Press Releases

EUREKA, Brigard Urrutia's innovation system, has been awarded with the Seal of Good Practices in Innovation by the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce and Icontec. This recognition is the result of the work of the team within the firm that is part of Eureka and a correct implementation of the culture of innovation, as it allows the firm to be at the forefront of best practices while strengthening the services offered to clients and the community ...

Dykema is proud to announce that Alexis Schostak, Bloomfield-Hills based member and Assistant Practice Group Leader of the firm’s Corporate Finance Practice Group, was recently honored as “All Star Advisor of the Year” by the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Detroit for its 6th Annual M&A All Star Awards. ACG Detroit hopes to host an in-person award celebration sometime later this year ...

The Asian Lawyer recently announced the finalists for the Asia Legal Awards 2021. The Asian Lawyer, in association with The American Lawyer, China Law & Practice and Legal Week, has held the Asia Legal Awards annually since 2014, with the intent to recognize the region's landmark deals, best-performing law firms and standout partners ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that seven of its Texas-based attorneys have been named 2021 Rising Stars by Super Lawyers Magazine. Additionally, Alison Ashmore was recognized on the “Up-and-Coming 100: 2021 Texas Rising Stars List," as well as the “Up-and-Coming 50: 2021 Women Texas Rising Stars List." The Rising Stars list is the result of an exhaustive, multi-phase selection process that mirrors the patented methodology used to assemble the Super Lawyers list ...

LEADING VC specialists at UK law firm Shoosmiths have advised cloud data integration platform Matillion on its $100m Series D funding round. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors Battery Ventures, Sapphire Ventures and Scale Venture Partners, as well as venture debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank’s U.K. branch. Matillion makes the world’s data useful with an easy-to-use, cloud-native data integration and transformation platform ...

March 23, 2021- Buchalter is pleased to announce the arrival of new Shareholder William J. (“Bill”) Keeler, Jr. Keeler joins in Portland as the newest addition to the Firm’s growing Tax & Estate Planning Practice Group. Licensed in California and Oregon, Bill has extensive experience representing families, individuals, and trustees in various estate and trust disputes anywhere on the West Coast ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that T. Sky Woodward has been appointed by Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr. to the Maryland State Board of Elections.  The mission of the Maryland State Board of Elections is to ensure compliance with the requirements of Maryland and federal election laws by all persons involved in the process ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that six attorneys across the firm’s Dallas and Houston offices have been named by Super Lawyers as Texas Rising Stars for 2021 for their work in a wide range of practice areas.  “Our Texas Rising Stars represent the skilled up-and-coming talent that Bradley is fortunate to have, and we’re proud of all these attorneys for their recognition by Super Lawyers,” said Bradley Houston Office Managing Partner Ian P. Faria ...

Mamo TCV was again recognized as one of Malta's top law firms in the 2021 guide for Europe published by the international legal directory, Chambers and Partners ...

KSB’s team, led by partner Petr Kasík and lawyer Jakub Porod, advised Heureka Group in the acquisition of a 100% stake in Dataweps, a Brno-based technology company engaged in product data analytics and e-shop automation. KSB’s primary role was to conduct due diligence and negotiate the acquisition agreements. The Heureka Group, which operates the Heureka price comparator, is active in eight other CEE countries and plans on further expansion ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that seven of the firm’s partners have been elected as Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). T. Michael Brown, William C. Byrd, Frank M. Caprio, E. Mabry Rogers, David Roth, Charles Stewart and T. Sky Woodward have been inducted into the global honor society ...

On March 22, 2021, Asian Legal Business (ALB) officially published its list of ALB China Top 15 M&A Lawyers. Han Kun partner David Tang was ranked among those on list due to his outstanding performance. Mr. Tang focuses his practice on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, general corporate and commercial affairs, foreign direct investment, and corporate compliance. Mr ...

Han Kun has advised Connect Biopharma Holdings Limited as its PRC legal advisor in connection with the company's U.S. initial public offering and listing on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "CNTB." Founded in 2012, Connect Biopharma is dedicated to clinical stage research and development of novel immunomodulators for the treatment of severe autoimmune diseases and inflammation ...

