Press Releases

Dykema is proud to announce that Richard Y. Cheng, Dallas-based member of Dykema's Cannabis Law Practice Group and the firm’s Health Care Practice Group, was included in DataBird Research Journal’s list of 250 Cannabis Law Leaders. For more information about the publication, please click here ...

Dykema is proud to announce that Chicago-based Members Cinthia Granados Motley and Rosa M. Tumialán were recognized on the Crain’s Chicago Business special report, “2018 Chicago’s Notable Minority Lawyers.” According to Crain’s, the list celebrates “58 men and women who are leading the legal profession, in Illinois and beyond. Through their practices and pro bono work, they are advancing the causes of justice and equality ...

Panama, November 14, 2018. We are proud to announce that Morgan & Morgan, through the work carried out by its Community Legal Assistance Program, received the international recognition “Regional Best Practices Award for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean” for the work the organization has been doing on the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) # 5: Gender Equality ...

The law firm of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek elected a new management board at its general partners’ meeting on November 17. In addition to various committees, an election for the management team is also held every three years. The current management board, which has been leading the firm for six years now, and in a slightly changed constellation for nine years, has been expanded by two partners. Dr. Andreas Urban and Dr. Hans Gummert will commence their fourth terms of office. Dr ...

In the third quarter, Dykema closed eight transactions, totaling $145 million in deal volume. Year-to-date, that puts us at 31 closed deals for more than $805 million in deal volume. The fourth quarter is normally our strongest quarter for deal closings, so we expect this momentum to continue ...

Milan, November 19, 2018 - The international law firm Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners was a two-time winner at the Milan Top Legal Awards, the annual event that recognizes and celebrates top professionals in the legal sector ...

<p>Annual IBA 'Mergers and Acquisitions in Russia and CIS' Conference was held in Moscow on November 16^th. The Conference is presented by the IBA Corporate and M&A Law Committee and co-chaired by ALRUD Senior Partner <em>Vassily Rudomino</em> ...

Han Kun advised and acted as the PRC counsel to the joint bookrunners on Weidai Ltd.'s U.S. initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: WEI). Weidai Ltd. is a leading auto-backed loan and internet finance information service provider in China ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today Detroit- and Ann Arbor-based member in the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group, was selected to serve on the Board of Editors for the Bloomberg BNA treatise “The Fair Labor Standards Act.” The 14-member Board is a distinguished group of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) scholars and practitioners who are responsible for producing each full edition of the Treatise, in addition to its yearly supplements ...

FUNKE MEDIENGRUPPE and SIGNA Holding agreed on a partnership: SIGNA will take over a 49% stake in WAZ Ausland Holding GmbH from FUNKE MEDIENGRUPPE, which in turn holds shares in the “Kronen Zeitung” and “Kurier” newspapers. For the first time, SIGNA is therefore investing not only in real estate and retailing, but also in the media sector. The collaboration will start after approval by the competent antitrust authorities. Both parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced that Arlene Switzer Steinfield, Dallas-based Senior Counsel in the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice, was recognized in the D CEO special edition publication The Dallas 500 for the third consecutive year. The Dallas 500 is a special print edition of D CEO that celebrates the most influential and powerful business leaders in North Texas ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced that Arlene Switzer Steinfield, Dallas-based Senior Counsel in the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice, was recently elected to serve as the Treasurer of The College of Labor & Employment Lawyers. Her term will commence January 1, 2019. The appointment puts Steinfield in line to become President of the College in 2022 ...

Consulting firm Accenture has reached an agreement with the shareholders of Kolle Rebbe to take over their advertising agency. A team led by Dr. Peter Christian Schmidt, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Hamburg office, advised the Kolle Rebbe shareholders on the sale. Established in 1994, the agency is characterized by branding campaigns that combine award-winning creative work and digital customer interaction ...

