Press Releases
Heuking Successfully Assists Award Procedure for the Digital File for the State of Berlin
With a team led by Partner Dr. Wolfgang Renner, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek assisted IT Service Center Berlin in the “Digital File” award procedure... |
Growth Fnancing: VR Equitypartner Portfolio Company Acquires SOS Kältetechnik
With a team led by Partner Dr. Rainer Herschlein, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised VR Equitypartner‘s portfolio company Kälte Eckert GmbH on the acquisition of SOS Kältetechnik GmbH based in Königsdorf near Munich. The stake was sold by Alexander Stiegler Iurato, the sole shareholder who will continue to operate as SOS Kältetechnik’s general manager... |
NNDKP Assisted a Syndicate of Banks in Providing a Loan in the Amount of Approximately EUR 90 million to Carmistin Group NNDKP successfully assisted a syndicate of banks - comprising Banca Comercială Română S.A... |
Artum Acquires EppsteinFOILS Supported by Heuking A team led by Dr. Hermann Ali Hinderer, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised Swiss industrial group Artum AG on the acquisition of an interest in EppsteinFOILS GmbH & Co. KG from investment firm CornerstoneCapital among others. Jointly with the long-standing general manager Dirk Mälzer, Artum intends to continue EppsteinFOILS GmbH & Co... |
Dykema Proudly Handling More Jim Crow Juries Project Cases for The Promise of Justice Initiative Than Any Other Pro Bono Partner
Starting in January 2020, Dykema, a leading national law firm, became involved with The Promise of Justice Initiative’s (PJI) Jim Crow Juries Project aimed at combatting systemic racism... |
Management Change: Dr. Philip Kempermann is Taking Over IT Division
Effective immediately, Dr. Philip Kempermann is taking over the IT division in the management of commercial law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek. Dr. Peter Ladwig, who has been responsible for IT and Digitalization in management since November 2018, is handing over the IT division to Kempermann. Dr... |
Dykema Adds Corporate Finance Attorney Ryan S. Alexander to Its Los Angeles Office
Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Ryan S. Alexander to its Corporate Finance Practice Group as a Member in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Alexander joins Dykema from Lewis Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, LLP. Alexander concentrates his practice on corporate, commercial and technology transactional matters... |
Luxury Food Specialist Sold to Institutional Acquirer Springboard is pleased to announce that it has advised on the sale of Dukeshill Ham Company Limited (“Dukeshill”) to a management buy-in team supported by GC Investment Partners... |
Morgan & Morgan Advised Continental Grain Company in an Investment in Multifoods to Support the Company´s Expansion Plans Morgan & Morgan advised Continental Grain Company (“CGC”) in an investment in Multifoods (“Multifoods” or the “Company”), a leading Peru-based contract-manufacturing firm engaged in the production of food and beverage products, working with both grocery retailers and CPG companies... |
Business Leaders Sending a Clear Message: Ellex Valiunas’s Strategic and Legal Competences are Unparalleled Tier 1 Law Firm Review, the independent annual survey of law firms by the Swedish company Kantar Sifo, has showed that Lithuania’s business leaders consider the strategic and legal competences of Ellex Valiunas as unparalleled. Based on the latest data, the firm has placed at the top in the categories of Strategic Speaking Partner and Legal Competence... |
Kochhar & Co. Advised Finicity on its Acquisition by MasterCard MasterCard has acquired the leading American Fintech company - Finicity Corporation along with its wholly owned subsidiaries in India and Australia. The Kochhar & Co... |
Quintana Energy Fund Sells Local Companies Quintana Wellpro and Transportes Águila. Buenos Aires, 19 November 2020. On October 27th, Quintana Energy Fund transferred 100% of the assets of the local companies Quintana WellPro S.A. and Transportes Águila S.A. to petroleum engineer Thomas Berry Murphy. In this deal, Beccar Varela advised the seller, while Estudio Garrido counseled the buyer... |
MinterEllisonRuddWatts Co-Founded AI Innovator, McCarthyFinch, to Sell Business Leading AI business, McCarthyFinch, is selling its business to Onit, a leading provider of enterprise workflow solutions including enterprise legal management, contract lifecycle management and workflow automation. McCarthyFinch was co-founded by top tier law firm MinterEllisonRuddWatts in 2017... |
