Press Releases

National law firm Shoosmiths has advised development client Frontier Estates Limited on the first of what could be a number of multi-million pound property deals to ensure the development of a number of much-needed care homes. Shoosmiths’ real estate team advised the developer on the initial acquisition of the sites in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire ...

Respondents to Dykema’s 13th Annual M&A Outlook Survey expressed an overall bullish viewpoint of the economy and U.S. M&A market, bringing a new level of optimism, not seen in several years. Thirty-nine percent of respondents in this year’s survey expect the M&A market to strengthen over the next 12 months, up from 33-percent last year and 37-percent in 2015 ...

Advokatfirman Delphi has advised Cherry AB (publ) in connection with delisting from AktieTorget and admission to trading of the company’s shares on Nasdaq Stockholm Mid Cap. Delphi’s team consisted of, among others, Michael Juhlin (responsible partner), Jonas Ingvarson and Marcus Halling. For more information, please see Cherry’s press release: http://www.cherry ...

A&L Goodbody, one of Ireland's leading corporate law firms, has refreshed its brand image. This will help further develop and modernise how we present to our clients, markets and people. The project includes a new logo and visual identity which went live on Monday 23rd October. The refreshed brand project was developed after consultation externally with clients and the business community and internally with our partners and employees ...

Partners Karen Procter (Manchester) and James Foster (Leeds) advised the specialist SME investor on deal, worth £9m, with the fast-growing Manchester-based company which provides telephony, contact centre and unified communications infrastructure and software to business and public sector organisations. Founded in 2005, 4net has built a reputation for service excellence and innovation. It has offices at Trafford Park, Manchester, Burton on Trent, Reading and London ...

A team led by Cologne-based partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe advised Pantaflix AG on a cash capital increase again. It was placed with institutional investors within a very brief time and was oversubscribed. The company will use the proceeds of EUR 18.5 million to finance growth. As a result of the capital increase, free float will increase to some 40%. Pantaflix AG is a Munich-based media company. It develops, produces, and manages rights to movies ...

Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised PlusServer Group, a member of BC Partners, on the acquisition of Nexinto group. The transaction is subject to the approval of the antitrust authorities. With more than 200 employees at its Hamburg site, Nexinto offers managed services for business-critical IT systems. Nexinto's innovative operating models and tailor-made system architectures provide companies with comprehensive support in digital transformation ...

With a team led by Frankfurt-based partner Dr. Günther M. Bredow and comprising members from several offices, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised Janoschka group on entering into an investment agreement with a financial investor and management. The group's parent company, Janoschka Assets GmbH & Co. KG, that has previously been family-owned will initially be converted into a stock corporation ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP helped pro bono client Ana Vega secure guardianship of her grandson following a contested court hearing in October. Vega was referred to the firm by the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County. She wanted guardianship of her grandson, Luis, because his father is in prison and mother is not involved in his life. The matter went relatively smoothly until the October guardianship hearing at the San Mateo County Superior Court ...

Five Haynes and Boone, LLP partners have been recognized by the National Diversity Council for exemplifying strong leadership and advocating for inclusion in the legal profession. Honorees are: Purvi Patel Albers Henry Flores Ricardo Garcia-Moreno Sakina Foster Felicity Fowler Awardees are selected based on factors including leadership excellence, peer recognition and commitment to fairness, equity, and justice in client representations and professional collaborations ...

The world-renowned legal media publisher, IFLR1000, has recently published "Leading Lawyers" ratings in its 2018 Financial and Corporate Guide. Multiple Han Kun lawyers have been recognized in the Guide ...

On October 8-13th, IBA Annual Conference was held in Sydney, Australia. The Conference is one of the core events for the international legal community. Maxim Alekseyev, ALRUD Senior Partner, presented during the session “Adapting structures to mobile clients: changing views and alternatives” ...

Haynes and Boone CDG, LLP received recognition for its International Arbitration, Oil and Gas and Shipping practices in the 2017 United Kingdom edition of The Legal 500, published by Legalease. Haynes and Boone was ranked among the recommended law firms in three of the areas in which the London office has built its reputation ...

