Press Releases

On June 13, 2024, Kudun and Partners welcomed students from the School of Law at Mae Fah Luang University. Our partner and head of the China practice, Mayuree Sapsutthiporn, along with our associates, Warapa Rungrueanganan and Thidarat Saelu, greeted the students warmly. The School of Law at Mae Fah Luang University emphasizes the importance of Chinese communication alongside legal studies, recognizing the growing significance of China in the global legal landscape ...

Bradley partners Jay Bender and Bill Norton were named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers list for 2024. Comprised of professionals ranging from transactional lawyers who assist distressed companies to financial litigators, the list includes traditional bankruptcy lawyers, specialists in leveraged finance and restructuring, and litigators well-versed in financial litigation and distress ...

Bradley partner Scott Burnett Smith was quoted in Law360 on a Third Circuit opinion in Mator et al. v. Wesco Distribution Inc. et al. A three-judge panel reversed a 2021 dismissal of a suit brought by ERISA plan participants, finding a lower court was wrong to conclude that the suit lacked sufficient recordkeeping fee comparisons to survive dismissal. Some employer-side attorneys expressed frustration with the Wesco decision ...

On May 28, 2024, a federal judge ordered the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to pay $1.8 million in attorney and receivership fees after dismissing its case against Digital Licensing Inc., also known as DEBT Box. The SEC accused the crypto firm of running a fraudulent $49 million scheme. However, the judge found that the SEC acted in bad faith by presenting misleading information to obtain a temporary restraining order to freeze DEBT Box's assets ...

Milan, June 13, 2024 – International law firm Gianni & Origoni was nominated "Law Firm of The Year" at the 2024 Legalcommunity Corporate Awards.The ceremony, held in Milan, was an opportunity to celebrate the excellence of the Italian corporate market.Now in its tenth edition, the Legalcommunity Corporate Awards rewarded those excellences, both individuals and teams, that during the year distinguished themselves most for reputation and activity in the field of corporate M&A ...

On June 13, 2024, Patterson Belknap attorneys, along with pro bono partner Mobilization for Justice, filed a disability discrimination lawsuit in the Southern District of New York on behalf of the Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) against the owners and operators of multiple Adult Care Facilities (ACFs) that provide housing and services to New Yorkers with disabilities. The lawsuit accuses Defendants of discrimination against prospective residents who use wheelchairs ...

HEUKING – Brand management excellence recognition Law firm HEUKINGOn June 13, the 2024 German Brand Awards for brand management were presented at the German Brand Convention held at Berlin’s Uber Eats Music Hall.The law firm of HEUKING received the “Winner” award in the Brand Design – Logo category for Excellence in Brand Strategy and Creation. The firm’s new, shortened logo and revamped corporate design were recognized under the motto: brief and concise ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that six practice areas and 10 partners are ranked nationally by Chambers and Partners in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, a leading industry referral guide. Overall, 48 practice areas and 151 Bradley attorneys are highly ranked ...

The 2024 Edition of The Legal 500 United States has once again ranked Patterson Belknap as a top-tier firm for Advertising and Marketing: Litigation and Tax: Not-for-Profit (Fortune 1000 Private Foundations, National Trade Associations, and Charities) ...

June 11, 2024 – Buchalter is pleased to announce the addition of Adam C. Doupé as a new Shareholder in the firm’s Seattle office. Doupé will be a member of the firm’s prominent Litigation and Health Care practice groups. "We are excited to welcome Adam to Buchalter," said Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer of Buchalter. “Adam's expertise and dedication to his clients make him an invaluable addition to our Seattle office ...

In a strategic move that will strengthen the capabilities of the Firm’s leading-edge intellectual property practice, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Nate Phares in Washington D.C. As a trusted advisor in client management to some of the nation’s leading patent filers, Nate was drawn to Dinsmore’s intellectual property group members and leadership, finding their approach to growth aligned with his own ...

Yearly rankings by Chambers and Partners demonstrate Dinsmore's continued excellence in various areas of law, among departments and individual levels, particularly across the Firm's offices in Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana and Pennsylvania. Chambers and Partners, a legal publishing group based in London, England, employs a team of over 200 researchers who conduct interviews throughout the United States ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Matthew F. Hall was installed as president-elect of the Hillsborough County Bar Association (HCBA) on June 6 at the HCBA’s Installation of Officers & Directors Ceremony held at the Chester H. Ferguson Law Center. Mr. Hall is a partner in Bradley’s Litigation Practice Group in Tampa who focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and representing policyholders in insurance coverage disputes ...

Chile’s Cencosud checks out US$650 million debt tap Maya Kendall Shah 07 June 2024 Milbank in New York and Morales & Besa in Santiago have helped Chilean retail giant Cencosud make a US$650 million debt offering. The initial purchasers relied on Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP in New York and Carey in Santiago in the deal, which closed on 28 May. The notes carry a 5.95% interest rate and are set to mature in 2031 ...

Experts from Shoosmiths’s corporate restructuring and advisory team have led the restaurant group Tasty PLC through a successful restructuring plan which was sanctioned at a hearing on 4 June 2024. The plan will allow a comprehensive restructuring of the Group’s business and stabilise its future ...

June 6, 2024 Buchalter is pleased to announce that the following attorneys have been recognized by Chambers and Partners as “Leaders in Their Field”: Commercial Finance California  Robert Davidson Robert Gillison William Schoenholz Robert Willner Bankruptcy/Restructuring California Jeffrey Garfinkle Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation California  Nora Sheriff Health Care California  Carol Lucas Corporate/M&A Colorado Betty Arkell Utah Lance Lehnhof Immigration Oregon Andre

Bradley is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has ranked 151 of the firm’s attorneys and 48 practice areas in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, a leading industry referral guide ...

Arendt acted as lead counsel to Kroll, the leading independent global risk and financial advisory solutions firm, in the sale of Kroll (Luxembourg) Management Company, a leading Luxembourg “Super ManCo”, to Vistra Holdings.Following the initial public announcement of the deal in December last year and the necessary regulatory approvals, the transaction successfully closed in May ...

Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) has recently published its 2024 "Top 250 Women in IP" ranking. Han Kun partner Lili Wu was honored in the ranking for the third time, owing to her years of dedication and exceptional performance in the IP domain and having garnered accolades and recommendations from peers and high-profile clients both at home and abroad.Ms ...

SyCipLaw partners Vida M. Panganiban-Alindogan and Anthony W. Dee have been recognized in the latest edition of IP STARS, Managing IP's exclusive rankings publication and legal directory, which covers a variety of Intellectual Property (IP) practice areas in more than 80 jurisdictions.Once again, Ms. Panganiban-Alindogan, head of the firm's IP department, has been cited as one of Managing IP's Top 250 Women in IP ...

Please note the following press release. This press release is availableat our homepage.HEUKING advises shareholders of Vanguard Automation on sale to stock listed Mycronic ABA team led by Dr. Katharina Prasuhn, partner at the Munich office of HEUKING, advised the shareholders of Vanguard Automation GmbH on the sale of their shares to the Global Technologies Division of Mycronic AB. Vanguard Automation will establish a new business unit within Mycronic AB’s Global Technologies Division ...

HEUKING secures temporary injunction for client City-Bahn Chemnitz - GDL prohibited from striking during school transport hoursBusiness law firm HEUKING successfully obtained a temporary injunction for its client, City-Bahn Chemnitz GmbH, against the Union of German Train Engineers (Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivführer, GDL) in Chemnitz Labor Court ...