USA
Haynes and Boone represented the New York Philharmonic in connection with financing that will allow it to speed up the planned $550 million renovation of David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Partner Alex Grishman led the Haynes and Boone deal team representing the Philharmonic in the financing, with assistance from two of his colleagues in the firm’s New York office: Partner Daniel Lisk and Associate Eitan Stavsky
Alabama, USA
Bradley partner David Joffe was quoted in PlanAdvisor on the most common retirement plan testing mistakes. Retirement plan advisers can help their clients by understanding IRS plan testing and helping them avoid frequent mistakes.
“The most common mistake I see in plan administration testing is following the definition of compensation,” said Joffe
China
Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Angus Xie has joined the firm as a partner, further strengthening the firm's antitrust practice. He will mainly be based in the firm's Beijing office. Mr. Xie focuses his practice on antitrust and competition law. In his over ten years of practice, Mr. Xie has assisted a number of leading Chinese and international companies in merger filings, national security reviews, antitrust investigations, and compliance matters. Mr
Alabama, USA
Bradley attorney Mike Gordon was quoted in Bloomberg Government on the CFPB's increased focus on mortgages under Biden's leadership. The Bureau saw a 60% spike in COVID-19-related complaints last year, and while mortgages only came in fifth among industries in total complaint volume, the CFPB has promised more aggressive enforcement for the mortgage industry under the new administration
California, USA
Senior Counsel Anne Marie Ellis joins the Product Liability Advisory Council ("PLAC"), becoming a new Sustaining member. PLAC is trade association at the forefront of helping product manufacturers, retailers and suppliers stay abreast of legal and regulatory issues that affect their business both today, and in the future
Texas, USA
Haynes and Boone, LLP today released its spring roundup of data offering detailed insights into the state of the energy industry. The data includes the firm’s latest “Borrowing Base Redeterminations Survey,” which captures polling through early April of executives at oil and gas producers, oilfield services companies, financial institutions, private equity firms, and professional service providers to get their predictions about producers’ future borrowing capacity
Germany
Hamburg-based lawyers Dr. Volker Voth and Christoph Prochnau of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised Hanjo Runde in employment law and corporate law relating to the SieMatic’s General Manager upcoming move to HanseYachts AG as CEO. Runde, who joined SieMatic’s management team in December 2019, will fulfill his contract at SieMatic until the end of November. From December 2021, he will take up his work as CEO at HanseYachts AG in Greifswald, alongside Dr. Jens Gerhardt and Sven Göbel
Germany
With a team led by Alexander Weber, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised brutkasten GmbH on the acquisition of the VentureCapital Magazin business unit from GoingPublic Media AG. Since 2000, the VentureCapital Magazin platform (magazine, www.vc-magazin.de, Private Equity Flash newsletter) informs investors, entrepreneurs, and intermediaries about trends, transactions, and backgrounds around private equity, entrepreneurship, and technologies
British Virgin Islands
O’Neal Webster is pleased to be recognized by peers in the BVI financial services industry, receiving the 2020 Financial Services Award for exhibiting the “Best Corporate Social Responsibility.” Presented by BVI Finance, the elaborate virtual celebration, broadcast locally and on the BVI Finance Facebook page, was held on March 28, 2021 to honor all award recipients
England
Leading technology and fintech lawyer, Prakash Kerai (PK) has joined Shoosmiths’ London office as a commercial partner. Prakash KeraiOver the last fifteen years, Prakash has advised on technology and fintech arrangements at a top 30 UK law firm, becoming its head of fintech. Prakash – who joins the firm from DAC Beachcroft – has a wealth of technology and fintech experience
Alabama, USA
Bradley attorney Carol Van Cleef was quoted in CoinDesk on a West Virginia criminal code overhaul bill that was set to ban cryptocurrencies. The state legislature had been working on the bill for nearly a year to strengthen drug sentencing, expand homicide provisions, modernize anti-hacking statutes and establish a tiered system for misdemeanors and felonies
England
Shoosmiths has advised Five Arrows Principal Investments (Rothschild & Co) in concluding a definitive agreement for a newco funded by Astorg, a leading global private equity firm, to acquire a majority stake in the Opus 2 group. This deal is the fourth major transaction the Shoosmiths team has undertaken for Five Arrows Principal Investments in as many months. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed
China
Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to welcome to the firm Michelle Gon, Sophie Shi, and Jolie Yan and their team, who each possesses expertise and extensive experience in the practice areas of corporate compliance and governance, anti-corruption, anti-monopoly and anti-unfair competition, white-collar crime, and internal and external compliance investigations
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Carol R. Van Cleef, counsel in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, has been appointed as an independent director to the BTCS Board of Directors.
