Press Releases

Milan, February 9, 2018 - The international law firm Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners announces the rehire of Eduardo Fiordiliso as a new partner in the firm�s Banking & Finance department in Milan. Eduardo began his professional career in GOP in 2003 ...

Feb. 5, 2018 –TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – O’Neal Webster is pleased to announce that Vanessa King, corporate, commercial, and trusts and estates attorney, stepped into the managing partner role for the law firm as of Feb. 1, 2018. King rotates in for long-time managing partner and investment funds and regulatory attorney Kerry Anderson who served as O’Neal Webster’s managing partner since 2009. The leadership rotation was unanimously approved by the partnership ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Michael J. Mazzone has been elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Houston Chapter of ABOTA. Founded in 1958, ABOTA is an invitation-only national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges that promotes the U.S. Constitution's Seventh Amendment, which guarantees the right to a civil jury trial ...

SyCipLaw partner Arlene M. Maneja was a guest speaker on “Regulatory Framework for Renewable Energy” at the Bioenergy Mission to the Philippines co-organized by the Embassy of Canada in Manila and the Philippine Department of Energy. The event was intended to be a briefing session on the Philippine Regulatory Environment for the Canadian delegation composed of representatives from Cleantechnomics Energy Ltd., Loraxian Group, Minas Energy, Sigma Water Canada Inc., and Viresco Solutions ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of James Azadian to its Los Angeles office, where he will be a member of the firm’s nationwide appellate practice. He specializes in complex federal and state court civil appeals raising cutting-edge and core business issues, the First Amendment to the Constitution, Article 1 of the California Constitution, and the application of California's anti-SLAPP statute in federal court ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced that it has named Thomas M. Schehr Director of the firm’s Financial Industry Group, a multi-disciplinary group bringing together Dykema lawyers from all regions of the country in the areas of litigation (commercial as well as consumer financial services), lending and corporate finance, regulatory/compliance, and restructuring/insolvency. Schehr succeeds Ed Weil, who was recently appointed to Dykema’s Executive Board ...

Seasoned corporate lawyer Bill McDonald has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP's Houston office as a partner in the firm’s Capital Markets and Securities Practice. "We are thrilled to welcome a lawyer of the caliber of Bill, who has considerable experience handling complex M&A and securities matters in our key industry sectors, including energy and private equity," Managing Partner Tim Powers said. "He will be a wonderful resource for our clients ...

As of February 2018, the business law firm of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek has added another element to digitizing its processes: a solution developed by LAWLIFT is now available to lawyers and assistants. Lawlift supports lawyers in drafting documents such as briefs or contracts with the aid of intelligent functions. The software's application areas are manifold, allowing not only contracts, but also letters and pleadings to be processed optimally and created more efficiently ...

Buenos Aires, February 5, 2018. Beccar Varela is pleased to announce the reincorporation of Daniel Antonio Seoane as a partner, who will lead the firm’s Insurance Law Department. He returns after seven years in which he further developed his career as in-house counsel in insurance companies, first as Legal Director of Royal and Sun Alliance Seguros Argentina (later on Seguros Sura), and then, during 2017, as Regional Legal Vice President of Suramericana S.A ...

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 2018). Both Fingerhut and Fraser, as well as Dykema, received recognition in the United States: DC Metro Area category. This marks the seventh consecutive year that both Fingerhut and Fraser have been recognized as top practitioners ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Cinthia Granados Motley as a member in the firm’s Chicago office where she will serve as Director of Dykema’s Global Data Privacy and Information Security practice group. Ms. Motley joins Dykema after serving as Co-Chair of Sedgewick, LLP’s Cybersecurity and Privacy practice. Ms ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Richard Y. Cheng and Rick A. Daniel to the firm’s growing Dallas office, which has now added 11 attorneys in the past eight months. The firm’s rate of growth in North Texas has been so rapid in recent months that it has had to arrange for additional space in the Comerica Bank Tower, where the office is located ...

