Press Releases

[Bradley attorney Chris Grissom was quoted in fDi Intelligence on the factors that make Alabama a competitive location for manufacturing operations. Alabama’s history as a “right to work” state — that is not heavily unionized — and favorable business climate are positive attributes, said Grissom. Alabama is also among three U.S ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Robert Maddox, a partner in the firm’s Birmingham office, has been accepted as a Fellow in the American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA). “We congratulate Robert on his acceptance into the prestigious American College of Mortgage Attorneys,” said Bradley Birmingham Office Managing Partner Dawn Helms Sharff. “This honor is a reflection of his vast accomplishments in the financial service and mortgage sectors ...

Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) has recently published its 2020 global intellectual property rankings. Han Kun stands out in the rankings among domestic firms in China in "patent contentious", "trade mark contentious", and "patent prosecution". Besides these accolades, Han Kun partner Lili Wu was once again recognized as an “MIP IP Star” in 2020 in the MIP global intellectual property individual awards ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Ellene Glenn Winn has been inducted into the 2019 Alabama Lawyers Hall of Fame. A native of Clayton, Alabama, Ellene Winn became the first female partner at Bradley in 1957, when the firm was known as White, Bradley, Arant, All & Rose. To be inducted into the Alabama Lawyers’ Hall of Fame an attorney must have had a distinguished career in the law ...

A team led by Dr. Rainer Herschlein, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised PETCYCLE E.A.G. GmbH & Co. KG on the sale of PETCYCLE GmbH and LOGICYCLE GmbH to Genossenschaft Deutscher Brunnen e.G. (GDB). The transaction will bundle know-how and expertise in packaging and create synergies. Both companies’ employees will be retained. PETCYCLE GmbH operates closed, sustainable material cycles for PET beverage bottles. At almost 1 ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that its Pro Bono Counsel, Heidi Naasko, was selected to receive the State Bar of Michigan’s John W. Cummiskey Pro Bono Award for 2020. The award is typically presented at the State Bar of Michigan’s Annual Meeting, which is scheduled for Sept. 17, 2020, in Grand Rapids, Michigan ...

UK law firm Shoosmiths has grown its national real estate finance offering by hiring specialist senior lawyers in Manchester, Leeds and London, in line with the firm’s growth strategy. Debra Cooper has more than 14 years’ experience and joins Shoosmiths in Manchester as a real estate finance partner from Squire Patton Boggs, where she established and grew the firm’s real estate finance offering in the North, nationally and internationally ...

Asialaw Profiles, the world's renowned legal media publisher, recently released Client Service Excellence 2020, a guide which recognizes outstanding law firms and lawyers that are highly rated for client service. The guide names Han Kun and two firm partners, Zhihua (David) Tang and Sheng (Sean) Li ...

UK law firm Shoosmiths is trailblazing out of lock-down with its forward-looking initiative, ‘The New How’. Led by partners David Jackson and Tony Randle, ‘The New How’ focuses on how businesses could and should be working to perform optimally in the ‘new normal’. Shoosmiths has been listening to its clients, taking in what they need to work more efficiently and has developed a suite of products designed for smarter, faster and better working ...

Vouga Abogados assisted Tape Pora S.A. in a new issuance of bonds aimed at partially financing the works in connection with the construction, duplication and adaptation of Route No. 7 "Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia" located in the Pastoreo and Minga Guazú area. The total amount of the bonds placed was equal to 65 billion guaraníes (nearly US$ 10 million) and were entirely acquired by local investors ...

Jim Feeney, Bloomfield Hills-based Member in Dykema’s Litigation Department, was selected to join the Michigan lawyers Weekly Hall of Fame. As a member of the Hall of Fame’s class of 2020, Feeney will be honored on October 9, 2020, at the publication’s 2nd annual Hall of Fame luncheon and awards ceremony at the Detroit Marriott Troy ...

Bradley attorneys George Barber and David Pratt were featured in Texas Lawyer on the factors that led Barber to join Bradley. Barber said he moved to Bradley because the firm’s size and reach will help him serve clients better than at Johnston Clem. “In today’s marketplace, it does make sense to have access to a deeper bench in terms of other practice areas and your own practice area,” Barber said ...

