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Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – July 14, 2025 – Greenspoon Marder celebrates the successful completion of the inaugural class of the Future Lawyers Bridge Program, a groundbreaking partnership launched with William Dandy Middle School’s Magnet Pre-Law & Public Affairs Program in January 2025 ...

A HEUKING team led by Cologne based Partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe has successfully advised clients on drafting and publishing what are referred to as prospectus exempt documents. Since December 2024, issuers have been permitted under new statutory provisions to substitute a full securities prospectus with a concise document of up to 11 pages in certain share offerings and listings ...

HEUKING is significantly expanding its Health Care & Life Sciences practice with the addition of three new Equity Partners at its Munich office. Dr. Manja Epping, Dr. Stefanie Greifeneder, and Dr. Sonja Ackermann will join the firm by the beginning of 2026 at the latest, bringing with them a team of Associates. The group is joining from Taylor Wessing and will strengthen HEUKING’s advisory capabilities in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device sectors. Dr. Manja Epping and Dr ...

TIN INN Holding AG has successfully completed its IPO in the Scale segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The first day of trading on May 19, 2025, started with an opening price of €6.90 per share. Based on this price, the market capitalization amounts to approximately €138 million. A HEUKING team led by Cologne partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe successfully advised TIN INN Holding AG on its initial public offering ...

A HEUKING team led by Cologne partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe advised Circus SE on a capital increase with subscription rights of up to €21.5 million from authorized capital. The pre-placement was successfully completed. The capital increase is being carried out against cash contributions through the issue of 1,330,588 new bearer shares. The placement/subscription price is EUR 16 per share, resulting in total issue proceeds of EUR 21.5 million ...

A team led by HEUKING partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe in Cologne provided legal advice on several bond issues at the end of the year. The issuers included SANHA GmbH & Co. KG, Score Capital AG, and The Platform Group GmbH & Co. KG. SANHA places bond and already raises €14.7 million SANHA GmbH & Co. KG has successfully placed its new 2024/29 corporate bond (ISIN DE000A383VY6 / WKN A383VY) with a volume of €14.7 million on the capital market ...

A HEUKING team led by Dr. Thorsten Kuthe advised Geratherm Medical AG on the transfer of its entire operating business relating to medical devices to Geratherm Medical Germany AG, a wholly owned subsidiary. The spin-off, which was approved by the Annual General Meeting on August 16, 2024, became effective on October 25, 2024, upon entry in the commercial register. This marks the start of the realignment of Geratherm Medical AG ...

A team led by HEUKING partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe, Cologne, provided legal advice and support to the NAGA Group in its merger with the Key Way Group (KWG). The merger of the two companies is expected to generate significant synergies. It also strategically positions NAGA to build the world's largest social trading network. This will enable customers to trade stocks and cryptoassets or copy trades ...

Partner Julie Simeone has been profiled in Law.com's "How I Made Partner" Q&A series. In the article, Ms. Simeone reflects on the factors that led her to choose Patterson Belknap at the beginning of her legal career and the breadth of experience that she has gained across different practice areas throughout her time at the firm ...

Partners Kathryn Bi, Lachlan Campbell-Verduyn, and Clint Morrison have been ranked in the 2025 edition of The Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation, a guide evaluating which young lawyers and law practices have had a significant impact in the field and determining the "next generation of legal leaders in America and around the world ...

Structuring options for holding wealth An original version of this article was first published in IFC Review, July 2025. The modern family office has a plethora of structuring options available to it for owning and deploying a family's wealth. This article will explain one of the most popular available in Guernsey, as a well-regulated international financial centre of good standing. This structure is available for all family offices, whether based in Guernsey or not ...

Han Kun Law Offices represented ChiNext-listed company Kidswant Children Products Co., Ltd. (301078.SZ) in successfully completing the acquisition of a related party's equity and jointly acquiring 100% equity in Siyu Industrial with the related party.  The total transaction consideration was RMB 1.65 billion ...

