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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 ...

Effective April 1, 2019, Julia Kathrin Degen (39) will join Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Insurance Law Practice Group. She will be a member of the liability and insurance law department led by Rüdiger Schnug, Partner at the firm’s Cologne office. Julia Degen has many years of experience in insurance and liability law ...

Asialaw recently announced the shortlist for the Asialaw Regional Awards 2019. Han Kun has been shortlisted in the following three award categories: 1. China Firm of the Year 2. Technology and Telecommunications Firm of the Year 3. Aviation and Shipping Firm of the Year Asialaw Regional Awards 2019 celebrates national law firms across 25 jurisdictions, eight legal expertise categories and seven industry expertise categories ...

Rome, March 28, 2019 – International Law firm Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners’ Hong Kong Partner, Davide De Rosa was elected Vice President of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and Macao for the two-year period 2019-2020 ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, proudly announced that it received a perfect score of 100 on the 2019 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s premier benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation. Dykema joins the ranks of more than 560 major U.S. businesses that also earned top marks this year ...

<h2>International agency, Chambers and Partners, published rating results of leading law firms of the world – Chambers Global 2019. ALRUD is represented in the area of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions (Band 3), Dispute Resolution (Band 4), Intellectual Property (Band 3), Banking and Finance (Band 4), Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure (Band 4) ...

Szecskay Attorneys at Law secured a EUR 73 million, high-profile victory at an ICSID tribunal on behalf of French food services company, Sodexo Pass International. The tribunal awarded the decision on 28 January 2019 and ordered Hungary to pay the amount plus interest after also rejecting the European Commission’s amicus brief submitting that the ICSID tribunal lacks jurisdiction following the Court of Justice of the European Union’s landmark judgment in the Achmea case ...