Han Kun Law Offices acted as PRC legal advisor to the joint sponsors in connection with the secondary listing of JD.com, Inc. ("JD", Stock Code: 9618) on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. JD is a leading technology driven e-commerce company transforming to become a leading supply chain-based technology and service provider ...

We are pleased to announce that Deacons has been recognised in all three categories below once again in the IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2020 ...

Patterson Belknap scored an appellate win in a novel class action concerning the labeling of Hershey’s chocolates. The plaintiff alleged that Hershey’s product labeling violated Massachusetts consumer protection laws because it did not disclose that some cocoa may be indirectly sourced from regions in West Africa where child labor is used ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Dallas Managing Partner Richard A. (Dick) Sayles has earned some of the legal industry’s most prestigious honors in 2020 for his courtroom expertise and successful results on behalf of clients. Mr. Sayles is recognized in the 2020 edition of Chambers USA as a Band One trial attorney for his experience and expertise in commercial litigation. He is one of only 12 Texas trial lawyers to achieve the top ranking this year. In addition, Mr ...

It is our utmost pleasure to announce our newest Partner*, Franka Baica. Franka is an experienced attorney at law practicing in Croatia. She focuses her practice on domestic and cross-border M&A and real estate projects on the market, advising clients on all matters within share deal and asset deal transactions ...

The corporate restructuring and advisory team at UK law firm Shoosmiths has advised its client Hilco on the sale of Oasis and Warehouse to online retailer Boohoo. The team has worked on a number of high-profile retail administrations in recent weeks including Monsoon Accessorize, Oddbins, Cath Kidston and Axminster Carpets ...

Joaquim Shearman de Macedo is a new partner and co-head of PLMJ’s dispute resolution practice. Ten years after leaving PLMJ, where he started his career, Shearman de Macedo has re-joined the firm in the new cycle that began at the end of 2018. He comes in as co-head of the team together with Rita Samoreno Gomes and Pedro Metello de Nápoles ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that George Barber has joined the firm’s Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Practice Group in Dallas. “We are pleased to have George join us in the Dallas office,” said Bradley Dallas Office Managing Partner Richard A. Sayles. “His experience handling a wide variety of bankruptcy matters further expands the capabilities of our Dallas office and enhances the strengths of the firm nationally ...

IAM recently published the 2020 edition of IAM Patent 1000, which ranks Han Kun among "The World's Leading Patent Firms" in "litigation" and "prosecution", and ranks Han Kun partners Wang Yan, Wu Lili, and Luo Rui among "The World's Leading Patent Professionals". IAM undertook an extensive research process to identify outstanding firms and individuals across multiple jurisdictions ...

We are immensely proud to announce that our firm has won the ‘Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year’ award for Cyprus, by Benchmark Litigation. Our firm’s award was announced along with the other winners of Benchmark Litigation’s second annual European awards for the best firms, teams, lawyers and cases throughout Europe over the past 12 months ...

Four Bradley attorneys were named to the Nashville Business Journal’s “Best of the Bar” for 2020. Emily Bowman, Jay Hardcastle, Lela Hollabaugh and Tom Trent were all included in the annual list of Nashville’s top legal minds and leading corporate counsel. The complete list of the Nashville Business Journal’s 2020 “Best of the Bar” was announced on June 11, 2020 ...

Pleased to share that Kochhar & Co. is the Knowledge Partner for the upcoming webinar being organised by Swiss-Indian Chamber of Commerce, Swiss Business Hub India (Embassy of Switzerland in India) and European Business Group Federation ( EBG ) Topic : Partners in Growth: Opportunities for Indo-European / Swiss Cooperation and Investments - Demystifying Legal & Regulatory Framework. Date - Friday, June 5, 2020 at 1.30 pm CEST/ 5 pm IST ...

National law firm Shoosmiths has appointed real estate partner Simon Meek as its new office head in Leeds as it continues to pursue its successful growth strategy in Yorkshire. Simon joined Shoosmiths in 2017 to develop a new real estate practice which he has grown into 35-strong team, including nine partners and two directors ...