Press Releases

Shoosmiths’ national planning team has been recognised as one of the top planning law practices, ranked joint third in Planning Resource’s 2025 Planning Law Survey - a significant rise from joint eighth in 2024 ...

Shoosmiths has agreed the transfer of its Serious Injury (SSI) practice to Fletchers Group, one of the UK’s most established and respected serious injury and clinical negligence firms, for an undisclosed consideration.The deal will see around 80 colleagues, including eight partners, transfer to Fletchers under TUPE arrangements ...

Shoosmiths has agreed the transfer of its Serious Injury (SSI) practice to Fletchers Group, one of the UK’s most established and respected serious injury and clinical negligence firms, for an undisclosed consideration.The deal will see around 80 colleagues, including eight partners, transfer to Fletchers under TUPE arrangements ...

A HEUKING team consisting of Düsseldorf-based Partner Christoph Hexel and Senior Associate Anna Schenke successfully represented the operator of several senior care facilities in a legal dispute concerning the withdrawal of a company car that was also authorized for private use. The team prevailed across all three instances before the labor courts ...

A HEUKING team led by Partners Prof. Dr. Georg Streit, Dr. Marc Scheunemann, and Dr. Ulrich Jork advised epsotech group on legal and tax matters relating to its international realignment. The transaction involved the acquisition of the group’s international subsidiaries by SKENDER GmbH ...

Bradley’s Tampa office managing partner, Lauren Raines, has been selected as one of Florida Trend’s Legal Elite Notable - Managing Partners. To qualify and be considered for inclusion as a Legal Elite Notable, selected attorneys must be licensed and in good standing with the Florida State Bar, have practiced for at least 10 years, and currently serve in a senior-level executive capacity within their firms ...

Fort Lauderdale – July 1, 2025 – Greenspoon Marder is proud to announce that firmwide Deputy Managing Partner Rebecca Faith Bratter has been recognized in the July issue of Florida Trend’s 2025 Legal Elite NOTABLE Managing Partners. This special edition honors distinguished leaders who are making a meaningful impact in the legal field, shaping the strategic direction of their firms, managing daily operations and personnel, and continuing to excel in the practice of law ...

Fort Lauderdale – July 1, 2025 – Greenspoon Marder is proud to announce that firmwide Deputy Managing Partner Rebecca Faith Bratter has been recognized in the July issue of Florida Trend’s 2025 Legal Elite NOTABLE Managing Partners. This special edition honors distinguished leaders who are making a meaningful impact in the legal field, shaping the strategic direction of their firms, managing daily operations and personnel, and continuing to excel in the practice of law ...

A team led by Düsseldorf-based HEUKING partner Dr. Peter Vocke provided legal advice to 3M Real Estate GmbH & Co. KG and 3M Deutschland GmbH on the sale of a former building in Germany. The approximately 85,000 m² site in Neuss will be taken over by Panattoni for the sustainable development of a business and commercial park based on the "City Dock" concept. Part of the property will remain owned by 3M and will continue to be used by the company. 3M thus remains committed to the location ...

Bradley attorney Jay Wright was quoted in National Mortgage News on recent recissions the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) made to 12 Federal Housing Administration (FHA) policies. The 12 retractions were made in a series of five mortgagee letters. A separate letter, 2025-19, removed "mandatory pre-endorsement inspection requirements for properties located in presidentially declared major disaster areas ...

Han Kun has advised and acted as the PRC counsel to Unisound AI Technology Co., Ltd. ("Unisound", Stock Code: 9678) in connection with its IPO and listing on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.Unisound is an AI solutions provider focusing on the sale of conversational AI products and solutions for daily life and healthcare-related application scenarios in China ...

By: David Weisman, Esq. On June 30, 2025, the Governor signed into law House Bill 7031, which among other tax relief provisions, eliminates sales tax on commercial real estate leases effective October 1, 2025. Florida was the last state to still impose this tax, which it has done since 1969. The rate of tax was equal to the rate of sales tax on other goods and services, but since 2018, it decreased until June of last year when it was reduced to 2% statewide ...

By: David Weisman, Esq. On June 30, 2025, the Governor signed into law House Bill 7031, which among other tax relief provisions, eliminates sales tax on commercial real estate leases effective October 1, 2025. Florida was the last state to still impose this tax, which it has done since 1969. The rate of tax was equal to the rate of sales tax on other goods and services, but since 2018, it decreased until June of last year when it was reduced to 2% statewide ...

