Press Releases

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today the addition of Thomas T. Moga to its Intellectual Property & IP Litigation Department and Automotive Industry Group as a Senior Counsel in the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office. Moga joins Dykema from the Dearborn, Mich., office of LeClairRyan. Moga has more than 30 years of experience in domestic and international intellectual property portfolio development and enforcement ...

Shepherd and Wedderburn acted for the shareholders in Scottish data analytics company deltaDNA in its sale to US-based game platform developer Unity Technologies. Edinburgh-based deltaDNA has developed a powerful data analytics engine for game developers that tracks the performance of games in real time, across mobile, PC, TV, and console play ...

Peel Business Park, the catalyst for the Transform Peel program, will be a 1,000-hectare estate and the new home of agri-innovation in Western Australia. In addition to creating a large number of jobs, it is predicted that the microgrid will offer businesses in the Peel Business Park an energy cost saving of around 30 percent ...

UK law firm Shoosmiths is celebrating its first anniversary of its new Solent office, and there is a feeling of growing momentum as the region experiences continued and improved growth including in its infrastructure ...

UK law firm Shoosmiths is marking ten years since the launch of its highly successful regional series of free training events, designed for local employers’ in house legal (IHL) teams. The events cover a mix of technical and soft-skills training, and regularly attract IHLs from the region’s top businesses in and around Birmingham, Solent, Leeds, Manchester, London, Nottingham, Milton Keynes and the Thames Valley ...

Shoosmiths is celebrating its 35th year in Nottingham by setting out its ambitious new strategy to take the office to even greater success ...

ǼLEX is delighted to announce that Funke Adekoya, SAN, was crowned winner of the Partner of the Year Award at the African Legal Awards 2019. The African Legal Awards recognises exceptional achievement in Africa’s legal services industry. The scoring criteria include the contestant’s track record of exemplary leadership, strong legal skills, resourcefulness which has led to successes, upright client management practices, and measurable contributions to the wider community ...

Aaliyah K. Eaves has joined Dinsmore & Shohl LLP as partner of counsel with the health care practice group. She brings with her more than a decade of experience as a health care mediator in the U.S. Veterans Health Administration and U.S. Department of Defense medical system and as a policy advisor for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In both Europe and the U.S ...

One out of two women surveyed and one out of three men say they have suffered bullying at work, and one out of three women and one out of fourteen men say they have been harassed in a work context, according to the results of a global study on intimidation and sexual harassment in the legal industry conducted by the International Bar Association. The investigation was carried out in 135 countries, covering nearly 7,000 individuals from legal firms, companies, the judiciary and others ...

On September 19, 2019, the 13th annual China Law & Practice Awards was held in Beijing. Han Kun won the following three awards at the event: 1. Private Equity & Venture Capital China Firm of the Year 2. Pro Bono Firm of the Year 3. China Dealmaker of the Year – Dafei Chen The awards were presented by China Law & Practice in association with The American Lawyer, The Asian Lawyer and Legal Week ...

Asian Legal Business (ALB) recently released the ALB M&A Rankings 2019. Han Kun has again been ranked as a Tier 1 PRC Law Firm based on the firm’s exceptional performance in providing M&A legal services. This marks the sixth consecutive year for Han Kun to be ranked as Tier 1 in M&A. ALB is one of the most influential international legal media organizations, providing leading legal information and rankings ...

Nita Hanson, a litigation associate in Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s Columbus office, has been announced among this year’s Pro Bono Award recipients from the Legal Aid Society of Columbus, Columbus Bar Association and the Columbus Bar Foundation. She will receive the honor on Oct. 24, during the ABA National Pro Bono Celebration Week ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that J. Michael Bernard, Detroit-based Member in the firm’s Corporate Finance Practice Group, was elected as Chairman of the World Services Group (WSG) for 2019 – 2020. Bernard officially took over the Chairman position at the WSG 18th Annual Meeting, which took place in Washington, D.C., from September 4-6 ...

A team led by Dr. Peter Vocke, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Düsseldorf office, successfully advised Wirtgen Invest in an off-market deal in its acquisition of the office building at Taunusanlage 8 (“T8”) from a real estate fund of the South Korean financial service provider Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. The parties agreed on confidentiality about the purchase price ...

Graham Thompson Partner Theo Burrows provides a comprehensive review of the "Law and Practice" of Doing Business in The Bahamas. The writing appears in the 2019 Chambers Global Practice Guide for doing business in countries and territories around the world. The guide provides an overview of the country's legal system, and delves into key areas related to conducting business and investments in The Bahamas ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is proud to announce it has been named to Women Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Law Firms for Women list. The list celebrates firms that value female representation and leadership and was compiled with data including recognitions, recruitment, community outreach, firm prominence, and more. At the time the list was created, Dinsmore was comprised of 26 percent female partners and 45 percent female associates ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce John D. Mackewich has been named to the 2020 Leadership Detroit class. The class showcases 70 leaders across Southeast Michigan who aim to create awareness and bring positive change to their communities ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce partner Anna Dailey has been appointed by Governor Jim Justice to the West Virginia Industrial Council, subject to the advice and consent of the West Virginia Senate. The West Virginia Industrial Council is a five-member statutory body that, among other duties, establishes guidelines and policies for the effective administration of the workers’ compensation insurance market in West Virginia ...

UK law firm Shoosmiths has advised NVM Private Equity (NVM) on its recent investment of £2 million into Duke & Dexter (D&D), an award winning men’s footwear label. Launched in 2014, D&D offers a range of high quality shoes, all manufactured by hand in the UK and has developed into a leading premium men’s shoe brand ...

A team led by corporate and capital market law expert Dr. Mirko Sickinger advised 11880 Solutions AG on a capital increase from authorized capital with exclusion of subscription rights. 1,911,109 new shares were issued at an issue price of EUR 1.83 per share, which were fully subscribed and acquired by major shareholder united vertical media GmbH ...

Asialaw recently released its Asialaw Profiles 2020 directory for law firms and lawyers in the Asia-Pacific region. Han Kun was ranked in 15 industries/practice areas ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has added 27 new associates to the firm across 12 offices.  Atlanta, GA Megan R. Giles joined the Atlanta office and will practice out of the labor and employment department. Giles received her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. While attending law school, she worked as student attorney at University of Michigan Juvenile Justice and Child Advocacy Clinics, providing comprehensive legal representation for clients. Charleston, WV Chandler E ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s Columbus office won the MidOhio Foodbank’s Operation Feed – Largest Law Firm Challenge for the fourth year in a row. The office collected over $13,000, providing the most meals per capita. The Columbus office fundraised from March through June, holding events like a chili cook-off, jean days, raffles and bake sales ...

With the support of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, Silberlake Real Estate Group acquired several residential buildings in the Ruhr area. A team led by Dr. Peter Vocke advised the Düsseldorf-based project and portfolio developer on the transaction. The properties, built in the 1970s, are located in Gelsenkirchen and Mülheim/Ruhr. Some 300 apartments comprise a total rental area of about 20,000 square meters. In addition, the properties offer 200 parking spaces overall ...

A team led by Dr. Peter Vocke, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised investment and real estate service provider Domicil Real Estate Group on the sale of a residential property in the Hamburg district of Neuallermöhe as part of an asset deal. Real estate multi-family office PAMERA is the buyer. The 62 residential units of the property comprise a rental area of 4,564 square meters, the property also includes 22 underground parking spaces ...