Press Releases

MinterEllison has acted for Qualitas on the establishment of the A$1billion Qualitas Build-to-Rent Impact Fund (the Fund) which will finance the construction and management of energy efficient, low emissions build-to-rent residential buildings in Australia. The Fund is the first property debt fund in Australia to elevate its minimum sustainability criteria into its investment criteria, as well as being Australia's first dedicated build-to-rent debt platform ...

DORDA's real estate law experts supported Warburg-HIH Invest Real Estate (Warburg-HIH Invest) in the sale of a multi-storey office building in Vienna-Simmering, with a floor area of around 14,000 square metres, to a Luxembourg real estate fund. Vienna, 24 March 2020 – DORDA partner and head of the real estate practice group Stefan Artner advised the German Warburg-HIH Invest Real Estate (Warburg-HIH Invest) on the sale of the office property in Vienna acquired in 2015 ...

Bradley attorney Jay Wright was quoted in Reverse Mortgage Daily on the scope of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Businesses in California are urging the state attorney general to delay enforcement of the CCPA since the quickly-evolving situation related to the COVID-19 pandemic is putting additional pressure on businesses’ timetable to comply with the law’s new requirements on their operations ...

Bradley attorney Jeff Allen was quoted in Managing IP on the Ninth Circuit’s decision to strike down the inverse ratio rule in a copyright case against Led Zeppelin. The end of the rule, which states that the greater access a defendant has to a plaintiff’s work, the less the plaintiff needs to prove substantial similarity, is expected to have implications not just for the music industry but for all industries where copyright plays an important role ...

Dear Clients, Colleagues & Friends, Buchalter is carefully monitoring the rapidly changing developments of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The COVID-19 pandemic will continue to present challenges and change our daily way of life in unprecedented ways. We will continue to take the necessary steps to safeguard the health of our families and colleagues in accordance with CDC guidelines and directives from federal, state, and local authorities ...

With a team led by Dr. Oliver Böttcher from its Cologne office, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised the shareholders of Moderne Befestigungselemente GmbH on the sale of the company to SFS Group AG. The sale served to secure corporate succession. MBE is a leading provider of painted fasteners for high-quality building facades. It primarily supplies specialist retailers in Germany with painted fastening systems for curtain-type, ventilated exterior wall coverings ...

Shepherd and Wedderburn has established a COVID-19 Advisory Group, which draws relevant, specialist expertise from across the firm to support clients with informed, pragmatic legal advice on the unprecedented challenges posed by the global pandemic ...

On March 16, 2020, several ARWE Group companies filed for insolvency. On March 17, 2020, Augsburg Local Court ordered provisional self-administration for ARWE Holding GmbH, arwe Automotive Service GmbH, arwe CarRental Service GmbH, and arwe Mobility Service GmbH in accordance with the application and appointed lawyer Dr. Paul Abel, anchor Rechtsanwälte, as provisional administrator. Dr ...

To safeguard the health and well-being of our team and clients, and in accordance with the recommendations made by the Government of Chile in the face of the evolution of the coronavirus pandemic in our country, Carey has intensified its response to this situation. As of this week, most of our firm members are working remotely. This decision will not affect in any way the quality or speed of our service ...

Dear Business Partners, Given the current situation Chile is facing, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, both the Immigration Department as well as International Police have suspended their services to the public until next April 7. On the other hand, the Civil Registrar’s Office will only assist foreigners having requested a previous appointment ...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the globe, disrupting lives, communities and businesses, and putting countries under considerable strain, Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) has set up the COVID-19 – Legal & Tax Resource Center. There you can access valuable knowledge and legal insights with respect to the implications of the coronavirus in various fields in Romania ...

As published in Verdict Magazine  "Participating in ASCDC for a quarter of a century has defined the most important aspects of my career, and significantly influenced my practice as an appellate lawyer in every way imaginable. In particular, I am honored to be part of Pam Dunn's vision during the 1990s to develop what has become one of the most successful amicus advocacy groups on the planet ...

