USA
The Legal Marketing Association has selected Dinsmore as one of two winners for large-scale technology project execution as part of its 2018 Your Honor Awards. The award recognizes the design and development of the firm’s recently revamped website, one of two honored in its category out of 16 entries
Ukraine
Asters acted as a legal counsel to China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), one of the largest Chinese state-owned construction and engineering companies, in connection with signing a contract with DTEK, Ukraine�s largest private power producer, for the construction of a solar power plant in Nikopol (Dnipropetrovsk region). The solar power station will be built in Nikopol with a planned capacity of 200 megawatts, making it the third largest in Europe in terms of potential output
Texas, USA
Haynes and Boone, LLP's spring 2018 survey of oil and gas borrowers and lenders demonstrates a modestly improved outlook for the upstream oil and gas industry. In its "Borrowing Base Redeterminations Survey: Spring 2018," the firm polled a cross-section of industry executives to glean their views about the state of the energy lending market. Specifically, the survey asked respondents to offer predictions about producers' future borrowing capacity or "borrowing bases
Germany
Cologne-based partner Dr. Jörg aus der Fünten advised venture capital firm Iris Capital on an investment in enterprise performance management company Jedox AG. A consortium consisting of Iris Capital, eCAPITAL IV, and Wecken & Cie will be investing EUR 20 million in the software company. The funding will be used to accelerate Jedox’s global expansion and product development. Iris Capital is a European venture capital firm specializing in the digital economy
England
The Intellectual Property & Creative Industries team at Shoosmiths Manchester is on track for a record year, thanks in part to unprecedented demand from the region’s thriving creative and digital sector
USA
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has added associate Liane H. Rousseau to its Cincinnati office and trademark litigation practice group. She comes to Dinsmore from Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP. Before going into private practice, Rousseau served as legal extern for The Honorable Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, Supreme Court of Ohio, and law clerk for The Honorable David Gormley, Delaware County Common Pleas Court. Rousseau earned her J.D
Australia
MinterEllison advised global private equity leader Bain Capital and childcare operator Only About Children which, prior to the deal, operated 44 campuses across Melbourne and Sydney. US-based Bain Capital, one of the world’s leading private multi-asset alternative investment firms with over $95 billion in assets under management, has a team of more than 200 professionals investing across asset classes including private equity, public equity and venture capital
Germany
Deleplanque & Compagnie SA (Maisons-Laffitte, France) and SUET Saat- und Erntetechnik GmbH (Eschwege, Germany) acquired 60 percent (Deleplanque) and 40 percent (SUET) respectively of German Strube group. The acquisition was in part effected by taking over the main assets (transferring restructuring) as part of the ongoing self-management of the assets of Strube GmbH & Co. KG and in part through the acquisition of the other major companies of Strube group from a trust company
Denmark
DK Telekommunikation ApS, a company controlled by a consortium comprising PFA, PKA, ATP and Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets has announced that the recommended public takeover offer to the shareholders of TDC A/S has been accepted, and the offer will be completed. Plesner has advised the consortium in relation to the takeover offer, including the financing. The consortium had offered to buy all shares in TDC at a price of DKK 50.25 per share
Panama
For the fifth consecutive year, Morgan & Morgan has received the “Leading Lights” recognition in Latin America for the Pro Bono program that the firm executes with the invaluable support of its team of lawyers. This distinction was granted by the British publication Latin Lawyer, who together with the Cyrus R
USA
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce four of its attorneys have been named to the San Diego 2018 Super Lawyers list and one named a 2018 Rising Star . Attorneys on the Super Lawyers list are selected by a multi-phase process that takes into account independent research, peer evaluations and professional achievement. The exclusive list recognizes no more than five percent of attorneys. Dinsmore San Diego Super Lawyers : Mikel R
Texas, USA
Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers teamed with representatives from client Halliburton to provide legal assistance for 75 Houstonians at a pro bono clinic on March 24. During the neighborhood clinic, volunteer lawyers met with each client for 30 minutes to assess their needs, provide advice and determine whether they required more-extensive assistance
