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Repeating last year’s win, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek was again awarded the title of Germany’s Best Law Firm in 2023. At the “Law & Innovation” Leaders League Alliance Summit in Paris, a top-class jury recognized the work of German legal experts in the field of Corporate / M&A. Boris Dürr, Dr. Helge-Torsten Wöhlert, Dr. Anne de Boer, Dr. Arnold Büssemaker, Dr. Verena Hoene and Cécile Corbet personally accepted the award on behalf of the law firm in Paris ...

A team led by Heuking partner Dr. Oliver von Rosenberg, LL.M., has provided comprehensive legal advice to Stock Spirits Group, a portfolio company of CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII, on the acquisition of Hamburg-based Borco-Marken-Import Matthiesen GmbH & Co. KG. The transaction is, inter alia, still subject to the approval of the German and Austrian antitrust authorities. BORCO-Marken-Import Matthiesen GmbH & Co. KG has been family-owned since its foundation in 1948 ...

Bradley partners Julia Gruenewald Bernstein and James Webb have been listed in Business Today’s “Top 10 Powerhouse Lawyers Influencing Alabama’s Banking and Finance Sector.” Attorneys are acknowledged for their deep understanding of banking legislation, financial regulations and finesse in navigating intricate transactions, and the integral work they do for the operations of the state’s corporate and financial world ...

On July 5, Managing Intellectual Property (MIP), a well-known international intellectual property media, officially announced the winners of the 2023 Managing IP Asia-Pacific Awards. By virtue of its outstanding intellectual property service and excellent client reputation, Han Kun Law Offices was named this year as the winner among Chinese firms in the "IP Transactions & Advisory" category. Han Kun has won numerous MIP IP STARS awards in the past ...

On July 6, 2023, the 12th Annual Han Kun Youth Legal Scholarship Final Examination and Award Ceremony was successfully held in the Beijing office of Han Kun Law Offices ("Han Kun"). The event, launched at the beginning of this year, attracted the active participation of law students in universities and colleges across China ...

Zhang Xiaohan Zhang Xiaohan received an LL.M. from Peking University, an LL.B. from Zhejiang University, and will attend Oxford University to study for an MPhil in Law degree. Ms. Zhang has been awarded three national scholarships. Last year, she was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship in China and was awarded the Outstanding Graduate of Beijing Ordinary High School. Ms ...

Zhang Yuyan A graduate of Peking University School of Law, Zhang Yuyan will be attending Duke University School of Law to study in the JD/LL.M. in international and comparative law dual degree program. Her hobbies include singing, travel, and attending exhibitions. Ms. Zhang believes that the Han Kun Scholarship embodies Han Kun's spirit of unswervingly assuming social responsibility ...

Following a selection process involving over 250 applicants across 40 jurisdictions, Kate will sit as the first and only offshore lawyer on the APAC Council alongside 55 new members due to serve a two-year term.Now totalling more than 7,000 members from across the world, the recently restructured YSIAC Council provides a global platform for leading arbitration practitioners to develop international connections and share knowledge and expertise amongst arbitration communities ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Kita McCray has joined the Dallas office as an associate in the Healthcare Practice Group. Ms. McCray focuses her practice on regulatory, transactional and administrative health law for healthcare providers, healthcare industry companies, payers and health plans on a national basis ...

Bradley partner Robert Maddox was quoted in the Birmingham Business Journal regarding fair lending compliance in local banks ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Keith Windle has rejoined the firm’s Birmingham office as a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group. “Keith’s keen understanding of the issues involved with affordable housing and community development work add unique depth to our real estate team, and we are pleased to welcome him back to the firm,” said Bradley Birmingham Office Managing Partner Andy Robison. Mr ...

BOYANOV & Co. advised Borealis AG, a subsidiary of the Austrian OMV AG, on all legal aspects of the sale of its indirect shareholding in Neochim AD, a large Bulgarian producer and trader of inorganic and organic chemical products including fertilizers. The transaction was part of the global divestment of Borealis AG of its nitrogen business including fertilizer, melamine, and technical nitrogen products ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Ryan C. Dean has joined as an associate in the Dallas office. Mr. Dean is a member of the firm’s Government Enforcement & Investigations Practice Group where he represents individuals and companies throughout all stages of an investigation, including civil enforcement actions and criminal proceedings ...