Buenos Aires, 13 November 2018. Beccar Varela advised FCA Compañía Financiera S.A. on its Class XVI notes issuance, carried out under the company’s Global Program for the issuance of short, medium and long-term notes, for a maximum amount of up to US$200 million. Class XVI notes were issued on November 5 in two series, one of which is denominated in UVAs (Unidad de Valor Adquisitivo, adjustable by application of the Inflation Adjustment Index CER) ...

<p>Anton Dzhuplin, ALRUD Partner, heading Banking & Finance Practice and Financial Technology industry, spoke on Russian Law Week 2018 in London on November 12-th.</p> <p>Anton took part as a speaker in the session 'Latest Legal Developments in FinTech' ...

Han Kun advised and acted as the PRC counsel to CNFinance Holdings Limited (NYSE: CNF) on its U.S. initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange. CNFinance is a leading home equity loan service provider in China ...

Warburg-HIH Invest Real Estate (Warburg-HIH Invest) acquired the “Güterhallen” freight halls in Altona from Aurelis Real Estate. A team led by Dr. Sönke Görgens, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Hamburg office, advised the investment manager on the acquisition. The freight halls with an area of some 15,846 square meters are part of Hamburg’s “Mitte Altona” district development and are to be incorporated into an individual fund. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that Steven C. Liedel, Managing Member of the firm’s Lansing office and Member of its Government Policy & Practice group, will serve as general counsel to Michigan Governor-elect Gretchen Whitmer’s transition team. Liedel’s practice focuses on government organization and restructuring, economic development, state constitutional law, and tax policy ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Rasul M. Raheem to its Financial Services Litigation Practice Group as a Senior Counsel in the firm’s Detroit office. Raheem joins Dykema with nearly 30 years of experience as in-house counsel to banking entities, including serving as Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel with Bank of America, as well as time with LaSalle Bank Corp. and Michigan National Bank ...

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our founder, Juan Manuel Pellerano Gómez, this past Saturday, November 3rd, 2018 at age 91, due to natural causes, in the peace of his home surrounded by his family, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Dr. Pellerano Gómez was a constitutional scholar, author of books and specialized publications, university professor, teacher and mentor of generations of lawyers, widely recognized by the national and international legal community ...

DUBAI – Monday 5 November 2018 – On 31 October 2018 Afridi & Angell obtained three favorable orders in CFI-015-2018 ((1) ED&F Man Capital Markets MENA Limited (2) ED&F Man Capital Markets Limited v (1) Sayyed Hussain (2) RJ O’Brien MENA Capital Limited (3) Stephen Ghallami) after successfully defending an anti-suit injunction, an application to exclude evidence and obtaining a document production order, all of which set important precedents for litigation in the DIFC Court ...

On November 2, 2018, IFLR 1000 published the 2019 edition of the Financial and Corporate guide and NNDKP is ranked in the first tier of all four practice areas researched in Romania: • Banking and Finance • Capital Markets • M&A • Project Development Since 2005, the beginning of the IFLR 1000 research in Romania, NNDKP is proud to have been ranked as a tier 1 firm in all four practice areas ...

Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe and his team legally advised asknet AG’s rights issue to finance their growth plan. The public offering was one of the first capital measures using a short securities information sheet instead of a prospectus. The securities information sheet had to be permitted by BaFin to be published ...

The world-renowned legal media publisher, IFLR1000, has recently published firm and lawyer rankings in its 2019 Financial and Corporate Guide. Six Han Kun practice areas and 13 Han Kun lawyers were highly recommended this year. Three practice areas were ranked Tier 1 ...

<p>12th Annual IBA Law Firm Management Conference will be held on December 7^th in Radisson Hotel Ukraine, Moscow, Russia.</p> <p>Senior Partner Vassily Rudomino, IBA Council Member, will moderate Session 3 “Who Will Be Our Next Generation of Partners?” In this session, panelists will discuss how do law firms identify, develop, and promote their “next generation” of leaders ...