Russia
On November 19, ALRUD’s office hosted the workshop ****"Innovations of 2024 for Private clients in reflecting the art of the Wanderers"****, during which experts discussed changes in legislation related to private clients
Florida, USA
Miami – November 21, 2024 – Greenspoon Marder is pleased to announce that partner Manuel Crespo has been appointed to the Cuban American Bar Association’s (CABA) Pro Bono Project Board of Directors. Mr. Crespo, who has held several leadership roles within CABA, including serving as its president, is honored to serve in this new capacity and continue his longstanding commitment to providing legal support to underserved communities
England
Shoosmiths advised on the phased acquisition of Hampshire Sport & Leisure Holdings Limited by GMR Global Pte Ltd, marking the first foreign ownership in English Cricket.Shoosmiths has advised Rod Bransgrove and the majority sellers of Hampshire Sport & Leisure Holdings Limited, owner of the Utilita Bowl site and Hampshire Cricket, on a phased acquisition which will see GMR Global Pte Ltd (GMR), take an immediate majority stake and aim to complete a 100% takeover in the next two years
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Birmingham partner David Pugh was elected as the 2025 National Chair of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) National Board of Directors. He was elected to the one-year term at the ABC’s annual Leadership Institute meeting held November 12-14 in Scottsdale, Arizona and will serve beginning January 1, 2025.
A long-time active member of the ABC, Mr
Florida, USA
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
Florida, USA
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
Florida, USA
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
Panama
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)
Germany
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
Hungary
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
England
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
Florida, USA
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
Florida, USA
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