Heuking Advises Private Equity Investor AUCTUS to its Investment in Nursing Home Operator Mirabelle Holding A team led by Boris Dürr, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised private equity investor AUCTUS on taking out a majority stake in Berlin-based Mirabelle Holding GmbH. AUCTUS had founded Mirabelle Holding GmbH jointly with two co-investors with sector experience to establish a supra-regional nursing home group... |
WSG As Seen In: Hunton Andrews Kurth Provides Key Strategies for Pandemic-Related Litigation in Today's General Counsel WSG member Hunton Andrews Kurth provides insight on how in-house counsel can develop forward-thinking strategies with outside litigation counterparts to best prepare for COVID-19 related disputes arising from failure to pay, failure to fulfill, claims of force majeure or other reasons, and leverage to resolve these matters efficiently... |
NNDKP Assisted CTP in the Largest Acquisition on the Romanian Logistics Market in 2020 NNDKP assisted CTP, the largest developer and long-term manager of industrial and logistics parks in Romania and Central and Eastern Europe in the transaction that involved the acquisition of a 95.000 sqm area of buildings from the Australian group, Cromwell Property... |
Gillian Carty Elected Chair of Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP Gillian Carty has been elected Chair of Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, the largest Scottish-headquartered UK law firm. She will chair Shepherd and Wedderburn’s board, working closely with her fellow partners and Andrew Blain, Shepherd and Wedderburn’s Managing Partner, to chart the firm’s strategic direction over the next three years... |
Mirgor Acquires Brightstar’s Local Assets. Buenos Aires, 16 November 2020. On October 22nd, Mirgor acquired the local assets of the US company Brightstar, manufacturer of LG and Samsung cell phones. With this important acquisition, Argentine company Mirgor, a leader in the cellular phone production sector, will control 100% of Brightstar Argentina S.A. and Brightstar Fueguina S.A... |
STINAG, Advised by Heuking, Acquires 145 Micro-Apartments in the “Böblingen/Sindelfingen Airfield” Urban District A team led by Jens-Hendrik Janzen, Partner at the Stuttgart office, legally advised STINAG Stuttgart Invest AG on the acquisition of 145 micro-apartments on the site of the “Böblingen/Sindelfingen Airfield” urban district by way of a share deal. The seller is Stuttgart-based KIAG Immobilien GmbH... |
Verrill Remains a National Industry Leader for Gender Diversity (November 11, 2020)– Verrill has once again been recognized as one of the top law firms in the country for female attorneys in Law360's annual Glass Ceiling report. Named a “Ceiling Smasher,” Verrill has the third highest percentage of women in its equity partnership in the country, as compared to firms of a similar size... |
Strong First Half Deals for Scottish Firm Shepherd & Wedderburn The corporate finance group at Scottish member Shepherd and Wedderburn has had a very busy first half of the year despite C-19. Highlights of M&A activity include: 1. adviser to Epic Games International on its acquisition of Superawesome, a leading UK provider of “kid tech”, supplying Lego, Hasbro and others; 2... |
Dinsmore Named 2021 Mining Law Firm of the Year As part of the 2021 U.S. News & World Report “Best Law Firms” rankings, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has been named “Law Firm of the Year” for mining law, the only firm in the U.S. to receive such recognition for the practice area... |
35 Verrill Attorneys Named 2020 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars (November 9, 2020)– The 2020 edition of New England Super Lawyers and Rising Stars? has recognized a total of 35 Verrill attorneys for excellence in their individual areas of practice. Only the top 5% of attorneys in each New England state are included in the Super Lawyers guide, and only the top 2... |
BOYANOV & Co. Establishes Three New Professional Groups BOYANOV & Co. has formed three new professional groups in Technology, Corporate Governance and Compliance, and Construction Law. Tech Group The firm’s Tech Group is a multi-disciplinary practice covering a broad spectrum of legal challenges the innovation and digital transformation imperative is posing on our clients... |
MinterEllison Wins Contract to Advise UK Government Free Trade Agreement Negotiations with Australia and New Zealand The UK government has appointed MinterEllison (Australia) and MinterEllisonRuddWatts (New Zealand) in partnership with UK firm, Hogan Lovells, to advise on the negotiations of the UK-Australia and UK-New Zealand free trade agreements... |
