Press Releases

Rome, April 22, 2021 - International law firm Gianni & Origoni announces the hire of new partner Stefano Mele who joins the Rome office with two associates. Stefano will lead a practice dedicated to Cybersecurity ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that nine attorneys in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office have been named Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers or Rising Stars for 2021. “We congratulate our accomplished D.C. attorneys who have been named as among the best in the region by Super Lawyers for their excellence and success in their practices,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters. Bradley attorneys honored by Washington, D.C ...

We are delighted to share that Kochhar & Co. (“Firm”) has been featured in FORBES India Legal Powerlist 2020 as India’s “Top Law firm” across several practice areas and Mr ...

Ellex continues to receive a series of significant achievements! The most recent one is being recognized as the Baltic-wide Law Firm of the Year 2021 at the Chambers Europe awards. The online ceremony was held on Thursday, April 22. This award acknowledges the significant work by the integrated team of more than 200 Ellex experts and affirms our industry-leading legal services across the Baltics ...

Ellex continues to receive a series of significant achievements! The most recent one is being recognized as the Baltic-wide Law Firm of the Year 2021 at the Chambers Europe awards. The online ceremony was held on Thursday, April 22. This award acknowledges the significant work by the integrated team of more than 200 Ellex experts and affirms our industry-leading legal services across the Baltics ...

Buenos Aires, April 27th, 2021. On April 22nd, Beccar Varela promoted Carolina Serra, Gustavo Papeschi and Pedro Silvestri to partner, in recognition of their talent and of the great contribution they have made to the firm in the areas of mergers & acquisitions, corporate law, banking, compliance, and real estate. Carolina Serra joined Beccar Varela in 2005. She has extensive experience in advising both national and international companies on corporate law and mergers and acquisitions ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of James M. Burns to its Business Litigation Practice Group as a Member in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Burns joins Dykema after practicing at Akerman LLP’s Washington, D.C., office. Burns has extensive experience handling health care antitrust matters and litigating antitrust and related claims in trial and appellate courts across the nation ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Brian O'Dell, a partner in the firm’s Birmingham office, has been accepted as a Fellow in the American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA). “We congratulate Brian on his acceptance as a Fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys,” said Bradley Birmingham Office Managing Partner Dawn Helms Sharff ...

Morgan & Morgan advised Banco Davivienda Salvadoreño, S.A. (the “Bank”), of Colombian Grupo Empresarial Bolívar, which also has operations in Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador and Miami, in a US$39,500,000.00 financing granted in favor of certain companies part of the Premium Restaurant Brands Group (the “Group”), as well as in the creation of security interests in favor of the Bank, to guarantee the financing ...

Han Kun has advised and acted as the PRC counsel to Futu Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: FUTU) in connection with its follow-on offering on the Nasdaq Global Market. Futu Holdings Limited is a leading online securities brokerage and wealth management platform ...

Bradley attorney Riley McDaniel was quoted in Law360 on the Eleventh Circuit's decision to revive a Gambian man's bid to remain in the U.S., rebuking the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) for misrepresenting how attorney misconduct skewed his removal proceedings.  In 2011, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security launched removal proceedings against Shiekh Nyang, who has lived in the U.S. since 1996 and has several family members here, including a wife and son ...

Bradley attorney Sarahanne Vaughan was quoted in SHRM on the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) renewed focus on wage and hour data, pay discrepancies, and hiring discrimination among federal contractors under the Biden administration ...

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) won the “Romania Law Firm of the Year” award at the Chambers Europe Awards gala, a hallmark event organized on April 22, 2021 by Chambers and Partners, one of the most prestigious directories dedicated to the legal services. This is the 5th time NNDKP has received this much-coveted award, within a 12-year time span since Chambers and Partners started awarding this distinction to Romanian law firms ...

Bradley attorney Travis Lloyd was selected for Bloomberg Law's "They've Got Next: Five Fresh Faces to Know in Healthcare and Life Sciences” series. The series spotlights five young lawyers across the country who are raising the bar in healthcare and life sciences law. Lloyd was recognized for steering Quorum Health's $1.3 billion financial restructuring plan in 2020. The following is an excerpt from the "They've Got Next" article highlighting Lloyd's success:  When Quorum Health Corp ...

