The German legal system stands on the brink of a significant overhaul, proposing groundbreaking reforms to create a more inclusive environment for international law firms. The Federal Ministry of Justice has unveiled a comprehensive proposal
Linklaters represented Korean LED manufacturers Seoul Semiconductor and Seoul Viosys in a successful lawsuit before the Düsseldorf Local Division of the new Unified Patent Court (UPC). With its decision, the UPC handed down a
Latham & Watkins LLP has advised Main Capital Partners, a leading enterprise software investor in DACH, Benelux, Scandinavia, and the US, and the founder on the sale of software company Perbility, to private equity investor
International law firm Bird & Bird appointed Corporate and M&A expert Dr. Sandra Schuh, LL.M. as a partner in its Frankfurt office as of 1 September 2024. Sandra advises on national and cross-border M&
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig advised on the sale of the historic Karstadt flagship store in Wismar. Buyer of the building complex is ML Real AG, an investment and asset management company based in Berlin.
Global law firm Freshfields is advising Sanofi on its exclusive negotiations with CD&R for the potential purchase and sale of a 50% controlling stake in Opella, its consumer healthcare business. The proposed transaction paves
DLA Piper has advised TOMRA Systems on a majority investment in c-trace and its subsidiaries in Germany, the Netherlands, the UK and Poland. The acquisition is in line with TOMRA’s strategy of developing adjacent
Dentons has announced the appointment of Wendela Raas (PICTURED), a partner based in Amsterdam, as the firm’s new Chief Executive Officer for Europe. Her term will officially begin on November 1, 2024. In her new role,
Global law firm A&O Shearman has rolled out a new three-tier partner compensation system to consolitade its partner remuneration model. The move follows A&O Shearman’s shift to an all-equity partnership
Veta T. Richardson (pictured), president and CEO of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), the largest association representing corporate lawyers worldwide, advised the ACC Board of Directors of her desire for the 2025 Annual Meeting in