Texas, USA
Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Keith Sambur and Associate Andrew Gillespie, members of the firm's Denver office, represented a private real estate investment firm in the sale of a south Florida office campus for approximately $190 million. The sale closed Mar. 28, 2018. The parties structured the transaction as a sale of 100 percent of the membership interests of the limited liability company that owns the office complex
Texas, USA
Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Jeff Dorrill posted his latest in a string of victories in endurance competitions, finishing first in in his age category (55-59) in the 2018 Rock 'n' Roll Dallas Half Marathon. Dorrill battled difficult conditions, including 93 percent humidity and a hilly course, to finish the 13.1 mile race in 1:31:21, a second ahead of the second-place finisher
Texas, USA
Franchise Times has recognized Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Deborah Coldwell and Counsel Maral Kilejian as 2018 Legal Eagles, a publication featuring the top franchise practitioners in the United States. Legal Eagles are selected through nominations from peers, clients and the publication editors. This marks the second time that Kilejian has been selected as a Legal Eagle and the 14th selection for Coldwell
USA
David J. Lavan, a partner in Dinsmore & Shohl’s corporate department, has been singled out by corporate counsel and named to the 2018 “BTI Client Service All-Stars” list. To compile its list, the BTI Consulting Group interviewed over 300 corporate counsel with Fortune 1000 and large organizations to research law firm relationships. The 328 attorneys recognized were praised by clients for their outstanding service
China
Han Kun advised Baidu, Inc. on its recent $1.5 billion offshore note offering. Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated were the joint bookrunners for the offering. Han Kun acted as PRC legal counsel to Baidu in relation to the offering
China
Han Kun advised and acted as the PRC counsel to Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and BofA Merrill Lynch on iQIYI, Inc.'s U.S. initial public offering and listing on the Nasdaq Global Market under the stock symbol “IQ” on March 29, 2018, Beijing Time. iQIYI (NASDAQ: IQ) is the leading internet video streaming company in China, which provides an innovative market-leading internet entertainment service in China
USA
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s D. Michael Crites has been appointed by Gov. John Kasich to the Ohio Elections Commission for a term ending Dec. 31, 2022. Crites is one of seven members on the bipartisan commission, which was created to enforce the state's campaign finance and fair campaign practices laws
Texas, USA
BTI Consulting Group named Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Brian Barnard and Counsel Emmie Gooch to its Client Service All-Stars for 2018. BTI said the All-Stars "stand out in the sea of legal services providers" but share key characteristics, including superior client focus, exceptional legal skills, unmatched business understanding and the ability to deliver outsized value. "In the eyes of clients, these attorneys are unsurpassed in their delivery of client service," BTI said
Texas, USA
Haynes and Boone, LLP's Patent Prosecution Practice Group has been ranked among the nation's best by financial services firm Ocean Tomo and IAM based on data from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Ocean Tomo/IAM's 2017 Leading Law Firm Report listed Haynes and Boone seventh among the top 10 firms for information technology patent work. The company, which provides intellectual property-related services, said its analysis is designed to "celebrate the achievements of U.S. law firms which .
Texas, USA
A Haynes and Boone, LLP appellate team led by Houston Partner Polly Fohn won mandamus relief, persuading a Texas appellate court to overturn a trial court ruling that would have interfered with a client's ability to defend a wrongful death suit. The suit stemmed from an automobile accident in 2016 that resulted in a fatality. The plaintiff sued multiple defendants, alleging they contributed to the collision
USA
Partners Susan B. Zaunbrecher and Martiné “Marty” R. Dunn have joined with the YWCA of Greater Cincinnati to recognize exceptional women business leaders making a difference in the community. The organization has just announced eight winners of its 2018 Career Women of Achievement award. Dunn served as a judge in selection of the 2018 honorees
England
National law firm Shoosmiths has joined some of the biggest names in the global games community at a major conference in San Francisco. The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is the world’s largest professional games industry event, attracting more than 26,000 delegates over five days
