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Squire Sanders Continues to Strengthen Presence in Asia Global legal practice Squire Sanders continues to boost its presence in Asia with the addition of four new partners. Jenny Liu and Xudong Ni have joined the legal practice’s Beijing and Shanghai offices, and Sin Kiu Ng and Kam W. Law have joined the ...	8 May 2012
Squire Sanders to Host Retail Debate: Fight or Flight, the Future of the High Street There is no denying that British retail is in trouble. On the high street, one in every six shops is boarded up and footfall has fallen by 10 percent in the last three years. Across the sector, consumer demand is down and every week there i...	8 May 2012
Squire Sanders Lawyer Steve Owens Joins Advisory Board of ASU Center for Law, Science & Innovation Stephen A. Owens, of counsel in Squire Sanders’ Phoenix office, has been appointed to the external Advisory Board of the Center for Law, Science & Innovation at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. As a Boar...	3 May 2012
Squire Sanders Lawyer Joins Advisory Committee to Commission to Study Reform of Chapter 11 Squire Sanders is pleased to announce that Thomas J. Salerno has been appointed to the Advisory Committee to the Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the largest multi-disciplinary, non-partisan organizat...	3 May 2012
Squire Sanders Lawyer Selected President-Elect Designate of American Health Lawyers Association Peter A. Pavarini, a partner in Squire Sanders’ Columbus office has been named President-Elect Designate of the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA), the nation's largest, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) educational organization devoted to healthcare le...	2 May 2012
Squire Sanders Boosts Pensions Practice With Manchester Hire Global law firm Squire Sanders has expanded its pensions practice in Manchester with the hire of a new partner, David Griffiths, who will join the Manchester office from Eversheds. David Griffiths is an experienced pensions specialist, advisi...	27 April 2012
Squire Sanders Opens Office in Singapore Squire Sanders has announced that it has been granted a license by the Attorney-General’s Chambers to open an office in Singapore. The Singapore office will be headed by Ignatius Hwang, and he will be supported by a team of three lawyers. The offic...	11 April 2012
Squire Sanders Boosts Global Capital Markets Capability in London Squire Sanders has expanded its global capital markets capability with the addition of partner Tomas Cerdan in London. Tomas joins Squire Sanders from White & Case LLP. His broad capital markets practice covers straight debt (bonds, loan p...	16 March 2012
Squire Sanders Advise on the Purchase of 2M Holdings Ltd A corporate team from the Leeds and Manchester offices of global law firm, Squire Sanders recently advised Mottie Kessler on his purchase of the remaining shares in 2M Holdings Limited, a holding company which owns the Leeds-based Surfachem and Runco...	13 March 2012
Squire Sanders Promotes 17 Lawyers to Partnership Squire Sanders has admitted 17 lawyers into the partnership and has promoted five lawyers to principal. “Our new partners and principals possess the qualities that our lawyers are known for: hard work, excellence, teamwork and strong determination t...	13 March 2012
Squire Sanders Boosts Healthcare and FDA Legal Services Global law firm Squire Sanders expands the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) capabilities of its top-ranked Healthcare & Life Sciences Industry Group with the addition of Karl Nobert in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Nobert joins Squire ...	12 March 2012
Squire Sanders Phoenix-based Partner Matthew Holman Earns National Honor for Client Service Two Years in a Row Squire Sanders Phoenix-based partner Matthew Holman earns recognition as a BTI Client Service MVP, earning the BTI Client Service All-Star honor for a second consecutive year. > The BTI Consulting Group Inc. annual rankings are based on unprompte...	9 March 2012
Trends in Global Energy & Resources M&A: Squire Sanders Report Highlights North American Consolidation, Growing Cross-border Activity and the Rise of Asian Investors Global trends in energy and resources dealmaking emerge in a new report published by Squire Sanders in partnership with mergermarket. The Energy & Resources 2012 Report, first in a Global M&A Series, analyses data on dealmaking activity in en...	March 2012
