Aequo Announces Five Partnership Promotions

We are pleased to announce the expansion of our partnership with the appointment of 5 new partners to the firm. Our newly promoted colleagues have a mix of experience across the firm’s key practices including corporate/M&A, dispute resolution, and intellectual property:

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner retains its leading M&A counsel position in Russia and is ranked #1 in the Mergers.ru research for three quarters of 2021

As per the results of the first nine months of 2021, the BCLP Corporate / M&A practice was ranked #1 in the overall ranking, including #1 by deal volume and #3 by deal value (in excess of USD 2.6 bn) in the study of best M&A legal advisors in Russia according to the Mergers.ru information and analytical project.

WirtschaftsWoche: SKW Schwarz unter Top-Kanzleien 2021 im Bereich Urheberrecht

SKW Schwarz zählt zu den WiWo-Top-Kanzleien 2021 in der Kategorie „Urheberrecht“.

A new management team to deploy the “PwC Legal 2025” strategy: Catherine Baflast becomes managing partner as of October 1, 2021

At the end of her mandate at the head of PwC Legal, the time has come for Cindy Arces to hand over the reins to Catherine Baflast, who will become managing partner as of October 1, 2021. This succession and change in governance has been prepared for several months.

Schoenherr to strengthen leadership across Austria and CEE by appointing new equity and contract partners

Schoenherr will substantially strengthen its leadership by appointing new equity and contract partners across Austria and CEE effective 1 February 2022.

Updated Work Safely Protocol

On 22 October 2021 the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD, published an updated Work Safely Protocol. This is the fourth revision since the Protocol was first published in May 2020 and follows shortly after the third revision that was published on 17 September 2021. It is based on recent …

Malta to offer a Start-Up Residence Permit

A new directive targeting third-country nationals to invest in a new or existing start-up shall be implemented in the coming months as announced by Malta’s Finance Minister Clyde Caruana. The new Malta Start-Up Residence Programme will be operated by the Residency Malta Agency and the government agency Malta Enterprise.

Foreign Attorneys Rieu Kim and Michael van Muelken and Attorney Baik Ji-won speak on “Ways to Respond to Disputes Foreign Companies Can Face in Korea,” at a webinar hosted by European Chamber of Commerce in Korea

Foreign Attorneys Rieu Kim and Michael van Muelken and Attorney Baik Ji-won gave presentations on “Different Ways to Respond to Disputes Foreign Companies Can Face in Korea” at the live webinar hosted by the European Chamber of Commerce in Korea, on September 9, 2021.

Raue Advises BVG on the Acquisition of a 42.000 sqm Transport Logistics Location in Berlin

Raue advised Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) AöR, Germany’s largest local transport company, on the acquisition of a 42.000 sqm transport logistics site in Berlin from a private operator. In addition to the property and real estate, the acquisition also included substantial transport infrastructure and employees.

Raue berät BVG beim Erwerb eines 42.000 m2 großen Verkehrslogistikstandorts in Berlin

Raue hat die Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) AöR, Deutschlands größtes Nahverkehrsunternehmen, beim Erwerb eines über 42.000 m2 großen Verkehrslogistikstandorts in Berlin von einem privaten Betreiber beraten. Der Erwerb umfasste über das Grundstück und die Immobilien hinaus auch substantielle Verkehrs-Infrastruktur und Mitarbeiter.