Press Releases

After more than 8 years of litigation in court, the judge confirmed: Mogoșoaia Palace remains the property of the Bucharest Municipality. Pursuant to the decision rendered on May 22, 2018, the Bucharest Court dismissed as inadmissible the motion filed for the retrocession of the Mogosoaia Palace ...

Dykema, a national law firm and the leading law firm in dental services, is proud to announce that Basketball Hall of Famer, NBA Champion and Broadcasting Legend Bill Walton has committed to speak at Dykema�s 5th Annual Definitive Conference for Dental Service Organizations, which is set to take place at The Omni Dallas Hotel from July 18-20, 2018 ...

A team led by Hamburg-based partner Dr. Johan Schneider advised Viessmann Group on the acquisition of insolvent wibutler GmbH in Munster, a manufacturer of smart home solutions. The acquisition complements Viessmann�s product range in the smart home sector. Both the wibutler brand and the development and production site Muenster, where management and jobs are retained, will be strengthened by the transaction. Viessmann Group is a manufacturer of energy systems ...

Dr. Mathias Schroder, Partner at Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek�s Munich office, advised UGISense AG on another investment round, carried out by means of a cash capital increase in which existing and new investors participated. UGISense AG is a young and innovative company based in Dortmund and is active in the research and development of medicinal products and basic research. Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek has already successfully assisted UGISense AG in several investment rounds ...

Right at the time when the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable, Cologne-based VOV insurance company is offering a data protection policy for small and medium-sized enterprises. Dr. Stefan Joster and Dr. Lutz Keppeler, both lawyers at the firm's Cologne office, developed the policy together with VOV insurance company. Joester advised VOV on insurance law, and Keppeler advised the insurer on data protection law ...

Announced at a gala dinner in Shanghai on Thursday, 17 May 2018, MinterEllison was awarded the AustCham Westpac Australia China Business Award (ACBA) in the Professional and Business Services Category for the second consecutive year. For 25 years, the AustCham Westpac ACBA's have been recognising Australian and Chinese companies working together in the Greater China region. Finalists in the Professional and Business Services Category included King & Wood Mallesons, Moelis Australia, L.E.K ...

A Haynes and Boone, LLP team led by Tom Harris and Brandon McCoy represented SunTx Capital Partners, a Dallas-based private equity firm, in the sale of Carolina Beverage Group to Cold Spring Brewing Company, a portfolio company of Brynwood Partners. The transaction was announced May 16; financial terms were not disclosed. Tom Harris leads Haynes and Boone’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group and is the administrative partner of Haynes and Boone’s Dallas office ...

After nearly 30 years with Dinsmore, corporate partner and department chair Susan B. Zaunbrecher has transitioned to the role of chief legal officer of Fifth Third Bancorp. Zaunbrecher succeeds Jelena McWilliams, who was recently confirmed chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ...

National law firm Shoosmiths has advised on the first merger of two BGF-backed businesses, in a deal which also saw the company invest £5.5 million. The merger of Nationwide Window Cleaning (NWC) and High Access Maintenance – with a combined revenue of £30 million – has created one of the largest independent facilities management services companies in the UK ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s Samuel A. Peppers, III has been elected president of the Columbus Bar Association’s board of governors by its members. He will be sworn in at the annual meeting on June 14 and will serve a one year term. Among other duties, the 14 member board sets association policy, directs the programming and oversees committees. Peppers has served the CBA in various board roles since 2013 ...

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP moved up a notch in the 2018 Am Law 200 rankings of U.S. law firms. Every year, American Lawyer Media, a top business news publisher, ranks firms by number of attorneys, profits per partner, and overall revenue. MMM has consistently moved up the list, finishing this year at #176. Only nine firms headquartered in Atlanta made the Am Law 100 and 200 ...

In this proceeding, the plaintiff - a company active in the field of production of alternative energy sources - asked the Emergency Arbitrator to grant provisional measures consisting in the suspension of the plaintiff's payment obligations arising out of a leasing agreement. NNDKP represented the leasing company, which was the defendant in this case, and obtained the dismissal in full of the request for provisional measures ...