Six Bradley Partners Named 2020 LMG 'Life Sciences Stars' [!Bradley is pleased to announce that six of the firm’s partners have been included in the 2020 edition of the LMG Life Sciences referral guide to leading North American law firms and lawyers that focus in the life sciences industry. In addition, Bradley was named a “Highly Recommended” firm in the Product Liability & Recall category... |
Shepherd and Wedderburn’s Smarter Working Team Highly Commended at Lawyer Awards 2020 Shepherd and Wedderburn’s Smarter Working team has been highly commended in the Most Innovative Use of Technology category at the Lawyer Awards 2020... |
Shepherd and Wedderburn Lawyer Named Rising Star of the Year at Scottish Legal Awards Shepherd and Wedderburn enjoyed a duo of successes at the Scottish Legal Awards on Wednesday, where Leigh Herd, an Associate in the property and infrastructure disputes team, was named Rising Star of the Year and the firm’s marketing and business development team was highly commended in the Support Team of the Year category... |
Mic AG Takes Over Pyramid Computer GmbH and is Rearranging A team led by Boris Dürr, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised mic AG on the acquisition of Pyramid Computer GmbH. With the takeover, mic AG, listed on Frankfurt Stock Exchange’s Scale segment, will increasingly focus its business on Pyramid, a manufacturer of self-service terminals, thus accelerating Pyramid’s growth rate... |
Wirtgen Invest Acquires CHARLIE LIVING in Berlin from TROCKLAND Wirtgen Invest acquired residential quarter CHARLIE LIVING on Zimmerstraße in Berlin Mitte from TROCKLAND group in an off-market transaction. A team led by Dr. Peter Vocke, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised Wirtgen Invest on the acquisition. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price... |
Top Law Firm Recognised for its Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion MinterEllisonRuddWatts’ leadership of gender diversity initiatives in the legal profession has again been recognised by the prestigious Euromoney Legal Media Group Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2020... |
Dykema Nationally Ranked in 11 Practice Areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” for 2021
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that the firm was nationally ranked in 11 practice areas in the 2021 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list, as well as receiving a total of 130 metropolitan rankings representing various areas of law. The U.S... |
Michael Flynn, Quoted in the American Banker October 26, 2020 By: Neil Haggerty Banks, PPP recipients caught in bind between two SBA rescue programs Michael Flynn commented on whether Congress might consider including the amounts of SBA Emergency Disaster Injury Loan grants in the SBA Payroll Protection Plan loan amounts eligible for loan forgiveness... |
Buchalter 2021 Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” Awarded 57 Rankings Buchalter is proud to announce it has been nationally ranked in 11 practice areas and regionally ranked in 46 practice areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” U.S... |
Bradley Partner Travis Lloyd Quoted in Healthcare Risk Management on $50 Million Stark Settlement [!Bradley attorney Travis Lloyd was quoted in Healthcare Risk Management on a $50 million settlement by a West Virginia hospital where the Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged that the hospital systematically violated the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute by knowingly paying improper compensation to referring physicians above fair market value |
Bradley Receives Multiple Top Rankings from 2021 U.S. News Best Lawyers – 'Best Law Firms' [!Bradley is pleased to announce that the 2021 edition of U.S... |
Venture Capital Industry in Chile Registers a Moved Last Quarter of the Year Future Positive decided to invest in The Not Company, Frontier Car Group merged with OLX Group, creating a new Chilean “unicorn” valued at more than USD 1 billion, Manutara Ventures invested in the Chilean startup ETPay and several Chilean investors invested in the Fintech based in the USA, Xepelin. An intense September had the VC industry in Chile... |
