Press Releases

Bradley attorney Ross Robinson has been ranked in the IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders for 2025. This prestigious ranking reflects Mr. Robinson’s outstanding knowledge and skill in international preparation and prosecution of patent applications, drafting of opinions regarding patent infringement and validity, and client counseling, specifically in areas of aerospace/automotive, electronics, energy/fuel, engineering/construction, software, telecommunications, among others ...

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – November 19, 2024 – The Daily Business Review (DBR) “Best Of” survey results have ranked Greenspoon Marder number one in the category of Best Real Estate Law Firm (Commercial) and number one in the category of the Best Family Law Firm for 2024. The annual DBR “Best Of” is a ballot consisting of several dozen categories for lawyers and firm administrators to vote on ...

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – November 19, 2024 – Greenspoon Marder announces partner Elizabeth Somerstein has been elected by fellow members to become an officer of the Board of the Broward Cultural Council (BCC). The BCC serves as the advisory council to the Broward County Cultural Division by “supporting the County’s vision for arts and culture.” Ms. Somerstein has been a member of the board since 2022 ...

Miami – November 19, 2024 – Greenspoon Marder congratulates associate attorney Kevin M. Cruz of the Hospitality, Alcohol and Leisure Industry practice group for earning the Wine & Spirit Education Trust WSET® Level II Award in the “Wines” category. Mr. Cruz achieved this certification after successfully completing a timed examination ...

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – November 19, 2024 – Greenspoon Marder announces Real Estate partner Dana L. Somerstein has been appointed to the board of the Women in Distress of Broward County, Inc. (WID). The organization is the only nationally accredited, state-certified, full-service domestic violence center serving Broward County. Ms ...

On November 18, 2024, LexisNexis announced its 2024 "LexisNexis 40 Under 40" list for mainland China.  The list recognizes young legal professionals 40 years of age or younger who show a tremendous potential to grow and the motivation to lead the development of the legal sector in mainland China.  Han Kun partner Lin Zhou was named to the list, owing to her standout professional services.With over 15 years of experience in fund formation and asset management-related practice areas, Ms ...

Panama, November 1, 2024.  For its initiative called “IDEA Committee, promoting diversity, inclusion and human rights,” Morgan & Morgan received the highest distinction in the Governance category of the “Sustainable Leadership Recognition 2024”, organized by the American Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Panama (AmCham) ...

On November 16, 2024, the commercial law firm HEUKING elected a new management team at its partnership meeting. Every three years, the election of the management committee is on the agenda. Boris Dürr, Philip Kempermann and Martin Reufels were elected as Managing Partners for the upcoming term of office ...

Szecskay Attorneys at Law proudly announces that Dr. Katalin Grósz, Senior Partner, and Dr. János Vajda, Partner at the firm, have been awarded by the Hungarian Bar Association for their extraordinary work in the legal profession. During the awards ceremony on 16 November 2024, Grósz received a lifetime achievement recognition as “Eminent Lawyer” which is deserved for her outstanding legal work ...

Shoosmiths today announces the appointment of Partner Peter Richards-Gaskin to the firm’s Financial Services Disputes and Investigations (FSDI) team, along with Senior Associate James Kidd and Legal Disputes Advisor Brendon Vipond ...

Los Angeles – November 18, 2024 – Greenspoon Marder announces the firm has been named among the Top 100 Law Firms for 2024. This standalone feature, published in both the Sunday L.A. Times and the Business of Law magazine and produced by the Los Angeles Times B2B Publishing, recognizes the leading law firms in all of Los Angeles County ...

Los Angeles – November 18, 2024 – Greenspoon Marder announces partner Richard C. Giller has been profiled in the Business of Law: Updates, Trends & 2024 Visionaries magazine, produced by the Los Angeles Times B2B publishing ...

Ellex Valiunas advised one of the largest private equity firms Advent International on its proposed acquisition of Nuvei Corporation, a global payment processing platform listed in Canada (Nasdaq: NVEI) (TSX: NVEI).Total value of the transaction is approximately USD 6.3 billion ...

