Press Releases

Bradley attorney Will Manuel was quoted in Law360 on a bar complaint filed against EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas and whether it could lead to consequences. Manuel acknowledges concerns about the EEOC’s direction but said the complaint is unlikely to result in disciplinary action because it hinges on interpretive and political disagreements rather than clear ethical breaches ...

Buchalter is pleased to announce that Suparna Datta, PhD, has joined the firm as a Partner in its Intellectual Property practice group, based in the firm’s Los Angeles and San Francisco offices. Dr. Datta is a patent litigator and registered patent attorney with extensive experience representing clients in complex, high-tech disputes before the International Trade Commission, federal district courts, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ...

Buchalter is pleased to announce that Richard Petretti has joined the Firm as a Partner in its Los Angeles and San Diego offices and is a member of the Commercial Finance practice group. “Richard is a highly regarded finance lawyer with deep experience across complex lending and restructuring matters, particularly in media and entertainment,” said Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer of Buchalter ...

BRYGHT GmbH, a start-up based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, that is developing a European infrastructure platform for the creator economy, has successfully entered into an investment agreement with Axel Springer. A Düsseldorf-based HEUKING team led by partner Dr. Patrick Müller provided comprehensive legal counsel to BRYGHT in connection with the transaction ...

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that five of the firm’s attorneys have been named to the 2025 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll by the D.C. Courts for donating 50 hours or more of pro bono service during the last calendar year. The attorneys named to the 2025 list are: Elizabeth A. Brown Erik M. Coon Erin K ...

Roanoke, Va. — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that four of the firm’s Virginia-based lawyers were recognized by Super Lawyers for 2026, a distinction that honors outstanding lawyers across a wide range of practice areas. The objective of the Super Lawyers selection process is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys ...

Charleston, W.Va. — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that 14 of the firm’s West Virginia-based lawyers were recognized by Super Lawyers for 2026. The objective of the Super Lawyers selection process is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys from more than 70 practice areas ...

Buchalter is proud to announce that Pamela Kohlman Webster has been named Partner Emeritus, recognizing her extraordinary career, leadership, and lasting impact on the firm. Webster officially joined Buchalter in September 1982, following her earlier service as a Summer Law Clerk after graduating in 1981, and has been a cornerstone of the firm for more than four decades. She was elected Partner in February 1990 and later elected to the firm’s Board of Directors in March 1996 ...

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Pellerano & Herrera, a leading law firm in the Dominican Republic, announced theappointment of Jennifer Beauchamps Haché as partner, who will lead the firm’s Banking, Finance and Capital Marketspractice. Her appointment strengthens the firm’s team, which now comprises seven partners, further consolidating its positionin key areas for its clients ...

Bradley attorney Tiffany Graves was interviewed by WJOU-FM Praise 90.1 about the launch of the Huntsville Pro Bono Clinic for small businesses and nonprofits. The discussion focused on the clinic’s goal of providing support and filling a gap in legal services for small business owners and nonprofit leaders. Graves said attorneys will offer advice and education on the requirements for maintaining a business after forming an LLC ...

On April 21, 2026, Legalband released its 2026 rankings of the top PRC law firms and lawyers.  Han Kun has 27 practice areas/industries and 28 lawyers ranked or recommended in the 2026 edition, and the firm is ranked "Band 1" in 12 practice areas or industries ...

The world's leading legal directory The Legal 500 recently published The Legal 500:  Comparative Guide (the "Guide"). Han Kun was invited to exclusively contribute the China chapter of the Guide. The authors include Ronghua (Andy) Liao, Bing San and Yuxian Zhao, three partners from Han Kun dispute resolution team ...

Aachen-based BioTech start-up BioThrust has successfully completed a pre-seed extension financing round. The start-up intends to use the raised capital to advance pilot studies for the further development of its ComfyCell bioreactor platform. The platform is designed to help accelerate the commercialization of cell and gene therapies, the widespread availability of which has been limited by high production costs and long innovation cycles ...

