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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek Advises ON and TPH on a Forward Deal for a Residential Project in Düsseldorf A joint project company of ON Real Estate and TPH Real Estate sold a project development at Wattenscheider Straße 13 in Düsseldorf. A team led by Düsseldorf-based partner Dr. Peter Vocke advised the company on the share deal. The buyers are two family offices from Frankfurt and Hamburg. The building with 56 micro-apartments in Düsseldorf will be completed in the course of 2019... |
BSI Commissions Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek to Prepare a Study on Cyber Security Architecture In autumn 2018, the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) commissioned business law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek to prepare a comprehensive study to take stock of the relevant actors in cyber security architecture in Germany... |
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek Advises Vectron Systems on Capital Increase With a team led by capital market lawyer Dr. Thorsten Kuthe, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised publicly listed Vectron Systems AG on a capital increase. The company intends to use the proceeds from the issue to further expand its digital business areas... |
Takenaka Partners & Stout Look Abroad for Synergies in Noritz/PB Heat Acquisition On January 7th, 2019, the World Services Group reached an important milestone. Member firms Takenaka Partners LLC (Los Angeles, CA) and Stout (Chicago, IL) worked closely to unite Noritz Corporation (TSE:5943) and PB Heat, LLC. Takenaka Partners served as the exclusive financial advisor to the acquirer, Noritz, while Stout served as the exclusive financial advisor to the acquiree, PB Heat... |
Four Dinsmore Attorneys Named Top in Trademark Law Dinsmore & Shohl LLP and individual attorneys earn spot on prestigious trademark list Dinsmore IP partners James Dimitrijevs, Lisa Parker Gates, Karen Gaunt and Lynda Roesch have been recognized by World Trademark Review (WTR) in its 2019 edition of WTR 1000, a listing of the standout firms and attorneys in tra |
Shoosmiths’ Corporate Team “Does the Double” to Win Two UK Awards in 24 Hours UK law firm Shoosmiths is celebrating after its corporate team won two prestigious national UK awards in just 24 hours for its work in the venture capital sector. Shoosmiths was named Best EIS / SEIS Tax Adviser 2018 at the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) Association Awards at the House of Lords last night... |
High-Profile Litigators Join Dinsmore Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has welcomed litigation partners Nathan Blaske and Harry Cappel in its Cincinnati office. “Nathan and Harry are experienced litigators who are well-respected throughout the region,” said Dinsmore Chairman and Managing Partner George H. Vincent. “They will be great assets to the firm and great resources for our clients... |
Shoosmiths’ Private Equity Experts Advise on NVM Private Equity’s Investment into Mo Private equity experts at national law firm Shoosmiths have advised NVM Private Equity on its investment into Mo, a London-based employee reward, recognition and ideas platform. Mo, formerly ThanksBox, was founded by Luke Fisher and is a fast-growing business with clients across 45 countries speaking 12 languages, and this investment will help it to grow further... |
LatinFinance Recognizes Pellerano & Herrera for Involvement in Dominican Sovereign Bonds Issuance The prestigious financial and business publication, LatinFinance recognized Pellerano & Herrera, the most awarded law firm of the Dominican Republic, for the firm’s participation in the sovereign bond issuance for which the Dominican State has been awarded as “Sovereign Issuer of the Year” during “2018 Deals of the Year Awards”... |
Pellerano & Herrera Assisted in Financing of Sustainable Tourism Development Tropicalia Pellerano & Herrera assisted International Finance Corporation (IFC) and IDB Invest in financing of real estate complex “Tropicalia”, located in Miches, Dominican Republic, developed by Cisneros Real Estate. The firm’s legal team was led by partner Carolina León. For the financing of this $258 million project, IFC and IDB Invest provided loans for $79.5 million and $40 million, respectively... |
Carey was Recognized as IP Firm of the Year in Chile by the Global IP Awards In this year’s inaugural Global IP Awards, Carey was recognized as the only law firm in Chile that stood out in Intellectual Property. The awards acknowledged the outstanding achievements of IP law and attorney firms in litigation, prosecution and transactional work during 2018... |
