology and industrial sectors, acting for the shareholders of both Trailight and DataLase Holdings.In the first transaction, Shoosmiths advised the shareholders of Trailight on its sale to Comply, the leading provider of compliance software, consulting, and education resources for financial services firms ...

Han Kun, as PRC legal counsel to the issuer, advised Meituan (Stock Code: 3690) on its CNY 7.08 billion offshore senior note and USD 2 billion offshore senior note offering, which is Meituan's largest offshore senior note offering to date.Meituan is China's leading platform in local commerce ...

Recently, Managing Intellectual Property (MIP), a well-known international intellectual property media, officially announced the winners for the "2025 Managing IP Asia-Pacific Awards" at the Awards Ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.  By virtue of its outstanding intellectual property services and excellent client reputation, Han Kun Law Offices won "IP Transactions & Advisory China Firm of the Year".Han Kun has won numerous MIP IP STARS awards in the past ...

Shoosmiths has advised TPG Real Estate and Gatehouse Living Group on the sale of Start Living, a 610-home single-family housing portfolio, to Lloyds Living.The law firm’s living sector specialists advised on the real estate, corporate, tax and intellectual property matters for the deal ...

Guernsey's new housing legislation An original version of this article was first published in Issue 18 of Guernsey Property and Construction magazine, November 2025. On 6 March 2025, the States of Guernsey approved new housing standards legislation, titled the Housing (Standards, Landlord Registration and HMO Licensing) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2025 ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that the Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2025 has listed the firm in Band 1 for Private Wealth Law in Alabama and five partners have been ranked. The firm has been ranked for the last nine years. The five partners ranked in the guide for 2025 are: Scott E. Adams (Birmingham) Nancy Williams Ball (Birmingham) Bradley W. Lard (Birmingham) Richard J ...

On November 4, 2025, Mondaq, a U.S.-based legal content aggregation platform, officially announced the winners of its 2025 Autumn Thought Leadership Awards (https://awards.mondaq.com/Home/Topics/16/10). Recognized for his outstanding professional performance in the field of Food, Drugs, Healthcare, and Life Sciences, Aaron Gu of Han Kun Law Offices has once again received the award following his 2023 recognition, ranking first in China in the same field this year ...

Buchalter is delighted to announce that Jeffrey Wolf has joined the firm’s Scottsdale office as a Shareholder and member of the Litigation and Franchise Law Practice groups. “Jeff is a nationally recognized franchise attorney and talented business litigator, and we are thrilled to welcome him to the firm,” said Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer of Buchalter ...

On November 7, 2025, CLESS unveiled its inaugural 2025 Award for Top Legal Practitioners in the Greater Bay Area.  Han Kun partner Rio Li has been named to the list.Mr. Li is a partner with Han Kun Law Offices LLP (Han Kun Hong Kong).  Mr. Li obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the China University of Political Science and Law.  He also holds a Juris Doctor degree and a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.Mr ...

Protecting Your Likeness From AI: What You Need to Know By: Roger Cheng Because some AI models scrape public data or feeds from social media, keeping a low profile is a good way to prevent your information or likeness from being ingested. When it comes to Sora, if you don’t want your likeness to be used, don’t upload your image and give it permission (that sounds obvious, but the lure of putting yourself in a wacky AI video has been difficult to resist for many —including me) ...

Buchalter is pleased to announce that the Firm has been recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers®, nationally in 19 practice areas and regionally in 46 practice areas. Firms included in the 2026 Best Law Firms® list are recognized for professional excellence with impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a ranking in Best Law Firms signifies high-quality legal practice and a depth of legal proficiency ...