Texas, USA
Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that Jane Bockus was selected by the San Antonio Business Journal as one of only 12 attorneys to be named 2018 Outstanding Lawyers Awards recipients. Jane will be honored along with the other co-recipients at an evening event on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, at The Veranda in San Antonio. Additionally, Jane and the other recipients will be featured in the Friday, Oct. 12 issue of the San Antonio Business Journal
Michigan, USA
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that 46 of its attorneys from the firm’s five Michigan offices—and from multiple practice areas—were named to the 2018 Super Lawyers list by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine. Additionally, 19 of the firm’s attorneys were named to the 2018 Michigan Rising Stars list. Of those recognized, both Robert Boonin and Jill Wheaton were each also included on multiple Super Lawyers “Top Lists
Michigan, USA
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that 24 of its attorneys from the firm’s four Texas offices—and from multiple practice areas—were named to the 2018 Texas Super Lawyers list by Texas Super Lawyers Magazine. In March of this year, 16 of the Firm’s attorneys were also included on the 2018 Texas Rising Stars list. Of those recognized, both Chris Kratovil and Deborah Williamson were each included on Super Lawyers “Top Lists
Panama
Panama, August 25, 2018. With the topic "Panamanian Fiscal Regulatory Framework in International Securitization", Mr. Francisco Arias G., partner in charge of the Securities and Capital Markets practice group of Morgan & Morgan, participated as a speaker in the conference Latest Trends in Asset Securitization: Applications to the Panamanian Market. The event was organized by Flex Funds, a firm specializing in vehicles for worldwide investment
Texas, USA
Christina Marshall, a former corporate partner at Haynes and Boone, LLP, is returning to the firm following a stint as executive vice president and general counsel at Chalak Mitra Group of Companies, a Dallas-based group of investment companies focused in the hospitality and sports industries
Texas, USA
Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Ricardo Garcia-Moreno was lying on a stretcher, unable to talk or move as he went into full cardiac arrest the afternoon of Feb. 4. His heart had stopped beating for approximately 20 minutes, and he was not breathing when emergency medical personnel loaded him into an ambulance
Germany
A team led by Dr. Peter Vocke advised Domicil Real Estate Group on the sale of a portfolio consisting of eight existing properties, mainly in A-list cities with a total of almost 500 apartments. The portfolio, worth EUR 86 million, was bought by cooperation partner Wealthcap for its first fund, “Spezial Wohnen 1.” The properties are located in Düsseldorf-Hellerhof, Hamburg (Wandsbek and Borgfelde), Berlin (Treptow-Köpenick), Bielefeld-Jöllenbeck, and Gelsenkirchen-Mitte
Serbia
We are proud to announce that Karanovic & Partners won the Euromoney Real Estate Survey in the Advisors and Consultants category for the second year in a row! Karanovic & Partners was once again chosen as the Number One Legal Service provider in Serbia in the Real Estate industry. "It is truly a privilege to be honored with this award for the second time
Michigan, USA
Dykema is proud to announce that it successfully represented Sterling Commercial Credit LLC and CM Sterling LLC (Sterling) in the Thirteenth District of the Texas Court of Appeals. The Dykema team on the case consisted of Aaron Kaufman (lead) and Melanie Fry. Dakota Utility Contractors, Inc
Texas, USA
Texas Super Lawyers recognized 57 Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers in the 2018 edition of the annual directory published by Thomson Reuters. Four Haynes and Boone partners were named Top 100 Texas lawyers: Nina Cortell, Ben Mesches, Lynne Liberato and Mark Trachtenberg. Cortell and Liberato also were recognized among the state’s Top 50 women lawyers
Ukraine
Asters acted as a Ukrainian law counsel to the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, in connection with a USD 30 million loan to Astarta, a leading agricultural producer in Ukraine. IFC financial support will fund the Company’s two-year investment program aimed at increasing the resource efficiency of its processing plants and the productivity of its farming operations
Ukraine
Having successfully passed the New York Bar exam Constantin Solyar was admitted to the bar on June 27, 2018 allowing him to practice US law. In his role as Partner at Asters Constantin focuses on advising clients on a variety of international tax matters and structuring their investments across the USA and Europe. His practice areas include corporate, M&A, and business law. Constantin also advises a number of high-net-worth individuals on their inbound and outbound investments
Ukraine
