Press Releases

Shepherd and Wedderburn’s banking and finance team has reported a strong year for deals activity, with a 12% rise in the number of completed deals and a 41% increase in the overall value of transactions. The team, whose clients include banks, funds, financial institutions, local authorities, corporate borrowers and sponsors, completed 162 deals in the year to April 30, with a combined value of £132 billion, up from 144 deals with a combined value of £93.4 billion the previous year ...

October 9, 2018 – TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – O’Neal Webster is pleased to announce its expansion to New York City, New York, being the first British Virgin Islands law firm to stake a physical presence in the city. Headquartered in Tortola, the firm also staffs an office in London, UK. Former O’Neal Webster Managing Partner Kerry Anderson, head of the firm’s Investment Funds and Regulatory Department, leads the newly established New York office. Serving both U.S ...

A team led by Dr. Rainer Herschlein, Partner at the Stuttgart office, advised pump manufacturer Uraca GmbH & Co. KG on the acquisition of Nürtingen-based Dynajet GmbH. The acquisition allows Uraca to strategically expand its current product and service portfolio. Dynajet will remain an independent brand after the takeover ...

Nagel Holding GmbH & Co. KG invested in young growth company copaltec GmbH as part of a corporate investment. A team led by Dr. Rainer Herschlein, Partner at the Stuttgart office, legally advised Nagel Holding comprehensively. With this investment, Nagel Holding offers copaltec not only additional capital, but also strategic expertise and market access. Founded in 2012, copaltec GmbH, headquartered in Böblingen, develops and manufactures polyurethane-based casting compounds ...

A team led by private equity lawyer Dr. Andreas Lenz, Partner at the Cologne office, advised Lenbach Equity Opportunities I SCSp, a Luxemburg-based PE fund, on the sale of Lomapharm group. Lomapharm group’s core company is Lomapharm KG with over 140 years of tradition in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Lomapharm specializes in the development and manufacture of pharmaceuticals, food supplements, and medical products on behalf of pharmaceutical companies ...

Asters acted as a legal counsel to VR Capital Group on its acquisition of 50% of outstanding shares in PVK Energy Investments (Cyprus) from ICU, an independent asset management, private equity and investment advisory firm specialising in the emerging markets of Central and Eastern Europe. PVK Energy Investments is an owner of Solar Capital, which is building a 34.75 MW solar power plant in Kherson region. Asters' team supported its client on all major aspects of the deal ...

Asters team successfully defended interests of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (Teva), one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies and generic producers, in a dispute on extension of patent term for medical product for additional 3 years over standard 20 years’ term ...

The Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program (DVAP) has recognized Haynes and Boone, LLP with a Gold Star Award for Pro Bono Service for law firms with more than 150 lawyers. The firm was honored for the fourth consecutive year for its outstanding pro bono services in the Dallas community ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP congratulates Partner Phil Lookadoo for his election today to the International Energy Credit Association (IECA)’s Board of Directors. He will serve a three-year volunteer term starting in IECA’s fiscal year 2019. The association elected several other members to its board on Oct ...

Milan, October 1, 2018 – The international law firm Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners was a winner at the 2018 Legalcommunity Labour Awards. It received an award for “Law Firm of the Year Labour M&A”. The gala evening took place in Milan at the "Spirit de Milan" in front of over 600 participants, among which several members and associates of the firm’s Labour Department, who received the award ...

On September 27, 2018 the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine cleared merger of Asters and EPAP Ukraine. This completed the departure of EPAP Ukraine from the law firm of Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Partners. The newly created firm named Asters Law Firm Attorneys' Partnership was registered on October 1, 2018. Asters will be managed by a three partner Committee: Oleksiy Didkovskiy, Serhii Sviriba, and Armen Khachaturyan ...

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP has appointed three new property and infrastructure partners and a further eight specialist lawyers and paralegals to its Property and Infrastructure Division, further expanding its market-leading clean energy and commercial property practices. Joanna Hamilton, Anthony McEwan and Moray Thomson, all of whom have particular expertise in the energy sector, join Shepherd and Wedderburn from DWF ...

