Press Releases

Cincy Magazine has named 31 Dinsmore & Shohl attorneys to its 19thannual Leading Lawyers list. For 2023, 375 attorneys in the Cincinnati/northern Kentucky region were included on the list. All Leading Lawyers receiving the recognition were nominated by local colleagues in the legal industry. The nomination list was then reviewed by the magazine’s editorial committee for final selection ...

Buchalter has been named within the 2022 Leopard Law Firm Index (LLFI) top 100 law firms by legal intelligence provider Leopard Solutions. The top 100 law firms consistently performed well in the Leopard Law Firm Index throughout 2022, resulting in this top-ranking achievement ...

DTB’s attorney Dina Salapic in cooperation with legal experts Hrvoje Markovinovic, PhD, professor of corporate and commercial law at the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, and Tina Jakupak, mag. iur. univ. spec. oec, a judge of the Commercial Court in Zagreb, gave a lecture on conversion of share capital to euro in Croatia. With Croatia’s entrance into Eurozone, the kuna amounts of the share capital had to be converted into euro at the fixed exchange rate of 7 ...

March 23, 2023. After the opening of its 11th office in Denver of November of last year, Buchalter continues its expansion in Colorado with the addition of two Shareholders - Betty Arkell joins the Corporate Practice Group and Terry Freeman joins the Firm’s Commercial Finance Practice Group. “We are thrilled to welcome both Betty and Terry,” said Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer of Buchalter ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Alex Huffstutter has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group as a senior attorney. Mr. Huffstutter is a registered patent attorney focusing on electrically based patent prosecution and mechanically based patent prosecution ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Delaney L. Beier has joined the firm’s Environmental Law Practice Group in Birmingham. Ms. Beier is an associate who counsels clients on environmental matters arising out of agency proceedings, enforcement actions, permitting, compliance and due diligence matters, transactions, brownfield redevelopment and litigation. She works with clients across different industries to find practical solutions to the complex environmental law issues they are facing ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Marc James Ayers and Michael J. Bentley have been elected Fellows of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers (AAAL) and will be inducted at the Academy’s spring meeting in April ...

Bradley attorney Grant Premo discussed the CFPB’s approach to interpreting and enforcing the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) at a recent Mortgage Bankers Association servicing solutions conference covered in Inside the CFPB. In a panel discussion at the conference, Premo suggested lenders stay abreast of the developments and adjust their policies and practices appropriately to prevent litigation ...

Bradley attorney Jonathan Kolodziej discussed monitoring fair servicing trends and providing more data access at a recent Mortgage Bankers Association servicing solutions conference covered in Inside the CFPB. Kolodziej said historically servicers have had less access to data than lenders to conduct fair lending analysis ...

Kochhar & Co. advised Sub-K Impact Solutions Limited, a digital financial intermediary that leverages the power of technology and local entrepreneurship to offer last-mile banking and financial solutions, in its acquisition of nearly 25% shareholding in Prayaan Capital Private Limited. The transaction entailed subscription to compulsorily convertible preference shares as well as equity shares issued by Prayaan Capital ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Melissa Gutierrez Alonso and Saira S. Siddiqui, both associates in the firm’s Houston office, have been named by Super Lawyers to the 2023 Texas Rising Stars list. Ms. Alonso is a litigator in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group with extensive experience in financial services, real estate and commercial litigation ...

Bradley is pleased to announce the publication of IP IQ, its latest blog covering intellectual property news and insights. The IP IQ blog discusses patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, antitrust, and technology laws impacting the business community. Bradley’s IP attorneys write regularly on how these laws affect an array of industries and sectors – from automotive, biotechnology and software to food and beverage and franchises ...

BLP has advised IDB Invest on the grant of a loan of up to $115,000,000 to Banco Davivienda (Costa Rica) S.A. financed by IDB Invest and several external lenders. The loan will be used to expand Davivienda’s portfolio of green products and favor the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through support and financing of the environmental and social agenda of banks in Costa Rica to enable the offering of customized green financial resources ...