10 Asters lawyers have been recognized as world's leading law experts in their practice areas by the 2018 edition of Who's Who Legal, one of the most authoritative international legal reviews. The independent research process encompasses more than 2 million recommendations from private practice experts and client sources and researchers have travelled to more than 60 jurisdictions to investigate local markets
Ukraine
Asters successfully defended a leading chemical producer in a 15 months anti-dumping investigation into urea formaldehyde concentrate (UFC) and urea formaldehyde resin (UFR) imports into Ukraine. The investigation was launched back in April 2017 following the complaint of a national player claiming that foreign UFC and UFR producers and exporters are engaged in unfair trade practices
Chile
In August 2018, Chambers and Partners, the prestigious English publication, released the 2019 edition of their rankings of the Latin American legal market. In this new guide, Carey stands out for receiving the most band 1 rankings in Chile, as well as being the only firm in Chile ranked in all the practice areas that they cover. With 38 lawyers recognized in their respective areas of practice, Carey received the highest number of individual recognitions in Chile
Germany
Supported by the M&A team led by Hamburg-based partner Dr. Stefan Duhnkrack, ATH Altonaer-Technologie-Holding GmbH, headquartered in Hamburg and owner of KROENERT GmbH & Co KG, acquired all shares in Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. KROENERT and Coatema are machine and equipment manufacturers in the coating and converting industry and global leaders in their respective market segments
Germany
A team led by Dr. Peter Vocke, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Düsseldorf office, successfully advised a large-scale financial investor with business seat in New York City, New York, USA, on the acquisition of an office building portfolio consisting of three office buildings in North-Rhine Westphalia. The portfolio was under asset management of publity AG and comprises lease space of approximately 70,000 sqm. The parties agreed on confidentiality about the seller and purchase price
Serbia
Zijin Mining, one of China's biggest gold producers and the second biggest producer of copper ore, won the tender to become a strategic partner in Serbia's sole copper complex RTB Bor. The Chinese company pledged to invest USD 1.46 billion in return for a 63% stake.Karanovic & Partners advised Zijin Mining in this privatisation procedure
Illinois, USA
Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Lindsay S. Henry to its Financial Industry Group as a Senior Counsel in the firm’s Chicago office. Ms. Henry joins Dykema after practicing at Chapman and Cutler in Chicago for nearly seven years, where she worked closely with recent Dykema lateral hire Scott R. Fryzel on banking and financial services-related matters. In her practice, Ms
Michigan, USA
Robert P. Tiplady and Marie R. Deveney, Ann Arbor-based members of the Dykema’s Estate Planning & Administration practice, were recognized in the 2018 edition of Chambers High Net Worth Guide (Chambers HNW) in the area Private Wealth Law in the State of Michigan. This marks Tiplady’s third-consecutive inclusion in the publication (which first launched in 2016) and Deveney’s first
Germany
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised HypoVereinsbank on the invitation to bid on and the re-awarding of the facility management for some 500 German properties used by banks, including data centers. Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s comprehensive legal advice ranged from drawing up the specifications to drafting and negotiating the new contract. The advisory team for HypoVereinsbank was jointly led by Dr. Carsten Schrader, Partner in Munich, and Dr. Thomas Nickel, Partner in Frankfurt
Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan joined the kick-off activity of the Philippine Business for Social Progress’ (PBSP) annual “Ready for School” (RFS) campaign last May 26 at the Taguig National High School (TNHS) in New Lower Bicutan, Taguig City. SyCipLaw volunteers helped prepare the school in time for the opening of classes last June. The activities included repainting of school chairs and blackboards, covering of books, construction of reading nooks, and cleaning of classrooms
Philippines
Asia Business Law Journal’s list of top 100 lawyers in the Philippines includes nine lawyers from SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan. The list was based on extensive research conducted by the publication, including nominations made by professionals in Filipino and global companies and law firms. The SyCipLaw lawyers featured in the list are: • Hector M. de Leon, Jr., managing partner - Corporate/M&A; projects, infrastructure and energy; finance; tax • Emmanuel M
Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan’s Managing Partner Hector M. de Leon, Jr. is one of six finalists worldwide for TrustLaw’s Lawyer of the Year award. The award recognizes exceptional pro bono work. Public online voting is open until August 31 (Friday) through this link: www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4496581/Vote-for-TrustLaw-Lawyer-of-the-Year-2018. TrustLaw is Thomson Reuters Foundation’s global pro bono legal program