For the third year running, Ellex has been named the top law firm in the Baltics by Kantar Sifo Prospera. The Swedish market research company interviewed 301 Baltic based organisations to identify the best law firms in the region. Ellex was top ranked in legal competences (Best Legal Competence - All Practice Areas) and overall satisfaction of clients (Overall Performance) ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has advanced six spots in the 2018 Am Law 200, ranking 123 among America’s top revenue-grossing law firms. The Am Law 200 list, compiled by ALM Intelligence, reflects financial, headcount and diversity information gathered through outreach to approximately 400 law firms across the country. The 2018 list is based on data reported from the 2017 fiscal year, including gross revenue and revenue per lawyer ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has advanced six spots in the 2018 Am Law 200, ranking 123 among America's top revenue-grossing law firms. The Am Law 200 list, compiled by ALM Intelligence, reflects financial, headcount and diversity information gathered through outreach to approximately 400 law firms across the country. The 2018 list is based on data reported from the 2017 fiscal year, including gross revenue and revenue per lawyer ...

Alibaba has acquired Daraz Group, a leading e-commerce enterprise operating in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Nepal. On Tuesday May 8th, Daraz Group announced that it was taken over by Alibaba. As a result of this acquisition, it has now become a fully-fledged member of the Alibaba Group ...

Shearn Delamore & Co. was awarded Malaysia Prosecution IP Law Firm of the Year by Managing IP Asia Awards on 21 March 2018. Our partner, Mr Indran Shanmuganathan (Intellectual Property Practice Group), attended the event which was held at the JW Marriott in Hong Kong. The awards recognise the best intellectual property law firms in Asia and the win places Shearn Delamore & Co. as one of the leading IP Law Firms in Malaysia ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce eight of its attorneys have been named to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list for 2018. Attorneys selected for the Super Lawyers list have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Attorneys selected for the Rising Stars list are being recognized as the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state of Pennsylvania. Dinsmore attorneys recognized as Super Lawyers are: Joel M ...

A team led by Dr. Peter Vocke advised Domicil Real Estate Group on the acquisition of nine building complexes with 210 residential units in Hanover in an asset deal. Quantum Immobilien Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH is the seller of the BEECHWOOD portfolio north-east of Hanover city center. The building stock, which was modernized between 2013 and 2016, dates from 1958 to 1961, has 99 underground parking spaces and 14 garage spaces and is fully leased out ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP successfully represented Commercial Metals Co. as issuer's counsel in the acquisition financing for the Company's previously announced acquisition of certain assets of the business, and certain outstanding common stock, belonging directly or indirectly to GNA Financing, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates (the "Acquisition") ...

D CEO magazine and the Association for Corporate Growth recognized VF Corporation's 2017 acquisition of Fort Worth-based Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co., an $820 million transaction, among the biggest deals of the past year. The transaction, for which a Haynes and Boone, LLP team led by Partners Brian Barnard and Tom Tippetts advised Williamson-Dickie, was a finalist in the Strategic Acquisition/Merger category of the D CEO/ACG Dallas/Fort Worth 2018 Mergers and Acquisition Awards ...

We are pleased to announce that from 8 March 2018, we at Hoet Pelaez Castillo & Duque Abogados will continue our operations under the name of Leĝa Abogados, a leading Venezuelan law firm committed to providing a new and innovative approach to the local and global challenges of a changing market. Our intention is to invigorate our firm, with an important emphasis on institutionalization and the use of technology to be closer to our clients ...

<strong>Pittsburgh</strong> — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that attorneys <a href="https://www.spilmanlaw.com/people/sally_edison/details">Sally E. Edison</a> and <a href="https://www.spilmanlaw.com/people/travis_knobbe/details">Travis A. Knobbe</a> were recognized by Super Lawyers ...

San Antonio Scene Magazine has recognized Haynes and Boone, LLP Associate Abby Johanson in its annual Rising Star Lawyer feature. The magazine spotlights San Antonio young lawyers who have been practicing law for 10 years or less. The Rising Stars are nominated by senior lawyers who believe they have a bright future in the legal profession, according to the magazine. Johanson is a member of Haynes and Boone's Real Estate Practice Group ...

On May 8, the Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas overturned a $7 million judgment in a suit filed by a painter who alleged damages resulting from exposure to paint products made by E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co. Haynes and Boone, LLP Counsel Mike Hatchell represented DuPont on appeal, including filing briefs and handling oral arguments in the Dallas appellate court ...