Germany
Effective July 20, 2017, Dr. Thomas Jansen (52) will join Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek's Munich office as an Equity Partner. The technology lawyer joins Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek from DLA Piper. Thomas Jansen has been a Partner at DLA Piper since 2004. He opened the firm's Munich office in 2007 and served as Office Managing Partner until September 2016. Previously, Thomas Jansen worked at Linklaters after beginning his career at Oppenhoff & Rädler in 1996
Philippines
SyCipLaw partner Rose Marie M. King-Dominguez will be speaking on “PICs vs. PIPs: What the DPA Means for BPOs and Their Clients” at the Data Privacy Asia 2017. The summit is presented by the Contact Center Association of the Philippines and will take place on July 20 at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel
Texas, USA
A Haynes and Boone, LLP team of Partner Michael J. Mazzone and Associates Mini Kapoor and Miles Indest secured a summary judgment victory for Hess Corp. on June 29 when U.S. District Judge Alfred Bennett dismissed all claims brought against the company in a transportation dispute involving big rigs in North Dakota. The win came after Kapoor argued the motion under a special court rule designed to provide more courtroom experience for lawyers in their early years of practice
Texas, USA
Haynes and Boone, LLP is introducing middle school and high school students in Texas, New York and California to opportunities in the legal profession through a series of July events. The firm is hosting some 90 high school students at Haynes and Boone offices in Dallas, Houston, New York City and Orange County July 12-13 for an interactive workshop that explores life as a lawyer, covers specialty practice areas and delves into negotiation techniques
Texas, USA
Haynes and Boone, LLP Finance Partner Albert Tan helped organize and lead a successful 1st Annual Asia-Pacific Fund Finance Symposium in Hong Kong for the Fund Finance Association as a member of the steering and marketing committees. Tan gave the opening address and moderated a panel providing an “Overview of Fund Finance in Asia
South Africa
We are delighted to announce that Gaelyn Scott, head of ENSafrica’s IP department, has again been recognised by Managing Intellectual Property as one of the world’s leading female IP attorneys in its 2017 IP Stars list of the Top 250 Women in IP. Gaelyn Scott and Ilse du Plessis were ranked by Managing Intellectual Property as IP Stars for trade marks
China
Han Kun Law Offices advised Baidu, Inc. on its recent $1.5 billion offshore note offering. Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited were the main underwriters for the offering. Han Kun acted as PRC legal counsel to Baidu in relation to the offering
China
Han Kun, as the PRC legal counsel of the issuer, advised CPM Group Limited (Stock Code: 1932) on its Global Offering on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. CPM Group Limited is a well-recognized manufacturer of paint and coating products in Hong Kong and the PRC. The company's principal paint and coating products are wood painting products, including lacquers, polyurethane coatings and baking enamels
Argentina
Buenos Aires, 8 July 2017. Estudio Beccar Varela turns 120 years old today. Its team, made up of more than 145 lawyers, paralegals, practicing lawyers and assistants, will celebrate the anniversary throughout the year with clients and friends. Horacio E
Sweden
The law firm Delphi acted as legal advisor to the Momentum Group on the company's acquisition of 70 per cent of the shares in TriffiQ Företagsprofilering AB. Partner Mats Dahlberg led the Delphi transaction team, assisted by Matilda Karlsson, Emmy Falck and Katarina Häggqvist. TriffiQ is a leading reseller of workwear and protective footwear in Stockholm. It generates annual revenue of approximately SEK 70 million with good profitability and has around 20 employees
Sweden
The government has appointed an inquiry to investigate how the legal framework governing public procurement can be made simpler and more flexible, and to examine certain questions relating to the review process. On Tuesday, July 4, it was announced that Anna Ulfsdotter Forssell, partner and lawyer at the Delphi law firm, will lead the new investigation. - I am incredibly proud and humbled to have been appointed by the government to lead the inquiry. It is a formidable challenge
Germany
Led by Boris Dürr, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised AL-KO AG on the acquisition of 75.04% in STEMMER IMAGING GmbH. Effective June 30, 2017, AL-KO took over the shares from Wilhelm Stemmer, the company's founder. STEMMER Group management will stay on and will take out 24.96% in STEMMER IMAGING GmbH as part of the transaction. STEMMER Group is Europe's leading provider of image processing technologies for use in industry and science (machine vision)
Philippines
