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High levels of associate satisfaction earned Dinsmore an accolade from BTI Consulting as a 2022 Associate Satisfaction A-Lister. Dinsmore was also named on BTI’s 2022 Women Associate Satisfaction A-List. The new report is based on a large-scale independent survey with more than 4,000 responses. The survey set out to pinpoint and interpret what associates want and value — and the law firms associates rate as best at each — and why ...

Shareholder Oren Bitan was featured by the L.A. Times B2B Business of Cannabis Roundtable. "Oren Bitan, Shareholder, Buchalter: Doing business in California’s legal cannabis industry remains a risky endeavor. The majority of the industry is still unlicensed, tax rates at the state and local levels are high (notwithstanding a recent reprieve from California’s cultivation tax), and there are not enough licenses to meet geographic demand throughout the state ...

DFDL is pleased to announce that we have been shortlisted for AsiaLaw Awards in five legal jurisdictions across South and Southeast Asia. We have been shortlisted for: Bangladesh Firm of the Year Cambodia Firm of the Year Laos Firm of the Year Myanmar Firm of the Year Vietnam Firm of the Year This year, we are happy to have been shortlisted in Bangladesh for the first time ...

James advises on all aspects of cross-border insolvency and contentious commercial matters, with a particular focus on complex financial services, funds and shareholder disputes. He also has specialist experience of shareholder 'fair value' appraisal petitions issued under Section 238 of the Cayman Islands Companies Act. He is a Fellow of INSOL International.Prior to joining Carey Olsen, James worked in the financial markets disputes practice of Dentons in London ...

BOYANOV & Co. advised Yara International ASA regarding all legal matters on the sale of separate parts of Yara International ASA’s Bulgarian and Romanian business related to the provision of agricultural software services (namely the software AgroOffice). The transaction was structured as a sale of the respective parts of the going concerns of Yara Bulgaria EOOD and Yara Digital Romania SRL and was completed successfully earlier this month. BOYANOV & Co ...

On August 19, 2022, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced in Shanghai the winners of its ALB China Regional Law Awards 2022: East China, which is open to "local" law firms headquartered in Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Shanghai ("East China") and "non-local" law firms headquartered in other regions with branches/offices in East China ...

Peter Smith has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a Commercial Property Partner, heading the firm’s real estate team in the Aberdeen office and bringing 19 years’ expertise advising clients in the real estate sector. Peter will lead the development of the firm’s real estate practice in the north-east of Scotland to further strengthen its presence in the region ...

Shepherd and Wedderburn is bolstering its top-ranked rural team with the addition of six lawyers including accredited agricultural law specialists Petra Grunenberg and Ellen Eunson. Petra, who is ranked as a Leading Individual by Legal 500 and previously led the rural team at Blackadders, will join Shepherd and Wedderburn as a Partner on 5 September, while Ellen joined as Director on 18 August. Both will be based in the firm’s Aberdeen office ...

Buenos Aires, August 19th, 2022. On July 21st, Gastaldi Hnos. S.A.I. y C.F. e I. (“Gastaldi”) issued its first Notes Issuance, Series I - Class II Notes, carried out under the PYME CNV Garantizada regime (SME Guaranteed Regime), for a total nominal amount of US$2,500,000. Series I - Class II Notes are maturing on January 21st, 2025, will accrue no interest, and will amortize its principal in two payments equivalents to 50% of the nominal value, which will be made in the last two semesters ...

Charleston, W.Va. — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that 60 of the firm's attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion on the 2023 Best Lawyers list, 10 were selected as Best Lawyers "Lawyers of the Year," and nine others were selected as Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch." Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review ...

August 18, 2022 (San Francisco, CA) – Hanson Bridgett LLP , an AmLaw 200 law firm serving all of California and beyond, is pleased to announce that the firm has signed on for Diversity Lab 's Mansfield 6.0 certification process. The newest version of the Mansfield certification – aimed at diversifying leadership – is the toughest yet ...

190 Dinsmore attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Dinsmore also had 16 attorneys named “Lawyer of the Year” in their practice fields and 63 attorneys named to the “Ones to Watch” list. Dinsmore attorneys selected as Best Lawyers include: Bloomington, IN Timothy J. Hightower (Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law)   Boston, MA Javier F ...

Sixty-three Dinsmore attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch list. The firm also had 190 attorneys named “Best Lawyer” in their respective practice fields and 16 attorneys named “Lawyer of the Year.” Dinsmore attorneys selected as Ones to Watch include: Bloomington, IN Lauren E. Dimmitt (Family Law, Insurance Law)   Charleston, WV Ian G ...

Buchalter is pleased to announce that several lawyers have been included in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States ...

The firm is pleased to announce over 60 Buchalter lawyers have been included in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers was founded in 1981 with the purpose of highlighting the extraordinary accomplishments of those in the legal profession. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. For the 2023 edition, more than 12.2 million votes were analyzed to identify the top legal talent, as identified by their peers ...

LOS ANGELES, Calif., August 18, 2022 – Buchalter is pleased to announce the promotions of six attorneys to Shareholder. “We are thrilled to announce the elevations of Valerie, Stephanie, Philip, Pooya, Kevin, and Brian. As this well-deserved promotion indicates, each of them is an asset to the Firm, and to the clients they serve. They represent the caliber of attorney that sets Buchalter apart.” said Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that 32 of the firm’s attorneys are named “Lawyer of the Year” in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. In each metropolitan area, only a single attorney in each legal practice area is designated as the “Lawyer of the Year.” In all, 320 attorneys are listed in this year’s The Best Lawyers in America, including 60 attorneys listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that 320 of the firm’s attorneys are listed in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, including 60 attorneys who are named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. In addition, 32 Bradley attorneys are named Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year.” In each metropolitan area, only a single attorney in each legal practice area is designated as the “Lawyer of the Year ...

Share your insights Schwabe and The Business Journals created a survey aimed at better understanding  the current and future state of the healthcare industry in the Pacific Northwest. The results will provide us with insights, such as industry trends and growth opportunities ...

Finalists have recently been announced in the Kingfisher ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2022. Han Kun has been shortlisted as "PRC Law Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year" and three Han Kun-advised deals have been shortlisted for "Equity Market Deals of the Year" ...

On August 18, 2022, the winners of the IFLR1000 China Awards 2022 were officially announced at a virtual ceremony ...

Law firm Shoosmiths has announced partner Tom Hall as head of office for Sheffield. Tom, a real estate specialist who joined Shoosmiths in 2017, spearheaded the firm’s efforts with fellow real estate partner Kellie Hatton to establish a presence in the city which has now expanded into a flourishing office based at City Estates’ Speedwell Works development in Sheffield’s cultural industries quarter ...

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) advised PepsiCo in the transaction to acquire a minority shareholding in AQUA Carpatica, the Romanian spring water brand owned by Carpathian Springs SA company, controlled by the businessman Jean Valvis ...

The annual honours are ALB's biggest and longest-running awards in Asia and are an opportunity for the legal industry to pay tribute to outstanding performance by private practitioners and in-house teams working in Hong Kong SAR.This recognition follows on from the publication of ALBs prestigious Offshore Client Choice list, which included Hong Kong partner Jeremy Lightfoot and Singapore partner James Noble alongside 13 other outstanding lawyers operating in the Asia market ...

Bradley partner Robert Maddox was quoted in National Mortgage News on Wells Fargo’s potential correspondent exit and its impact on the mortgage industry in the future. The mortgage pullback was first mentioned in a Bloomberg News article. Wells Fargo’s profits in the correspondent channel have declined dramatically since 2021 ...