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
Serbia
On 21 March, Karanović & Nikolić held its traditional student workshop titled “Managing Emotions in Labour Disputes – More than Law”. The event was organised in cooperation with the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law. Attorneys at law in cooperation with Karanović & Nikolić, Andrej Jelenković and Valentina Đorđić – members of the Dispute Resolution practice group, guided the students through the workshop
Sweden
EasyPark’s smartphone app provides millions of registered users with the quickest and most efficient solution to find, remotely manage and pay for parking. With over 220 employees worldwide, the company has unrivalled coverage of millions of on-street parking spaces across 700 cities in 11 European countries, complimented by over 100 commercial off-street parking contracts
Sweden
Veidekke has entered into an agreement to purchase 90.1% of the shares in Billström Riemer Andersson AB (BRA). Since the beginning of 2007, BRA has had a strong development. Today, the company has a yearly turnover of about SEK 1.4 billions and employs approximately 200 employees, of which half are tradesmen. BRA works primarily with construction, but has also expertise in property development. The focus is on early-stage commercial projects with many large recurring customers
Serbia
Maja Jovančević Šetka, partner ⃰ at Karanović & Nikolić's Banking & Finance practice group, held a presentation titled "Risk Participation Agreement – Collateral or Derivative, Implementation of the Law on Foreign Exchange Operations" at a symposium for lawyers in Serbian banks. Organised by the Association of Serbian Banks, the conference was held at Lake Palić in Serbia, on the 8th and 9th of March, under the title "The Status of Banks and Legal Protection"
Serbia
Tamara Bubalo, Associate in Karanović & Nikolić's Intellectual Property practice group, held a presentation on 5 March at the "Intellectual Property in Serbia" conference. Organized by the European Law Students Association (ELSA) as part of the "IP Law in Serbia" project, the event was held at the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law premises and was attended by more than 140 eminent legal and business professionals and students
Germany
A team led by Dr. Marc Scheunemann advised KanAm Grund Group on the acquisition of the Z88 office building for a special real estate fund. The property in Zamdorfer Straße in the east of Munich covers almost 10,000 square meters. Fürth-based project developer P&P is the seller. The new tenant is the Federal Institute for Real Estate Tasks (BImA), which uses the property for its "Central Office for Information Technology in the Safety Area
USA
Dinsmore attorney Michael Connelly has been appointed to serve on the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Pretrial Practices, which seeks to provide guidance and recommendations regarding pretrial reform in the Illinois criminal justice system. The commission is made up of 25 members including one legislator from each Illinois legislative caucus, judges, members of law enforcement, and representatives of the Department of Corrections
Michigan, USA
Dykema, a leading national law firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Natalie Brouwer Potts to its Labor & Employment Practice Group as a senior counsel in the firm’s growing Chicago office, which has now added 10 attorneys in the past seven months. Potts joins Dykema after serving as Title IX Officer at San Jose State University where she was responsible for campus-wide compliance with federal law and university policies
Germany
With a team led by Dr. Pär Johansson from its Cologne office, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised investment company Odewald KMU on taking out a majority stake in heizkurier GmbH. The managing shareholders of heizkurier will keep significant stakes in the company. The partnership will enable heizkurier to continue to expand in Germany and to open up markets in other European countries
Serbia
With record breaking attendance this year, Karanović & Nikolić continued its traditional support to the Belgrade pre-moot and X Belgrade Arbitration conference, organized by the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law
Serbia
Karanović & Nikolić, together with White & Case as lead international counsel, advised PPF Group, the Czech investment firm, on the EUR 2.8 billion acquisition of Telenor's assets in Central and Eastern Europe. The transaction includes the Norwegian telecoms firm's mobile operations in Bulgaria, Hungary, Montenegro and Serbia, as well as the technology service provider Telenor Common Operation
Texas, USA
The Dallas Business Journal has featured Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Sakina Foster among its 40 Under 40 young leaders for 2018. The honorees were recognized at a March 20 event. In a March 23 article, the Journal called the group "proof that North Texas is well stocked with tomorrow's bastion of leaders" with a list that includes "bold innovators in business, real estate, finance, technology, health care and philanthropy
China
Han Kun advised and acted as the PRC counsel to Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC on Sunlands Online Education Group's U.S. initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the stock symbol “STG” on March 23, 2018, Beijing Time. Sunlands Online Education Group is the leading online post-secondary and professional education institution in China
China
On March 22, 2018, The Asia Legal Awards 2018 winners were announced at an awards ceremony in Hong Kong. Han Kun won "Investment Funds Firm of the Year” and “TMT Deal of the Year.” Han Kun, the only PRC firm shortlisted with three other international firms, won the "Investment Funds Firm of the Year". And the "China Unicom $12B Mixed Ownership Reform" deal, where Han Kun acted as PRC legal counsel to China Structural Reform Fund, was recognized as "TMT Deal of the Year"
Texas, USA
Haynes and Boone, LLP Associate Michelle Jacobs was selected for the first class of young lawyers in the Dallas Bar Association�s new leadership development program WE LEAD: Women Empowered to Lead in the Legal Profession. The DBA created WE LEAD with the Dallas Women's Foundation and the Dallas Women Lawyers Association to help identify and train the next generation of women leaders in law
Panama
For the second consecutive year, Morgan & Morgan was recognized as a leading firm-Band #1 in the second edition of Chambers & Partners High Net Worth Guide – Private Wealth Law section, a publication aimed at the international private wealth market and a key reference point of the world´s leading firms in terms of service excellence and reputation. The editorial also highlighted the work of MMG Trust (Panama) S.A., a company of the Morgan & Morgan Group that provides trust services
Germany
Effective April 1, 2018, the commercial law firm of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek will appoint Dr. Alexander Bork and Dr. Tobias Woltering as Salaried Partners. Having previously worked at the law firm as a Research Associate, Alexander Bork joined Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek in Düsseldorf after graduating as a lawyer on February 1, 2012. He has been a Senior Associate since 2015
