England
Law firm Shoosmiths has advised accounting and advisory firm S&W Group, a leading professional services group, on two UK acquisitions as it accelerates its growth strategy in partnership with Apax Funds
Florida, USA
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – November 18, 2025 – Greenspoon Marder is proud to announce its recognition in the 2025 Daily Business Review (DBR) “Best Of” survey, where the firm was ranked first in Family Law and second in the Real Estate Law category. These accolades reflect the firm’s continued excellence and leadership in delivering outstanding legal services across Florida and beyond
California, USA
Buchalter is pleased to announce that Shareholder Eric Kennedy has been nominated for the Orange County Business Journal’s 2025 OC500 Most Influential List. The Orange County Business Journal’s 2025 OC500 Most Influential List honors the most influential business leaders in Orange County. They are the people that make a significant impact on the business and community in Orange County
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China
On November 12, 2025, the "2025 Lexpress Luminary Lawyers 20: Insurance" was officially released, recognizing legal professionals who demonstrate outstanding expertise and comprehensive influence in the insurance field
England
Shoosmiths has advised private equity investor LDC on its acquisition and investment into ARC Building Solutions, a market leading provider of passive fire protection and thermal solutions for the built environment.Headquartered in Leeds, West Yorkshire, ARC Building Solutions (ARC) manufactures certify and test cavity barriers, offering up to four hours of fire integrity, alongside thermal insulation products that support fire safety and energy efficiency
England
Law firm Shoosmiths is advising Five Arrows and Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) on their acquisition of Totalmobile, a leading provider of field service management software, from Bowmark Capital, subject to regulatory approval
England
Law firm Shoosmiths has successfully advised Madagascar Oil, a leading onshore oil producer in Madagascar, through a landmark restructuring case that has now secured a novel indemnity costs order against an opposing creditor for frivolous and vexatious conduct
China
Shanghai, 17 November 2025 – International law firm Gianni & Origoni has relocated to new offices in Shanghai, marking another milestone in the consolidation of its presence in China and in its positioning as a key interlocutor for investments between China, Italy, and Europe
Germany
In its most recent issue, WirtschaftsWoche named HEUKING one of the top law firms in foreign trade law. Anna Coenen, Salaried Partner at HEUKING’s Düsseldorf office, is highlighted as a top lawyer. Handelsblatt Research Institute surveyed 1,600 lawyers at 180 law firms about their most renowned peers in foreign trade law for the ranking, which was then finalized by a jury of experts
Ukraine
Asters successfully represented Saga Development in a dispute regarding the termination of the right to use land plots where the O₂ Residence Residential Complex is under construction.After reviewing the case, the Northern Commercial Court of Appeal overturned the decision of the court of first instance and closed the proceedings. This decision takes into account the rights and legitimate interests of apartment owners, which the court of first instance had ignored
Alabama, USA
Bradley attorney Erin Illman was quoted in Cybernews discussing concern that a court order requiring OpenAI to hand over 20 million ChatGPT conversations to New York Times lawyers could undermine users’ trust in the platform’s privacy protections.
She noted a blurry line between what data can be legitimately requested in legal cases and what users reasonably expect to remain private
Nigeria
The concluding event of the ǼLEX Arbitration Week 2025 – the ǼLEX Arbitration Brunch 2025, held on 31 October 2025 at the Lagos Continental Hotel, Lagos. The event brought together arbitrators, arbitration counsel, and leading in-house counsel for an insightful discussion on emerging issues in arbitration, seeking to address important questions from individuals who play a pivotal role in shaping legal strategy and managing risk in leading corporate organisations
New York, USA
Of Counsel Gregory Diskant has been honored as the "Veteran" recipient of the Federal Bar Council's 2025 Thurgood Marshall Award for Exceptional Pro Bono Service, an award recognizing "lawyers who have gone above and beyond in making an extraordinary contribution in the area of pro bono service." Mr
New York, USA
On November 13, 2025, CNBC Investigations released a powerful documentary “RiskyRx,” highlighting the successful litigation Patterson Belknap brought on behalf of Gilead Sciences to stop health plans from illegally importing its medicines and putting thousands of patients at risk. The defendants had been ordered by the court to stop importing Gilead’s medicines
Russia
On November 12, 2025, ALRUD experts held an informational webinar “Practical aspects of making export transactions with Russian importers” for Japan Association for Trade with Russia – ROTOBO
California, USA
Buchalter is please to announce that Daniel Larsen has been elected as Vice Chair of Lexwork Americas, which is a subgroup within Lexwork International. Mr. Larsen has been the firm representative and Board member since 2009.