Kochhar & Co. India Partners with Indo-French Chamber of Commerce for the 2nd edition of the IFCCI - CSR Conclave and Awards Kochhar & Co. is partnering with the prestigious Indo-French Chamber of Commerce & Industry (IFCCI) for the 2nd edition of the IFCCI - CSR Conclave and Awards to be held on Friday, November 6, 2020 (over virtual platform). H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Lenain, Ambassador of France to India is the Special Guest at the occasion... |
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek Gains Dentons’ Berlin Employment Law Team Effective January 1, 2021, Dr. Utz Andelewski (47) will join Heuking’s Berlin office as an Equity Partner. He will be joined by his team comprised of Dr. Christopher Wiencke (33), Salaried Partner, Dr. Christoph Fröb (31, Senior Associate), and Stephan Nakszynski (29, Associate)... |
Cathy Quinn ONZM appointed to Fonterra Board Congratulations to MinterEllisonRuddWatts consultant, Cathy Quinn ONZM, on being appointed to the board of Fonterra – one of the top six dairy companies in the world by turnover and the leading exporter of dairy products and responsible for more than a third of international dairy trade... |
Additional Funding Round: Neste Expands Commitment at SunFire Dr. Götz G. Karrer, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, legally advised Neste on expanding its commitment at SunFire in an additional funding round. Publicly listed Neste Oyi, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel fuel and sustainable aviation fuel and an expert in drop-in solutions for renewable chemicals, had already acquired a stake in German cleantech company SunFire in March 2020... |
Mamo TCV Advocates Joins WSG as the New Exclusive Legal Member for Malta World Services Group (WSG) is pleased to announce that Mamo TCV Advocates, one of the leading law firms in Malta, has joined the WSG network. The addition of this prominent law firm exemplifies the purposeful global expansion of WSG membership... |
Buchalter Announces Kaufman Appellate Fellowship Program Buchalter is pleased to announce the establishment of the Kaufman Appellate Fellowship Program, named in honor of California Supreme Court Justice Marcus Kaufman, who founded the appellate practice at Buchalter upon his retirement from the bench thirty years ago... |
Heuking Achieves Restructuring of ESPRIT Group by Means of Insolvency Plans Advised by a team of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek led by Dr. Marc Scheunemann, Dusseldorf, and Prof. Dr. Georg Streit, Munich, the international fashion group Esprit succeeded in taking an important step towards restructuring... |
Bradley Partner Amy Leopard Quoted in Bloomberg Law on Uptick in Ransomware Attacks Against Hospitals Bradley attorney Amy Leopard was quoted in Bloomberg Law on the coordinated ransomware attack that hit multiple hospitals this week... |
Nine Bradley Attorneys in Washington Named to 2019 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll [!Bradley is pleased to announce that nine attorneys in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office were named to the 2019 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll. Lee-Ann Brown, Greg Marshall, Sending Optimistic Signals for Hospitality Industry – DORDA Supports Ascott in its Market Entry in Austria
DORDA real estate law expert Magdalena Brandstetter advised Ascott on a contract for serviced residences in the new urban development project Forum Donaustadt/VIENNA TWENTYTWO. The aparthotel will be marketed under the Citadines Apart’hotel brand and is scheduled to open at the end of 2022... |
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek Advises BAWOAG on the Largest Single Acquisition in its Corporate History A team led by Dr. Frank Baßler, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Stuttgart office, successfully advised WW Barrierefreies Wohnen GmbH & Co. KG aA (BAWOAG) on the acquisition of a property at Lake Seilersee in Iserlohn from Wohninvest group in an asset deal... |
Award Recognizes Commitment to the Global Law Firm Network Dear valued clients and friends, The Employment Law Alliance (ELA), the world’s largest network of labour, employment and immigration attorneys, recently honoured Sivabalah Nadarajah of Shearn Delamore & Co. as its “Sheldon N. Sandler Award” recipient. The “Sheldon N. Sandler Award” recognizes members of the ELA who have made “extraordinary and lasting contributions to the organization... |
Bradley Partners Tiffany deGruy and Jimmy Long Named Honorees in BBJ's 2020 NextGenBHM: Law Awards [!Bradley attorneys Tiffany deGruy and Jimmy Long were named honorees in the Birmingham Business Journal's 2020 NextGenBHM: Law Awards, which recognizes up-and-coming leaders in the legal field... |
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