Leading figures from two British intellectual property organizations have addressed concerns to a Unified Patent Court (UPC) appeal judge regarding a ruling that could block corporate lawyers and patent attorneys from client representation at the
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has significantly expanded its German practice with the addition of a ten-member legal team from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. The team includes three prominent partners and will be integrated into HSF’
Baker McKenzie has advised Fagron Group, an international market operator in pharmaceutical formulations, on the acquisition of Euro OTC & Audor Pharma. The integration of Euro OTC & Audor Pharma, which directly supplies approximately 2,500 pharmacies,
Raue, with partners Robert Heine (pictured left) and Felix Stang (center) and counsel Lisa Schopp (right), is representing the music collecting society GEMA in a lawsuit before the Regional Court of Munich I against the
The seventh edition of DLA Piper‘s GDPR Fines and Data Breach Survey highlights another significant year in data protection enforcement. Total fines issued in 2024 amounted to €1.2 billion, bringing the cumulative value of penalties under
The closing of Lufthansa‘s acquisition of 41% of ITA Airways has been completed. BonelliErede, Gianni & Origoni, and Freshfields acted as advisors in the transaction. BonelliErede assisted Lufthansa in closing the acquisition of a 41% stake
With the help of Luther, the Elisabeth Vinzenz Verbund (EVV) is selling all shares in the Elisabeth Hospital Kassel GmbH and in the associated medical care centre. The new owner is St. Vinzenz GmbH, Fulda (
A significant shift is occurring in the German legal landscape as prominent employment law expert Thomas Ubber (pictured) plans to depart A&O Shearman after more than 14 years to establish his own specialized practice,
DLA Piper and Dentons have assisted Commerzbank and Montalto di Castro respectively, a company of the international energy transition group CCE Holding GmbH, in a €24 million project financing operation for the construction and development of
Gleiss Lutz, with a team led by Frank Schlobach (partner) and Dr. Katja Lehr (counsel, both Banking & Finance, both Frankfurt), has advised United Internet AG on its new syndicated financing facility of EUR 1.5 billion.
