United States of Ame
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce the arrival of Partner Lindsey Saad to the firm’s Morgantown office. She will practice with Dinsmore’s tort and litigation groups. To date, her broad practice has focused on long-term care and product liability with an emphasis on pharmaceutical and medical device defense litigation
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Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has earned top honors in the 2020 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" rankings. Dinsmore received three tier 1 national listings for Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Mining Law and Public Finance Law. The firm also received 118 first-tier metropolitan listings
Germany
Duisburger Hafen AG, together with its international partners COSCO SHIPPING Group, Hupac SA and HTS Group, is developing the largest container terminal in the European hinterland on the site of the Port of Duisburg, thereby expanding the port into the central European anchor point of the New Silk Road. A team of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek led by the Düsseldorf-based partner Dr
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Dinsmore & Shohl LLP was recognized as a top performer at this year’s Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The designation is reserved for LCLD members and law firms most active in the council’s programs and that most align with and promote its mission of “creating a truly diverse U.S. legal profession
Michigan, USA
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that the firm was nationally ranked in 11 practice areas in the 2020 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list, as well as receiving a total of 123 metropolitan rankings representing various areas of law. The U.S
USA
Deacons advises the sole sponsor Altus Capital Limited and underwriters in relation to the Main Board IPO of Lever Style Corporation.
This company provides supply chain solutions in multiple apparel product categories for notable brands across the United States, Europe and the Asia Pacific region
Texas, USA
Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of attorneys Mike Toth and Ashley Shapiro Bunyard to its Austin office, both in the firm’s Litigation Department. “Not only do Mike and Ashley increase the depth of our litigation expertise in Austin but they help further our efforts to add excellent lawyers who are exceptional people,” said Keith Shuley, Managing Member of Dykema’s Austin office
Michigan, USA
The third quarter continued the torrid pace of M&A volume for our clients—we closed a total of 18 transactions, a substantial increase over the third quarter of last year. The average deal size increased as well from $29M to $62M. The industries covered included alcoholic beverages, amusement parks, automotive, pharmaceuticals, apparel, aerospace and defense, information management, car rental and dental service organizations
Argentina
Buenos Aires, 30 October 2019. Beccar Varela and Allende & Brea rendered advice on a loan agreement for a total amount of up to US$800.000.000 granted to Grupo Gerdau. The loan was granted by Bank of America N.A., Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., New York Branch, BNP Paribas, Citibank N.A., HSBC Bank USA, National Association, JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Banco Santander (Brazil) S.A., Luxembourg Branch. The Bank of New York Mellon acted as administrative agent
Michigan, USA
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that corporate counsel from around the nation ranked Dykema as one of the top three firms in America in the area of Complex Commercial Litigation and among the top 16 firms in the nation for Product Liability Litigation. The rankings were published in BTI’s Litigation Outlook 2020 report, which names Dykema a “Powerhouse” for Complex Commercial Litigation and a “Standout” in Product Liability Litigation
D.C., USA
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today the addition of Stacey L. McGraw to its Insurance Industry Group and Business Litigation Practice as a Member in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. McGraw joins Dykema from Troutman Sanders LLP. McGraw’s practice focuses on providing counsel to and representing major professional liability insurance carriers with respect to coverage issues, ultimate exposure and underwriting strategy
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The United States Senate has confirmed Dinsmore Partner Justin Walker to a lifetime appointment as a U.S. district judge for the Western District of Kentucky. At Dinsmore, Walker practiced commercial litigation with a focus on appellate law. In his role as assistant professor at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, he has conducted research in separation of powers, national security, and federal courts
Germany
A team led by Cologne-based Partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe advised SeniVita Social Estate AG on issuing two new SME bonds totaling up to EUR 30 million. SeniVita intends to use the proceeds from the issue to refinance the 6.5 percent 2015/20 convertible bond of EUR 45 million due in May 2020 and to finance its current business activities. SeniVita expects to issue a 2019/23 four-year bond of up to EUR 20 million with an annual interest rate of 7 percent