HEUKING is the exclusive Legal Partner of Batch 5 of MotionLab.Berlin's Hardtech Innovation Accelerator. As part of this partnership, HEUKING partner Ariane Neubauer and HEUKING partner Dr. Henrik Lay will support the founders of the Hardtech Innovation Accelerator as their "Go-to Legal Partner" on all key legal and tax matters. MotionLab.Berlin's Hardtech Innovation Accelerator offers start-ups far more than access to prototyping labs, co-working spaces, and testing facilities ...

ALRUD Private Clients Practice has conducted a new study of personal foundations in Russia. The study follows the initial report published in April 2025 and includes an analysis of data on foundations established between March 2022 and early April 2026. The firm’s lawyers analyzed the annual dynamics of personal foundation usage along with ALRUD survey results from stakeholders involved in their establishment and administration ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Robert L. Sayles has been named managing partner of the firm’s Dallas office. “As a founding member of our Dallas office, Rob has been an important part of our steady growth and success in Texas,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters ...

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has been presented with the 2026 Pro Bono Leadership Award from the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands (LAS). Bradley received the award at the 2026 Nashville Bar Association Law Day Luncheon on April 23 in recognition of the firm’s leadership in pro bono service. In 2025, attorneys and staff in the Nashville office volunteered 2,685 hours in pro bono service ...

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – April 23, 2026 – Greenspoon Marder is pleased to announce that partner Mark Lynn represented Time Equities, Inc., a New York-based real estate investment, development, and management firm, in securing $160 million in construction financing for the first phase of the Boynton Beach Town Square Apartments, a major mixed-use redevelopment project in downtown Boynton Beach ...

Today, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued an Order confirming the rescheduling of select cannabis products from Schedule I to Schedule III, effective April 22, 2026. The 33-page Order raises substantial legal and regulatory questions, many of which remain unresolved ...

Bradley Pro Bono Counsel Tiffany Graves was quoted in the Birmingham Business Journal on the launch of the firm’s second pro bono clinic for small businesses in Alabama. The new initiative is a scalable, equity-focused legal support model designed to expand access to legal resources for underserved businesses in Huntsville. “We have two other legal clinics in our Nashville and Birmingham offices, and the Huntsville clinic is modeled after those two clinics,” Graves said ...

On April 22, 2026, Han Kun Law Offices ("Han Kun") announced that Han Kun LLP ("Han Kun London") has officially commenced operations in London, the United Kingdom.The establishment of Han Kun London comprehensively enhances Han Kun's service capabilities in the UK and Europe, marking another significant milestone in the development of the firm's global service network ...

On April 21, 2026, Asian Legal Business (ALB), a leading legal publication under Thomson Reuters, recognized Han Kun as a 2026 ALB China Employer of Choice—the 12th time for the firm to receive the honor.  Han Kun has won high recognition from employees and wide public praise for their outstanding talent pool, scientific talent training programs, and distinctive talent development principles ...

Bradley partner Alé Dalton has been named secretary and a board member of the newly launched Tennessee chapter of the National Association of Latino Healthcare Executives (NALHE). The National Association of Latino Healthcare Executives is a national community for healthcare professionals at every stage of their careers, from emerging leaders to seasoned executives ...

Bradley attorney Schyler B. Burney has been named a recipient of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Sixth Annual Emerging Young Lawyers in Healthcare award, which recognizes young lawyer members of the ABA’s Health Law Section who exemplify a broad range of achievement, vision, leadership, and legal and community service in health law. Ms. Burney was presented with the award at the ABA Health Law Section’s Emerging Issues in Healthcare Law Conference on April 10 in Nashville ...

Orlando, Fla. – April 20, 2026 – Greenspoon Marder is proud to announce that partner Joseph MacLellan has been appointed Co-Chair of the newly established Campaign Advocate Network at the University of Central Florida (UCF), a group of dedicated ambassadors committed to advancing UCF’s transformative comprehensive campaign, Go For Launch. The Campaign Advocate Network represents a step forward in UCF’s philanthropic and strategic vision ...