Press Releases

7C Solarparken AG successfully concluded a capital increase with issue proceeds of some EUR 10.3 million. A team led by Dr. Thorsten Kuthe, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised 7C Solarparken on the capital increase. The issue proceeds from the capital increase are designed to contribute to financing of strategic 2020-2022 plan, which provides for portfolio growth. The capital increase was carried out by issuing 2,900,000 new shares in exclusion of shareholders’ subscription rights ...

A team led by Dr. Carsten Schrader, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised Allgemeine Südboden Grundbesitz AG on the sale of the projected office building “Neue Balan Haus 27” in Munich to Union Investment. Closing is scheduled for the beginning of March 2021. This is one of this year’s largest single transactions on the German office real estate market. Covering an area of some 8.5 hectares, a campus has been created on the site of the former Infineon headquarters at Balanstraße ...

A team led by Dr. Peter Christian Schmidt, Partner at the Hamburg office of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, legally advised the shareholders of Elanity Network Partner GmbH on the sale of Elanity to MCL IT GmbH, a portfolio company of One Equity Partners. Founded by Andreas Waltje and Peter Schröder in Hanover in 2000, full-service system house Elanity has 40 employees in Hanover, Hamburg, and Uelzen ...

Funds advised by Deutsche Invest Mittelstand acquired Sundwiger Messingwerk GmbH & Co. KG and The Miller Company from Diehl Stiftung & Co KG. A team led by Dr. Jörg aus der Fünten, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised Deutsche Invest Mittelstand on the cross-border carve-out transaction. Sundwiger Messingwerk GmbH & Co. KG and The Miller Company, Inc. are suppliers of strip made of special bronze and brass alloys such as sheet metal and wire ...

Osiander, the traditional Tübingen-based bookseller, and Thalia Mayersche, created in mid-2019 when Thalia and Mayersche Buchhandlung merged, are establishing a strategic partnership via a joint sales company. The new long-term partnership aims to strengthen the competitiveness of German booksellers in relation to multinational corporations by cooperating in the areas of IT, web store, and procurement ...

On October 26, the Executive Board of the Centro Brasileiro de Mediação e Arbitragem (CBMA) appointed our sports law special counsel Rodrigo Ortega Sánchez as an arbitrator, naming him to its sports arbitration list. Rodrigo said he was very excited about this appointment, “an extraordinary opportunity to continue strengthening my commitment to sports law and in particular to arbitration.” The CBMA is a consolidated chamber based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ...

Recently, Han Kun partner Charles Li was selected among IFLR Asia Best Lawyers 2020, published by International Financial Law Review (IFLR). The list is intended to recognize the top individual legal practitioners who have received the highest and most consistent praise from peers and clients ...

Panama, October 26, 2020. Morgan & Morgan acted as Panamanian counsel to Avianca Holdings, S.A., as Debtor; and Latin Airways Corp., Taca, S.A., AV International Investments, S.A., AV International Holdings S.A., AV International Holdco S.A., AV International Ventures S.A., AV TACA International Holdco, S.A., International Trade Marks Agency Inc. and Aviacorp Enterprises, S.A ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Todd Presnell, a partner in the firm’s Nashville office, has been selected by the Defense Research Institute (DRI) as the 2020 recipient of the Tom Segalla Excellence in Education Award, which honors a member of DRI whose contributions through legal scholarship exemplify the highest educational standards of DRI and further its mission of improving the skills of the defense lawyer ...

PLMJ has just signed the Mindful Business Charter, which is an international movement of organisations which together promote better working practices for mental health and well-being ...

<p>On October 20th, ALRUD Law Firm held a webinar “2020 Opportunities and Challenges: Legal Encyclopedia of Russian Life”.</p> <p>During the webinar, ALRUD experts introduced the main trends of modern legal Russian life, by considering the legal consequences of the current crisis due to the pandemic, and discussing the key points, in legislation and in practice, relating to various fields of law and industry ...

