Georgia, USA
Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP is one of only about two dozen U.S. law firms to receive an important new certification demonstrating its commitment to diversity. Diversity Lab announced today that MMM has achieved Mansfield Certification “Plus” status. This indicates the firm has successfully reached at least 30 percent women and minority lawyer representation in a notable number of leadership roles and committees. Only 27 firms nationwide achieved the criteria ...
Germany
Silverlake Real Estate Group GmbH acquired a portfolio of 104 residential units with a total area of some 10,000 square meters in Hagen in the Ruhr area. A team led by Düsseldorf-based partner Dr. Peter Vocke advised Silverlake on the transaction. The seller is a local private portfolio holder. The 13 multi-family houses date from 1971 to 1998 and are fully rented. This year, Silverlake has spent EUR 35 million on acquisitions to date. The annual target is EUR 50 million ...
Germany
With a team led by Dr. Stefan Duhnkrack, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised PREMIUM Equity Partners GmbH on taking out a majority stake in Dresden-based mechanical engineering company KAMA GmbH. Investment firm ARCUS Capital AG is the seller. The two managing shareholders will continue to hold shares in KAMA. The acquisition was made via the “Mittelstand” fund managed by PREMIUM Equity. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price ...
Panama
Morgan & Morgan acted as counsel to Cirsa Gaming Corporation, S.A. (Cirsa) in connection with the offering of �663,000,000 6.250% senior secured notes due 2023, �425,000,000 floating rate senior secured notes due 2023, U.S. $550,000,000 7.875% senior secured notes due 2023, issued by LHMC Finco S.a.r.l. (Issuer), and to be guaranteed by the Issuer and, among others, Gaming & Services de Panama, S.A ...
England
The real estate team at the Manchester office of leading national law firm Shoosmiths has advised Allied London on one of the biggest office pre-lets in the city in almost 20 years. Shoosmiths acted for Allied London on the pre-let of 222,000 sqft of space at Manchester Goods Yard, which forms part of Allied London's Enterprise City tech campus. Booking ...
Philippines
Nine of SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan's lawyers are included in the Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2018. The list features the leading lawyers in 18 practice areas in 24 jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific region. Results are based on an extensive survey of in-house counsel and private practitioners. The SyCipLaw lawyers featured in the list are: - Hector M. De Leon, Jr., managing partner - Market-leading Lawyer for Corporate, and M&A - Emmanuel M ...
Michigan, USA
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that 113 of its attorneys, in multiple practice areas and markets, have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America� 2019 guide. Additionally, 13 of the firm�s practitioners have been named Best Lawyers 2019 �Lawyer of the Year,� a special distinction conferred upon a single lawyer within a practice area and metropolitan market. The Best Lawyers in America� is the pre-eminent national listing of outstanding attorneys ...
Illinois, USA
Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Scott R. Fryzel to its Financial Industry Group as a Member in the firm�s Chicago office. Fryzel joins Dykema after practicing at Chapman and Cutler in Chicago for more than 13 years. He previously served as in-house counsel at LaSalle Bank/ABN AMRO and prior to that at BMO Harris ...
USA
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce 179 of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® firm-wide. Dinsmore attorneys selected include: CALIFORNIA San Diego, CA Mikel R. Bistrow (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law) Christopher Celentino (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law) KENTUCKY Covington, KY Dirk M ...
USA
Dinsmore & Shohl is pleased to announce 17 of its attorneys were recently named “Best Lawyers® 2019 “Lawyer of the Year.” In each city, one lawyer from each practice area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.” The attorneys received the honor based on reviews by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity ...
United States of Ame
<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> —Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that ten of the firm's attorneys were named 2019 “Lawyers of the Year” by <em>The</em> <em>Best Lawyers in America</em>. Only a single attorney is recognized as such for each practice area in each community.<br /> <br /> <em>The Best Lawyers in America</em>, published by Woodward White, Inc ...
United States of Ame
<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that 66 of the firm's attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in <em>The Best Lawyers in America </em>2019 directory of leading attorneys.<br /> <br /> <em>The Best Lawyers in America</em>, published by Woodward White, Inc., is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 55,000 leading attorneys cast more than 6 ...