Bradley attorney Christy Hancock was quoted in Bloomberg Law on the recent housing package that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law, which targets secondary loans made during the early 2000s that lenders never acted upon when home prices dropped during the 2008 financial crisis. A mortgage servicer seeking to foreclose must also attest under penalty of perjury that it has complied with these rules, that all previous holders of the mortgage have as well, or detail any failures to follow the law ...

Structuring options for holding wealth in Guernsey An original version of this article was first published in IFC Review, July 2025. The modern family office has a plethora of structuring options available to it for owning and deploying a family's wealth. This article will explain one of the most popular available in Guernsey, as a well-regulated international financial centre of good standing. This structure is available for all family offices, whether based in Guernsey or not ...

By: Alan Clarke, Esq. and Naira Castilhos, Esq. Copyright infringement allegations can take on many distinct forms. Recent lawsuit trends involving high-profile Hollywood films highlight the evolving nature of copyright law and the protections it affords. Arguments over what is a protected expression of an idea versus the unprotected idea itself form the key focus in the U.S ...

Bradley attorney Britney Crawford has been recognized among the Birmingham Business Journal’s Women to Watch for 2025. These annual awards highlight women who have emerged as key leaders in their companies or organizations, have the potential to shape the future of Birmingham’s business world, and are well-equipped to drive meaningful impact in the Birmingham business community ...

On 9 July 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) handed down its ruling on the admissibility and merits of the inter-state case of "Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia", whereby the Court upheld most claims advanced by the Government of Ukraine in its application against the Government of Russia ...

New York – July 7, 2025 – Greenspoon Marder is thrilled to celebrate the official grand opening of partner Aliya Nelson’s client, GreenCup, the largest bespoke cannabis dispensary in Queens, New York. Located at 95-38 Queens Blvd., Rego Park, NY 11374, GreenCup will host its opening celebration from July 10-12 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. GreenCup’s journey to opening day was guided by Ms. Nelson, who advised the company on cannabis licensing, corporate structuring, and ongoing corporate services ...

Shoosmiths advised Hemiko on the real estate aspects of its appointment by the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) to deliver a pioneering low-carbon heat network in West London. This project marks a significant milestone in the capital’s transition to sustainable infrastructure ...

On July 8, 2025, Patterson Belknap earned a significant victory on behalf of our clients, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) subsidiaries Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Janssen Pharmaceutica NV (Janssen), in a Hatch-Waxman patent infringement litigation concerning Teva’s and Mylan’s proposed generic versions of Janssen’s blockbuster, long-acting-injectable antipsychotic drug Invega Sustenna.  The U.S ...

On July 9, 2025, ICC Russia held a conference «Crypto & Trade Finance 2025». The event focused on current issues of trade financing and cross-border settlements involving cryptocurrencies. The Conference included four sessions covering key topics on cryptocurrency market development and its integration into international trade ...

ALRUD has confirmed its status as one of the leading law firms in the sphere of private foundations: according to the research conducted by Pravo.ru the firm achieved band 1 recognition across all nominated categories. Pravo.ru studied Russia's private foundations market for the last two years and ranked legal advisors based on three criteria: Quantity of registered private foundations: ALRUD was ranked band 1 by the number of successfully executed private foundations establishment projects ...

Patterson Belknap has been ranked fourth in The American Lawyer’s 2025 Pro Bono Scorecard. The rankings assess pro bono efforts among Am Law 200 firms and are based on both the average number of pro bono hours per attorney and the percentage of attorneys performing more than 20 hours of pro bono service in 2024 ...

We are pleased to announce that we have acted as the advisor to funds and accounts managed by BlackRock and Blue Owl, in connection with a $520 million senior secured direct lending facility for Infobip, a leading global cloud communications platform. This significant refinancing transaction will support Infobip’s continued international expansion and its investment in next-generation AI-powered customer engagement solutions ...

By: Christopher Smith, Esq., Steven Werth, Esq., and Katherine Meek, Esq. On June 30, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills into law, AB 130 and SB 131, overhauling the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) review process for certain housing projects. These reforms take effect immediately and apply not only to new projects, but projects currently undergoing CEQA review. This alert provides an overview of key provisions of these recent changes ...