USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Junaid Odubeko, a partner in the firm’s Nashville office, has been accepted to the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Litigation’s Diverse Leaders Academy (DLA).
“We congratulate Junaid on his new role with DLA,” said Bradley Director of Inclusion and Diversity George D. Medlock Jr
USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that six of the firm’s attorneys have been appointed to new leadership roles with the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Litigation for the 2020-2021 bar year, beginning Aug. 1.
The firm’s attorneys newly appointed as ABA Section of Litigation leaders are Dylan C. Black, Tiffany J. deGruy, Tiffany Graves, Robert Emmett Poundstone IV, Anne Marie Seibel, and Ethan T. Tidmore
USA
Bradley attorney Jennifer Hoover Clark was quoted in the Birmingham Business Journal on how employers can reduce the risk of coronavirus-related lawsuits
USA
Bradley attorney Jeff Allen was quoted in Bloomberg on musicians' demand that U.S. political parties take steps to prevent candidates from using music in ads and at events without permission.
Allen said that campaigns should make sure they’re clear on all accounts before using music, but most artists don’t actually litigate. “You can send a cease-and-desist letter, you can shout to the media and say ‘I don’t support it,’” Allen said
India
Giving formal colour to a long-standing professional relationship with Kochhar & Co., Ms. Reena Asthana Khair, along with a team of two associates, has recently joined the Delhi Office of the firm as a Senior Partner and Head of the International Trade &Indirect Tax practice.Arguably,One of India’s leading legal luminariesyin the highly specialized areas of International Trade,Defence and Indirect Taxation, Ms. Khair brings niche and unparalleled expertise to the firm
Germany
A team led by Dr. Jörg Schewe, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek in Hamburg, advised Danish recycling company Scanmetals A/S and its investor KIRK KAPITAL A/S on the acquisition of 85% of the shares in non-affiliated Scanmetals Deutschland GmbH. With the transaction, Scanmetals A/S is taking over a recycling plant in Germany, increasing its annual metal recovery volume from 30,000 to 45,000 tons
Germany
A team led by Stuttgart-based Partner Dr. Juliane Reichelt advised SEMODU Olympisches Dorf Entwicklungsgesellschaft 1 mbH on the sale of all shares in the three project companies “Olympisches Dorf B3”. The seller is a subsidiary of SEMODU AG. SEMODU had used the three project companies that were now sold to acquire various plots of land comprising an area of 17,700 square meters on the territory of the former Olympic Village near Berlin in 2019
USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Jay Bender, a partner in the firm’s Birmingham office, has been presented with the Alabama Commendation Medal from the Alabama Army National Guard for his work on drafting and helping to secure passage of the “Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019” (HAVEN Act; H.R. 2938).
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El Salvador
The General Directorate of Customs (DGA) will implement the Reliable Operator Program, with the objective of streamlining customs operations by simplifying and improving the use of new technologies, which is expected to bring economic benefits to users as a result of a reduction in the time taken to process customs operations
British Virgin Islands
O'Neal Webster advised The Bank of Nova Scotia, a leading bank in Canada and leading financial services provider in the Americas, on the sale of its British Virgin Islands operations to Republic Financial Holdings Limited
USA
Bradley Birmingham Office Managing Partner Dawn Helms Sharff was quoted in the Birmingham Business Journal on COVID-19's impact on the Magic City and its largest law firms.
