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California company wins $1.6M payout against ‘greedy and corrupt City Officials’ By: Lester Black David Ju, the owner of a Los Angeles area cannabis company, won a nearly $1.9 million verdict earlier this month against the city of Baldwin Park and multiple public officials after a jury agreed the local politicians had committed fraud during the city’s cannabis licensing process ...

Buchalter is pleased to announce the growth of the Firm’s Corporate Practice Group in Atlanta. Jonathan Wilson joins the firm as a Shareholder, Mitzi Hill joins as a Special Counsel, and both attorneys come from Taylor Duma, bringing significant corporate law experience to the Firm’s growing Atlanta office. “We are excited to welcome Jonathan and Mitzi to our Atlanta office,” said Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer of Buchalter ...

Shareholder Brad Thoreson was recently recognized by BestAgents.us as a 2025 Top Agent for his exceptional legal work in complex commercial litigation and real estate disputes. BestAgents.us highlighted Mr. Thoreson for his consistent track record of multimillion-dollar results, deep legal insight, and client-first approach ...

Miami – September 29, 2025 – Greenspoon Marder LLP is pleased to announce a significant victory for its Hospitality, Alcohol & Leisure Industry Group, which successfully secured an entitlement for a medical marijuana dispensary in the City of Miami. This marks the third cannabis entitlement ever granted in the city, and once again, Greenspoon Marder remains the only law firm to achieve this precedent-setting outcome ...

Bradley has been named a finalist for the 24th Annual M&A Advisor Awards for deals led by Houston partners David B. Sheinbein and Amy Moss. The annual awards recognize the leading transactions, restructurings, deal financings, products and services, firms and professionals across several categories, with the winners announced at a gala held during the 2025 Future of Dealmaking Summit in New York City on November 19. Bradley is a finalist in multiple categories stemming from Mr ...

Han Kun Law Offices LLP ("Han Kun Hong Kong"), as international legal counsel to the issuer, has successfully assisted Nanyang Urban Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. in its inaugural offshore issuance of a 3-year RMB 500 million bond.  This offering marks Nanyang Urban Investment Holding's first overseas bond issuance.The three-year RMB-denominated bonds issued by Nanyang Urban Investment Holdings carries a coupon rate of 5.40% ...

We are delighted to announce that the 19th edition of the AELEX Annual Lecture will take place on Tuesday, 14 October 2025, by 2:00PM.Since its inception, the AELEX Annual Lecture has grown into one of the most respected intellectual forums in Nigeria, serving as a platform for robust dialogue at the intersection of law, governance, economics, and society ...

The Philippine Institute of Arbitrators (PIArb) recently held a seminar entitled “Commercial Mediation: An Introduction”, which was held at the SyCipLaw Center in Makati City. More than 60 legal practitioners, business professionals, government employees, and law students attended the event.In her keynote message, Solicitor General Darlene Marie B ...

HEUKING is expanding its international advisory services with a Spain & LatAm Desk. The new desk serves as a central contact for legal advice on cross-border projects involving Germany, Spain, and Latin America. Germany is one of Europe’s most attractive markets for companies and investors from Spain and Latin America. At the same time, these regions are gaining importance as target markets for German businesses ...

Shareholder Patrick D. Owens is a recipient of the 2025 Martindale-Hubbell-Lawyers.com Award with an AV Preeminent Rating—the highest distinction for both legal ability and ethical standards. The recognition reflects not only a commitment to excellence in the practice of law but also the trust and respect of his peers. Patrick will continue to remain dedicated to upholding the highest standards of professionalism and integrity in the legal profession. The post Shareholder Patrick D ...

Shareholder Justin L. Weisberg of the Chicago office is the co-editor of the newly released Fundamentals of Construction Law, Third Edition published by the ABA Forum on Construction Law on August 28. This updated publication addresses core issues at the center of every construction law dispute, providing in-depth analysis of the key principles that shape the field ...

Asters advised NetNation, a leading provider of white-label web service solutions for business service providers, on Ukrainian law aspects of acquisition of Yola, an AI-powered website builder with over 15 million users worldwide. Yola's intuitive platform uses AI to help business owners quickly and easily build full-featured websites. The acquisition marks a major step forward in NetNation's mission to deliver seamless, scalable online presence solutions to businesses ...

Han Kun Hong Kong Law Offices LLP ("Han Kun Hong Kong") has provided English law and Hong Kong law legal services in connection with Yiwu State-owned Capital Operation Co., Ltd.'s (the "Company") U.S.$450 million 3-Year Bond issuance as Joint Lead Managers' and Trustee's international counsel. The coupon rate of the 3-Year Bonds is 4.15% ...

