Press Releases

Orlando, Fla. – December 9, 2024 – Greenspoon Marder is proud to announce that co-managing director Michael E. Marder has been honored with the naming recognition of the “Michael Ellis Marder Courtroom” at Stetson University College of Law. This recognition is a testament to Mr. Marder’s long-standing commitment to the law school, where he earned his law degree, and his continued advocacy and support of legal education. The naming of the courtroom reflects Mr ...

New York – December 9, 2024 – Greenspoon Marder announces Hospitality, Alcohol and Leisure Industry partner Jaci Flug has been selected for inclusion in the 2024 Notable Leaders in Accounting, Consulting & Law feature by Crain’s New York Business. This special report recognizes top leaders in the New York metro area based on recent professional success and accomplishments. Ms ...

Miami – December 9, 2024 – Greenspoon Marder enhances the firm’s Immigration & Naturalization practice group with the addition of partner Hector A. Chichoni in the Miami office. Mr. Chichoni focuses on U.S. and global immigration law, representing both corporate and individual clients, including healthcare organizations, Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies, multinational corporations, universities, and professionals such as doctors, professors, researchers, and students ...

On December 9, 2024, CLECSS announced the results of its "2024 Best ESG Law Firm Awards".  CLECSS recognized Han Kun with the "Best ESG Law Firm Award – Best Corporate Governance".The CLECSS Best ESG Law Firm Awards aim to raise ESG awareness (i.e., Environment, Social, and Corporate Governance) among law firms, and are committed to identifying Chinese and international law firms and lawyers with major and positive influence on promoting ESG practices in the industry ...

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – December 6, 2024 – Based on the results of its New Partner Report by Diversity & Flexibility Alliance (“Alliance”), Greenspoon Marder announces the firm has been recognized among the “Tipping the Scales” law firms for 2024 ...

Bradley attorney Jack Harrington was quoted in a Birmingham Business Journal article on the firm’s recently launched Financial Crime & Economic Sanctions team. Harrington said the team will take a preventive approach to keeping financial institution clients secure. “Whether it’s new forms of business email compromise or pig butchering, money laundering for human or drug trafficking networks, these are really serious challenges,” he said ...

DTB represented The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in partnership with Zagrebacka banka (ZABA), the leading bank in Croatia and member of the UniCredit Group, in which it provided ZABA with an uncapped unfunded portfolio guarantee of up to €80 million under the European Union’s InvestEU Programme. ZABA thus became the EBRD’s first partner financial intermediary under the InvestEU programme ...

On December 6, 2024, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced the winners of its ALB China Regional Law Awards 2024: South China & Central China at an awards ceremony held in Shenzhen.  Some of these awards are open to "local" law firms headquartered in the South China & Central China region, which spans Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, and Hunan, and "non-local" law firms headquartered in other regions which have branches or offices there ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Laura G. Hester, partner and chair of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group, has been selected among the Connect CRE 2024 Women in Real Estate Awards winners for the Atlanta & Southeast region. The Connect CRE’s eighth annual Women in Real Estate Awards honor the achievements and inspirational stories of women who have reached respected leadership positions and who mentor others in the commercial real estate industry. Ms ...

****On December 5****, a ceremony was held to award the leaders of the ****Pravo-300**** rating, the largest study of the Russian legal market. This year, the law firm ALRUD took part in the Pravo-300 study for the second time and took leading positions in ****32 areas**** of the federal rating, and also received a special ****“Art-Pravo”**** award for the project to restore the activities of the “Nashe Nasledie” magazine ...

Kudun and Partners successfully advised MPJ Group, a provider of comprehensive logistics services, on its initial public offering (IPO) and successful listing on the Market for Alternative Investment (mai). The IPO filing was submitted to Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2024, with an IPO offering value of THB 318 million ...

A HEUKING team, led by Partner Ulf Christiani, legally advised Niedersachsen Ports GmbH & Co. KG, the state-owned port company of Lower Saxony, on an innovative port development project. The team designed and implemented a Europe-wide procurement procedure for awarding construction services for the project. Jointly financed by the Federal Government, the State of Lower Saxony, and private industry, the project aims to expand the offshore terminal in Cuxhaven ...

