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Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced that a case the Firm was involved in was named the winner of the Litigation of the Year – Cartel Defence at the Global Competition Review’s 9th annual GCR Awards. The award recognizes the decision from the Eastern District of Michigan denying class certification in Automotive Parts Antitrust Litigation in which Dykema served as Counsel to AB SKF, a leading Swedish-based bearings technology provider ...

<p>On April 10, Legal 500, one of the most influential international legal ratings, published the results of its regular analysis. Annually, the agency analyzes feedback from more than 250,000 clients and competitors of law firms, as well as information on major company cases ...

<p>ALRUD's senior partner, Maxim Alekseyev, together with Dmitry Volvach, the head of the international cooperation department of the Russian Federal Tax Service, moderated the session of the Adam Smith 9th International Summit. Maxim Alekseyev also participated in the round table discussion on the private banking services development. The summit took place on April 10-11, 2019 in the Moscow Marriott Grand Hotel ...

Shoosmiths is expanding its trainee solicitor programme with an increase in trainee and NQ recruits, expansion into the London office, and two trainee intakes annually. Shoosmiths’ previous trainee solicitor programme invited 22 graduates to join the firm each year for a two-year programme. From September 2019, the firm will increase its trainee numbers to 30 annually, and will now also include London as a base office location ...

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen announces the official formation of the ”Center for Excellency in Fiscal Disputes” (in Romanian NNDKP CELF), an NNDKP initiative that is the reflection of the intensive professional and scientific collaboration of over 10 years between the company’s dispute resolution and tax advisory teams ...

With a team led by Dr. Rainer Herschlein and Benedikt Raisch, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised DATAGROUP on the acquisition of all shares in UBL Informationssysteme GmbH. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price. With the purchase of the specialist in hosting and management of containerized software solutions, DATAGROUP strengthens its presence in the Rhine-Main region and expands its competencies ...

We are pleased to inform you that in the recent rankings released by prestigious legal publication, The Legal 500, 2019, Kochhar & Co. has been ranked as India’s Top-Tier Firm in as many as nine (9) distinct practice areas including Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution, Projects & Energy ,TMT, Labour & Employment, Real Estate, Intellectual Property, White Collar Crime, and Aviation (including Aerospace and Defence) ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that 21 of the firm’s West Virginia-based lawyers were recognized by Super Lawyers for 2019.<br /> <br /> The objective of the Super Lawyers selection process is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys from more than 70 practice areas that can be used as a resource to assist attorneys and consumers in the search for legal counsel ...

<strong>Roanoke, Va.</strong> — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that Member <a href="https://www.spilmanlaw.com/people/carrie_grundmann/details">Carrie H. Grundmann</a> was named to the 2019 Virginia Super Lawyers "Rising Stars" list ...

<p><img src="/upload/medialibrary/3a6/IMG_9761.jpg" alt="IMG_9761.jpg" title="IMG_9761.jpg" /></p> <p>Maxim Alekseyev, the ALRUD’s Senior Partner, spoke at the conference “Future of Cyprus for Russian Business”, which was held in Limassol on April, 4 ...

Dr. Johan-Michel Menke and Timo Trefzger from Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Hamburg office represent Bundesverband mittelständischer Sicherheitsunternehmen e.V. (BVMS) [Association of Medium-Sized Security Companies] based in Frankfurt am Main in a collective bargaining dispute. The Federal Association of the Security Industry (BDSW), state group North Rhine-Westphalia and services trade union Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft ver ...

Shepherd and Wedderburn has appointed partner and private client specialist Gillian Campbell to lead its offering to private individuals and families, business owners and entrepreneurs in the north of Scotland. Gillian, who is based in the firm’s Aberdeen office, is a highly regarded private client practitioner who advises individuals and families on a broad range of private client matters, ranging from complex executry work to trusts and inheritance tax planning ...

London, April 5th, 2019 – International law firm Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners wins “Most innnovative law firm of the year” for Italy at the 2019 IFLR Awards organized by IFLR - International Financial Law Review. IFLR awards - per country - the firm with the best track record of the year to its credit and which has been most involved in innovative cross-border deals that have broken new legal ground and set market precedents ...

