Press Releases

Rome, 23 December 2024 – International law firm Gianni & Origoni announces the appointment of Ambassador Vincenzo De Luca as Of Counsel. He will be responsible for developing GOP's activities in the Asian and Middle Eastern markets, which are key regions in the firm's international strategy ...

Morgan & Morgan is proud to announce its role in advising Supermercados Xtra, S.A., one of Panama’s leading supermarket chains, in the registration of a $300 million Revolving Corporate Bond Program with the Superintendence of the Securities Market (SMV) under the SMV’s Abbreviated Registration process. This significant transaction also included the listing of the bonds on the Latin American Stock Exchange (Latinex) ...

On December 23, 2024, Asian Legal Business (ALB) officially published its list of "2024 ALB Litigators of Asia", which aims to recognize China's top dispute resolution lawyers in Asia over the past 12 months.  Han Kun partner Mr. Chunyao Lin was named to the list for his outstanding performance.Mr. Lin focuses his practice on commercial dispute resolution.  In particular, Mr ...

On December 23, 2024, Asian Legal Business (ALB) officially published its list of 2024 ALB China Top 15 IP Lawyers, aiming to recognize China's top IP lawyers over the past 12 months.  Han Kun partner Dr. Haining Song was named to the list for his outstanding performance.Dr. Song specializes in IP and antitrust litigation ...

On December 19, 2024, Asian Legal Business ("ALB"), the world's leading source of intelligent information for business and legal professionals owned by Thomson Reuters, announced the ALB Dealmakers of Asia 2024.  Han Kun partner Charles Li was named to the list for the fifth consecutive time since 2020.The name-list spotlights the best deal makers in Asia who demonstrate outstanding legal expertise and an innovative mindset in advising on complex transactions.Mr ...

Law firm Shoosmiths has advised asset management group Gresham House on the sale of Independent Wealth Planners (IWP) and its two trading businesses (IWP Financial Planning Limited and IWP Investment Management Limited) to Titan Wealth - including approximately £6.6bn of client assets.Those advising on the sale from Shoosmiths included partner Alastair Peet, principal associate Charlotte Cannell and associate Melissa Gray ...

ALRUD participated in the rating "Experts on Law. Top Legal Councels", which was held this year for the first time for law firms and was organized by the rating agency Expert RA JSC and the analytical company Expert Business Solutions JSC with the support of the State Development Corporation VEB.RF and informational support from Expert magazine. The rating focuses on offering a comprehensive assessment of the legal consultancy companies involved in supporting ****development projects****, i.e ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Trenton K. Patterson has been named among the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s (LCLD) 2024 Pathfinder Atlas Award winners. The Atlas Awards were created to recognize LCLD Pathfinder participants who showed the highest levels of engagement throughout a seven-month professional development program focused on foundational leadership and relationship-building ...

New York – December 19, 2024 – Greenspoon Marder is pleased to announce that partner Robert Rando played a key role in filing an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in the impactful patent case involving TD Ameritrade and Island Intellectual Property LLC. This case grapples with the critical issue of one-word affirmances by the Federal Circuit and their impact on patent law, as widely covered in publications such as IP Watchdog and Law360 ...

Shoosmiths has advised a joint venture between Invesco Real Estate, the USD 85bn global real estate investment business of Invesco Ltd (NYSE: IVZ), and PLATFORM_ on the successful sale of a build to rent (BTR) portfolio located across the south of England.The law firm acted for the real estate investor and BTR developer and operator on the sale to LRC Group ...

Kudun and Partners’ Real Estate Practice team is proud to contribute as the recurring author of the Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides 2024: Real Estate for Thailand. The guide provides an overview of the latest applicable laws and regulations in Thailand’s real estate industry ...

HEUKING's Munich office will expand its leadership team with the addition of two new Salaried Partners on January 1, 2025.Dr. Steffen Burrer (44) will join the team led by Dr. Armin Freiherr von Grießenbeck, bringing his expertise to further develop the Litigation & Arbitration practice at HEUKING.Dr. Björn Grotebrune (40) will strengthen the Restructuring and Insolvency Law department under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Georg Streit ...

