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Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced that Monica B. Wilkinson, a member in the firm’s Detroit office, has been appointed as Leader of Dykema’s Health Care Practice Group. She takes over for Maria Abrahamsen, who held the role for the previous six years. Wilkinson has more than 30 years of professional experience in health care working with hospitals, physicians, managed care organizations, and nonprofit foundations ...

When lawyers from Haynes and Boone, LLP's Houston office collaborated with ExxonMobil to discuss cybersecurity, employment law and intellectual property issues in late January, it wasn't the usual attorney-client business. The lawyers were teaming up to provide legal insights and one-on-one assistance for 20 nonprofits funded through United Way of Greater Houston ...

On March 7, 2018, the Hon. LaShann Dearcy Hall, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, adopted a January 16, 2018 Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Steven M. Gold, granting “a permanent injunction prohibiting all defendants from infringing, counterfeiting, or otherwise violating” our client’s federally registered trademark on a blood glucose test strip, which is used by diabetics to monitor their blood glucose levels ...

ENSafrica, Africa’s largest law firm, has just launched “ENSafrica intelligENS”. ENSafrica intelligENS is a specialist division within the firm, which has been established to provide clients with products and services that are powered by cutting-edge, digital systems using artificial intelligence ...

We are delighted that two deals on which we were key advisors took top honours at the prestigious DealMakers Gala Awards this year. This follows on the back of the firm being recognised for its seamless Africa-wide expertise and market-leading capabilities by renowned international ratings agency Chambers and Partners, which recently released its 2018 rankings ...

ENSafrica, Africa’s largest law firm, has once again expanded its tax offering with the announcement of two high-level appointments within its tax department. Mike Benetello joins the firm as an executive in the Johannesburg office from 1 March 2018, bringing with him over 20 years’ experience in M&A, corporate tax, mining tax and international tax ...

The Creative Industries team at leading national law firm, Shoosmiths in Manchester have been nominated for ‘Law Firm of the Year’ at the prestigious Music Week Awards. After a record-breaking year for entries, the six-strong Shoosmiths team led by partner Laura Harper and including associate, Carol Isherwood, is up against other leading London-based media and entertainment law firms and is the only shortlisted team based outside of the capital – a first for a national legal practice ...

A team led by M&A Partner Boris Dürr advised the private equity funds advised by AUCTUS Capital Partners AG on the takeover of GS Star group. As part of the transaction, the GS Star GmbH's two former general managers, Andreas Erben and Heiko Grote, also acquired a stake in the newly established Gorgeous Smiling Hotels Holding GmbH and will continue to manage the group ...

The 2018 edition of Chambers Global recognized 10 Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers across eight practices as leading providers of legal services in the international marketplace. Clients and Chambers researchers praised Haynes and Boone, along with individual lawyers, doing work in the United States, Mexico and Latin America, reflecting another strong year for the firm ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Jonathan W. Michael to its Tax & Estate Planning Practice as a member in the firm’s Chicago office. Mr. Michael joins Dykema after serving as a shareholder at Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C. Mr. Michael’s practice focuses on estate and gift tax issues, with an emphasis on wealth management and business succession planning for closely held business owners and entrepreneurs ...

On March 5, 2018, China Business Law Journal (CBLJ) announced the winners of the 2017-2018 China Business Law Awards. Han Kun was honored as “Firm of the Year” in the following 2 practice areas: 1. Private Equity & Venture Capital Firm of the Year 2. TMT Firm of the Year China Business Law Journal’s China Business Law Awards are based on hundreds of nominations received from China-focused corporate counsel and legal professionals around the world ...

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) announced today the promotion of three lawyers to partnership. This decision reconfirms NNDKP's strategy in stimulating the internal development of its lawyers on all levels of seniority and continues to consolidate its position as a leader of the Romanian business law market ...

Asters acted as a legal counsel to GE Transportation, a division of the General Electric Company, in connection with a USD 1 billion Framework Agreement with Ukrzaliznytsia, the country’s state-owned rail transport company ...

