Press Releases

On September 22, 2025, Asian Legal Business (ALB), a legal directory under Thomson Reuters, released the ALB M&A Rankings 2025.  Han Kun was again recognized as a Tier 1 PRC Law Firm, owing to the firm's exceptional M&A services.  This marks the twelfth consecutive year for Han Kun to be rated Tier 1 in ALB's annual M&A Rankings ...

Shoosmiths today announces the appointment of VC specialist Geoff Dragon to the firm’s corporate practice, adding further bench strength to the team that is already the most active firm in the UK venture market and second most active in Europe as per Pitchbook 2024.Geoff has a background in advising emerging companies throughout their lifecycle, supporting on investments at all stages and ultimately to exit ...

Orlando – September 22, 2025 – Greenspoon Marder has been named one of Orlando’s Top Workplaces by the Orlando Sentinel. This marks another significant achievement for the firm, which has consistently received similar accolades both regionally and nationally. The rankings are determined solely on confidential employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by Energage, an independent employee engagement technology partner ...

Denver – September 22, 2025 – Greenspoon Marder is proud to announce the expansion of the firm’s Wills, Trusts and Estates practice group, with the addition of new partner Richard Hess in the Denver office. With his deep experience in wealth preservation, business succession, and philanthropic planning, Mr. Hess brings a modern and holistic approach to securing his clients’ futures ...

The Tennessee Supreme Court has named 11 attorneys from Bradley’s Nashville office as “Attorneys for Justice.” The annual Tennessee Supreme Court recognition program was designed to increase statewide pro bono work to 50% participation. The attorneys recognized provided at least 50 hours of pro bono service in the previous calendar year. In 2024, the Tennessee Supreme Court expanded the program to honor attorneys who provided 100 or more hours of pro bono service ...

Bradley is pleased to announce 15 of the firm’s attorneys are named to the list of 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers ...

Factor2 Energy GmbH, a green energy start-up and spin-off from Siemens Energy, has successfully completed a seed financing round raising over EUR 5 million. Founded in Q2 2025 and headquartered in Duisburg, Factor2 Energy develops and manages intellectual property rights in the field of CO2-based geothermal energy. The company licenses these rights to project developers and also carries out its own power plant development projects ...

Aichelin group is acquiring the NTS (Nitrex Turnkey Systems) and UPC (United Process Controls) business units from Nitrex in a cross-border carve-out. A HEUKING team led by Benedikt Raisch and Dr. Emanuel Teichmann advised Aichelin on all German legal aspects of the transaction, which is the company’s largest deal to date. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price or other contractual terms. The transaction is expected to close in Q3/2025 ...

Asters acted as a Ukrainian legal counsel for business advisory company Sobro on the acquisition of the majority shareholding in the supply chain management company vChain. Asters provided comprehensive support to Sobro on Ukrainian law matters, including due diligence and transaction advice. Vinge (Sweden) acted as a lead counsel in transaction ...

Recently, The Legal 500, the world's renowned legal directory, announced the shortlist for its 2025 China Law Awards ...

The AELEX Arbitration Practice Group is delighted to present another edition of its Arbitration Week, an enriching programme designed to spark meaningful dialogue and thought leadership on the evolving landscape of arbitration in emerging markets ...

In March 2025, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (“NDPC”) issued the Nigeria Data Protection Act (“NDPA”) General Application and Implementation Directive, 2025 (“GAID”). The GAID officially takes effect today, 19 September 2025 marking a new phase in Nigeria’s data protection implementation regime ...

On September 19, 2025, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "Client Choice: Top 15 Fintech Lawyers 2025" list, spotlighting 15 exceptional fintech lawyers in mainland China.  Han Kun lawyer Mr. Xun Li was named to the list.Reasons for Selection: Mr. Xun Li performs outstandingly in areas such as fintech, financial regulatory compliance, banking and finance, data protection, and ESG ...