Squire Sanders Plans to Open Korea Office Squire Sanders announced today that it has applied to the Korean Ministry of Justice to open an office in Seoul, Korea. The announcement follows the ratification of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, which will come into effect on M...	6 March 2012
Squire Sanders Expands Healthcare Strength in Columbus and Washington DC Offices Squire Sanders is pleased to announce the addition of David E. Kopans, Andrew G. Jack and India K. Brim to our growing healthcare practice. David joins Squire Sanders as an associate in our Columbus office. David focuses his practice on a range of r...	29 February 2012
Todd Cooper Joins S.O.R.T.A. Board of Trustees Todd Cooper, a partner at the law firm Squire Sanders, was named to the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority’s board of trustees on Feb. 21. Cooper focuses his practice on tax matters related to public finance, primarily the federal taxation asp...	27 February 2012
Squire Sanders Launches International Shipping Team In London Squire Sanders continues the expansion of its global Transportation, Shipping and Logistics industry group with the launch of a wholly new maritime practice team in London. It is led by three new partners – Graham Harris and Dharmendra Nair...	23 February 2012
Squire Sanders Boosts Presence in Asia Squire Sanders announced a significant step forward in implementing its strategy to continue developing its presence in the Asia Pacific region. Mao Tong, Peter Chow and Ignatius Hwang have joined Squire Sanders from Bryan Cave in Hong Kong and Singa...	16 February 2012
Squire Sanders Advises on one of the First Private Equity Investments Under the UK’s Legal Services Act Squire Sanders has announced that it has advised on one of the first investments by a private equity house in a law firm structured through an Alternative Business Structure under the Legal Services Act 2007. Duke Street, which has been investi...	14 February 2012
Squire Sanders advises on the acquisition of patient bedside terminal provider, JAOtech The London office of global law firm Squire Sanders recently acted for the shareholders of bedside terminal provider, JAOtech Limited which has been acquired by Barco, one of the world’s leading healthcare imaging specialists. Barco has acquired UK b...	13 February 2012
Global Squire Sanders Team Advises Tokyo Gas on Participation in US$34 Billion Ichthys LNG Project Squire Sanders recently advised Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd., Japan’s largest natural gas utility, on an equity sales and purchase agreement with INPEX Corp. and Total SA to acquire a participating interest in the estimated US$34 billion Ichthys Liquefied Nat...	13 February 2012
Squire Sanders Ranked No. 1 Bond Counsel in Arizona for 11 Straight Years Squire Sanders has claimed the No. 1 spot for the 11th consecutive year in Thomson Reuters’ rankings of bond counsel law firms in Arizona. The rankings are based on the principal dollar amount of long-term municipal new bond issues sold in 2011. Du...	13 February 2012
Squire Sanders advises on sale of Fallago Rig Windfarm Squire Sanders has recently acted for the shareholders of North British Windpower Limited (now Fallago Rig Windfarm Limited) in relation to the sale of the company to EDF Energy Renewables. The company is the owner of the consented 144MW 48 turbine F...	6 February 2012
Squire Sanders Wins Mumsnet Award 2011 Squire Sanders has become the first and only law firm to be recognised for its family friendly working environment by Mumsnet, the well-known website which is one of the most trusted sources of information for millions of UK parents. Squire Sanders&n...	6 February 2012
Squire Sanders Expands Public Finance Practice Squire Sanders is expanding its West Coast and national public finance practices with the addition of Robyn L. Helmlinger as a partner in Northern California, resident in its San Francisco office. Ms. Helmlinger is a health care and school fina...	6 February 2012
Squire Sanders advises on Spanish-backed wind farm project in Poland Squire Sanders’ Warsaw office has closed a major wind farm project deal in Northern Poland, advising Taiga Mistral, a Spanish private equity fund focused on renewable energy. After over 18 months of intensive negotiations, Taiga Mistral has completed...	2 February 2012