A HEUKING team led by Dr. Timo Piller, salaried partner in the Düsseldorf office, advised the DAX40 company Vonovia SE on the successful offering of a share dividend (scrip dividend). Vonovia shareholders again had the choice this year between a dividend in cash and a share alternative. Within the subscription period, a dividend payment in the form of new shares was chosen for more than 35% of the dividend-bearing shares. This corresponds to a capital increase of around €356.7 million ...

Shoosmiths today announces the appointment of Russ Hill as a partner in the Corporate Restructuring & Advisory (CR&A) team, where he will play a key role in enhancing the firm’s reach across Birmingham and the UK’s insolvency and restructuring markets.Russ joins from Squire Patton Boggs where he led the restructuring teams in Birmingham and Manchester. He has also previously held roles at Eversheds Sutherland and Pinsent Masons ...

Shoosmiths today announces the appointment of Russ Hill as a partner in the Corporate Restructuring & Advisory (CR&A) team, where he will play a key role in enhancing the firm’s reach across Birmingham and the UK’s insolvency and restructuring markets.Russ joins from Squire Patton Boggs where he led the restructuring teams in Birmingham and Manchester. He has also previously held roles at Eversheds Sutherland and Pinsent Masons ...

Bradley attorneys Jay Bender, Jarrod Martin and Bill Norton were named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers list for 2025. Comprised of professionals ranging from transactional lawyers who assist distressed companies to financial litigators, the list includes traditional bankruptcy lawyers, specialists in leveraged finance and restructuring, and litigators well-versed in financial litigation and distress ...

Bradley attorney John Parker Sweeney has been elected to the role of immediate past president by the DRI board of directors. Mr. Sweeney was elected to the immediate past president role to fill a vacancy on DRI’s Executive Committee, and he will serve through the 2026 annual meeting. Mr. Sweeney was president of DRI from 2014-2015, served on the National Board of Directors, and received DRI’s Louis Potter Award for Lifetime Service to the legal profession in 2022. Mr ...

On June 24, 2025, after a long illness, Irina Anyukhina, partner of ALRUD law firm, founder and long-time head of our Labor Practice, passed away. She was our colleague, mentor, and friend. Irina joined ALRUD in 2002. She was deeply involved in the creation of the firm's labor practice — its team, approaches, and the philosophy by which it works with clients. In 2007, she became a partner ...

On June 24, 2025, after a long illness, Irina Anyukhina, partner of ALRUD law firm, founder and long-time head of our Labor Practice, passed away. She was our colleague, mentor, and friend. Irina joined ALRUD in 2002. She was deeply involved in the creation of the firm's labor practice — its team, approaches, and the philosophy by which it works with clients. In 2007, she became a partner ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that 13 attorneys in the firm’s Tampa office have been recognized in the 2025 edition of Florida Super Lawyers or Florida Rising Stars. The following seven Bradley attorneys are included in the 2025 Florida Super Lawyers list: A. Lee Bentley III Charles W. “Chad” Callahan III Ben Dachepalli Timothy C. Ford Matthew F ...

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – June 13, 2025 – Greenspoon Marder announces eight attorneys have been recognized as Florida ‘Rising Stars’ in the 2025 edition of Super Lawyers Magazine. Alan Somerstein (Fort Lauderdale) – Banking, Real Estate Amanda N. Phillips (Fort Lauderdale) – Real Estate (Business) Dana Somerstein (Fort Lauderdale) – Banking, Business/Corporate, Real Estate Frank Whitaker (Miami) – Real Estate Jamey R ...

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – June 13, 2025 – Greenspoon Marder announces eight attorneys have been recognized as Florida ‘Rising Stars’ in the 2025 edition of Super Lawyers Magazine. Alan Somerstein (Fort Lauderdale) – Banking, Real Estate Amanda N. Phillips (Fort Lauderdale) – Real Estate (Business) Dana Somerstein (Fort Lauderdale) – Banking, Business/Corporate, Real Estate Frank Whitaker (Miami) – Real Estate Jamey R ...

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – June 13, 2025 – Greenspoon Marder announces 12 partners have been recognized as Florida Super Lawyers in the 2025 edition of Super Lawyers Magazine. Alan B. Cohn (Fort Lauderdale) – Wills Trusts & Estates Beth-Ann E. Krimsky (Fort Lauderdale) – Business Litigation, Land Use & Zoning Deborah Baker (Miami) – Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation David M ...

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – June 13, 2025 – Greenspoon Marder announces 12 partners have been recognized as Florida Super Lawyers in the 2025 edition of Super Lawyers Magazine. Alan B. Cohn (Fort Lauderdale) – Wills Trusts & Estates Beth-Ann E. Krimsky (Fort Lauderdale) – Business Litigation, Land Use & Zoning Deborah Baker (Miami) – Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation David M ...