The In-House Community ("IHC") has recently published its survey results for Firms of the Year, 2022. Han Kun has been named in two award categories: Alternative Investment Funds (Including Private Equity) and Capital Markets. In-House Community ("IHC") In-House Community is an influential legal organization in Asia ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal acted as lead Panamanian legal counsel to First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (“FQM”) and Minera Panama, S.A. (“MPSA”), a subsidiary of FQM, in all aspects related to the negotiations with the Government of Panama for a refreshed mining concession agreement for the Cobre Panama Project (the “Draft Refreshed Contract”) ...

Panama, March 9, 2023. Morgan & Morgan Legal acted as lead Panamanian legal counsel to First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (“FQM”) and Minera Panama, S.A. (“MPSA”), a subsidiary of FQM, in all aspects related to the negotiations with the Government of Panama for a refreshed mining concession agreement for the Cobre Panama Project (the “Draft Refreshed Contract”) ...

Charleston, W.Va. — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that Caroline Clark Green joined the law firm as Counsel. Green’s primary area of practice is corporate law with emphasis on real estate law and utility law. Her real property experience includes preparing lease agreements, right-of-way agreements, easement agreements, and purchase and sale agreements ...

Patterson Belknap Partner Muhammad Faridi was named to City & State's 2023 Law Power 100 List along with other "high-profile elected officials, powerful prosecutors, high-ranking appointees, partners at prominent firms, defense attorneys, public defenders, legal scholars and others in the profession who advise or oversee governmental bodies, advocate for policy changes or argue cases before our highest courts ...

Buchalter congratulates Shareholder William Schoenholz who was recognized by the L.A. Times B2B Publishing as one of 2023's Banking and Finance Visionaries. The right commercial banker or trusted financial advisor does more than provide services and advice. These individuals - and the institutions they represent – can genuinely prepare your organization for growth (and beyond) ...

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) has assisted OTP Bank Romania and OTP Group in a EUR 57.80 million financing for Exigent Property Investment SRL to fund the development of phase 5 of Exigent Plaza Residence, the largest residential project in Bucharest, located in Militari area ...

SITA, the world's leading specialist in air transport communications and information technology, participated as new investor in Volocopter’s Series E Financing Round and becomes Volocopter’s preferred digital and IT systems partner for Vertiports. A team lead by Dusseldorf based Heuking Partner Dr. Martin Imhof legally advised SITA on its successful investment and the conclusion of a strategic partnership agreement with Volocopter. Volocopter is a pioneer in urban air mobility (UAM) ...

20 March 2023 – Law firm Shoosmiths has launched ESG 360, a free online compliance audit tool to enable organisations to understand their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance.ESG 360 users receive a personalised report providing red, amber or green ratings in relation to various elements of ESG compliance performance, alongside commentary and suggestions for improvement ...

On March 20, 2023, Asian Legal Business (ALB), a leading legal directory owned by Thomson Reuters, published its 2023 list of the ALB China Top 15 Capital Markets Lawyers. Han Kun partner Jin Wang was named to the list for her exceptional performance. Ms. Wang specializes in offshore public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate establishments and restructurings, and foreign investment. During her nearly 20 years of practice, Ms ...

Norton Rose Fulbright's 2023 and tenth edition of Insurance regulation in Asia Pacific - Ten things to know about 20 countries is now available. The Philippine chapter was contributed by SyCipLaw partner Hiyasmin H. Lapitan with the assistance of partner Joan Mae S. To-Conejos and associates Roman George P. Castillo and Dece Christine C. Fulache. The guide provides an overview and practical checklist of ten common regulatory issues for insurance companies ...

M&A specialists Dr. Andreas Lenz (Cologne) and Dr. Rainer Herschlein (Stuttgart) headed a team that advised the shareholders of folding carton producer Buchmann Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (Buchmann) on selling the company to WEIG group. As an owner-managed firm for about 120 years, Buchmann develops and produces folding cartons with over 330 employees at its Annweiler plant. In 2022, Buchmann generated sales of around EUR 190 million ...