California, USA
What’s In A Font And Why It Matters In Copyright Fights
LAW 360
“If the burger maker can establish that its logo was an independent creation as claimed, then it will be difficult for the font foundry to establish a claim for copyright infringement, Stephen J. Strauss of Buchalter Law Firm said.
‘One of the main tenets of copyright infringement is built in the name itself: You have to show that there's copying,’ Strauss said
Scotland
Fraser Mitchell has re-joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a Partner in the planning team, bringing to the firm and its clients almost two decades’ planning expertise, with a particular focus on the housebuilding, commercial property and clean energy sectors. Fraser, who trained at Shepherd and Wedderburn and spent a number of years in the planning team, adds further strength in depth to the firm’s market-leading planning practice
Hungary
Szecskay Attorneys at Law, a leading independent Hungarian law firm, turns 30 today. András Szecskay laid the foundation for the firm in 1992, focusing on the full spectrum of business law in Hungarian and cross-border business. Starting with 3 attorneys, the firm has organically expanded to almost 40 attorneys, and continues to grow. "I am very proud of what I and all of my colleagues have achieved over the past 30 years
England
Shoosmiths has advised Proximity Data Centres on its latest acquisition in Milton Keynes, adding a tenth data centre to its rapidly expanding portfolio.The milestone deal sees Proximity, one of the UK’s fastest growing regional data centre companies, open a new 3.2 acre facility in Milton Keynes, with 3 MW of available power
England
Shoosmiths has added to its real estate division with two new senior hires.The law firm welcomes partner Patrick Duffy and legal director Emma Tonge to its Manchester office, with the duo bringing a combined 50 years of legal experience.
Both Patrick and Emma arrive at Shoosmiths from Addleshaw Goddard. Their specialisms include advising on large-scale regeneration schemes, including residential and commercial development matters, as well as real estate funding and investment
California, USA
Buchalter's President and Chief Executive Officer Adam Bass was featured in the Los Angeles Business Journal "Wealthiest Angelenos Edition."
Upsets & Openings
By: Steve Crighton
"Adam J. Bass, chairman of the Family Office and Wealth Management practice at the downtown-based law firm Buchalter, said clients are acknowledging the disruptions in the market, but it’s mostly out of interest in opportunities created by the reshuffle
Alabama, USA
Bradley has signed a long-term lease to move its Nashville office to ONE 22 ONE, a new high-rise office building located in the Gulch, with a targeted occupancy of late 2023.
Bradley, one of Nashville’s largest business and litigation law firms, will occupy the top four floors of the 24-story building, utilizing approximately 100,000 square feet of office space with future space allowance
China
On September 14, Asialaw released its Asialaw Profiles 2023 directory for law firms and lawyers in the Asia-Pacific region. The directory ranks Han Kun in 16 industries/practice areas and ranks nine Han Kun lawyers
Alabama, USA
Bradley partner C. Meade Hartfield has been selected for the 2022-2023 Momentum executive leadership program, which is Alabama’s premier women’s leadership organization dedicated to helping women develop leadership skills that positively impact business, culture and politics across the state
Russia
On 9 September 2022 Alexander Zharskiy, Partner, Head of Corporate and M&A Practice, spoke at the webinar of the Association of European Business on “Crisis Update: Sanctions and Countermeasures. Session on M&A”. This session was dedicated to M&A: transaction trends 1h2022 & outlook 2h2022. Alexander spoke on “Key deal terms on the exit of international companies from the russian market – fire sale specifics”. More information about the event can be found here
Ukraine
Asters team assisted the charitable foundation Olson Family Trust with the first part of humanitarian mission in Ukraine. The goal of the mission is to help Ukrainian army and citizens during the wartime in the following directions: 1) delivery of humanitarian aid (food, medicines, personal items, children's products) to the frontline zones. 2) evacuation of Ukrainian citizens from the war zone to the western part of Ukraine as well as arranging housing for them
Ukraine
On 1 September 2022, 11 new state building standards (hereafter – "SBS") which significantly changed regulation on safety of buildings and structures, resistance and stability, energy efficiency, barrier-free accessibility, environmental requirements, fire safety aspects came into force. The new SBS are listed below: Structures of steel silos with a corrugated wall for grain. Basic provisions of SBS 2.6-221:2021 (https://www.minregion.gov.ua/.../dbn-v.2.6-221_removed
