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UK law firm Shoosmiths is celebrating after its corporate team won two prestigious national UK awards in just 24 hours for its work in the venture capital sector. Shoosmiths was named Best EIS / SEIS Tax Adviser 2018 at the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) Association Awards at the House of Lords last night. This reflects the growing recognition of Shoosmiths’ tax team as one of the UK’s top specialist advisers at the technical cutting edge of EIS and Seed (SEIS) law ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of four attorneys to its growing Dallas office. Jeffrey J. Cox, Deron L. Wade, Prescott W. Smith and Clay A. Cossé each join the firm’s Products, Class Actions & Professional Liability Practice group from Hartline Dacus Barger Dreyer LLP. “We’re extremely fortunate to continue our office’s expansion by adding this incredibly dynamic team of veteran trial lawyers,” said Chris Kratovil, Managing Member of Dykema’s Dallas office ...

<h2>Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected guide to the legal profession, announced the 11th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Russia on 24th May 2019. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on the consensus opinion of leading lawyers from around the world. ALRUD Law firm is repeatedly mentioned, by the ranking, among the leaders, and received the highest recommendations on key legal areas. This year, specialists from ALRUD managed to expand their presence in the ranking ...

<p>The recognition was received by the China National Gold Group transaction - acquisition of majority stake in Klyuchevskoye Gold Deposit in Russia (gold deposit of federal importance).</p> <p>China National Gold Group Corporation (CNGG) is the leading Chinese state-owned corporation, involved in the mining and processing of gold, silver, copper and molybdenum ...

Private equity experts at national law firm Shoosmiths have advised NVM Private Equity on its investment into Mo, a London-based employee reward, recognition and ideas platform. Mo, formerly ThanksBox, was founded by Luke Fisher and is a fast-growing business with clients across 45 countries speaking 12 languages, and this investment will help it to grow further ...

The prestigious financial and business publication, LatinFinance recognized Pellerano & Herrera, the most awarded law firm of the Dominican Republic, for the firm’s participation in the sovereign bond issuance for which the Dominican State has been awarded as “Sovereign Issuer of the Year” during “2018 Deals of the Year Awards” ...

Pellerano & Herrera assisted International Finance Corporation (IFC) and IDB Invest in financing of real estate complex “Tropicalia”, located in Miches, Dominican Republic, developed by Cisneros Real Estate. The firm’s legal team was led by partner Carolina León. For the financing of this $258 million project, IFC and IDB Invest provided loans for $79.5 million and $40 million, respectively ...

In this year’s inaugural Global IP Awards, Carey was recognized as the only law firm in Chile that stood out in Intellectual Property. The awards acknowledged the outstanding achievements of IP law and attorney firms in litigation, prosecution and transactional work during 2018. Law firms from more than 50 countries attended the gala awards ceremony which was held at Plaisterers’ Hall in London last Wednesday January 30th ...

Buenos Aires/New York. On February 1st, 2019, the acquisition of 51% of Prisma Medios de Pago shares by Advent International was closed. Prisma is the leading Argentine company in electronic payments, which in turn is a licensee of the VISA brand and owner of Banelco, Todo Pago, LaPos and Pago mis Cuentas. Beccar Varela and Covington & Burling acted as transaction counsel for Prisma Medios de Pago and the sellers, while Baker McKenzie advised the buyers ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of The Honorable William B. Murphy to its Business Litigation Practice Group as a senior counsel in the firm’s Grand Rapids office. Judge Murphy joins Dykema after serving on Michigan’s Court of Appeals for the past 30 years, including five years as Chief Judge of the Court, and three terms as the Court’s Chief Judge Pro Tem ...

A team led by Dr. Peter Christian Schmidt advised RPC Group plc on the acquisition of Neluplast Tiefzieh-Technik GmbH, headquartered in Opfenbach im Allgäu. The transaction has already been cleared by the relevant antitrust authorities. Based in the UK and listed on the London Stock Exchange, RPC Group plc is one of Europe’s largest suppliers of plastic packaging, employing some 25,000 people worldwide. The group generated sales of about £3.7 billion in the 2017/2018 fiscal year ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced that Brian A. Colao, Director of Dykema’s Dental Service Organizations Industry Group, was selected for inclusion in Group Dentistry Now’s “2019 DSO Influencer’s List.” Colao is just one of seven individuals chosen for the publication’s inaugural list and is the only attorney to receive this recognition ...