Bradley attorney Robert Maddox recently completed the Bank Director’s Certification Program, which is the preeminent director designation available to those currently serving or wanting to serve on a bank’s board. Offering two levels of certification, participants of the program are provided with a thorough grounding in corporate governance and important industry issues that greatly enhance the performance of individual directors ...

Kudun and Partners is honored to host the “Championing Pro Bono Roundtable” on November 12, 2024, in collaboration with TrustLaw, the Thomson Reuters Foundation, PILnet, and co-sponsor Tilleke & Gibbins, as part of the Access to Justice Exchange at our office. Emi Rowse, our partner overseeing pro bono efforts, represented Kudun and Partners, sharing her insights and experiences in advancing impactful pro bono work ...

Chicago – November 15, 2024 – Greenspoon Marder formally congratulates Amethyst Health on securing a Registered Organization (RO) license from the New York State Cannabis Control Board (CCB). Partners Irina Dashevsky and David Standa represented Amethyst and Ayr Wellness. Ayr Wellness is a leading vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator that serves as the operational partner and minority owner of Amethyst, the social equity applicant that has been conditionally awarded the license ...

Law.com recently featured Buchalter Shareholder Eric Kennedy in their ‘How I Made It’ Q&A Series, where attorneys offer career advancement advice and success stories. By: ALM Staff "How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'When the Firm Needs Something Done, Raise Your Hand,' Says Eric Kennedy of Buchalter How would you describe your career trajectory (was it organic or an active pursuit)? My trajectory has always been very active ...

Beccar Varela advised EPAM Systems Inc., a digital transformation services and product engineering company, on the acquisition of the global advanced technology consultancy NEORIS. The closing of the deal was announced on October 31.  EPAM completed the purchase of NEORIS from funds managed by Advent International, one of the largest global private equity investors, and Cemex, a global construction materials company ...

The conference took place on November 14 at Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow Hotel and gathered leading experts in economics and law to discuss M&A market trends in Russia in the new context. Alexander Zharskiy, ALRUD Partner, Head of Corporate and M&A Practice, co-chaired the conference and addressed the participants with a welcoming speech ...

The results of the first unique joint study by Russian legal firms on M&A transactions from 2022 to 2024 were unveiled at the Mergers and Acquisitions in Russia 2024 conference, held on November 14. The study was conducted collaboratively by ALRUD, Nikolskaya Consulting, Orion, Stonebridge Legal, Mansors, Melling, Voitishkin & Partners, and KKMP ...

Carey Olsen has advised retail and food and beverage operator SandpiperCI on the sale of part of its Channel Islands food retail business to Morrisons. The deal involves the sale of 37 stores and five fuel forecourts operating under the Iceland, Morrisons, Checkers Xpress, and Le Cocq's Stores brands ...

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) has secured a final favorable decision for an important manufacturer of components for automotive safety systems, in a customs dispute. The final decision issued by the Timisoara Court of Appeal confirms the company’s right to recover the customs duties paid based on incorrect customs declarations, marking a significant benchmark in the legal field ...

Shoosmiths has advised international investment firm DTCP on leading a $80m Series B investment into UK-based robotics and data intelligence company start-up Dexory.The law firm advised DTCP on the funding round, which included participation from Latitude Ventures, Wave-X and Bootstrap Europe, along with existing investors Atomico, Lakestar, Capnamic and several angels from the logistics industry. As part of the investment, DTCP’s Michael Rager joins Dexory’s board of directors ...

November 14, 2024, Beijing, China – Today, Han Kun Law Offices released the Han Kun 2022-2023 Fund Practice Data Analysis Report (the "Report").  From 2022 to 2023, the international environment proved to be both complicated and severe, with unexpected factors  and certain fluctuations in China's economic activity.  These negativities notwithstanding, there were some bright spots ...

David Balfour and Carol Salmacia, retired, prevailed in a Court of Appeal decision in the matter of Slone v. El Centro Regional Medical Center on behalf of client El Centro Regional Medical Center. Dr. Slone had alleged ECRMC retaliated against him for making complaints about patient care. He brought a claim for retaliation under California Health & Safety Code section 1278.5. ECRMC prevailed at the trial court after a bench trial. Dr. Slone appealed ...