Germany
With a team led by Dr. Frank Baßler and Klaus Weinand-Härer, both Partners at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, ILG Capital GmbH acquired two retail centers on behalf of an institutional fund. The properties are located in Waldkraiburg and Kaiserslautern and were part of the “Silver” portfolio. The sellers are two special purpose vehicles held by a joint venture between RDI and Menora Mivtachim
Scotland
Shepherd and Wedderburn’s corporate finance team advised on deals with an aggregate value of £6.03 billion in 2019. The team, which was named Corporate and Commercial Team of the Year at the 2019 Scottish Legal Awards, advised on 85 deals globally in the year to December 2019, including a number of notable clean energy and technology-led transactions. Clean energy deals included: • Acting for BayWa r.e
USA
Bradley attorney Jack Selden was quoted in Law360 after securing a favorable settlement for his client, AseraCare, in its lengthy dispute with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The settlement requires AseraCare to pay $1 million to the DOJ, which originally sought more than $200 million worth of claims under the False Claims Act.
“When a case settles for $1 million where the claims have been for over $200 million, I think that speaks for itself,” Selden said
USA
Deacons advises the sole sponsor Lego Corporate Finance Limited and underwriters in relation to the Main Board IPO of Jiu Zun Digital Interactive Entertainment Group Holdings Limited.
The company is a digital entertainment content provider in the PRC with a diversified content portfolio comprising (i) mobile games mainly played on android operating system, (ii) e-magazines, and (iii) other digital media content such as comics and music
USA
Bradley attorney Bruce Ely was quoted in Bloomberg Tax on new guidance proposed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The rules explain that business meals at sports or entertainment venues are still eligible for a 50% tax deduction if receipts documenting the separate costs between events and food are provided.
That gives attorneys assurance that clients will still receive a write-off for meals that occur during a fancy event, said Ely
USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Michael Gordon has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, as a partner in its Banking and Financial Services Practice Group and as part of the firm’s Government Enforcement and Investigations Team.
“We are very excited to welcome Mike to our D.C. office and our team of highly experienced and accomplished banking and financial services attorneys,” said Bradley Washington, D.C., Office Managing Partner Douglas Patin
Germany
A team led by Dr. Hermann Ali Hinderer, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek in Stuttgart, legally advised IPCOM group on the acquisition of 100 percent of the shares in Seidemann group. With the acquisition, IPCOM strengthens its existing position in the technical insulation sector and its presence in the German B2B market. Seidemann group’s former shareholder Jörg Seidemann will remain with the company as General Manager
Germany
Effective March 1, 2020, Sandra Pfister (48) will join Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Hamburg office as Equity Partner. The financing specialist joins the firm from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, where she had been a Partner since 2016. Prior to that, she practiced at Kaye Scholer (now Arnold & Porter), Simmons & Simmons, and Shearman & Sterling
British Virgin Islands
STEP, the global professional body of trust and estate professional advisors, has announced that O’Neal Webster Managing Partner Vanessa King has been elected to chair the STEP Caribbean and Latin America Region Committee for a three-year term. Ms. King (British Virgin Islands) assumes the leadership role from outgoing chair Ivan Hooper of Uruguay, and is joined on the executive council by newly elected Deputy Chair Natalie Glitzenhirn-Augustin (St. Lucia) and Secretary Rosa Restrepo (Panama)
USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that James A. Collura, a partner in the firm’s Houston office, has been appointed to the executive committee of the Institute for Energy Law of the Center for American and International Law. He will serve a one-year term as chair of the Oilfield Services Committee
Texas, USA
Dykema, a leading national law firm, and Dunnam & Dunnam, a Waco-based law firm, teamed up to and successfully represented Neighborly Franchising LLC and ProTradeNet LLC in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in Waco, which has quickly become a hotbed for IP filings. After a bench trial concluded in late October 2019, Judge Alan D. Albright issued his final judgment on February 19, 2020, finding in favor of Neighborly and ProTradeNet, including an award of more than $3
USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Jason P. Mehta, a partner in the firm’s Tampa office, has been selected as a 2020 Fellow of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD).