Han Kun Law Offices and its Hong Kong associated law firm, as PRC and Hong Kong legal advisors, represented First Service Holding Limited ("First Service", Stock Code: 2107) in connection with its initial public offering in Hong Kong and Regulation S offering of an aggregate of 250,000,000 ordinary shares (prior to the exercise of the over-allotment option). The ordinary shares of First Service are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that the firm has selected six members to serve on its Executive Board for a three-year term commencing on January 1, 2021. The firm will benefit from the diverse backgrounds and perspectives of the highly accomplished leaders appointed. Those appointed are listed below with brief bios and descriptions of their practices. Alison R. Ashmore – Dallas Alison Ashmore is a member in Dykema’s Litigation Department ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Avery Simmons, a partner in the firm’s Charlotte office, has been named a 2020 Leader in the Law by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly. “We congratulate Avery for being selected among the North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Leaders in the Law,” said Bradley Charlotte Office Managing Partner Chris Lam. “Avery is a leader at Bradley, and we are proud to see her contributions to the legal community recognized as among the top in the state ...

Bradley attorney Tom Trent was named to the Nashville Business Journal's 2020 "Power 100: Dealmakers," which recognizes the most influential people in the city’s business scene. The list includes prolific developers, executives and lobbyists that drive the biggest deals in town, whether it’s new projects, new initiatives or new city policies. Mr ...

UK law firm Shoosmiths is proud to have received excellent results in both the Legal 500 and Chambers UK legal directories this year. The firm achieved a tremendous result in the Legal 500 with 115 practice areas ranked, and 31 ‘Top Tier’ rankings, with 25 practice areas moving up a tier. Also 17 practice areas were newly ranked for the first time in the 2021 UK Guide, which launched in late September 2020 ...

LOS ANGELES, Calif., October 22, 2020. Buchalter is pleased to announce the formation of a new industry group exclusively focused on the exponentially-growing and ever-evolving agribusiness industry.  Over the past several decades, Buchalter’s agribusiness practice has expanded to the representation of some of the largest and most innovative players in the industry, now utilizing thirty lawyers across multiple practice groups ...

Buenos Aires, 21 October 2020. Beccar Varela presented its first Sustainability Report, detailing its strategy in this area, as well as results achieved to date. It is the first sustainability report presented by a law firm in Argentina and represents another step in the firm’s commitment to a sustainable way of doing business ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Abigail B. Harris, an attorney in the firm’s Birmingham office, is the recipient of the first-ever Jo-Ann Golden Humanitarian Award from the Southeast Region of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC). In addition, Mrs. Harris was installed as president of the Greater Birmingham chapter of NAWIC. The Jo-Ann Golden Humanitarian Award honors women who, like Mrs ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Kyle W. Robisch has been appointed to the Special Olympics Florida West Florida Leadership Council and the Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay Connections Board. The Special Olympics Florida West Florida Leadership Council seeks to spread and deepen Special Olympics’ impact across West Florida, from Naples all the way up to Crystal River, including Tampa and St. Petersburg ...

Bradley attorney Bruce Ely was quoted in the Birmingham Business Journal on a new Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR) rule that requires businesses to renew their licenses between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31 and every year thereafter to verify that the business is continuing to operate as the same entity type for which the existing license was issued ...

Bradley attorney Marc Ayers was quoted in Law360 on his client, a Sinclair Oil Corp., urging the Wyoming Supreme Court to permit the company to pursue attorney fees from Infrassure Ltd., and other insurers, in a dispute over coverage for a 2014 petroleum refinery fire ...

Finalists have recently been announced in the Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2020. Han Kun has been shortlisted as "PRC Law Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year" and three Han Kun-advised deals have been shortlisted for "Deals of the Year". They are: ■ PRC Law Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year ■ Equity Market Deal of the Year - DouYu's U.S. IPO ■ Equity Market Deal of the Year - JD ...

Han Kun Law Offices acted as PRC legal advisor to the sole sponsor in connection with the initial public offering and listing of China Nature Energy Technology Holdings Limited ("Nature Energy Technology", Stock Code: 1597) on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Nature Energy Technology is a wind power and pitch control system solution provider in the PRC. It primarily engages in R&D, integration, manufacture and sale of high-voltage pitch control systems for wind turbines ...

Han Kun partner Wu Lili was ranked among ALB China Top 15 Female Lawyers 2020, published by Asian Law Business (ALB) on October 20, 2020. The list is intended to recognize the most client-favored female lawyers from diverse practice fields in Mainland China, 15 finalists were chosen for their outstanding performance and good reputation. Ms ...