On December 5, 2024, Chambers and Partners, the world's foremost legal directory, released its Chambers FinTech Guide 2025, which identifies the leading payments, blockchain, cyber security, and data protection specialists in over 40 jurisdictions.  Han Kun has again been ranked as a Band 1 PRC Firm for fintech-related legal services, marking the seventh consecutive year for the firm to receive the honor.  Han Kun partner Mr. Wei Quan has been recognized as Band 1 lawyer ...

On November 27, ALRUD held ****a seminar at its office, jointly organized by the Labour and Tax Practices, to explore key legal and organizational aspects of managing employees working remotely from abroad****. Opening the event, Margarita Egiazarova, Partner of the Labour Practice and Ph.D. in Law, remarked: "Remote work abroad is not just a modern trend but a multifaceted challenge for businesses, encompassing legal, tax, and organizational complexities ...

Recently, FinanceAsia released the results of its 2024 Achievement Awards.  The Han Kun-advised deal "J&T Express' $500 million listing on HKEX" was awarded "Best IPO Deal of The Year" and "Lotus Tech's business combination with L Catterton; public listing in the US through a De-SPAC arrangement; approximately $880 million of private investment in public equity financing and convertible notes" was recognized as a "Highly commended Best Equity Deal of the Year" ...

Bradley attorney Jack Harrington was featured in Law360 Pulse on Bradley’s new Financial Crime & Economic Sanctions team. “I am thrilled to lead the financial crime and economic sanctions practice, adding to the firm's existing strategic depth across the banking and financial services sector,” Harrington told Law360 Pulse on Wednesday ...

Bradley attorney Lauren Raines was named to the 2024 list of Florida Trend’s Legal Elite Notable Women Leaders in Law. The Legal Elite Notable Women Leaders in Law recognizes women in the legal industry who not only excel but also are outstanding in multiple ways outside their offices ...

Kudun and Partners recently authored the Thailand Chapter of In-Depth Construction Disputes – Edition 4 by Lexology, providing an in-depth analysis of the construction sector in Thailand and the key legal issues surrounding construction disputes. The chapter was written by Kongwat Akaramanee, partner of Kudun and Partners, together with Ittipat Nimbooncha, associate of the firm ...

Bradley attorneys Laura Hester, Stephen Opler, Sidney Welch and Scott Zweigel were named to Georgia Trend’s Legal Elite for 2024. Georgia Trend is a statewide publication that has covered business, politics and economic development since 1985. The annual list of Legal Elite recognizes lawyers from across 15 different practice areas who are considered the best in their field and is determined solely by nominations from members of the state bar who live and practice in Georgia ...

On December 3, 2024, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its inaugural "Best of the Best China Top 30 Law Firms" list.  Han Kun was named to the list, owing to its outstanding performance and well-established reputation among clients.The list highly recognizes Han Kun's legal services and underscores Han Kun's leading position in the legal profession ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that partner and former Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Jack Harrington has been named chair of the firm’s newly launched Financial Crime & Economic Sanctions team ...

Admicom Oyj’s subsidiary Tocoman Oy has signed an agreement to acquire Estonian IT company Bauhub OÜ, a developer of SaaS workspace for construction project management.“I’m thrilled that Admicom has acquired a unifying element to our offering that enables a substantial leap towards our vision of becoming a leading partner in European construction software ecosystem ...

Miami – December 2, 2024 – Greenspoon Marder is pleased to announce a significant victory achieved by its Hospitality, Alcohol, and Leisure Industry Group, led by chair Louis J. Terminello and associate attorney Kevin Cruz, in a matter involving a dispute with the City of Miami over an Unsafe Structure Notice of Violation. The case centers on the procedural due process rights of Edgewater River LLC, the property owner, and its tenant, El Otra Tiesto Corp ...

BLP is proud to have acted as local legal advisor for Santander US Capital Markets LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. in the Republic of Honduras’ first sovereign green sustainable bond issuance. This historic transaction, carried out in the international capital markets, marks a significant step for the country in advancing projects focused on sustainability and development. The issuance reached $700 million, with a yield of 8.625% and an average maturity in 2034 ...

On November 27, 2024, LOTTO Hamburg GmbH finalized a comprehensive in-house collective agreement with trade union Vereinigte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft (ver.di) after months of negotiations.General Manager Torsten Meinberg expressed his satisfaction: "With this collective agreement, LOTTO Hamburg is opening a new chapter in the company's history. We now have an agreement tailored specifically to our needs as a lottery company ...