BTCS is an early entrant in the digital asset market and one of the first U.S. publicly traded companies focused on digital assets and blockchain technologies
Alabama, USA
Bradley attorney Mike Gordon was quoted in Law360 on the CFPB's proposal package that includes a temporary moratorium on new foreclosures through the end of 2021. The proposed moratorium comes in light of an expected surge in borrowers exiting pandemic-related forbearances this fall and would prohibit mortgage servicers from initiating foreclosure proceedings until after Dec. 31
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that eight attorneys in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office were named to the 2020 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll. Anna M. Lashley and Jessica L. Zurlo each received High Honors for performing 100 or more hours of pro bono service. In addition, Connor M. Blair, Lee-Ann C. Brown, Joshua Dhyani, Andrea J. Kotrosits, Patrick R
USA
Potter becomes sixth former federal prosecutor to join Firm’s White Collar Defense & Investigations Team Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP is pleased to announce that Lauren Schorr Potter, a former Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, has joined the Firm as a partner in the Litigation department. Ms. Potter will focus her practice on white collar defense and investigations and complex civil litigation. Prior to joining Patterson, Ms
Germany
In a landmark decision, the Federal Court of Justice removed the basis for most lawsuits filed by investors in closed-end funds. In a decision announced on March 26, 2021, the Federal Court of Justice held that founding shareholders were not liable under the general principles of culpa in contrahendo if they provided information with an incorrect, incomplete, or misleading prospectus prior to investors joining the fund
Germany
Effective April 1, 2021, Dr. Henrik Lay (44) will join Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek as Equity Partner. The lawyer and tax advisor will reinforce the transactional, but in particular the tax law practice in Hamburg. Henrik Lay joins Heuking from AHB (Arends Hofert Bergemann) Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater. Previously, he practiced at Watson Farley & Williams after having started his career at Latham & Watkins. Admitted as a lawyer and tax advisor, he is also a Certified Specialist Lawyer in Tax Law
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Kent Jones has joined the Charlotte office as a partner in the firm’s real estate and finance practices along with attorney Josh Stone.
“We are excited to welcome Kent and Josh to our Charlotte office,” said Bradley Charlotte Office Managing Partner Christopher C. Lam. “Kent brings decades of experience representing clients in all facets of commercial real estate development and finance
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Benchmark Litigation has named the firm its 2021 Tennessee Litigation Firm of the Year for the second consecutive year. The firm was honored March 31 during a virtual awards ceremony.
Bradley was one of three finalists for the award, which recognizes litigation firms in each state based on the significance of their representations. The firm also was a finalist for Litigation Firm of the Year in Alabama and Mississippi
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Martha Roby is joining the firm as a senior advisor in the Governmental Affairs and Economic Development practice groups.
“We are extremely pleased to welcome Martha as a senior advisor for governmental affairs and economic development,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan Skeeters
Michigan, USA
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that Lansing-based Member W. Alan Wilk has been appointed as Practice Group Leader of the firm’s Government Policy & Practice Group. Wilk steps into this leadership position already serving as Leader of Dykema’s Political Compliance Team and Co-Leader of the firm’s Public Retirement Team. In his practice, Wilk focuses on election, campaign finance and lobby law compliance matters
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that the firm has awarded its 2021 Diversity Scholarships to law students Gillian Mak from The George Washington University Law School and Jaime Weida from Mississippi College School of Law