Shareholder Genevieve LeFevour has been featured in the Spring/Summer 2025 Issue of Loyola Academy Magazine in recognition of her dedication to service. Genevieve is an alumni of Loyola Academy, one of only two Jesuit high schools in Illinois. She was a member of the Academy’s second all-female graduating class and later became the first female alumni to serve on its Board. Click here to view the Magazine ...

Recently, Asian Legal Business ("ALB"), a world-leading legal directory owned by Thomson Reuters, unveiled its Hong Kong Rising Stars 2025 list, which spotlights Hong Kong's most promising next generation of standout lawyers.  Allen Zhang a partner with Han Kun Law Offices LLP (Han Kun Hong Kong) was named to the list, owing to his exceptional performance in this region.Mr. Zhang has been focused on the debt capital markets practice for more than ten years.  Mr ...

Bradley has been recognized with the “Exceptional Service Award” by the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Death Penalty Representation Project for demonstrating an exceptional commitment to excellence in capital defense. The firm was nominated for its service to death row prisoners and was presented with the award at the project’s annual Volunteer Recognition & Awards Event on September 18 ...

Bradley is pleased to announce 22 of the firm’s Texas attorneys have been selected to the 2025 editions of Texas Super Lawyers and Texas Rising Stars. The following 15 attorneys are recognized in the 2025 Texas Super Lawyers list: James A. Collura Jr. (Houston, Business Litigation) Jeffrey S. Davis (Houston, Civil Litigation: Defense) Ian P. Faria (Houston, Construction Litigation) Stephen M. Fernelius (Houston, PI General: Defense) Robert H ...

Shoosmiths today announces that employment law expert Harry Abrams has joined the firm’s partnership in London. His recruitment bolsters the team’s offering particularly across the technology, life science and luxury retail sector.Harry joins from JMW Solicitors where his practice focused on advising scale up companies and established corporates ...

Bradley attorney Jonathan Kolodziej was quoted in American Banker and National Mortgage News on how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been effectively neutralized by the Trump administration. Under Acting Director Russell Vought, the CFPB has been subjected to a near-daily onslaught of reversals of rules, regulations and enforcement actions that were issued by former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra during the Biden administration ...

A Cologne-based team led by Dr. Pär Johansson legally advised GIATA, a portfolio company of ODEWALD KMU, on the acquisition of AI company SMARTSEER GmbH. GIATA is a leading travel technology provider specializing in the normalization, management, and distribution of travel offers and hotel content ...

With a Cologne-based team led by Dr. Pär Johansson, HEUKING legally advised Social Recruiting Beteiligungs GmbH, a portfolio company of a fund advised by Odewald KMU, on the acquisition of High Office IT GmbH. High Office IT GmbH specializes in digital recruiting and acts as an outsourced recruiting department for employers. The company designs tailored recruiting campaigns, produces employer-branding videos and recruiting films, and uses innovative application processes ...

A Cologne-based team led by HEUKING Partners Dr. Alexander Jüngst and Dr. Thorsten Kuthe legally advised Vectron Systems AG on the sale of all shares in acardo group AG to Verve Group. The transaction was performed via a structured bidding process and is consistent with Vectron’s strategic realignment following the majority acquisition by US-based Shift4 ...

Asters acts as legal advisor to Riverside Development Ltd., the developer of the New Podil project implemented in partnership with Saga Development and Perfect Group.The team successfully represented the client's interests and ensured the protection of its legal position in a number of court disputes and corporate proceedings related to the implementation of the New Podil project.As a result, the parties reached a balanced agreement and settled the case to their mutual benefit ...

Han Kun Law Offices, as the PRC legal counsel to the sponsors, provided PRC legal services for the initial public offering and listing of 160 Health International Limited ("160 Health", Stock Code: 2656.HK) on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ...

Bermuda’s blockchain edge: redefining global digital asset regulation Q: Steven, can you tell us a bit about your background and what drew you into crypto? A: I started my legal career in London, later qualifying in New York. I moved to Bermuda in 2008, initially for personal reasons but stayed for the career opportunities. My legal background and experience is as a corporate M&A lawyer with a focus on international structuring, but with a technology focus ...