One in three partners at Central American firm BLP are now women after a promotion in Nicaragua and a hire in Costa Rica, bucking regional diversity norms. Administrative and real estate lawyer Sofia Zuniga, 38, joins the firm’s San José office as senior counsel from Costa Rican law firm Legal & Business Advice, while energy and infrastructure practitioner Claudia Prado, 44, has been promoted in Managua. The firm now counts five counsel and 30 partners across Central America and Spain ...

The "China Literature IPO" deal, where Han Kun acted as the PRC legal counsel to China Literature, has been recognized as "Equity Deal of the Year" at the IFLR Asia Awards 2018. Han Kun is a recognized expert in overseas capital market transactions, and has substantial experience representing PRC issuers and international underwriters ...

James Yong Wang, Esq. has recently been recognized as leading expert for the investment funds field in China by Legal Media Group's 2017 Global Expert Guides for Banking, Finance and Transactional Law Expert Guide. Han Kun is the only PRC law firm listed by the 2017 Expert Guides for investment funds in China ...

A team led by Dr. Thorsten Kuthe and Dr. Markus Rabe, Partners at the Cologne and Munich offices of the law firm of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised credX on establishing a digital marketplace for debt capital. At its start, Deutsche Telekom issued a borrower's note loan with a volume of EUR 50 million and a ten-year term to insurance companies of AXA Group ...

100 countries, 24,200 attendees, 3,100 exhibitors – as the leading international trade show for the real estate sector, MIPIM in Cannes is the meeting place for international decision-makers in the industry. From March 13 to 16, 2018, our real estate law experts will be available to discuss with you current legal issues relating to real estate at the joint booth of the State Capital of Düsseldorf in Riviera Hall 7, Booth R7.G12 ...

The business law firm of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek significantly increased its revenue in fiscal 2017. Annual revenue stood at EUR 149.5 million for 2017, EUR 16.1 million above the prior-year figure of EUR 133.4 million, accounting for an increase of 12.1 percent. The firm had already achieved a similarly large increase in 2014, when revenue rose by 12 percent year-over-year. "While our expectations for 2017 were high, they have even been exceeded ...

On February 27, 2018, the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig issued its eagerly awaited ruling on the admissibility of targeted diesel traffic bans. The German states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Württemberg had challenged judgments of the Düsseldorf and Stuttgart administrative courts in two "leapfrog appeals ...

The business law firm of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek significantly increased its revenue in fiscal 2017. Annual revenue stood at EUR 149.5 million for 2017, EUR 16.1 million above the prior-year figure of EUR 133.4 million, accounting for an increase of 12.1 percent. The firm had already achieved a similarly large increase in 2014, when revenue rose by 12 percent year-over-year. "While our expectations for 2017 were high, they have even been exceeded ...

● An exceptional alliance, aiming at enhancing the ecosystem for Romanian entrepreneurs and at contributing to internationalization of their businesses, across the European and global economic space. ● Building business bridges within the CEE region represents one of the most important opportunities for businesses throughout the region ...

Pellerano & Herrera represented Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC in two 144A/Reg. S offerings, including a $1 billion aggregate principal amount of bonds due 2048 and a DOP40 billion aggregate principal amount of bonds due 2023. BanReservas acted as co-manager with respect to both series of bonds. The transaction was closed on February 15, 2018 ...

The American Lawyer has named Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Sakina Rasheed Foster to its new Young Lawyer Editorial Board. In announcing members of the group on Feb. 26, Gina Passarella Cipriani, The American Lawyer's editor in chief, said they are "truly representative of the up-and-coming leaders of the profession" and already have brought insights to the publication’s coverage of the legal industry ...

27 February 2018 – Road Town, Tortola – Law firm O’Neal Webster announces that British Virgin Islands attorney Asha Johnson-Willins has joined the firm as a senior associate. Johnson-Willins brings over 14 years’ experience in advocacy, trials, and company law to O’Neal Webster’s litigation, corporate, and property and business practices ...