London, April 22, 2021 - International law firm Gianni & Origoni was awarded "Law Firm of the Year" for Italy by Chambers and Partners, the most authoritative international legal directory on the market whose annual process is conducted by independent researchers culminating in a ranking of the top-tier law firms and identifying, on a country by country basis, the law firm that distinguishes itself for its outstanding work ...

In the latest digital infrastructure deal handled by its specialist team, national law firm Shoosmiths represented Gresham House in a multi-million-pound investment through its British Strategic Investment Fund (BSIF) in Borderlink Broadband Limited, a Scottish based broadband company. The BSIF is one of a range of funds from the specialist alternative asset manager which aims to build a portfolio through investing in sustainable, smaller mid-market UK housing and infrastructure projects ...

With Patricia Backhausen and Julia Haumer-Mörzinger, DORDA is expanding its core competences in the areas of M&A/Digital Industries and Real Estate & Construction. Vienna, 19 April 2021- By promoting two female lawyers to senior associates / attorneys at law, the Austrian law firm DORDA continues its successful path of focussing on sustainable development and continuously supporting female associates. Patricia Backhausen (29) joined DORDA's Corporate/M&A team in 2019 ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that Elisa Lintemuth, a member in the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group, has been appointed to serve as Managing Member of the firm’s Grand Rapids office. In her practice, Lintemuth regularly advises employers regarding their obligations under state and federal employment laws and is experienced in resolving disputes in both state and federal courts ...

Kudun and Partners represented a consortium consisting of Opes Callan Limited, Hatton Equity Partners (Thailand) and Japan South East Asia Finance Fund L.P., a private equity invested by Development Bank of Japan, on its acquisition (including project financing) of 100% stake in Microfiber Industries Limited for the total value of THB 1.85 billion (USD 58.6 million). The acquisition financing was partially funded by Japan Southeast Asia Finance Fund L.P. for this transaction ...

On April 21, Han Kun was recognized as a 2021 ALB Employer of Choice—the eighth time for the firm to receive the honor. ALB developed this list by surveying the opinions of employees of law firms that have offices in mainland China, asking employees to rate their firms in terms of career development prospects, opportunities for promotion to partner, degree of job satisfaction, etc., with a view toward recognizing the law firms that are most competitive in the legal talent market ...

Recently, Han Kun partner David Li was recognized as a 2021 ALB China Top 15 TMT Lawyer by Asian Legal Business (ALB). Mr. Li specializes in PE/VC, M&A and domestic and foreign capital markets. He has extensive experience in the PE/VC industry, and has represented numerous well-known foreign and domestic VC/PE funds in their investments in China. Mr ...

<p><strong>On April 21</strong>, ALRUD Law Firm held a webinar <span data-color='#ff351b'>"Mandatory pre-installation of Russian software: practical problems"</span>.</p> <p>On April 1, 2021, the law comes into force obliging to pre-install the pre-defined local software on devices sold in Russia, including smartphones, tablets, computers and Smart-TV ...

On April 15th 2021, ALRUD Law Firm conducted a webinar 'Russian Family in Monaco: To Save and Transfer”, jointly with Gordon S. Blair's law firm. The webinar was of considerable value to private clients who are the nationals of the Russian Federation, and have interests in Monaco, the representatives of Family Offices, representatives of Russian and foreign banks, and financial managers. Experts of ALRUD and Gordon S ...

Bradley is pleased to welcome law students Crystal Armstrong, Govin Kaggal and Gillian Mak to the 2021 1L LCLD Scholars Program. This program offers an opportunity for diverse first-year law students to work side by side with Bradley attorneys in the summer of 2021. Ms. Armstrong will complete her internship in Bradley's Birmingham office, Mr. Kaggal will be in the firm's Houston office, and Ms. Mak will be located in the Nashville office ...

April 20, 2021- Buchalter is pleased to announce David Elkanich joins the Firm as Chair of the newly launched Professional Responsibility Practice Group. He is a welcome addition to the Firm’s expanding Portland office, and also a member of the Litigation Practice Group. Elkanich focuses his practice primarily on legal ethics, risk management, and discipline defense ...