Morgan & Morgan advised IDB Invest, a worldwide financial institution with presence in Latin America and the Caribbean region, in connection with a loan facility granted to Global Bank Corporation for an amount of up to US$60,000,000.00 (with an option for further supplements) ...

<p><img src="/upload/medialibrary/6a8/img.xvU0y.jpg" alt="img.xvU0y.jpg" title="img.xvU0y.jpg" /></p> <p>Elena Novikova, Tax Practice Expert, spoke at the 19th Annual U.S. and Europe Tax Practice Trends Conference. The event was held on April, 4-5, in Paris. The 19th Annual U.S ...

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Adesegun Akin-Olugbade has joined AELEX as International Counsel. He joins the firm after more than 30 years of working in the legal profession and financial services sector. Previously, Dr. Akin-Olugbade was General Counsel of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), and was a pioneer member of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Africa Finance Corporation. Dr ...

More than 500 local and international companies and individuals from the maritime industry gathered in the Republic of Panama for the fourteenth edition of Panama Maritime Conference & Exhibition, the largest maritime event in Panama, which took place from March 17th to March 19th, 2019, at the Megapolis Convention Center ...

Dykema, a national law firm and the leading law firm in dental services, is proud to announce that Boxing Hall of Famer, Olympic Champion and bestselling author Sugar Ray Leonard will serve as the keynote speaker at Dykema’s 6thAnnual Definitive Conference for Dental Service Organizations, which is set to take place at The Omni Dallas Hotel from July 10-12, 2019. Leonard has established a legacy that epitomizes boxing and invokes the reverence of a champion ...

A team led by Boris Dürr and Dr. Thorsten Kuthe, both Partners at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised mobile service provider Philion SE in its move from OTC trading to the regulated market at Düsseldorf Stock Exchange. Munich-headquartered Small & Mid Cap Investmentbank AG (SMC) is the applicant bank. The securities prospectus was approved by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority on March 22, listing on the regulated market commenced on March 29 ...

Funds advised by PREMIUM Equity Partners sold 100 percent of the shares in ANTEBB Holding GmbH, the sole shareholder of Antennentechnik ABB Bad Blankenburg GmbH, to Huizhou Desay SV Automotive Co., Ltd. Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised PREMIUM Equity Partners GmbH on the sale with a team led by Hamburg-based Partner Dr. Stefan Duhnkrack. The two companies intend to use the collaboration to increase the pace of innovation and to expand their business in China and Europe ...

Jungheinrich AG and Triathlon Holding GmbH established joint venture JT ENERGY Systems GmbH to development, produce, and reprocess lithium-ion battery systems. A team led by Dr. Stefan Duhnkrack, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised Jungheinrich comprehensively on establishing the joint venture in Glauchau, Saxony. Jungheinrich holds a 70 percent share and Triathlon a 30 percent share in JT ENERGY Systems, which is expected to create some 100 new jobs at the site in the next few years ...

Carey advised The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) on the mandatory merger control procedure before the National Economic Prosecutor (FNE) regarding the global acquisition of Twenty-First Century Fox (21CF) for USD71.3 billion, including film and television studios and international cable and television businesses, which closed subject to behavioral remedies ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Thomas H. Hutchinson to its Litigation Department as a senior counsel in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Hutchinson, who previously practiced with Dykema, rejoins the firm from Veatch Carlson, LLP. Hutchinson has 30 years of experience representing product manufacturers and distributors, as well as local businesses and individuals, in a variety of actions ...

Milan, March 7, 2019 – Mr. Renato Rordorf has been appointed Of Counsel at the international law firm Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners where he will support GOP professionals in corporate matters and strategic issues in the field of extraordinary transactions, with particular focus on aspects of restructuring and litigation. Qualifying as a Magistrate in 1970, Mr ...

A team led by Dr. Mirko Sickinger, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised FFIRE Immobilienverwaltung AG on concluding a structured real estate financing transaction of EUR 16 million. The advice included, among other things, drafting and negotiating the loan agreement and the collateral agreements. Via its subsidiary, Marlet Objektgesellschaft mbH, FFIRE Immobilienverwaltung AG will use the loan to acquire commercial real estate and convert it into City Outlet Center Marlet ...