China Business Law Journal recently announced its "Deals of the Year 2018". Six Han Kun-advised deals were recognized as "Deals of the Year 2018". They are: - Innovent Biologics' Hong Kong IPO KEY POINTS: Innovent Biologics is a China-based biopharmaceutical company, which develops and commercializes drugs. It was listed on the main board of the SEHK on 31 October 2018 and the net proceeds from the IPO amounted to about HK$3.156 billion (US$403 ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that Eric T. Fingerhut and Jennifer Fraser, Washington, D.C.-based members in Dykema’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, were each ranked in World Trademark Review 1000 (WTR 1000 2019). Both Fingerhut and Fraser, as well as Dykema, received recognition in the United States: DC Metro Area category. This marks the eighth consecutive year that both Fingerhut and Fraser have been recognized as top practitioners ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that Jeff Huron and Derek Whitefield, each from the firm’s Los Angeles office, were named to the 2019 Super Lawyers list by Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine. The Super Lawyers designation, conferred upon the most respected legal practitioners in the state, is based upon peer recognition and professional achievement. No more than five percent of the lawyers in each state are selected by the research team to receive this honor ...

Karanovic & Partners is proud to support Epic Games in their acquisition of 3Lateral, the leading developer of digital humans technology and creative content. Our team was led by Senior Partner Marjan Poljak, Partner *Ivan Nonković and Associate ⃰ *Marko Ćulafić. ⃰ Independent attorney at law in cooperation with Karanović & Partners ...

Karanović & Partners is pleased to announce that Milorad Gajić, Andrej Jelenković, Mina Srećković, Amina Đugum and Lejla Popara, have been named Senior Associates.* These talented individuals have established themselves as key members of our team, and their promotion reflects their professionalism, as well as exemplary service to clients. "It is a privilege to see these young lawyers grow and develop ...

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) received the distinction “Intellectual Property Firm of the Year in Romania” at the Global IP Awards inaugural gala organized by the international publications IAM and WTR in London on January 29, 2019. Ana-Maria Baciu, partner and head of the firm’s IP practice, accepted the award on behalf of NNDKP and stated: “We are very pleased to win this award for Romania from the very first edition of this gala ...

With a team led by Boris Dürr and Daniela Szczesny, both from the Munich office, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised Primepulse SE on the acquisition of all shares in ETL Elektrotechnik Lauter GmbH (ETL). ETL will reinforce Primepulse group in the EMS sector, which already includes Katek group, Grassau, and Steca Elektronik, Memmingen. With the acquisition of ETL, Primepulse is continuing its expansion strategy in the electronics sector ...

Shoosmiths’ Partner Richard Millington has been named in this year’s The Lawyer Hot 100 list, aimed at singling out the most “daring, innovative and creative lawyers” across the industry. Published annually, the eagerly awaited Hot 100 recognises individuals who have contributed significantly to the legal world and enhanced the reputation of law firms, chambers or other organisations for which they work. Richard was named one of the 18 top dealmakers ...

A team led by Hamburg-based partner Dr. Stefan Duhnkrack advised Jungheinrich AG on the acquisition of a majority stake in ISI Automation GmbH & Co. KG. With its ISIPlus and ISIPro products for the automation of warehousing systems, ISI Automation is now part of Jungheinrich Group, one of the world’s leading solution providers for intralogistics. This acquisition complements the Jungheinrich portfolio in the key area of digitizing logistics solutions. ISI Automation GmbH & Co ...

A team led by Dr. Hermann Ali Hinderer advised Photonics Systems Holding GmbH on the acquisition of LS Laser Systems, a specialist in laser trimming. Photonics aims to expand its status as a leading laser machine manufacturer. The acquisition also serves as a succession solution for the previous owners of LS Laser Systems, who intend to withdraw from the company in the medium term. Photonics Systems group around InnoLas Solutions GmbH is a leader in laser micro material processing ...

Buenos Aires, 29 January 2019. On January 22nd, the signing of the agreement to transfer 51% of Prisma Medios de Pago S.A. shares in favor of Advent International Corporation took place. Prisma is the leading payment company in Argentina, in turn a licensee of the VISA brand and the owner of Banelco, Todo Pago and Pago mis Cuentas. In this transaction, Beccar Varela and Covington & Burling LLP advised Prisma Medios de Pago S.A ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that Carrie H. Grundmann, Bryce J. Hunter, Jason C. Pizatella and William P. Smith were elected as Members of the law firm effective January 1, 2019.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.spilmanlaw ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced that three of its San Antonio-based attorneys were chosen to hold leadership positions with the Bexar County Women’s Bar Foundation for 2019. Lindsay Riley was named president-elect, Danielle Rushing will serve as secretary, and Melanie Fry will remain in her position as a director with the Foundation. In addition, both Rushing and Dykema attorney Rachel Skinner Fernandez were selected to be a part of the Foundation’s LEAD (Lead. Empower ...