USA
Deacons advises the sole sponsor South China Capital Limited and underwriters in relation to the Main Board IPO of MBV International Limited.
The company is principally engaged in sourcing, wholesaling, supplying and marketing imprintable apparel and gift products all across Malaysia and in Singapore. It was the largest imprintable apparel provider in Malaysia in terms of revenue in 2018, having a market share of approximately 25
USA
Bradley attorney Wendi Campbell Rogaliner was quoted in Healthcare Risk Management on best practices for risk managers who are involved in selecting outside counsel for hospitals and health systems. Decision makers must consider a multitude of factors when hiring outside counsel, including fees, availability, experience and whether it seems like a good fit culturally
USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Nancy Williams Ball has joined the firm’s Birmingham office as a partner in the Trusts and Estates Practice Group.
“We are thrilled to welcome Nancy to our firm in Birmingham,” said Bradley Birmingham Office Managing Partner Dawn Helms Sharff. “Nancy is a leader in her practice area and a key addition to our trusts and estates team in Alabama.”
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Estonia
On 5 March, Luminor Bank completed its inaugural issue of covered bonds and the first ever issue of covered bonds in the Baltic region, by issuing covered bonds with the aggregate nominal value of EUR 500 million. The covered bonds are to be listed on the Euronext Dublin Stock Exchange. Investor’s appetite for the covered bonds was extremely strong and Luminor Bank received orders in excess of EUR 1.6 billion from international investors
Sweden
The ranking institute Chambers & Partners has published the yearly ranking of the leading law firms and lawyers in Europe. Delphi is ranked as leading (band 1) within TMT: Information Technology and ranked in band 2 within Intellectual Property. We also continue to be highly ranked within Competition/European Law, Corporate/M&A, Employment, Environment, Private Equity and Dispute Resolution
Ireland
Our Belfast office recently advised Greencoat UK Wind on its acquisition of the Slieve Divena II wind farm from SSE Renewables – the seventh wind farm we have purchased for Greencoat in the last six years. Valued at £51m, the deal marks the highest value wind farm acquisition in Northern Ireland so far this year and adds to Greencoat’s expanding portfolio of wind farms located across the province, including six in Co Tyrone, two in Co Fermanagh and one in Co Londonderry
USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Margaret Oertling Cupples, managing partner of the firm’s Jackson office, has been named by the Mississippi Business Journal (MBJ) as one of the winners of its 2020 CEO Awards of Mississippi.
“We congratulate Margaret on being recognized by the Mississippi Business Journal as among the top organization leaders in Mississippi,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters
Italy
Rome, March 10, 2020 – International law firm Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners has set up an in-house Covid Task Force to address client needs and concerns on the evolving legal issues stemming from the Coronavirus outbreak
Germany
A team led by Dr. Anne de Boer advised VERIANOS Real Estate Aktiengesellschaft on the private placement of the first tranche of its new corporate bond with a term of 5 years. The placement was directed at a defined group of investors with a minimum subscription of EUR 100,000. The bond has been listed on Frankfurt Stock Exchange’s Open Market since March 5, 2020
Germany
A team led by Dr. Frank Baßler, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised i Live Group, one of the largest providers of lifestyle micro-living in Germany, on the sale of a serviced apartment project in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen to HanseMerkur Grundvermögen. The apartment project is intended for open-ended special real estate fund HMS Grundwerte Wohnen Plus III
USA
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Chairman and Managing Partner George H. Vincent is the recipient of the 20th Charles P. Taft Civic Gumption Award. The honor was created to recognize people who work tirelessly for the good of Cincinnati and its citizens. “Vincent's longstanding dedication to Cincinnati and his tapestry of successes make him a perfect choice for this 20th Gumption Award,” the Charter Committee of Greater Cincinnati said in a press release
USA
Two associates have joined Dinsmore & Shohl LLP in Denver, bringing the office total to eight attorneys. Dinsmore’s Denver office opened in 2014 in a merger with Peck Shaffer & Williams LLP. The office focused on public finance and has recently expanded the services to include litigation and IP. “We’re thrilled to be expanding the office
Germany
A team led by Dr. Thorsten Kuthe advised Vectron Systems AG on a capital increase of about 10 percent of its share capital. By making partial use of the authorized capital and excluding shareholders’ subscription rights, the company was able to generate gross proceeds of some EUR 11 million. The new shares were allocated at a placement price of EUR 15.10 per new share in accelerated bookbuilding
USA
Bradley attorney Will Manuel was quoted in the Mississippi Business Journal on how employers can prepare for issues that are likely to arise from the coronavirus outbreak, which continues to spread throughout the U.S.