Deacons advises the sole sponsor South China Capital Limited and underwriters in relation to the Main Board IPO of MBV International Limited. The company is principally engaged in sourcing, wholesaling, supplying and marketing imprintable apparel and gift products all across Malaysia and in Singapore. It was the largest imprintable apparel provider in Malaysia in terms of revenue in 2018, having a market share of approximately 25 ...

Bradley attorney Wendi Campbell Rogaliner was quoted in Healthcare Risk Management on best practices for risk managers who are involved in selecting outside counsel for hospitals and health systems. Decision makers must consider a multitude of factors when hiring outside counsel, including fees, availability, experience and whether it seems like a good fit culturally ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Nancy Williams Ball has joined the firm’s Birmingham office as a partner in the Trusts and Estates Practice Group. “We are thrilled to welcome Nancy to our firm in Birmingham,” said Bradley Birmingham Office Managing Partner Dawn Helms Sharff. “Nancy is a leader in her practice area and a key addition to our trusts and estates team in Alabama.” Ms ...

On 5 March, Luminor Bank completed its inaugural issue of covered bonds and the first ever issue of covered bonds in the Baltic region, by issuing covered bonds with the aggregate nominal value of EUR 500 million. The covered bonds are to be listed on the Euronext Dublin Stock Exchange. Investor’s appetite for the covered bonds was extremely strong and Luminor Bank received orders in excess of EUR 1.6 billion from international investors ...

The ranking institute Chambers & Partners has published the yearly ranking of the leading law firms and lawyers in Europe. Delphi is ranked as leading (band 1) within TMT: Information Technology and ranked in band 2 within Intellectual Property. We also continue to be highly ranked within Competition/European Law, Corporate/M&A, Employment, Environment, Private Equity and Dispute Resolution ...

Our Belfast office recently advised Greencoat UK Wind on its acquisition of the Slieve Divena II wind farm from SSE Renewables – the seventh wind farm we have purchased for Greencoat in the last six years. Valued at £51m, the deal marks the highest value wind farm acquisition in Northern Ireland so far this year and adds to Greencoat’s expanding portfolio of wind farms located across the province, including six in Co Tyrone, two in Co Fermanagh and one in Co Londonderry ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Margaret Oertling Cupples, managing partner of the firm’s Jackson office, has been named by the Mississippi Business Journal (MBJ) as one of the winners of its 2020 CEO Awards of Mississippi. “We congratulate Margaret on being recognized by the Mississippi Business Journal as among the top organization leaders in Mississippi,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters ...

Rome, March 10, 2020 – International law firm Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners has set up an in-house Covid Task Force to address client needs and concerns on the evolving legal issues stemming from the Coronavirus outbreak ...

A team led by Dr. Anne de Boer advised VERIANOS Real Estate Aktiengesellschaft on the private placement of the first tranche of its new corporate bond with a term of 5 years. The placement was directed at a defined group of investors with a minimum subscription of EUR 100,000. The bond has been listed on Frankfurt Stock Exchange’s Open Market since March 5, 2020 ...

A team led by Dr. Frank Baßler, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised i Live Group, one of the largest providers of lifestyle micro-living in Germany, on the sale of a serviced apartment project in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen to HanseMerkur Grundvermögen. The apartment project is intended for open-ended special real estate fund HMS Grundwerte Wohnen Plus III ...

A team led by Dr. Thorsten Kuthe advised Vectron Systems AG on a capital increase of about 10 percent of its share capital. By making partial use of the authorized capital and excluding shareholders’ subscription rights, the company was able to generate gross proceeds of some EUR 11 million. The new shares were allocated at a placement price of EUR 15.10 per new share in accelerated bookbuilding ...

Bradley attorney Will Manuel was quoted in the Mississippi Business Journal on how employers can prepare for issues that are likely to arise from the coronavirus outbreak, which continues to spread throughout the U.S. “Most of what has been talked about in the press is how to keep yourself from getting it,” said Manuel. “News stories about the spread of an infectious disease can affect a workforce in many different ways ...

Bradley attorneys Carol Van Cleef and Erin Illman were recognized by Bloomberg Law for being female leaders in the cryptocurrency law sector. In two notoriously male-dominated fields, technology and law, Van Cleef and Illman are defying expectations by stepping into practice leadership roles ...