Lexwork International is a unified group that has maximized revenue and relationship opportunities by the regular meetings of two geographic subgroups, Lexwork Americas and Lexwork Europe and Asia.
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Florida, USA
Miami – November 13, 2025 – Greenspoon Marder is pleased to announce that it has secured its fourth cannabis dispensary entitlement in the City of Miami for client The Comras Company. This marks the latest success in a continuing series of entitlement approvals the firm has achieved on behalf of clients across the regulated cannabis and hospitality sectors
Germany
HOERBIGER has sold its reed valve business to Dutch industrial holding company Nimbus. The contract was signed on November 11, 2025; the transaction remains subject to customary regulatory approvals, including antitrust clearance. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price. A multi-office HEUKING team led by Partners Prof. Dr. Georg Streit, Dr. Ulrich Jork, and Dr. Marc Scheunemann legally advised HOERBIGER on the transaction. In-house at HOERBIGER, Group General Counsel Dr
China
On November 13, 2025, IFLR1000 announced the winners of its China Awards 2025. Han Kun won "Client Choice of the Year" and "M&A Team of the Year" awards at the event for its outstanding market performance and comprehensive strengths.The awards celebrate the most innovative deals and the best performing firms and lawyers in China across 2024 and highlight where firms performed exceptionally, both provincially and nationally
China
Han Kun Law Offices represented Shanghai Wankexin Biotechnology Partnership (Limited Partnership) ("Wankexin") in completing the acquisition of control of Kanghua Biological (300841.SZ) through agreement transfer and voting rights entrustment, pursuant to which Wankexin acquired an aggregate of 29.99% voting rights in Kanghua Biological, with a transaction consideration of RMB 1.851 billion. Wankexin was established by Shanghai Shangshi Biomedical Management Consulting Co., Ltd
Germany
On November 12, 2025, Erfurt Labor Court prohibited trade union ver.di from striking at Sophien- und Hufeland-Klinikum gGmbH also in the main proceedings. ver.di demands that Sophien- und Hufeland-Klinikum gGmbH (Weimar) enter into a collective bargaining agreement. To enforce this, ver.di had called on the hospital’s employees to participate in several warning strikes in 2024
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that the DRI Young Lawyers Committee has appointed six of the firm’s associates to subcommittee leadership roles
Alabama, USA
For the sixth time since 2018, Bradley's Construction Practice Group received the “Law Firm of the Year” award, earning recognition as the U.S. “Law Firm of the Year” for Litigation – Construction in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms.
Bradley was previously named the “Law Firm of the Year” in Litigation – Construction in 2023 by Best Law Firms and also was honored for Construction Law in 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2025
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Aron C. Beezley, co-leader of the firm’s nationally ranked Government Contracts Practice Group and a partner in the Washington, D.C. office, has been named a 2025 Law360 MVP of the Year winner in the Government Contracts category
Alabama, USA
Bradley attorney Christy Hancock was quoted in National Mortgage News discussing the significance of the changes in the Senate-approved budget-extender bill that includes the “Improvements to Partial Claim Program.”
The VA’s version of the partial-claim program is a “one-and-done” model, meaning borrowers generally can receive only one partial claim except under special circumstances, such as a natural disaster