Privy Council clarifies proper purpose rule to Bermuda trustee's powers The key issue before the formal body of advisers to the UK sovereign was whether the trustee of a settlement “exercised for a proper purpose” an express power contained in the trust deed to add and exclude discretionary objects, having added a purpose trust as an object and removed all family members comprising the entire class of objects ...

How legal service providers contribute to legislative reform Legal service providers (LSPs) in Bermuda are encouraged to contribute to the development and implementation of new and existing legislation in response to the ever-evolving needs of their clients ...

Jacksonville, Fla. — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that the law firm has opened a new office in Jacksonville, Florida – marking its official entrance into the Sunshine State and expanding its footprint to eight offices in total. Kevin L. Carr, a longstanding partner of the firm and co-chair of its Labor & Employment Law Practice Group, is helming the Jacksonville office. “Our move has been in the works for some time,” Carr said ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Sarah Jacobs has rejoined the firm’s Charlotte office as a partner in the Healthcare Practice Group. Ms. Jacobs was previously the chief legal and administrative officer for one of the nation’s largest independent academic orthopedic practices ...

The new licence allows Elwood to trade security tokens and crypto derivatives for its institutional clients, and builds on Elwood's previous AML/CFT registration with the JFSC as a virtual asset service provider.The Carey Olsen team advising was led by partner and Jersey head of digital assets Chris Griffin, with assistance from senior associate Holly Brown and associate Tshogofatso Dhlamini ...

A team led by Heuking Partner Dr. Thorsten Kuthe, Cologne, legally advised and supported IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG and Pareto Securities AS in connection with DEAG’s EUR 50 million corporate bond issue. DEAG Deutsche Entertainment Aktiengesellschaft successfully completed the placement of its Corporate Bond 2023/2026 with an issue volume of EUR 50 million. The issue was oversubscribed by a significant margin. Structured as a Nordic bond, the corporate bond has a term of three years ...

Despite further tightening in the lending market and wider economy, Shoosmiths’ real estate investment group concluded c.£200m worth of deals in Q2 2023.The quarter saw the law firm’s investment specialists act on transactions in the office, industrial and logistics sectors, as well as the mixed-use Royal Albert Dock development. Shoosmiths started the quarter by advising Telereal Trillium on its purchase of Wessex Trade Centre ...

Climate and sustainability risk governance needs to be elevated further on boards. MinterEllison Partner and Head of Climate Change and Sustainability, Sarah Barker, has been appointed joint Chair of a World Economic Forum key climate governance body, the Climate Governance Community of Experts (CGCoE). Her co-chair is Associate Prof Dr Simon Learmount from University of Cambridge Judge Business School ...

Asset tracing and recovery: how tools in the Caribbean can help trace and recover assets in Asia IntroductionThe sphere of asset tracing and recovery, particularly the extent of tools available around the world, is rightly attracting more attention in cross-border fraud and investigations ...

Bradley attorneys Anne Knox Averitt and Zachary Madonia were recognized in the Birmingham Business Journal’s 2023 NextGen: Law list. The list recognizes young, on-the-rise attorneys in Birmingham’s legal community. Honorees were selected based on their contributions to their firms, as well as their potential to shape the legal industry in the Magic City. The full list of honorees was published by the Birmingham Business Journal on July 3, 2023 ...

PAGA Lawsuit Spotlights Continued Independent Contractor Challenges in California July 1, 2023 A recent trend in the arena of direct sales is an increasing number of lawsuits under California’s PAGA (private attorney general) statute, alleging that the independent contractor status of multilevel marketing distributors is inconsistent with California law ...

Those promoted to counsel are:Bermuda: Honor Desmond-Tetlow (dispute resolution and litigation)Guernsey: Elliot Aron, Robin Gist (both dispute resolution and litigation)Hong Kong: Kimberley Leng (dispute resolution and litigation)Jersey: Tarina Le Boutillier (trusts and private wealth), Katherine Tresca (corporate)London: Bryony Bird (corporate)Singapore: Amelia Tan (dispute resolution and litigation)