Panama
Morgan & Morgan Legal represented MMG Bank Corporation (“MMG Bank”), as lender, in a financing to be granted in favor of Daconan Star Solar, S.A. (“Daconan”), to be used for expansion, by 2.64 additional megawatts of the capacity of a photovoltaic project called “Daconan Solar”, with an installed capacity of 3.24 megawatts, located in the Province of Veraguas
Poland
Joint and several liability of the investor and the contractor for the remuneration of subcontractors – this subject is discussed by Sylwia Moreu-Żak, attorney-at-law, counsel at Wardyński & Partners in the latest episode of News from Poland. Konrad Grotowski, host of the programme, explains how an unexpected combination of various economic events created in 2022 very favourable conditions for funds investing in the private rented sector (PRS)
California, USA
September 9, 2022 (San Francisco, CA) – Hanson Bridgett LLP was selected by The Recorder as a finalist for two California Legal Awards:
Environmental, Social, and Governance initiative, which focuses on "initiatives with external impact"
The Vanguard Award, which recognizes firms that "have revolutionized their business to stay one step ahead of the current and future forces shaping the legal industry
China
On September 8, 2022, the 16th China Law & Practice Awards took place with an award ceremony hosted in Beijing. Han Kun claimed three awards, including Capital Markets Firm of the Year. China Law & Practice is an influential professional legal media under The American Lawyer (ALM). The awards were presented by China Law & Practice in association with The American Lawyer, The Asian Lawyer, and Legal Week
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Tripp Haston, a partner in the firm’s Birmingham office and chair of Bradley’s Life Sciences Litigation team, has been named to the 2023 edition of the Who’s Who Legal (WWL) Thought Leaders Global Elite: Product Liability Defense guide
Cambodia
The DFDL team is pleased to announce that Clint O’Connell (Partner, Cambodia Deputy Managing Director & Head of the Cambodia Tax Practice) was featured as a guest expert on the Leader Talks series presented by Cambodian Investment Review (CIR), a media outlet for foreign direct investment in the Kingdom of Cambodia.
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West Virginia, USA
Charleston, W.Va. — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that Charles W. “C. W.” Pace, Jr., recently joined the law firm as a partner in its Charleston office.
Pace’s primary areas of practice are estate planning, probate, commercial transactions, corporate law, and tax
Romania
Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) successfully assisted International Game Technology PLC (IGT), one of the global leaders in gaming, in a multi-jurisdictional transaction for the acquisition of iSoftBet, an online games supplier and content aggregator. The transaction included the jurisdictions of Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Malta, Romania and the UK and the total deal value amounted to approximately EUR 160 million
Alabama, USA
Bradley attorney Todd Presnell was interviewed by Katie Phang of MSNBC about the role of a special master and the next steps in the process since former President Donald Trump’s special master request was granted. Presnell has previous experience serving as a special master, who is generally a third-party official appointed by a judge to carry out some direct action on behalf of the court
Bermuda
The acquisition was effected by way of a Cayman Islands merger between Fulham and a merger subsidiary of Graycliff with Fulham surviving the merger. Graycliff is a private equity group managing over US$1 billion in investments with a focus on lower middle-market US companies.Fulham is a global supplier of cost-efficient power and lighting solutions across multiple technology types and systems
Bermuda
Described as the 'definitive annual list of leading young private client practitioners in the UK and Crown Dependencies', the 2022 eprivateclient Top 35 Under 35 has recognised 35 men and 35 women as rising stars of the private wealth advisory sector.Having earlier in the year featured as part of the Channel Islands Top 35 Under 35, Dean is one of six individuals from offshore law firms to also be selected for the UK edition
Estonia
COBALT advises AS PRFoods in selling its Swedish business to Vattudalens Fisk AB. The shares of Vattudalens Fisk AB, the acquirer of Överumans Fisk AB, are owned by Svaholmen AS, which is part of Norwegian group Egersund Group AS. The transaction includes the sale of 100% of the shares of Överumans Fisk AB, a Swedish subsidiary owned by Saaremere Kala AS. Överumans Fisk´s field of activity is rainbow trout breeding in Sweden