Advent International Acquired 51% Stake in Prisma Medios de Pago. Buenos Aires/New York. On February 1st, 2019, the acquisition of 51% of Prisma Medios de Pago shares by Advent International was closed. Prisma is the leading Argentine company in electronic payments, which in turn is a licensee of the VISA brand and owner of Banelco, Todo Pago, LaPos and Pago mis Cuentas... |
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek Advises RPC Group plc on the Acquisition of Neluplast
A team led by Dr. Peter Christian Schmidt advised RPC Group plc on the acquisition of Neluplast Tiefzieh-Technik GmbH, headquartered in Opfenbach im Allgäu. The transaction has already been cleared by the relevant antitrust authorities... |
Dinsmore Counsels SpotHero in ParkHub Partnership Deal Dinsmore & Shohl LLP client SpotHero has finalized a partnership with ParkHub that will grow its current network of premium parking facilities by hundreds of new venues, making it one of the largest parking mobility platforms in North America... |
Dinsmore’s Peter Mastan Named 2019 Super Lawyer Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce Peter Mastan has been named to the Los Angeles Super Lawyers list for 2019. Attorneys on the Super Lawyers list are selected by a multi-phase process that takes into account independent research, peer evaluations and professional achievement. The exclusive list recognizes no more than 5 percent of attorneys... |
Dinsmore Adds 9 Lateral Attorneys Across 5 Offices Beginning 2019 with continued strategic growth, Dinsmore welcomes nine lateral attorneys who join the firm in its Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Louisville offices. The additions reflect expansion of Dinsmore’s health care, public finance, intellectual property, and litigation practice areas... |
Major Transaction: Epic Games Acquires 3Lateral Karanovic & Partners is proud to support Epic Games in their acquisition of 3Lateral, the leading developer of digital humans technology and creative content. Our team was led by Senior Partner Marjan Poljak, Partner *Ivan Nonković and Associate ⃰ *Marko Ćulafić. ⃰ Independent attorney at law in cooperation with Karanović & Partners... |
Karanovic & Partners Promotes New Senior Associates Karanović & Partners is pleased to announce that Milorad Gajić, Andrej Jelenković, Mina Srećković, Amina Đugum and Lejla Popara, have been named Senior Associates.* These talented individuals have established themselves as key members of our team, and their promotion reflects their professionalism, as well as exemplary service to clients... |
NNDKP – Firm of the Year in Intellectual Property in Romania at the First Edition of the Global IP Awards Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) received the distinction “Intellectual Property Firm of the Year in Romania” at the Global IP Awards inaugural gala organized by the international publications IAM and WTR in London on January 29, 2019... |
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek Advises Primepulse on Acquisition of EMS Service Provider ETL
With a team led by Boris Dürr and Daniela Szczesny, both from the Munich office, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised Primepulse SE on the acquisition of all shares in ETL Elektrotechnik Lauter GmbH (ETL). ETL will reinforce Primepulse group in the EMS sector, which already includes Katek group, Grassau, and Steca Elektronik, Memmingen... |
Shoosmiths' Richard Millington Makes The Lawyer Hot 100 2019 Shoosmiths’ Partner Richard Millington has been named in this year’s The Lawyer Hot 100 list, aimed at singling out the most “daring, innovative and creative lawyers” across the industry... |
Jungheinrich Acquires ISI Automation with Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek A team led by Hamburg-based partner Dr. Stefan Duhnkrack advised Jungheinrich AG on the acquisition of a majority stake in ISI Automation GmbH & Co. KG. With its ISIPlus and ISIPro products for the automation of warehousing systems, ISI Automation is now part of Jungheinrich Group, one of the world’s leading solution providers for intralogistics... |
Photonics Systems Group Acquires LS Laser Systems with Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek A team led by Dr. Hermann Ali Hinderer advised Photonics Systems Holding GmbH on the acquisition of LS Laser Systems, a specialist in laser trimming. Photonics aims to expand its status as a leading laser machine manufacturer... |
Springboard Advise on the Sale of RedSpeed International to Stockholm-Based Sdiptech AB BACKGROUND RedSpeed International is a leading supplier of technology based solutions to the traffic enforcement industry, specialising in the development, manufacture and maintenance of digital enforcement cameras... |
WSG Proudly Applauds our Member Winners for The Legal 500 UK Awards 2019 and the the Legalcommunity Energy Awards World Services Group is honored to spotlight its member winners for the The Legal 500 UK Awards 2019 and the Legalcommunity Energy Awards... |