International Tax Review, the prestigious publication that highlights law firms and auditing firms specialized in tax matters, recognized Carey as the Tax Firm of the Year in Chile, in a ceremony held at the Pierre Hotel in New York. Carey's tax group, ranked Band 1 by The Legal 500 and Chambers Latin America, is made up of 24 lawyers, and is led by Jessica Power, one of the few women in Chile who are regularly featured in the legal world rankings, which are traditionally dominated by men ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that Robert C. Freed and Conrad A. Hansen of the intellectual property law firm Moore & Hansen have joined its Minneapolis office, both as Senior Counsel. The addition further enhances Dykema’s capabilities in the intellectual property (IP) sector in Minneapolis, where Moore & Hansen has been a leading IP firm for more than 130 years. Founded in Minneapolis as the Williamson Law Firm in 1885 by James F ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Ms. Paula Liu has joined the firm as a partner. Paula works primarily in the firm's Shanghai office. Prior to joining Han Kun Law Offices, Paula has more than thirteen years of experience working at international law firms. Paula worked at Clifford Chance LLP for over 10 years, and later joined Kirkland & Ellis LLP as a partner ...

Asialaw Profiles recently released its 2019 Rankings for Asian law firms and lawyers. Han Kun was ranked in 15 industries/practice areas and seven of Han Kun's lawyers were recognized as Leading Lawyers ...

Han Kun advised and acted as the PRC counsel to the joint bookrunners on CooTek (Cayman) Inc.'s U.S. initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange. CooTek is a leading innovative mobile internet company in China ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP, along with several firm partners and associates, received high marks in the 2018 edition of IPR Intelligence, a report by the intellectual property analytics company Patexia Inc. Among the report’s highlights, Haynes and Boone ranked as the seventh most active law firm representing petitioners. The firm has handled 268 cases, including 232 for patent challengers ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that Michael C. Toth, Austin-based senior counsel in the firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group, was sworn in as justice on the Texas 3rd Court of Appeals yesterday, September 26, 2018. Toth was appointed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott to replace Justice Bob Pemberton, who retired after 15 years on the Court ...

Morgan & Morgan and sixteen attorneys of the firm were recognized in the Chambers Latin America 2019, guide of the best lawyers and law firms across 20 countries of Central America, the Caribbean, South America and Mexico. The firm has been ranked in the first Bands within the areas of Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Energy & Natural Resources, Intellectual Property, Offshore, Projects, Real Estate, Shipping and Shipping Litigation ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP today released its Fall 2018 Energy Roundup, a comprehensive report on the industry that reflects an improved outlook for oil and gas producers ...

A team of Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers led by Partner Thad Behrens and Associate Michelle Jacobs has secured a major litigation victory for firm client AT&T Corp. A putative class of hundreds of property owners between Dallas and Houston filed suit in federal court in Houston, alleging that AT&T telephone cable buried underneath their properties — pursuant to easements that had been granted to AT&T in the 1950s — were contaminating their properties ...

Han Kun advised and acted as the PRC counsel to Viomi Technology Co., Ltd (NASDAQ: VIOT) on its U.S. initial public offering and listing on the NASDAQ Stock Market. Viomi Technology Co., Ltd is a leading IoT @ Home platform in China ...

NKT A/S sold its railway cable business to Swedish Elcowire Group AB to concentrate on its core business. Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek comprehensively advised NKT on corporate law, employment law, and real estate law during the transaction. Dr. Michael Sörgel, Partner in Düsseldorf and Prof. Dr. Martin Reufels, Partner in Cologne, were lead counsels in the transaction. Following the sale, NKT intends to focus on its core business of high-end power cables, accessories, and services in the future ...

Asian Legal Business (ALB) recently released the Asian Legal Business 2018 M&A Rankings. Han Kun has again been ranked as a Tier 1 PRC Law Firm based on the firm's exceptional performance in providing M&A legal services. This marks the fifth consecutive year for Han Kun to be ranked as Tier 1 in M&A. ALB (Asian Legal Business) is one of the most influential international legal media organizations, providing leading legal information and rankings ...