Squire Sanders Associate Earns Top Healthcare Management Credential John E. Wyand, a Healthcare Associate at global legal practice Squire Sanders recently became a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the nation’s leading professional society for healthcare leaders. Fellow status represents achie...	1 February 2012
Squire Sanders Boosts Bratislava Office With Partner Hire Squire Sanders has announced that Jana Pagáčová has rejoined its Bratislava office as a European partner in the corporate team. Jana joins the global legal practice from Ružička Csekes s.r.o. in association with CMS where she led the firm’s corporat...	30 January 2012
Scott A. Kane Named Managing Partner of Squire Sanders’ Cincinnati Office Scott A. Kane has been named managing partner of Squire Sanders’ Cincinnati office. Squire Sanders is a global law firm with 37 offices in countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Lawyers in the Cincinnati off...	25 January 2012
Squire Sanders Announces New Global Leadership Appointments Squire Sanders has named a new managing partner for the US LLP and two new members of the legal practice’s global board. Stephen C. Mahon is managing partner charged with overseeing strategic operations for the US LLP, replacing Howard J.C. Nicols,...	25 January 2012
Squire Sanders Boosts Benefits Practice in New York Office Lawyer Candace L. Quinn Joins Taxation and Benefits Practice Candace L. Quinn, a tax lawyer who has wide-ranging experience advising public and private businesses and institutions on benefits and taxation matters, has joined global legal pr...	19 January 2012
2012 Corporate Equality Index The Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index report, released each year, provides an in-depth analysis and rating of large US-based employers and their policies and practices pertinent to LGBT employees, consumers and investors. Fo...	17 January 2012
Squire Sanders Expands Northern California Corporate Practice Global legal practice Squire Sanders is expanding its corporate law presence in Northern California with the addition of lawyers Matteo Daste and Thomas E. Gaynor. Daste and Gaynor join Squire Sanders as of counsel from Buchalter Nemer, where they c...	13 January 2012
Squire Sanders advises Travel Technology Investments Limited (owner of Travel Republic) on its sale to Dubai based dnata World Travel Squire Sanders has advised longstanding client Travel Technology Investments Limited and its founders Kane Pirie, Chris Waite and Paul Furner on the sale of the entire issued share capital of the company to dnata World Travel Limited. Travel Technolo...	5 January 2012
Former US EPA, Arizona Environmental Department Leader Joins Squire Sanders Stephen A. Owens, who led the US Environmental Protection Agency’s programs on chemicals and pesticides under President Obama and is a former director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, has joined Squire, Sanders & Dempsey. Owen...	20 December 2011
Cross-Border Squire Sanders Team Advises Brookfield Residential Property Services on Global Acquisition Squire, Sanders & Dempsey lawyers working in four countries advised Brookfield Residential Property Services regarding its acquisition of Prudential Real Estate and Relocation Services. The transaction, which was announced December 6, establish...	9 December 2011
Squire Sanders Hosts US Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott at FCPA Practical Compliance Workshop Efforts to reform the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) are gaining momentum, according to Squire Sanders lawyers participating in a workshop on proposed amendments to the Act. The workshop, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Reform: A Path Toward ...	6 December 2011
Inaugural North West Finance Director Awards honours the region’s elite The first North West Finance Director Awards last night honoured the region’s leading Finance Directors at a prestigious awards ceremony held at the landmark Hilton Deansgate in Manchester. The awards seek to recognise the key contribution and except...	30 November 2011
Outstanding success for the UK’s Annual Hotel Conference The 8th Annual Hotel Conference which took place earlier this month in Manchester has become the UK’s leading conference for independent hoteliers with over 350 delegates there to network, debate and pick up tips from industry experts, who included k...	21 November 2011