This year we also have three new individual lawyer rankings; Yannis Litinas (Shipping: Corporate/Commercial), Karin Fløistad (Competition Law) and Trond Erik Kvalsnes (Employment) ...

We are delighted and proud to announce that our firm has been top ranked in Cyprus for General Business Law by Chambers and Partners in the newly released Chambers Europe 2021 Guide. Congratulations to our co-managing partners Chryso Pitsilli-Dekatris and George Mountis, who are listed among the country’s leading lawyers for General Business Law and Dispute Resolution, respectively ...

ENSafrica is pleased to announce that the following practitioners in Ghana, Mauritius and South Africa have been promoted to Executive, bolstering our service offerings in these practice areas and jurisdictions: • Jacqui Kaufmann Shipping and Logistics CPT • Joseph Konadu Dispute Resolution ACC • Kathleen Taylor Banking and Finance CPT • Noma Modise Project Development and Project Finance JNB • Patricia Jane Mumuni Corporate Commercial ACC • Rakhee Dullabh Corporate

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP represented the underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered offering by WEC Energy Group, Inc. (WEC) of $600 million aggregate principal amount of 0.80% Senior Notes due March 15, 2024. The transaction closed on March 19, 2021 ...

Chilean investor eyes controlling stake in CAP after Mitsubishi sale Emily Darby Claro & Cía has helped Chilean asset management company Invercap acquire a minority interest in local iron ore producer CAP from Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi for US$108 million. Mitsubishi enlisted Carey to help reduce its minority stake in the mining group. The deal closed on 19 February ...

Chambers Europe, an influential annual review of the European legal market, recognizes in its 2021 guide 23 Asters' lawyers – the largest number in a single Ukrainian law firm. Asters is the only Ukrainian law firm recognized by the research in all surveyed practices. Asters' recognitions have been highlighted in the 2021 guide in the following way: Asters' Banking & Finance "market-leading team with a longstanding reputation" is ranked in the highest Band 1 ...

<h2>The worldwide-known international rating agency Chambers and Partners has published the result of the annual European rating of leading law firms – Chambers Europe 2021. ALRUD is presented in 8 areas of law:</h2> <p><a href="https://www.alrud.com/services/CompetitionAntitrust/" title="Competition / Antitrust">Competition / Antitrust</a> (Band 1), <a href="https://www.alrud ...

Bradley attorney Aron Beezley was selected to serve on Law360’s 2021 Government Contracts Editorial Board for the second consecutive year. Law360 publishes legal news and competitive intelligence newsletters covering dozens of practice areas, industries and geographic regions ...

In its latest yearbook "Chambers Europe 2021", the renowned British rating company Chambers and Partners recommends KSB in the following areas: Banking Compliance Tax Energy law M&A / Corporate law Capital Markets Labour law Competition Litigation Pavel Dejl maintains his position as one of the leading experts in the Czech Republic in two categories – litigation and competition ...

On March 18, Chambers & Partners released the results of its 2021 European research, a benchmark when it comes to recognizing the best law firms and legal practitioners in the region. Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) received strong recognition from clients and peers that reconfirmed its prime position on the Romanian business law market ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Christopher C. Lam, managing partner of the firm’s Charlotte office, has been named to lead continuing legal education (CLE) efforts for the International Association of Defense Counsel’s 2022 Annual Meeting, which will be held July 9-14, 2022, in Berlin, Germany. Within the IADC, Mr. Lam serves as chair of the Engagement and Retention Committee and is a past chair of the Business Litigation Committee ...

Thalia has acquired Lehmanns Media GmbH group from Lafayette Mittelstand Capital. Lehmanns Media, which is particularly operating in the B2B sector, is one of the largest and leading specialist information retailers with a broad range of specialized services for modern media procurement. Specialist information retailing and the B2B sector are gaining ever more strategic importance for Thalia ...