A HEUKING team led by Dr. Rainer Herschlein and Benedikt Raisch advised DATAGROUP SE on legal and tax matters relating to its acquisition of IT security specialist TARADOR. This acquisition enables DATAGROUP to strengthen its SME segment and enhance its expertise in the vital field of cybersecurity.TARADOR GmbH is an IT security company focused on delivering tailored solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as public sector clients ...

On November 21, 2024, Patterson Belknap obtained 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 long-acting-injectable antipsychotic drug Invega Sustenna ...

ALRUD has successfully defended the interests of a ****global leader in entertainment software and gaming equipment****. Users of the latter’s gaming platform had brought a class action following the suspension of paid transactions in certain countries. The class action, seeking the restoration of access to the software, compensation for moral damages, and the recovery of penalties, was brought in defence of a group initially consisting of 28 users ...

Our Co-Managing Partner dr. sc. Ema Mendušic Škugor organised an internal lecture on greenwashing, focusing on raising awareness on the dangers of greenwashing and practical examples that already exist on the market. Our senior and junior associates were keen to participate, sharing not only their professional, but also private experiences with greenwashing examples ...

On November 21, 2024, Patterson Belknap obtained 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 long-acting-injectable antipsychotic drug Invega Sustenna ...

A Hamburg-based team led by HEUKING Partner Dr. Peter Christian Schmidt advised the shareholders of bulwiengesa AG on legal and tax matters related to the company’s acquisition by Scout24 SE. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. The transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions.As part of the transition, Ralf Koschny, the current CEO of bulwiengesa, will join bulwiengesa’s new Supervisory Board ...

On November 7 Vassily Rudomino, Senior Partner of ALRUD Law Firm, Member of the Ethics and Standards Committee of the Russian Federal Bar Association, Advocate of the Moscow Bar Association, was awarded a medal “For Professionalism”. The awarding has become particularly remarkable as the year 2024 is the 160th anniversary of establishment of the Federal Bar Association ...

DTB and A&O Shearman have advised Partners Group, one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry, on the sale of VSB Group, a leading renewable energy platform in Europe, to French energy company TotalEnergies. The transaction gives VSB an equity value of EUR 1.57 billion ...

New York – December 17, 2024 – Greenspoon Marder announces partner Robert P. Reichman has been reappointed to the Board of Advisors of the Commercial Lease Law Insider by The Habitat Group. Mr. Reichman previously served on the advisory boards of this monthly newsletter and the Commercial Tenant’s Lease Law Insider as well as having authored various articles on commercial leasing ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Dallas partner Shae Armstrong has been named to the 2024 EB5 Investors Magazine’s “Top 15 Corporate Attorneys” list. This esteemed list recognizes attorneys who primarily draft offering documents for EB-5 financing. Honorees were selected by a community-wide nomination and voting process, along with editorial input, and evaluated on industry experience, track record, and reputation within the field. Mr ...

Shoosmiths today announces the appointment of Partner Mark Churchman to the firm’s Private Equity (PE) team within the Corporate practice. Mark is set to strengthen the Corporate team’s capabilities by providing sectoral expertise among existing energy and infrastructure (E&I) and tech clients, while generating additional streams of work with US-based sponsors investing in the UK and Europe ...

On December 17, 2024, after a wide-ranging market survey and independent editorial assessment, China Business Law Journal unveiled this year's The A-List 2024: Visionaries in China's legal market, which includes 100 lawyers practicing PRC law and 80 lawyers practicing in foreign law firms or overseas.  Four Han Kun partners Kelvin Gao, Charles Li, David Li, and Yan Wang (in alphabetical order by surname) were selected for their outstanding contributions to Chinese legal practice ...

A cross-office HEUKING team, led by Stuttgart-based Partner Dr. Rainer Herschlein and Senior Associate Dr. Emanuel Teichmann, legally advised Stöferle shareholders on the complex, cross-border sale of a 60% majority stake in Stöferle GmbH and Stöferle Automotive GmbH to Endurance Overseas s.r.l. The transaction remains subject to approval by various antitrust authorities before becoming effective. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price ...