The Clark Development Corporation (CDC), in cooperation with SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan, Bureau of Immigration, and the Department of Labor & Employment, will be holding a seminar on “Clark Freeport Zone Requisites for Securing/Renewing Employment Permit for Expats and Fostering Harmony in the Workplace between Foreign Employers and Local Employees”. The seminar will be on July 13, 2017, from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Widus Hotel and Casino Convention Center
Dominican Republic
Former president and founding member, Luis Rafael Pellerano, was also recognized. The Mining and Oil Chamber of the Dominican Republic recognized Pellerano & Herrera for its contributions to the institutional framework of the extractive industry. On the occasion of its twentieth anniversary, the Chamber recognized the firm, highlighting its work as a founding member of the organization and its Board of Directors
Panama
Morgan & Morgan acted as Panamanian counsel to Thesan with respect to a US$11.5 Million Dollars Project Finance facility granted by CIFI (Corporación Interamericana para el Financiamiento de Infraestructura, S.A.) for the development and operation of a solar photovoltaic power plant “El Espinal”, with an installed capacity of 8.5MW in the Republic of Panama. The firm continues to advise Thesan in on-going legal and regulatory matters of this project
Texas, USA
Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Craig Unterberg has undertaken another community leadership role as the new president of the AJC New York Region. AJC New York installed Unterberg as its new president at the organization’s Annual Meeting on June 14. AJC is the global advocate for the well-being of the Jewish people and Israel and for the advancement of democratic values around the world
Germany
A team led by Dr. Rainer Velte, partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek's Düsseldorf office, advises VTG AG in matters of antitrust law related to the acquisition of all shares in CIT Rail Holdings (Europe) and the affiliated NACCO Group. The Düsseldorf-based antitrust law team represents the company at the Federal Cartel Office. As part of the transaction, the team advises CIT Group (USA) also on coordinating its registration in Austria. The transaction is expected to be completed in Q4/2017
Ukraine
Asters has been recognized as "a social responsibility leader in Ukrainian legal industry" as a result of the international Best in CSR contest run by Sustainable Business magazine, while EBA-Asters Legal School was named one of the best CSR projects in Ukraine in 2016 alongside with the CSR initiatives of Auchan Ukraine, OKKO and Zaporizhstal
China
The well-known London-based legal publisher Law Business Research recently published its inaugural edition of The Initial Public Offerings Law Review (2017). Han Kun partner Ms. Chen Yang and Mr. Zhi Bin authored the China chapter. Han Kun was the only PRC-headquartered law firm to contribute to the book. Han Kun associate Ms. Zhang Zhao also contributed to the writing of the article
Michigan, USA
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that Brian Melendez and Timothy D. Kelly, both from the firm’s Minneapolis office, have been named 2017 Super Lawyers by Minnesota Super Lawyers Magazine. The Super Lawyers designation, conferred upon the most respected legal practitioners in the state, is based upon peer recognition and professional achievement. No more than 5 percent of the lawyers in each state are selected by the research team to receive this honor
Michigan, USA
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today several pieces of news regarding some of the firm’s San Antonio-based attorneys; John Dulske became President of the San Antonio Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, Deborah Williamson received the 2017 Michelle A. Mendez Award of Excellence from The Bankruptcy Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, and Bryan Kost received the Goldstein Award of Excellence from The William S. Sessions American Inn of Court
Sweden
Delphi has advised EQT Ventures on investments in the digital healthcare company Min Doktor, the AI company Peltarion and the Finnish gaming company Small Giant Games. Delphi's team was headed by Managing Partner David Aversten and Senior Associate Emma Dansbo. The team also included Counsel Anna Ribenfors and Associate Jeppa Persson, among others. For more information about the investee companies, see: Min Doktor (https://www.mindoktor.se/) Peltarion (http://peltarion
England
Peter Williams, head of the real estate professional support lawyer (PSL) team at national law firm Shoosmiths, has acted as consultant editor on the updated Volume 87 of Halsbury’s Laws of England, which is set for publication at the end of June. Halsbury’s Laws is a well-respected legal encyclopaedia, consisting of a series of volumes published by LexisNexis
Sweden
Delphi has advised the sellers of Comenius Svenska AB in connection with the divestment of all shares in the company and its subsidiaries, Comenius Talent Management, to the Visma Group. Comenius, founded in 2001, is a Swedish market-leading IT company that offer its clients cloud-based talent management solutions