A team led by HEUKING Partner Dr. Mirko Sickinger and Senior Counsel Dr. Andreas Meyer advised ICF BANK AG Wertpapierhandelsbank, Frankfurt am Main, on a capital increase by UmweltBank Aktiengesellschaft, Nuremberg. The transaction comprised a rights issue for cash, utilizing authorized capital. The offering was based on a so-called “Annex IX document” replacing a prospectus under Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 and was supplemented by a private placement of unsubscribed shares (“rump placement”) ...

On Thursday, September 25, The Legal Aid Society honored Patterson Belknap Partners Andrew Beame and Alexander Shapiro, Of Counsel David Dykhouse, and Associates Morgan Berenbaum and Kimberly Black at its annual Pro Bono Publico Awards Ceremony. The Pro Bono Publico Award celebrates the pro bono partners that work alongside The Legal Aid Society's staff ...

New Cayman Islands beneficial ownership access rules: what fund managers and lawyers need to know An original version of this article was first published in Edition 143 of the AIMA Journal, September 2025. The Cayman Islands has long been recognised as a leading jurisdiction for investment funds, offering a robust regulatory framework while maintaining efficiency, ease of use and confidentiality ...

Bradley attorney Ben Dachepalli was featured on Litigation Radio, a Legal Talk Network podcast sponsored by the American Bar Association’s Litigation Section. In the episode, Dachepalli discusses why associate retention is key to building a strong culture and developing the next generation of partners and law firm leaders. Dachepalli says retaining young associates is more than a transactional activity, it’s building the firm and developing the next generation of leaders ...

On September 25, 2025, renowned legal directory LegalOne announced its "Blue Ribbon 2025 (China): Highly Recommended 15 for Private Wealth Management" to recognize lawyers who have achieved outstanding success in key and prominent areas of the local legal services market over the past year.  Han Kun partner Ms. Huiyi Song was named to the list.Ms. Song focuses on the private wealth management area of family law, trust, asset protection, and inheritance ...

Bradley attorney Lina Machado Bejarano was profiled as a trailblazer in law and advocacy in a recent article in the Georgia State Law magazine. A 2019 alumna of Georgia State University College of Law, Machado was recently featured for receiving Bradley’s 2024 Cameron J. Miller Award, which honors an associate who exemplifies leadership and community involvement. The award included a $10,000 donation, which she directed to the Georgia State Law Immigration Clinic ...

Buchalter is proud to share that Shareholder Robert McWhorter has been honored with the 2025 Robert Frandzel Award by the California Bankers Association (CBA). The Robert Frandzel Award honors outside counsel who have demonstrated outstanding, long-term legal service to the banking industry, reflecting not only professional excellence but also a deep commitment to the institutions they serve. Mr ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Mr. Jerald Foo has recently joined the firm's Singapore office as a partner.  Mr. Foo's arrival will further strengthen and enhance Han Kun's commercial dispute resolution capabilities.Prior to joining Han Kun, Mr. Foo served as a Justices' Law Clerk to the Chief Justice of Singapore and as an Assistant Registrar at the Supreme Court of Singapore.  He has since been practising law at top international and domestic law firms in Singapore ...

On 17 September 2025, the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce (AHK) held its annual personnel management conference in Moscow. One of the central sessions – the panel discussion “Labour law in the era of instability: risks that are often underestimated” – was moderated by Margarita Egiazarova, PhD in Law, Partner and Head of the Labour Law Practice at ALRUD ...

Miami, Fla. – September 23, 2025 – Greenspoon Marder is pleased to announce Real Estate partner Manuel L. Crespo has successfully represented the owner of a prime commercial office and retail building located in a suburban Miami-Dade municipality. Mr. Crespo obtained substantial concessions from the municipality in the form of valuable exemptions for the owner and the building’s tenants from newly proposed paid street parking fees ...

SyCipLaw is shortlisted for Philippine Firm of the Year at the upcoming asialaw Awards 2025. The Firm received the award in 2020, 2022, and 2023. The Firm is also shortlisted in three regional categories: Corporate and M&A Firm of the Year, Energy Firm of the Year, and Infrastructure Firm of the Year.SyCipLaw Partner Arlene M ...

Recently, Asian Legal Business (ALB), a leading legal publication under Thomson Reuters, announced the finalists for its Middle East Law Awards 2025.  Han Kun has been shortlisted for Foreign Law Firm of the Year, owing to the firm's outstanding practices in the Middle East.ALB is a leading legal magazine under Thomson Reuters and is one of the world's most influential legal media ...