Texas, USA
David Ammons, a commercial litigator board certified in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a litigation partner in the Houston office ...
Malaysia
We are proud to announce that Shearn Delamore & Co. has won the Energy & Natural Resources Malaysia Law Firm of the Year award. The award was presented by Global Law Experts (www.globallawexperts.com), one of the world's leading online resources for locating specialist legal advisers for the services required by businesses, investors and individuals ...
Argentina
Buenos Aires, August 14th, 2018 ...
Germany
Herbst Kinsky and Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek legally advised Russmedia International AG on its investment in PaulCamper GmbH. As lead investor, Russmedia International AG invested some EUR 3.7 million as part of the funding round. Russmedia International AG is an internationally operating investment firm that invests in digital marketplaces and aggregators as well as SaaS solutions in Europe, acting both as a financial investor and a strategic investor ...
England
The Manchester office of leading national law firm, Shoosmiths has reported strong growth for its conveyancing team against challenging market conditions. Just 15 months after launching, with the appointment of partner, Lisa Gibbs, the Manchester conveyancing team has grown to incorporate nine specialists ...
China
Han Kun's Hong Kong associated law firm boosts its capital markets practice with the appointment of two partners Ms. Ethle Tang and Ms. Tao Li. Ms. Tang has over 14 years of experience in advising clients on a wide variety of corporate transactions, with a particular emphasis on securities offerings and cross border mergers and acquisitions. Ms ...
Panama
For the second consecutive year, Ms. Kharla Aizpurua Olmos, Senior Associate of Morgan & Morgan, has been appointed as member of the Board of Directors of Fundacion WIP Panama. She has also been designated as member of the Board of Directors of Fundacion Dona Felicidad ...
Germany
Wealthcap has acquired two office buildings at sites with future potential. A team led Hamburg-based partner Dr. Sönke Görgens advised the client comprehensively on legal and tax-related issues. Wealthcap acquired the expansion of Nordex headquarters in Hamburg, referred to as “Nordex Forum II,” and “Das Leuchtenberg” in Munich. The two properties are to be contributed to the new Immobilien Deutschland 41 fund, with Wealthcap continuing its strategy of focusing on German growth cities ...
Germany
The latest issue of Who’s Who Legal Labour & Employment recognizes Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek as one of the “Leading Firms.” The labor law edition also recommends the five labor lawyers Bernd Weller, Regina Glaser, Dirk W. Kolvenbach, Prof. Dr. Martin Reufels, and Dr. Wilhelm Moll. This year, Who’s Who Labour & Employment recognized 1,131 lawyers from over 500 law firms worldwide ...
Texas, USA
Haynes and Boone, LLP and lawyers in its Mexican affiliate, Haynes and Boone, SC, have been featured in the 2019 edition of the Chambers Latin America legal directory, published by Chambers and Partners. Chambers ranks lawyers and practices based on thousands of interviews with leading practitioners and clients. Ranking criteria include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities most valued by legal clients ...
USA
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has bolstered its presence in Pittsburgh with the addition of Nelson Crichton to the firm. A partner in the commercial finance and banking group, Crichton is a top-ranked banking attorney who will expand Dinsmore’s services in the Steel City ...
Panama
As of August 8th, 2018, foreigners of nationalities that require a visa to enter the Republic of Panama may enter with a Schengen Visa or current Residency from Korea, Japan or Singapore. Comments: By means of Executive Decree No. 521 of April 6th, 2018, any foreigner who requires a visa to enter the national territory, holding a Visa or valid residency in Korea, Japan or Singapore, may enter Panama, as a tourist, without an entry visa ...
Romania
NNDKP announces the expansion of its Employment Practice with the addition of Gabriela Dinu as Managing Associate NNDKP is pleased to announce that Gabriela Dinu joined its Employment Practice as Managing Associate. With an extensive professional experience of over 15 years, Gabriela specializes in employment legislation and employment relations ...