Press Releases

Please note the following press release. This press release is availableat our homepage.HEUKING advises Volkswagen Financial Services on a EUR 6 billion syndicated loan facilityA Frankfurt-based HEUKING team led by Michael Neises has advised Volkswagen Financial Services on a syndicated loan of EUR 6 billion. The syndicated loan agreement was entered into under German law. Duane Morris was retained by Heuking to advise under English law ...

On May 7, 2024, Benchmark Litigation, an internationally renowned legal rankings organization, released its Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2024 Rankings, a definitive guide to the region's leading dispute resolution firms and lawyers. This year, Han Kun was recognized in four practice areas, and four firm partners were honored in the Asia-Pacific rankings ...

The world's leading legal directory Chambers and Partners recently published its Life Sciences Global Practice Guide (2024) (the "Guide"). Han Kun again contributed the China chapter of the Guide's Trends and Developments section. The contributors include Min Zhu, Yaling (Michelle) Gon, Yang (Aaron) Gu, Lu Chai, Dr. Ying Li, and Shiye Yuan ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Mr. Allen (Yilun) Zhang has recently joined the firm's Hong Kong office as a partner. The addition will further enhance Han Kun's debt capital markets capabilities.Mr. Allen (Yilun) Zhang has been focused on the debt capital markets practice for more than ten years. Mr. Zhang has advised issuer and underwriter clients on more than 200 different types of debt securities transactions. Mr ...

Please note the following press release. This press release is availableat our homepage.New Partner in Frankfurt: Dr. André Hofmann joins Banking & Finance division at HEUKINGDr. André Hofmann, LL.M. (Melbourne) (51) joined HEUKING’s Frankfurt office as an Equity Partner as of May 1, 2024. An experienced lawyer specializing in financial regulatory law, Dr. Hofmann brings a wealth of expertise to HEUKING’s Banking & Finance division.Previously, Dr ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Alé Dalton has been appointed as chair of the American Health Lawyers Association’s (AHLA) Early Career Professionals Council (ECPC). Her two-year term will begin at the AHLA’s Annual Meeting held in Washington, D.C. in June. The ECPC is comprised of 15 members responsible for facilitating and coordinating opportunities for engagement by students and early career AHLA professionals ...

Please note the following press release. This press release is availableat our homepage.HEUKING advises Karlsberg on issuing a Nordic bondA team led by Dr. Thorsten Kuthe, Partner at HEUKING’s Cologne office, legally advised Karlsberg Brauerei GmbH on issuing a corporate bond in the form of a Nordic bond.The new 2024/2029 bond issue garnered strong interest from both private and institutional investors, leading to multiple oversubscriptions ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Alex Patrick has joined the Birmingham office as a senior advisor in the firm’s Economic Development & Renewable Energy Practice Group. “Alex has a deep understanding of the intricacies of economic development and has been instrumental in the recent economic growth of the Birmingham area ...

1 May 2024. Buchalter is pleased to announce the expansion of its Nashville Office with the addition of eight attorneys and other professional staff. Shareholders Jay Bowen, Lauren Kilgore, and Lauren Spahn join from Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley, and Norton LLP, along with Rebekah Shulman, Jim Zumwalt, Jacob Clabo, Aaron Steinberg, and John Baxter. Already in Nashville are Real Estate Shareholder Josiah Reid, as well as Jeff Farano, Lucas Davidson, and Kaitlin White ...

Bradley partner Scott Burnett Smith was quoted in Law360 on an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) class action dispute up for consideration by the Sixth Circuit. Six days after the Second Circuit affirmed an arbitration denial in a similar case in a split decision, a three-judge panel is set to hear arguments involving automotive companies accused of mismanaging their employee 401(k) plans ...

Shoosmiths has strengthened its planning practice with a strategic new hire. Karen Howe has joined the law firm as legal director, bringing 40 years of private and public sector planning experience. She arrives from DAC Beachcroft, where she helped expand the firm’s planning department and advised on complex infrastructure matters for developer clients ...

On April 29, 2024, LEGALBAND, a well-known legal directory, published its 2024 Power List: Top 15 Arbitration Lawyers. The ranking celebrates 15 highly competitive arbitration lawyers in mainland China. Han Kun partner Chunyao Lin was named to the list.Reasons for selection:Mr. Chunyao Lin has long specialized in the field of commercial dispute resolution, has rich experience in handling cases and outstanding project management abilities ...

