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Bradley attorney Lindsey Boney was quoted in WBRC FOX6 on calls for a Jefferson County court to throw out the conviction of Toforest Johnson, an Alabama man facing the death penalty. Johnson has always maintained that he is innocent of the 1995 murder of William G. Hardy, a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy ...

Bradley attorney Lindsey Boney was quoted by WBRC FOX6 on calls for a Jefferson County court to throw out the conviction of Toforest Johnson, an Alabama man facing the death penalty. Johnson has always maintained that he is innocent of the 1995 murder of William G. Hardy, a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy ...

On March 8, 2021, well-known legal directory LEGALBAND named Han Kun partner Ge Yin as one of its "Client Choice: Top 15 Female Lawyers". Ms. Ge obtained master's degrees in law successively from Wuhan University and Cornell University and is a member of the PRC and New York State bars. She previously practiced for many years with two British "Magic Circle" law firms. As a well-known legal expert in the field of cross-border asset management and financial services, Ms ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that partners Tripp Haston and Richard A. Sayles have been named as among the world’s leading litigation attorneys in the 2020 edition of Who’s Who Legal: Litigation. Of nearly 900 lawyers recognized worldwide, Mr. Haston is the only Alabama attorney and Mr. Sayles is the only Texas attorney featured in the 2020 edition ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced that Jane E. Bockus, San Antonio-based member in the firm’s Litigation Department, was inducted as a Fellow into the American College of Trial Lawyers during an online Induction Ceremony for the College’s 2021 Spring Meeting. The American College of Trial Lawyers is one of the premier legal associations in North America. Founded in 1950, the College is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico ...

UK law firm Shoosmiths has today announced its brand-new offering Shoosmiths8 Connected Services, which will provide non-legal products to its clients, complementing the firm’s existing services. Building on the ‘New How’ initiative the firm launched in 2020, Shoosmiths8 Connected Services has been developed to help clients thrive by working smarter, faster and better in an increasingly complex world, where the pace and magnitude of change has never been greater ...

KAP Donates Necessities and Monetary Support to Foundation for Child Care in the Slums On the occasion of Children's Day celebration on 9th January in Thailand and WOW (World Orphan Week) celebrated globally on 1st - 7th of March to support the physical and mental development of less privileged children and to help children in the slums of Bangkok improve their health and happiness, our team took part in the firm's various activities to raise funds to purchase necessary supplies for the child

The KŠB team led by partner Drahomír Tomašuk and lawyer Ján Béreš assisted the Solite holding in another acquisition this year. Solitea has acquired 100% of the Czech-Slovak group D3Soft, which has been specializing in its own development and implementation of a CRM system and energy solutions for medium and large companies for almost 20 years. KŠB's assistance consisted mainly in performing a due diligence and in negotiating acquisition and post-acquisition agreements ...

This year, International Women’s Day has a different feel than it has in years prior, as we’re all more connected digitally yet farther apart while we maintain our six feet—or more—of distance. Legal practice, especially litigation, has long been male-dominated, with women slowly rising through the ranks to join men in the courtroom and leadership positions ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (March 8, 2021) – Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt P.C. announced today that Rebecca Boyette, Amanda Loupin-Bartlett and Jonathan Ward have been named shareholders at the firm. These attorneys collectively practice across Schwabe’s Healthcare and Life Sciences; Natural Resources; Manufacturing, Distribution and Retail; and Technology industry group focus areas ...

Asters is the first Ukrainian law firm to sign the Declaration for Gender Equality and Prevention of Domestic Violence. The initiative is implemented in Ukraine by UNFPA (the United Nations Population Fund) and the Center for Corporate Social Responsibility Development ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that T. Sky Woodward has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Helping Up Mission in Baltimore. The Helping Up Mission is a non-denominational, faith-based recovery center for men and women fighting homelessness, poverty, and addiction. Bradley attorneys have provided pro bono legal services to residents of the Helping Up Mission since 2013 ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced that Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., Member James (Jimmy) Azadian has been appointed to co-lead the firm’s national Appellate Appellate and Complex Motion Practice. Azadian joins Jill Wheaton as co-leader of the group. Azadian is one of the most prominent appellate lawyers in the country. Azadian’s practice focuses on complex federal and state court litigation, raising cutting-edge and core business and constitutional issues ...