National law firm Shoosmiths has achieved top tier rankings in 31 practice areas in this year's The Legal 500 directory, with a further 66 practice areas recommended. A total of 27 lawyers are also named in the elite Leading Lawyers list, while The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2017 editorial features 227 Shoosmiths lawyers ...

With a team led by Dr. Jörg aus der Fünten, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised Iris Capital on its investment in Open-Xchange, a German provider of open source e-mail, productivity, and software solutions. Iris Capital invested 21 million euros jointly with eCAPITAL and other investors. The capital will be used by Open-Xchange to expand in North and Latin America and Asia ...

The world-renowned legal media publisher, IFLR1000, has recently published firm rankings in its 2018 Financial and Corporate Guide. Han Kun has been recognized as a Tier 1 PRC law firm in Private Equity and Investment Funds. This is the sixth consecutive year for IFLR1000 to recognize Han Kun as a Tier 1 PRC law firm in Private Equity, and the third time as a Tier 1 PRC law firm in Investment Funds ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that Justice Phylis J. Speedlin and Dan G. Webster, were each honored by the San Antonio Business Journal with Lifetime Achievement Awards at its 2017 Outstanding Lawyers Awards reception. Donna J. McElroy was also present at the Awards ceremony, as she also received one of San Antonio Business Journal’s 2017 Outstanding Lawyers Awards ...

By framing the specialist knowledge of our lawyers in a broader social and cultural context, we hope to raise the debate over new technologies to a new level. We have known for a long time that new technology is a dynamic field. But the pace of change has greatly outstripped our imagination. Assisting clients from the new technology sector on a daily basis, we are mindful of the huge transformations awaiting us in the years ahead. We must be prepared ...

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) was recognized as the Philippine National Law Firm of the Year at the 2017 Asialaw Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards. SyCipLaw partners Anthony W. Dee and Ronald Mark C. Lleno received the award on the firm's behalf. The awards recognize the foremost litigation and dispute resolution leaders and practitioners in 12 practice areas and across 14 jurisdictions around the region based on Asialaw's comprehensive research in the past year ...

The well-known London-based legal publisher Law Business Research recently published its inaugural edition of The Healthcare Law Review (2017). Han Kun partner Mr. Zhu Min authored the China chapter. Han Kun was the only PRC-headquartered law firm to contribute to the book. Han Kun associate Ms. Wei Wei also contributed to the writing of the article ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP represented Lapolla Industries, Inc. in its sale to Icynene U.S. Holding Corp., a Canadian rival in the spray foam insulation industry and portfolio company of FFL Partners, LLC. The deal, valued at about $160 million, was unanimously approved by Lapolla's board of directors, the company said in a statement. Haynes and Boone Partners Rick Werner and Greg Kramer and Associate Patrick Horan represented Lapolla, assisted by lawyers in several of the firm's U.S. offices ...

Lori Troutman has joined the Houston office of Haynes and Boone, LLP as a counsel in the firm's Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice. A former special counsel at Baker Botts LLP, Lori has advised clients for 24 years on a wide range of matters, including the design, implementation and management of qualified defined benefit and defined contribution plans, and all types of health and welfare benefit plans ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced that Cale A. Johnson, a Bloomfield Hills-based member in Dykema’s Litigation practice, was recently elected to serve as Chair of the State Bar of Michigan’s Antitrust, Franchising & Trade Regulation Section. Having previously served as Vice Chair, Johnson was elected to serve as Chair at the Section’s annual meeting on September 29, 2017 ...

A team of business law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek led by Dr. Thorsten Kuthe advised SANHA GmbH & Co. KG on extending the term of its 2013/2018 bond. Since the necessary quorum had not reached in an initial vote of bondholders without a meeting, the bond creditors approved the proposed amendment with a majority of 99.8 percent at a meeting on September 15 ...

<strong>Pittsburgh </strong>— Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that attorney <a href="https://www.spilmanlaw.com/people/travis_knobbe/details">Travis A. Knobbe</a> has joined the law firm’s Pittsburgh office, marking the third litigation hire for the office in the third quarter ...