Advent International Acquires Majority Stake in Prisma Medios de Pago. Buenos Aires, 29 January 2019. On January 22nd, the signing of the agreement to transfer 51% of Prisma Medios de Pago S.A. shares in favor of Advent International Corporation took place. Prisma is the leading payment company in Argentina, in turn a licensee of the VISA brand and the owner of Banelco, Todo Pago and Pago mis Cuentas... |
Diaz Elected Chair of Eastern Kentucky University Board of Regents Covington partner Lewis Diaz has been elected chair of Eastern Kentucky University's Board of Regents. Diaz is a dual alumnus of the university, having earned his undergraduate and master's degrees from EKU before receiving his J.D. from Northern Kentucky University's Chase College of Law. A native of Cuba, he is the first minority chair of EKU's Board of Regents... |
Shearn Delamore & Co. Announces the New Managing Partner and New Partner for 2019 Shearn Delamore is pleased to announce the appointment of Dhinesh Bhaskaran as the firm’s new Managing Partner effective 1st January 2019. Dhinesh has been a Partner since 2001, and his areas of practice include civil, commercial and corporate litigation, arbitration, product liability, medical malpractice law, insurance law and environmental law... |
Dinsmore Chicago Attorneys Named 2019 Super Lawyers Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce two of its attorneys have been named to the Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star list for 2019. Attorneys on the Super Lawyers list are selected by a multi-phase process that takes into account independent research, peer evaluations and professional achievement... |
Pellerano & Herrera Announces the Promotion of Three Attorneys to Partnership Pellerano & Herrera has promoted three lawyers to partnership reinforcing its prominent position in the corporate and litigation sphere. Pellerano & Herrera announced the promotion of three outstanding senior associates, Carolina León, Alessandra Di Carlo and Félix Fernández, to partners of the firm, invigorating its corporate and litigation practices... |
T. Matthew Lockhart Named to 2019 Leadership West Virginia Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s Matt Lockhart has been accepted into Leadership West Virginia’s class of 2019. Lockhart is among 57 members of Leadership West Virginia’s newest class. Leadership West Virginia is now in its 28th year as the statewide education and leadership development program... |
Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners Announces New Non-Equity Partners Rome, January 18, 2019 – The international law firm Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners is pleased to announce the election of seven new Non-Equity Partners... |
J. Tanner Watkins Named 2019 Bingham Fellow Louisville partner J. Tanner Watkins has been selected as one of 41 members of the 2019 Bingham Fellows class. The Bingham Fellows program is the advanced leadership program of the Leadership Louisville Center and brings together community leaders for a year-long collaboration focused on developing solutions to local challenges... |
Asters Shortlisted for The Lawyer European Awards 2019 Asters has been shortlisted for The Lawyer European Awards 2019 in the category "Law firm of the year: Russia, Ukraine & the CIS". This prestigious international award was established by The Lawyer, an industry leader amongst legal news sources, to recognize law firms that are professionally marking their places in the European legal market... |
Patent Dispute Over Egg Packaging: Brødrene Hartmann Defends its imagic® Patent
On December 18, 2018 the German Federal Court of Justice decided on the validity of a patent relating to a product design of egg packages with a particular combination of major planar surfaces, egg-shaped areas and supporting ribs... |
HF Private Debt Finances Further Growth of ICP Group With a Frankfurt-based team led by partner Thomas K. Schrell, business law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised HF Private Debt on the growth financing of ICP group. In connection with the acquisition of ICP Transaction Solutions GmbH by Operando Partners and other investors, HF Private Debt Fund SCSp provided debt financing for the further expansion of ICP group... |
O'Neal Webster Appoints Firm-Wide Chief Operating Officer TORTOLA, January 17, 2019 – British Virgin Islands-based law firm O’Neal Webster has appointed Naiyada Henry-Callwood to the role of Chief Operating Officer. Reporting to Managing Partner Vanessa King, Ms... |
Shoosmiths Corporate Team Advises on Sale of Recycling Experts Valpak The corporate team at Shoosmiths has advised the shareholders of Warwickshire-based environmental compliance experts Valpak on its sale to Telford-based Reconomy, the UK’s leading provider of outsourced waste management and recycling services, for an undisclosed sum... |