“Most of what has been talked about in the press is how to keep yourself from getting it,” said Manuel. “News stories about the spread of an infectious disease can affect a workforce in many different ways
USA
Bradley attorneys Carol Van Cleef and Erin Illman were recognized by Bloomberg Law for being female leaders in the cryptocurrency law sector. In two notoriously male-dominated fields, technology and law, Van Cleef and Illman are defying expectations by stepping into practice leadership roles
USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that seven attorneys across the firm’s Dallas and Houston offices have been named by Super Lawyers as Texas Rising Stars for 2020 for their work in a wide range of practice areas.
“It is an honor for our Texas attorneys to be recognized by Super Lawyers as among the top up-and-coming attorneys in the nation,” said Bradley Houston Office Managing Partner Ian P. Faria.
Bradley Dallas Office Managing Partner Richard A
Texas, USA
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that 12 of its Texas-based attorneys have been named 2020 Rising Stars in the Texas edition of Super Lawyers Magazine. The Rising Stars list is the result of an exhaustive, multi-phase selection process that mirrors the patented methodology used to assemble the Super Lawyers list. Attorneys designated as Rising Stars are up-and-coming attorneys who are 40 years of age or younger and have practiced law for 10 years or less. No more than 2
USA
Bradley attorney Chris Lam was featured in a Q&A with Business North Carolina on the firm’s 150th anniversary and success in the Charlotte market.
Business North Carolina: What prompted the Charlotte office to open in 2004?
Lam: Our firm’s board helps implement strategic plans voted on by our partnership and they identified Charlotte as a place we needed to be. The office started with a small construction law specialty
USA
Bradley attorney Mike Denniston was quoted in Bloomberg Law on tech companies using antitrust as a defense in patent cases. Intel Corp. and Apple Inc. are claiming that Fortress Investment Group LLC aggregation of electronics patents into a massive portfolio hurts competition
USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that it has secured a favorable settlement agreement for its hospice provider client AseraCare with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over a Qui Tam lawsuit that began in 2008.
Under terms of the agreement, AseraCare will pay $1 million to the DOJ, which had sought more than $200 million worth of claims under the False Claims Act
Dominican Republic
Pellerano & Herrera acted as local counsel to the underwriters in a €2.8 billion bond offering of Altice Financing, S.A.. The legal team was led by partner Carolina León and senior associate María Montero. The firm’s work included the review of the purchase agreement, Offering Memorandum Disclosures, relevant diligence documents, and Indenture, as well as general legal assistance for the closing of the local deal. In this transaction, Altice Europe N.V. successfully priced and allocated €2
Panama
Morgan & Morgan acted as legal counsel of Empresas Galindo, a group of companies dedicated to the production, commercialization and distribution of corrugated packages and similar products, with respect to the buy-out of minorities shareholders in certain group entities. This was a cross border transaction involving entities from Guatemala and Panama. Partner Inocencio Galindo and senior associate Pablo Epifanio participated in this transaction
USA
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is continuing to expand its talented bench of health care attorneys with the arrival of Sarah K. diFrancesca, who brings a depth of experience in life sciences to the firm. She often defends health care companies involved in False Claims Act (FCA) investigations, and her work spans the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and clinical laboratory industries
USA
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s Sam G. Brinker has been named a National LGBT Bar Association 2020 Best LGBTQ+ Lawyer Under 40. The 40 young professionals awarded are distinguished in their field and have demonstrated a profound commitment to LGBTQ+ equality. The honorees will be recognized at the annual Lavender Law Conference in August. “To be thought of as the ‘best’ anything is quite an honor,” said Brinker. “There is no doubt this award is meaningful
Germany
A team comprised of members from several offices led by Ulf Christiani and Dr. Isabel Langenbach legally advised Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen (VMS) comprehensively on the procurement and financing of eleven battery-operated Coradia Continental trains from Alstom. The electric trains will be able to operate the Chemnitz to Leipzig route, although the tracks have not yet been electrified
