Lithuania
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
Alabama, USA
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
Florida, USA
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
California, USA
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
Romania
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
Bermuda
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
Argentina
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
Russia
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
Russia
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
Thailand
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
Argentina
Beccar Varela participated in the Climate Policy Monitor study, compiled by University of Oxford researchers and 48 leading global law firms. It was presented on November 14 at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. This is a granular survey on the implementation of net-zero policies in 30 major countries (G20+), providing a detailed view of how key rules and public policies align — or not — to the climate goals of the Paris Agreement
China
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
California, USA
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
England
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
England
Shoosmiths has supported Hallam Land throughout its landmark development project at Eastern Green, Coventry
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Lillie A. Hobson has been recognized by the Montgomery Volunteer Lawyers Program’s (MVLP) with a 2024 Medal of the Samaritan for her service to the organization, her third consecutive award honoring outstanding pro bono legal service. Additionally, Bradley was recognized with the Gold Medallion firm award for the third consecutive year for its continued support of the MVLP’s mission. Both Ms
China
The well-known London-based legal publisher, Law Business Research, recently published the 13th edition of Lexology In-Depth: Asset Management (formerly known as The Asset Management Review). Han Kun, as the exclusively invited Chinese law firm, has contributed to the China chapter for five consecutive years. This year, Han Kun partners Ms. Lin Zhou, Mr. TieCheng Yang, Ms. Yin Ge, and Ms. Yao (Ally) Hu co-authored the China chapter of the book
Russia
On 7 November AEB IT & Telecom Committee, Compliance & Ethics Committee and Labour Law Sub-Committee held an open event “Personal data 2024: in search of balance”.
Maria Ostashenko, AEB IT-Telecom Committee Chairperson, ALRUD Partner, co-chaired the conference
Germany
A HEUKING team, led by Dr. Philip Kempermann, advised Thalia Bücher GmbH on the acquisition of business operations of buecher.de as well as Weltbild customers out of insolvency proceedings.Through this acquisition, buecher.de customers are able to continue using their accounts seamlessly. Additionally, both buecher.de and Weltbild customers will retain access to their purchased tolino ebooks via the tolino cloud, even after Weltbild ceased operations and buecher.de GmbH & Co
New York, USA
On Tuesday, November 12, a jury in the U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Virginia found a Virginia-based government contractor liable for its role in the torture of the firm's clients at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, ordering the company to pay $42 million in damages to three Iraqi prisoners. The case is the first of its kind to have made it to trial, and the first verdict holding a government contractor legally responsible for torture at the infamous prison
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that the firm has been named the “Law Firm of the Year” in the area of Construction Law in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms. This marks the fifth time since 2018 that Bradley has earned a “Law Firm of the Year” award for its Construction Practice Group, including three awards in the area of Construction Law in 2018, 2020 and 2022 and one award in the area of Litigation – Construction in 2023
Alabama, USA
Bradley attorney Bruce Ely was quoted in Bloomberg Tax on the likelihood of the recent GOP win signaling changes to the SALT (state and local tax deductions) cap and state workarounds.
“Few of us expect the SALT cap to be totally eliminated – that would cost over $1 trillion over 10 years. But most of us expect an increase in the cap, maybe to $25,000 for joint filers
New York, USA
On Tuesday, November 12, a jury in the U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Virginia found a Virginia-based government contractor liable for its role in the torture of the firm's clients at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, ordering the company to pay $42 million in damages to three Iraqi prisoners. The case is the first of its kind to have made it to trial, and the first verdict holding a government contractor legally responsible for torture at the infamous prison
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that the firm has been named the “Law Firm of the Year” in the area of Construction Law in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms. This marks the fifth time since 2018 that Bradley has earned a “Law Firm of the Year” award for its Construction Practice Group, including three awards in the area of Construction Law in 2018, 2020 and 2022 and one award in the area of Litigation – Construction in 2023
New York, USA
On November 12, 2024, Patterson Belknap obtained a significant victory on behalf of our client, InComm Financial Services, Inc. (“InComm”), in a false advertising case in the Central District of California. The Court found that plaintiffs' counsel exhibited a "stunning, nearly two-year lack of diligence" in pursuing their claims, and accordingly ordered them to pay attorneys’ fees to InComm