Press Releases

Bradley is pleased to announce that Charles E. Elder is part of the firm’s Nashville office as a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. “We are pleased to have Chad as part of our team in Nashville,” said Bradley Nashville Office Managing Partner Lela Hollabaugh. “Chad brings more than 20 years of experience – largely focused in the areas of antitrust and securities – to Bradley’s highly skilled bench of litigators ...

Asters is pleased to announce that Tetiana Tyshchenko is joining the firm as a Partner as of 7 August 2020 ...

The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, USA Today, Reuters, Bloomberg and a number of other publications recently featured Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers discussing the firm’s latest energy bankruptcy reports. Partners Charlie Beckham, Buddy Clark, Kraig Grahmann and Jeff Nichols were quoted in various articles ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Charles E. Elder is part of the firm’s Nashville office as a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. “We are pleased to have Chad as part of our team in Nashville,” said Bradley Nashville Office Managing Partner Lela Hollabaugh. “Chad brings more than 20 years of experience – largely focused in the areas of antitrust and securities – to Bradley’s highly skilled bench of litigators ...

Bradley was featured in Business Alabama for celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2020. The article highlighted Bradley's history and evolution from a Birmingham-based firm to a national law firm serving clients in a wide variety of industries. Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters describes these more recent years as an active balance between strategic growth and legacy culture ...

Morgan & Morgan is pleased to announce that, for the fifth consecutive year, the firm´s Private Wealth Law practice group earned top ranking (Band 1) in the 2020 Chambers Hight Net Worth Guide, a publication aimed at the international private wealth market and a key reference point of the world´s leading firms in terms of service excellence and reputation. “This is a big player in the Panamanian market, capable of dealing with complex tax matters ...

A Lost Summer for Law Students? Not For Aspiring Appellate Lawyers in NC and the OC July 14, 2020 By: Ross Todd "Across the country in California, the North Carolina program caught the attention of Haynes and Boone appellate co-chair Mary-Christine “M.C.” Sungaila, a member of the Orange County Bar Association Board of Directors and a member of its COVID-19 task force, which has been organizing two free webinars per week for members since mid-March ...

Congratulations to Mary-Christine "M.C." Sungaila for receiving the Women of Distinction Recognition from California Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris.  The recognition honors outstanding women whose service has made an impact in their community. M.C. Sungaila, who anchors Buchalter’s California appellate practice, has a long record of pro bono legal work and board service ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP Houston Partner Brent Shultz led a team representing Mizuho Bank, Ltd. as joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner in connection with a $3 billion, 364-day credit facility to Waste Management, Inc. Based in Houston, Waste Management is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management environmental services in North America, providing collection, transfer, disposal services, and recycling and resource recovery ...

Bradley attorney Chad Elder was quoted in AP News on Congress exposing "hot documents" provided by Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple in the July congressional antitrust hearings. The documents were sprinkled with language from company executives like “digital land grab,” “big video brains” and “kicking butt,” and were marked “highly confidential,” which grabbed attention ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Zachary P. Martin has joined the firm’s Birmingham office as an associate in the Litigation Practice Group. “We are excited to welcome Zach to the Birmingham office, and are proud to continue growing the firm with such talented attorneys during the current environment,” said Bradley Birmingham Office Managing Partner Dawn Helms Sharff. Mr ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Ms. Yang You has joined the firm as a partner. The addition of Ms. You will further boost the firm's dispute resolution practice. Ms. You focuses her practice mainly on asset management-related litigation/arbitration and compliance services, and has extensive experience in advising on legal issues involving real estate and general corporate matters, among others. Ms ...

Bradley attorney Trey Hill was quoted in the Birmingham Business Journal on the incentives for a $55 million student housing complex in Birmingham's Parkside District. Jefferson County Commission is set to consider an abatement of noneducational ad valorem taxes for the project – about $578,139 would be attributable to the county ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that seven of the firm’s partners have been selected to the 2020 Benchmark 40 & Under Hot List, which recognizes top young talent in litigation communities in the United States and Canada. “We are proud of these young, talented attorneys for their recognition on this year’s Benchmark 40 & Under Hot List,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters ...

Bradley partner Chad Elder was quoted in Law360 on the Big Tech companies that are still fending off attacks from lawmakers about their market dominance. The House Judiciary subcommittee recently held its sixth hearing examining the power of digital platforms Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. Although lawmakers hinted at novel enforcement actions or legislation that could eventually target the industry, experts say immediate change appears unlikely ...

Los Angeles, Calif., August 3 - Buchalter is pleased to announce that Mary-Christine “M.C.” Sungaila has joined the Firm as Chair of its Appellate practice. She will work out of the Orange County office. Sungaila was previously a Partner at Haynes & Boone. “I am delighted to welcome M.C. to Buchalter,” said Adam Bass, Buchalter President and Chief Executive Officer. “M.C. is an exceptional attorney ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP recently advised an Ecopetrol Group affiliate in the sale and disposition of an ethanol fuel plant located in the U.S. The sale was conducted in the form of a competitive bid process during the COVID -19 pandemic and multiple offers were considered. In a separate matter, Haynes and Boone recently advised the Ecopetrol affiliate in obtaining a consent judgment in a U.S. state court against a borrower in connection with an earlier seller financed transaction ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP and its Mexico City affiliate Haynes and Boone, SC have represented Toyota Motor North America and its Mexican affiliate Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Guanajuato in connection with the construction and development of its new automobile manufacturing plant in Apaseo El Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico. The Guanajuato plant is manufacturing Toyota Tacoma pick-up trucks ...

On July 28, 2020, global private equity fund Permira and Education First announced Permira's acquisition of a majority stake in Education First's children's business headquartered in Switzerland with operations in the PRC and Indonesia. Closing of the transaction is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions ...

State Grid gets triple financing to buy Sempra's Chilean assets Eloise Hardy Chile’s Carey has helped Chinese utilities company State Grid obtain three credit agreements worth a total of US$320 million to fund its acquisition of Sempra Energy’s Chilean assets. Baker McKenzie (Chile) helped HSBC grant one of the loans, worth US$70 million ...

Han Kun has advised and acted as the PRC counsel to Li Auto Inc. on its U.S. initial public offering and listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "LI". Li Auto Inc. is an innovator in China's new energy vehicle market, which designs, develops, manufactures, and sells premium smart electric sport utility vehicles in China ...

Bradley attorney Al? Dalton was named a finalist for the 2020 Nashville Emerging Leaders Awards (NELA) in the Legal Services industry category. The annual awards are presented by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and YP Nashville and recognize young professionals ages 21-40 across 14 industries for significant accomplishments in their chosen career fields, as well as their commitment and contribution to the community. Ms. Dalton was one of four finalists in the Legal Services category ...

Bradley partner Chad Elder was quoted in The Epoch Times on the recent congressional probes into tech giants Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook to decide if a change is needed in the country's antitrust laws, or even if the companies should be broken up because of their market power. Elder said that while it’s unclear if Congress will take any meaningful action, there does appear to be “considerable sentiment among both liberals and conservatives that something should be done ...

Bradley attorney Frederic Smith was quoted in the Birmingham Business Journal on why the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans are causing issues in M&A activity. Smith said PPP loans are already affecting M&A by delaying or even ending deals ...

Bradley attorney Judd Harwood was quoted in the Birmingham Business Journal on how the rapid growth of telemedicine will affect healthcare litigation. “A number of concerns about direct-to-consumer telemedicine services have been raised, all of which have the potential to result in malpractice litigation. So far, the concerns raised by industry experts have not been realized, as there are few legal opinions that specifically address telemedicine malpractice ...