Senate Committee kills bill to give regulatory relief to appraisers By: Ed Sealover March 18, 2024 Appraisers, an aging and thinning sector crucial to Colorado leaders’ goal of increasing the supply of housing statewide, will not get the regulatory relief this session that some industry leaders have said is crucial to avoiding further flight from the profession ...

Lawsuit against Denver and Colorado building energy standards draws fierce support, pushback By: Scott Weiser April 27, 2024 But Jack Luellen, energy and natural resources special counsel in the Denver office of Buchalter, said the plaintiffs in this case may have an uphill battle. “In the case of the Denver regulations, the plaintiffs are claiming impossibility preemption,” said Luellen. “That is going to be a hard case in my opinion. Courts have been very strict in deciding impossibility ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that the Nashville Bar Association (NBA) Diversity Committee has named the firm’s Nashville office as a 2024 Diversity Recognition Award recipient at the Silver level. The firm has received this award numerous times in recent years for its ongoing commitment to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce and culture. Bradley and other Diversity Recognition Award recipients were officially recognized at the 2024 NBA Law Day Lunch on April 26 ...

Shoosmiths' public markets team, led by partner Nick McCarthy from the firm’s London office, continues to be at the forefront of major public to private deals as it advises Hipgnosis Songs Fund (Hipgnosis) on its latest takeover bid. Having only recently advised Hipgnosis on the initial $1.4 billion offer from US investment group Concord, all eyes are on the latest deal on the table from US private equity investor Blackstone valuing the fund at around $1.57bn (£1 ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Mr. Xin Liu has recently joined the firm, further strengthening the firm's criminal law capabilities.Mr. Liu focuses on criminal defense, criminal compliance, resolution of civil and criminal disputes, and administrative penalty cases involving a combination of administrative and civil liability. Mr ...

On April 25, 2024, the Private Equity Association of Shanghai ("PEAS") published the PEAS 2023 Equity Investment List, in which Han Kun was again recognized as "Best Legal Counsel", marking the fifth consecutive year for the firm to win this honor ...

On April 24, 2024, the Legal Guru Club and the Legal Hall of Fame officially released the 2024 "List of Excellent Lawyers & Law Firms Recommended by General Counsels of Chinese Well-Known Enterprises". Han Kun Law Offices won six firm awards and 20 Han Kun lawyers were named to the list ...

Office Snapshot: Buchalter Grows At Swift Pace In San Diego April 25, 2025 By: James Mills When Buchalter PC opened its San Diego office in March 2018 with two lawyers, firm CEO Adam Bass hoped the office might reach about 25 attorneys after six years. Instead the office located in the 655 West Broadway building in the city's downtown hit that number after only three years, and now it has 50 attorneys. "San Diego for us was a natural place. We never hesitated" to open in the city, Bass said ...

The KAP team announces with heartfelt sentiment the departure of Pariyapol Kamolsilp, a valued member who has been with the firm for close to 8 years and played an integral role in the firm’s success since its inception. In recognition of Pariyapol’s outstanding achievements, the KAP team organized a farewell gathering on April 10, where colleagues and friends gathered to express their appreciation and extend best wishes for his future endeavors ...

Bradley attorney Kate Margolis was quoted in Law360 regarding the Fifth Circuit’s review of a more than $200,000 settlement where a healthcare company mistakenly approved out-of-state treatment for a Florida Medicaid patient. The case may hinge on whether a letter threatening litigation against another party constitutes a claim. eQHealth AdviseWell Inc ...

International Women's Day marks the period when the world forms the shape of a heart in celebration of the resilience and strength of women, especially at the workplace. The year 2024 stands as the year to inspire inclusion and AELEX as a torchbearer of gender equality and diversity, hosted its women to a luncheon to commemorate the day.The event held on March 11, 2024, and the women of AELEX stepped out in style with some clients and friends of the firm in attendance ...

Please note the following press release. This press release is availableat our homepage.HEUKING paves the way for Shakhtar Donetsk’s UEFA Champions League and Europa League gamesA HEUKING team, led by Partners Jens-Hendrik Janzen and Fabian Gaffron, in collaboration with Kyiv-based law firm Asters, advised Ukrainian top soccer team FC Shakhtar Donetsk ...

On March 22, the NGO Asociación Civil Sumatoria para una nueva Economía (Sumatoria) carried out its fifth notes issuance, whose funds are aimed at financing projects and ventures with social, environmental, and sustainable impact in areas such as financial inclusion, agroecology, regenerative livestock farming, connectivity, clean energies, healthy foods, environmental conservation and regeneration, sociourban infrastructure, social economy, circular economy, and support for impact