United States of Ame
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s quick expansion in Columbus is continuing with the addition of Tim Cahill, who has joined the firm as partner of counsel in the health care group. He comes to Dinsmore from Adena Health System, where he served as general counsel and board liaison for nearly five years and interim chief compliance officer for a year
China
Han Kun advised and acted as the PRC counsel to Aesthetic Medical International Holdings Group Limited in its U.S. initial public offering and listing on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "AIH". Aesthetic Medical International Holdings Group Limited is a leading provider of aesthetic medical services in China
Texas, USA
Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of attorneys Israel R. Silvas, Mike Toth and Alexis B. Farrell to its growing Dallas office, and to the firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group. In addition, Dykema’s Dallas office also welcomed Charleen Maranto as Practice Group Manager for its Dental Service Organizations Industry Group. “These are outstanding lawyers who are also outstanding people,” said Chris Kratovil, Managing Member of Dykema’s Dallas office
Germany
With a team led by Dr. Oliver Böttcher from the Cologne office, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised management on the acquisition of NOBILIS Group GmbH, one of Germany’s most renowned companies for high-quality fragrance and perfume brands
England
Shoosmiths’ corporate team has advised speech recognition technology expert, Speechmatics, on a £6.35 million Series A funding round, which will be used to grow the firm globally. Speechmatics, a long-standing client of Shoosmiths, has created one of the most accurate speech recognition technology engines in the world, available in 29 languages, either in the cloud or, crucially, on-premises ¬– a critical feature for businesses who do not wish or are unable to share data in the cloud
Panama
The Panamanian government has issued Law 99 of October 11, 2019, which establishes a General Tax Amnesty Law (“Amnesty”) that includes the elimination, for a limited period, of the penalties and surcharges caused by non-payment of the obligations with the National Treasury for corporations and private interest foundations. This law also includes amnesty for various types of interests and penalties resulting from non-payment of other taxes (for example: property or income tax)
California, USA
Dykema, a leading national law firm, is extremely proud to announce that Jeff Huron, Office Managing Member of Dykema’s Los Angeles office, and Jimmy Azadian, Member in the firm’s Litigation Department and Appellate Practice Group, were each selected as nominees for the Los Angeles Business Journal’s annual “Leaders in the Law” awards. Both Huron and Azadian were featured among other nominees in a special section of the October 14, 2019, issue of the Los Angeles Daily Business Journal
England
Shoosmiths CEO Simon Boss says a commitment to clients, a cutting edge approach and delivering collaborative solutions are key to the firm’s results in this year’s leading legal directories results. In The Legal 500, Shoosmiths has been recommended as a top tier firm across an impressive 25 practice areas with 29 practice areas moving up a tier. A further 82 practice areas were recommended firmwide - ranging from real estate to corporate and commercial and private client
Germany
A team led by Dr. Hermann Ali Hinderer advised HMP, a leading provider of healthcare events and education, on the acquisition of Provascular GmbH. The company announced the establishment of HMP Europe to better leverage growth opportunities on the European market. The agreement with Provascular includes a strategic alliance with the conference organizer, CongO GmbH
China
On October 17, 2019, Mergermarket announced the winners of its China M&A Awards 2019 in Shanghai. Han Kun was honored as Technology, Media & Telecom M&A Legal Adviser of the Year
Germany
The team led by Dr. Thorsten Kuthe and Madeleine Zipperle from Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Cologne office accompanied mwb fairtrade Wertpapierhandelsbank AG on issuing Euroboden GmbH’s “Euroboden III Bond.” The placement of EUR 40 million was terminated prematurely due to oversubscription after three days. At a term of five years, the bond carries a 5.5 percent coupon, due semi-annually. About one third of the demand emanated from Frankfurt Stock Exchange’s DirectPlace
Germany
With a team led by Dr. Oliver Böttcher from its Cologne office, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised Fontus Invest GmbH and part of its management on the acquisition of an equity interest in EBG compleo GmbH. EBG compleo GmbH is a leading provider of charging stations for electric vehicles. Since developing and selling the first charging station under the EBG compleo name ten years ago, the company has experienced rapid growth