“We congratulate Jason on his selection as a Fellow of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity,” said Bradley Director of Inclusion and Diversity George Medlock
USA
Bradley attorney Todd Presnell was quoted in Law360 on a Pennsylvania professional conduct rule that requires corporate counsel to provide an Upjohn warning to individual corporate employees when their interests in a legal matter are conflicting
USA
Bradley attorney Trey Hill was named to the “Influencers: People We’re Watching in 2020 List,” which is produced by The Business Journals and spotlights executives poised to be in the headlines locally and perhaps nationally in the months ahead. Hill was one of only three Birmingham leaders on the list of 100 professionals who were recognized for shaping the economy in 2020
Scotland
Shepherd and Wedderburn is the top-ranked Scottish-headquartered law firm in a new list of the UK’s top 25 legal employers for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender staff. The firm is ranked 16th in the Top 25 in the Legal Sector listing, published by Stonewall and the InterLaw Diversity Forum as part of Stonewall’s annual Workplace Equality Index (WEI)
Germany
A team led by Dr. Mirko Sickinger, LL.M., Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised FAKT AG on concluding a structured real estate financing project. The loan will be used by subsidiaries of FAKT AG to refinance the acquisition of commercial properties in the “Marler Stern” shopping center in Marl. The advice included drafting and negotiating the loan agreement and the collateral agreements. Frankfurt am Main-based ICF Bank AG acted as intermediary for the investors
Scotland
Steve Dalgleish, Head of Technology at Shepherd and Wedderburn and Co-head of the firm’s Smarter Working unit, has become the first non-solicitor to be awarded Accredited Legal Technologist status by the Law Society of Scotland. Steve received the accreditation in recognition of his expertise and leadership role in developing and implementing technological infrastructure and solutions for legal services
Germany
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Cologne-based capital market team led by Partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe advised Accentro Real Estate AG on issuing a bond with a volume of EUR 250 million. The new bond is an unsubordinated and unsecured Euro-denominated sub-benchmark bond. In advance, Accentro Real Estate AG made a cash offer to the holders of the EUR 100 million 2018/2021 bond to repurchase its outstanding principal amount
USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Ann Peldo Cargile, a partner in the firm’s Nashville office, has been named by the Nashville Business Journal (NBJ) as one of its 2020 Women of Influence.
Ms. Cargile is among 35 Nashville women named to the list of female leaders in business and the community. Nominees were evaluated by a panel of judges made up of past Women of Influence winners. The award is now in its 14th year
USA
Bradley attorney Aron Beezley was quoted in Law360 on the government’s decision to waive federal procurement laws to speed up construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is waiving procurement laws because of the high levels of unauthorized border crossings and drug trafficking. This decision will expedite wall building projects in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas
USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Christopher C. Lam, managing partner of the firm’s Charlotte office, has been named by the Charlotte Business Journal (CBJ) as one of Charlotte’s 2020 “Most Admired CEOs.”
The awards recognize established local leaders who have a strong vision for their companies, have shown commitment to culture in the workplace, and made significant contributions to the Charlotte community
USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Robert Ford, a partner in the firm’s Houston office, has received the 2019 Standing Ovation Award from the TexasBarCLE for his exceptional contributions to the state bar’s continuing legal education (CLE) efforts.
Mr. Ford is one of four volunteer lawyers to receive the award from the TexasBarCLE, which is the State Bar of Texas’ nonprofit division that provides bar-sponsored CLE events
California, USA
Dykema, a leading national law firm, successfully defended Kia Motors America, Kia Motors Corporation, and Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (collectively, “KIA”) in a product liability case in the Superior Court of Los Angeles. After a 17-day trial, and after deliberating for just 90 minutes, on February 13, 2020, a jury returned a defense verdict in favor of KIA. Plaintiffs were seeking more than $87M in damages
D.C., USA
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that Washington, D.C.-based attorneys Eric Fingerhut, Jennifer Fraser and Marsha Gentner, all from the firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group, were each ranked in World Trademark Review 1000 (WTR 1000 2020) in the United States: DC Metro Area category. This marks the ninth consecutive year that both Fingerhut and Fraser have been recognized as top practitioners, while it is Gentner's first time appearing on the list