Linklaters LLP and Shoosmiths LLP both acted for the UK arm of Nordic Investment Firm Brunswick Real Estate on its first acquisition in its Greater London focused strategy – a mixed use portfolio of properties in London and the South East (including PRS blocks, two business centres and a number of Retail/Leisure units) ...

BLB, the North-Rhine Westphalia Building and Property Management Department, will build a modern correctional facility in Münster-Wolbeck. The new correctional facility that will be able to house 640 prisoners will replace Germany's oldest correctional facility in Münster's city center and is expected to be completed by 2024. BLB selected an 18-hectare site on the outskirts of Münster's Wolbeck district. The properties are within a radius of 10 ...

A team led by capital market law expert Dr. Mirko Sickinger, LL. M., Partner at the Cologne office of the law firm of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised De Raj Group AG on its Vienna Stock Exchange listing. The Vienna Stock Exchange admitted the shares of De Raj Group AG to official trading on February 2, 2018 with the first trading day set for February 8, 2018 ...

<strong>Pittsburgh</strong> — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) today announced that former Pennsylvania <a href="https://www.spilmanlaw.com/people/honorable_corbett/details">Gov. Tom Corbett</a> has joined the law firm, further strengthening the firm's team in Pennsylvania.<br /> <br /> "Governor Corbett will be a phenomenal addition to Spilman, and to both our Pittsburgh and Greater Harrisburg offices," said Michael J ...

On February 1, 2018, the 2018 Chambers Asia-Pacific Awards Ceremony was held in Hong Kong. Han Kun won "Chambers PRC firm of the Year: Corporate & Finance," an award for which 6 law firms were competing. Granted by Chambers & Partners, the Chambers Awards honor the work of outstanding law firms around the world ...

More than 90 partners and associates from various Chilean law firms met on Wednesday, January 17, at Carey’s offices to discuss the challenges faced by women in the legal profession. This was the first event that brought together such a large number of women lawyers from law firms at a local level. It was jointly sponsored by six Chilean firms: Carey, A & G Lawyers, Albalgli Zaliasnik, Alessandri, Bofill Escobar and Recabarren & Asociados ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Jim Shimota has been recognized in the Intellectual Property Litigation category of the Illinois 2018 Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) annual award listing. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations ...

A&L Goodbody has been ranked the number one Irish law firm for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by deal volume in 2017 by each of the international publications – Thomson Reuters, Bloomberg, Mergermarket and Experian Corpfin. This is the sixth year running that the firm has advised on more M&A deals than any other Irish law firm. Since 2012 A&L Goodbody has acted on 26% more deals than the next best ranked law firm (Source: Mergermarket) ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that William J. Kohler, a senior counsel in the firm’s Detroit office, has been reappointed to the East Michigan District Export Council by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. Kohler was appointed to a four-year term that will expire on December 31, 2021 ...

On 31 January 2018 the Danish Eastern High Court found in favour of A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S in a trademark case against the company World Wide Traffic ApS about an infringement of A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S' seven-pointed star logo. The new decision upholds the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court's decision from 2016. Plesner conducted the case on behalf of A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S ...

Southern California's 2018 Super Lawyers, published by Thomson Reuters, has recognized three Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers: Partners Ken Parker and M.C. Sungaila and Counsel Caroline Hurtado Ford. All three are based in the firm's Orange County office. Parker, named for Intellectual Property Litigation, chairs Haynes and Boone's IP Litigation Practice Group. He handles patent, trademark, copyright and trade secrets cases not only in California but in courts throughout the United States ...

The World Trademark Review 1000 (WTR 1000), a directory of the world’s leading trademark professionals, has again ranked Haynes and Boone, LLP among the top 20 trademark practices in the nation and as the preeminent large firm in Texas ...

Asters alongside with White & Case LLP (UK) acted as legal counsels to PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia, Ukrainian public railway company, in connection with restructuring of USD 500 million 9.875 per cent loan participation notes due 2021. The reprofiling included amendments to the terms of the loan agreement due to adjusting the portfolio of Ukrzaliznytsia's local indebtedness ...