DFB Again Victorious with Heuking: Referees are Not Employees The German Soccer Federation (DFB) achieved another important legal victory with Dr. Johan-Michel Menke, sports employment law expert at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek in Hamburg... |
Andreea Bende Promoted to the Position of Partner within NNDKP IP The Intellectual Property Department of Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP Consiliere in Proprietate Intelectuala SRL) is pleased to announce the promotion of Andreea Bende to the position of partner as of January 1, 2019. Thus, Andreea will now be the third partner of the division, together with Ana-Maria Baciu, head of the department, and Cosmina Simion... |
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek Advises Reply on Acquisition of Digital Agency Elbkind
Reply AG, the German subsidiary of publicly listed Italian IT service provider Reply SpA, has acquired Hamburg-based digital agency elbkind GmbH. A team led by Dr. Lothar Ende, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Hamburg office, advised Reply comprehensively. Reply intends to use the elbkind takeover to further expand its product range and market presence in the digital sector... |
Patent for Steam Drying Affirmed by the German Federal Court of Justice
The patent law team of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, jointly with patent attorneys from Denmark and Germany, again prevailed in a patent nullity case before the German Federal Court of Justice. In its January 8, 2019 ruling, the Federal Court of Justice granted the lawyers’ motions and ruled that the German part of patent EP 1 070 223 B1, held by Danish company EnerDry A/S, is legally valid... |
Afridi & Angell Announces New Partners DUBAI – Monday 14 January 2019 – Afridi & Angell is pleased to announce that Chatura Randeniya and Danielle Lobo have been admitted to the partnership, effective 1 November 2018. Chatura’s practice focuses on dispute resolution. He advises and represents clients in high value arbitrations, the DIFC Court, and works with local advocates on matters before the UAE courts... |
Shoosmiths Advises Client whg on Multi-Million Pound West Midlands Housing Development The Birmingham-based real estate team at UK law firm Shoosmiths has advised its long-standing client whg on its multi-million pound 400-home development in Walsall. The project, which will be delivered alongside project partner Keepmoat Homes, will consist of 407 homes in the Goscote area of Walsall. 102 of these homes will be for social rent with a further 24 for affordable rent... |
Alison Ashmore Listed as a “Best Lawyer Under 40” by D Magazine Alison Ashmore, Dallas-based member in Dykema's Litigation Department, was named among D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers Under 40” for 2019. This marks the second consecutive year Ashmore made this list. D Magazine is a monthly publication that covers a range of topics local to the Dallas-Fort Worth area, including politics, business, food, fashion, and lifestyle... |
Shoosmiths Corporate Team Recognised in The Legal 500 UK Awards The corporate team at UK law firm Shoosmiths has beaten stiff competition to win the corporate and commercial firm (specialism) of the year (venture capital) at this year’s The Legal 500 UK Awards 2019... |
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek Advises Largest Dutch Real Estate Service Provider MVGM Group on the Acquisition of PropertyFirst GmbH
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised largest real estate service provider in the Netherlands, MVGM-Group, on the acquisition of PropertyFirst GmbH from RGM-Group with effect from 1 January 2019. Bochum-based PropertyFirst GmbH operates at 12 locations and offers any commercial and technical property management services. It manages rental space of approx... |
Morgan & Morgan Promotes New Partners to its Corporate Law Practice Panama, January 5, 2019. Morgan & Morgan is pleased to announce the promotion of attorneys Roberto Vidal and Kharla Aizpurua Olmos to the partnership of the firm. The designations of Mr. Vidal and Mrs. Aizpurua Olmos reinforces the firm´s already robust Corporate Law practice. Mr... |
Morgan & Morgan Promotes New Partner to its Shipping and Admiralty Litigation Practice Panama, January 5, 2019. Morgan & Morgan is pleased to announce the promotion of attorney Luis G. Raven to the partnership of the firm. The designation of Mr. Raven reinforces the firm´s already robust Shipping and Admiralty Litigation practice. With more than 10 years of experience, Mr... |
Dykema Elects Nine New Members Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that its Executive Board elected nine new members to the firm effective January 1, 2019. John C... |
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