Sharff said she thinks the food and beverage industry downtown has been hit the hardest as a result of law offices shutting down
USA
Bradley attorneys Jay Bender and Bill Norton were named to the 2020 edition of Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers. The inaugural list recognizes attorneys from small towns and senior advisors to up and coming stars at the country's top firms, all of whom bring remarkable skills in financing, structuring, litigating and creating a pathway forward. Honorees were selected through submissions, journalistic research and editorial vetting from a board of peers and clients
Russia
<p>On July 23, a joint webinar of <strong>ALRUD</strong> and <strong>Thomson Reuters</strong> <span data-color='#ff351b'>“Dialogue with business: search for effective solutions in a crisis”</span> was held
USA
Bradley is pleased to announce the publication of Online and On Point, our newest blog focusing on the rapidly changing landscape of data privacy regulations and its impact on businesses
USA
Bradley attorney Bruce Ely was quoted in Law360 on the Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers, which serves as the centralized filing and audit agency for remote sellers. While the state’s tax administration entity for remote sellers has made strides in simplifying a complicated state and local sales regime, some view the new system as out of compliance with the Wayfair standard
Panama
Morgan & Morgan represented Panamanian company Electron Investment, S.A. (the “Issuer”) in the public offering of corporate bonds for a sum of up to US$ 205,000,000 (the “Bonds”) in relation to Pando and Monte Lirio, two hydropower generating facilities that it owns and operates. For purposes of the public offering, Electron Investment, S.A
USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that nine of the firm’s partners have been named by Who’s Who Legal as among the world’s leading product liability defense practitioners. The Bradley attorneys listed in the Who’s Who Legal: Product Liability Defence 2020 are Lindsey C Boney IV, W. Wayne Drinkwater, James W. Gewin, William F. Goodman III, Tripp Haston, Lela Hollabaugh, Kim Bessiere Martin, Charles A. “Chuck” Stewart and R
USA
Bradley is pleased to announce the publication of Online and OnPoint, our newest blog focusing on the rapidly changing landscape of data privacy regulations and its impact on businesses
USA
Buying Distressed Assets: Should You Acquire the Property or Its Debt?
By: Les Shaver
"Manuel Fishman's phone has been ringing a lot lately.
Fishman, a shareholder at the Los Angeles-based law firm Buchalter, has represented real estate developers and owners in the acquisition, sale and financing of commercial properties for more than 35 years.
Now he's getting calls from people with money and one specific interest — distressed real estate
Canada
On July 7, 2020, Golo Mobile Inc., a company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange that specializes in eco-delivery in large business centres, announced the acquisition of Walter Innovations Inc., a building automation technology start-up that has created a solution to connect property managers and residents of condominiums and apartment buildings. A Lavery team composed of Étienne Brassard, Éric Lavallée and Jean-François Maurice represented the selling shareholders of Walter Innovations Inc
USA
Bradley attorney Dawn Helms Sharff was named to the BBJ's "Birmingham Power 60: The Magic City's Most Influential Executives." The annual feature highlights the dealmakers, powerbrokers and top executives that are shaping the Birmingham community, and have an impact that stretches far beyond their company or their industry.
The complete list of honorees was published in the Birmingham Business Journal on July 20, 2020
Germany
A team led by Dr. Thorsten Kuthe, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised venture capital investor German Startups Group (GSG) on its merger with SGT Capital Pte. Ltd, a global alternative investment and private equity asset manager. The merger is subject to the approval of German Startups Group’s annual general meeting that will be held on August 7, 2020. Upon conclusion of the merger, the merged company will be renamed SGT German Private Equity GmbH & Co. KGaA
Germany
A team led by Dr. Thorsten Kuthe, capital market expert at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek in Cologne, advised The Grounds Real Estate Development AG on the acquisition of 89.9% of the shares of Capstone Opportunities AG in return for the issue of new shares. As a result of the capital measure, the share capital of The Grounds will increase by EUR 2,700,000 to EUR 17,805,517. The new no-par value registered shares are entitled to dividends from January 1, 2020
Texas, USA
Haynes and Boone, LLP has selected Taylor H. Wilson, partner and co-chair of the firm’s Investment Management Practice Group, to succeed Tim Powers as the firm’s managing partner effective Jan. 1, 2021. Wilson will be the fourth managing partner in Haynes and Boone’s 50-year history. Wilson has spent his entire 30-year legal career at Haynes and Boone, helping to build the Investment Management Practice Group and serving as a cornerstone for other corporate practices
Russia
<p>On July 9, 2020, <span data-color='#ff351b'>Kira Egorova</span>, Of Counsel at the ALRUD Private clients practice, took part in the webinar <span data-color='#ff351b'>“Global mobility and Swiss-based planning solutions for Russian UHNW families”</span>, organized by the international Association STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners), of which she is a member