Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, is pleased to announce that Jaime B. Laurent has joined the firm as a shareholder in Los Angeles. Previously an attorney at the boutique firm Marron Lawyers, Laurent is the ninth shareholder to join Littler since January.
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, is pleased to announce that James A. Paretti Jr. has joined the firm as a shareholder in the Washington, D.C., office. Previously, Paretti was the Chief of Staff and Senior Counsel to Acting Chair Victoria A. Lipnic at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Eversheds Sutherland Stockholm is pleased to announce that Jens André (M&A), Michael Hylander (Corporate), Torbjörn Lindmark (HR/Employment) and Philip Heilbrunn (Banking & Finance) are joining as partners from 1 January 2019. In addition to these partners, seven associates, Mark Kristoffersson, Anne Riegnell, Victor Sundh, Maja Uppgren, Linda Kempe, Maria Erlandsson and Mattias Dacker, all currently employed by MAQS Law Firm Stockholm, will join Eversheds Sutherlands as associates and attorneys at year end.
DLA Piper has been joined by leading corporate crime and regulatory investigations lawyer Patrick Rappo. He joins from Steptoe & Johnson in London, which he joined as a partner in 2013. Patrick previously spent five years at the Serious Fraud Office, where he became Joint Head of the Bribery & Corruption Divisions and played a lead role in the efforts to successfully introduce deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) in the United Kingdom. Patrick began his career as a barrister [trial attorney] specialising in criminal law.
Berwin Leighton Paisner* has advised Allianz Real Estate, on behalf of Allianz Lebensversicherungs-AG, on the sale of the landmark property Hanseviertel to CBRE Global Investors.
Dentons Rodyk has acted as Singapore counsel to Flipkart Private Limited (“Flipkart”), in the US$16 billion acquisition leading to Walmart Inc (“Walmart”) becoming Flipkart’s largest shareholder. The transaction which closed on 18 August 2018 has resulted in Walmart holding a stake of approximately 77% of Flipkart, while the remaining shareholders include Flipkart co-founder Mr. Binny Bansal and existing shareholders such as Tencent, Tiger Global and Microsoft.
DLA Piper has advised German internet service provider 1 & 1 Internet SE, a subsidiary of the United Internet Group, on its acquisition of Austrian web hoster, World4You. 1 & 1 Internet SE acquired the total shares in World4You, and the company will be managed independently, with founder Johannes Kührer remaining on board as Managing Director.
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised R+V Versicherung, one of Germany's largest insurers, on the acquisition of the housing project “Häuser im Park” in Ostfildern. The acquisition is the first step in establishing a residential property portfolio in and around economically strong regions throughout Germany.
Two market leaders in the food sector bundle their competencies with the help of Pinsent Masons.
Pinsent Masons advised Transgourmet Group, the German market leader in food services, on the formation of a joint venture with Oetker Group in the food and beverage industry. The aim of this coalition is the joint expansion of the catering and beverage wholesale platform Team Beverage, which is majority-owned by Transgourmet Group.
Ettore Scandale, Paolo Cocchini and Alberto Anchora advised an Italian venture capital firm on the acquisition of a textile sensor technology startup for EUR 7 million.