March 2, 2021.  Buchalter’s Products Liability team represented our client, Hyundai Motor America, in a trial victory obtained in Orange County Superior Court.  Plaintiff brought suit against Hyundai claiming that the subject 2016 Hyundai Accent was defectively designed and manufactured.  Plaintiff sought an award of $15.4 million against Hyundai.  The jury returned a complete defense verdict following a 10-day trial ...

For the eight year in a row, Morgan & Morgan has received the “Leading Lights” recognition in Latin America for the firm´s Pro Bono program. In Panama, only Morgan & Morgan achieved this status, sharing honors with other high-caliber firms across the region. This distinction is granted annually by Latin Lawyer, who, together with the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice, investigates the institutionalization of the practice within the firms and the participation of their lawyers ...

A team led by Michael Neises, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Frankfurt office, advised Shareholder Value Beteiligungen AG and the foundation Share Value Stiftung on the mandatory takeover offer and the delisting offer to SMT Scharf AG’s shareholders. Frankfurt-based Shareholder Value Beteiligungen AG (ISIN: DE000A168205) is a company listed on Frankfurt Stock Exchange’s Open Market that specializes in value investing for its own account in SMEs in German-speaking countries ...

A team led by Stuttgart-based partner Dr. Peter Ladwig comprehensively advised the shareholders of OMIKRON Data Quality GmbH (in the market also known as “FACT-Finder”) on the sale of all of their shares to investment company GENUI and supported the client during the transaction ...

Business law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek recorded revenue of EUR 189.9 million in fiscal 2020, just EUR 4.8 million below last year’s high level. With 2019 revenue amounting to EUR 194.7 million, the decline is therefore 2.5 percent. “Considering an extraordinarily challenging year, the revenue decline of only a few percentage points – particularly coming from a very high level – is a sound result. In addition, we have managed to reduce costs and are enjoying a stable earnings situation ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (March 8, 2021) – Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt P.C. announced today that Rebecca Boyette, Amanda Loupin-Bartlett and Jonathan Ward have been named shareholders at the firm. These attorneys collectively practice across Schwabe’s Healthcare and Life Sciences; Natural Resources; Manufacturing, Distribution and Retail; and Technology industry group focus areas ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced that Jason T. Hanselman has been appointed to serve as Managing Member of the firm’s Lansing office. In his practice, Hanselman, a Lansing native, advises clients in highly-regulated fields, such as energy, elections, education, and health care ...

Dr. Jonathan Abela Fiorentino, a Senior Associate in the Litigation and ADR team at Mamo TCV Advocates, recently successfully completed the London School of Mediations' International Accredited Civil and Commercial Mediation Training Course and was certified as Accredited Mediator in civil and commercial matters.With this certification, Jonathan is now competent to accept instructions as an Accredited Mediator, both domestically and internationally ...

Bradley attorney James Bailey was quoted in Bloomberg Law on an expiring COVID-19-era measure that lets small businesses with up to $7.5 million in debt file Chapter 11 bankruptcy under a new, streamlined process. The debt cap, originally $2.7 million, was temporarily raised last year to allow struggling business owners to use bankruptcy measures to deal with the pandemic's economic fallout. The threshold is set to drop back to the original cap on March 27 unless lawmakers extend it ...

KŠB partners Dagmar Dubecká and Sylvie Sobolová are among the leading representatives of Czech and Slovak law in the ranking of the Top 100 women in the Czech and Slovak legal business. Dagmar succeeded in the category of Mergers and Acquisitions, Sylvie in the category of Intellectual Property. A unique ranking, which aims to point out key segments of law practice that cover leading lawyers or partners, was compiled for the first time, within the project #PRVNICH100LET ...

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 ...

NNDKP announced the 2021 class of promotions. * 1 lawyer enters NNDKP Partnership * 1 lawyer is promoted to the Managing Associate position and 3 lawyers are named Senior Associates * 9 practice areas of NNDKP (consultancy and litigation) and regional offices Timișoara and Cluj-Napoca where promotions were made * a total of 30 lawyers advance in their roles within NNDKP Roxana Abrașu (Employment & Labour) was promoted to Partner ...