Squire Sanders ranked as top legal advisor for second year by Legal Week Legal Week, one of the UK’s leading legal publications, recently released the results of its annual client satisfaction survey of best legal advisers. Squire Sanders is ranked at the top of the UK national legal adviser category for the second consec...	21 November 2011
Squire Sanders boosts Frankfurt office with double hire Squire, Sanders & Dempsey is expanding its Frankfurt office with the appointment of intellectual property, commercial and regulatory lawyers Iliana and Philip Haleen as partner and of counsel, respectively. Iliana and Philip will join the global ...	21 November 2011
Squire Sanders Hammonds advises sale of the historic "Ernst-Reuter-Haus" in Berlin R+V-Lebensversicherung AG together with R+V-Pensionsversicherung aG acquired the historic "Ernst-Reuter-Haus" in Berlin, a landmark of the German capital city. The seller of the Luxembourgish and German property companies was a joint venture of the ...	15 November 2011
Squire Sanders Celebrates 20 Years in Budapest and Bratislava Squire, Sanders & Dempsey is celebrating the 20 year anniversary of its offices in Budapest and Bratislava. The global legal practice was one of the first to establish offices in Hungary and Slovakia, and since then has been at the forefron...	14 November 2011
Squire Sanders Names New Corporate Practice Leadership for the Americas and Cleveland Two Cleveland-based corporate transactional lawyers have been named to lead regional segments of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey’s Corporate and Corporate Finance Practice Group. Global practice group leader William Downs announced that Daniel G. Beri...	November 2011
Squire Sanders Hammonds advises on second GB Group acquisition of 2011 A Manchester-based team has advised longstanding client, GB Group Plc, the identity management specialist on their £11.2 million acquisition of Capscan Ltd, which was announced to the markets today. GB Group has announced that it has conditionally ag...	2 November 2011
Squire Sanders Receives Global M&A Network’s Americas M&A Atlas Award - Food and Beverage Deal of the Year Global legal practice Squire, Sanders & Dempsey received top honors October 25 at the annual Americas M&A Atlas Awards sponsored by Global M&A Network. Squire Sanders received the award based on counsel provided leading Canadian fruit ju...	31 October 2011
Squire Sanders Appoints New Head of Pensions Squire Sanders Hammonds has announced the appointment of Catherine McKenna as the global practice group leader of the pensions team. Catherine joined the firm in 1994 and has been a partner within the pensions team for 15 years. She is ranked...	31 October 2011
Squire Sanders Hammonds appoints leading outsourcing partner to its Intellectual Property & Technology team Squire Sanders Hammonds is boosting its Intellectual Property & Technology team in London with the appointment of IT and outsourcing expert, Garfield Smith. Garfield Smith has joined Squire Sanders Hammonds from Pinsent Masons, where he was a par...	24 October 2011
Squire Sanders Launches Western Australia Office In its second major expansion in less than a year, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey combines on 1 October 2011 with the Perth-based partnership of one of Western Australia’s oldest and most progressive law firms. The combination significantly expands Sq...	29 September 2011
Squire Sanders Expands New York-Based US and Cross-Border Corporate Capabilities Avinash “Avi” Ganatra, a corporate lawyer with extensive experience in US and cross-border capital markets, securities and leveraged finance, has joined the global legal practice Squire, Sanders & Dempsey as a partner in its New York office. Ga...	28 September 2011
Global Team Advises Hitachi Data Systems Corporation Squire, Sanders & Dempsey fielded a global team to advise Hitachi Data Systems Corporation on the company’s acquisition of BlueArc Corporation. The all-cash transaction was announced Sept. 7. Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS) is a wholly ow...	16 September 2011
First Interactive Employment Law iPhone App for UK Employers Global law firm Squire Sanders Hammonds has launched a new, interactive iPhone application - the Employment Law Cloud. The app has been specifically designed to provide instant legal and HR solutions for businesses with employees in the UK. Free to ...	September 2011
Squire Sanders advises VietinBank on its first overseas banking license Squire, Sanders & Dempsey partners Andreas Fillmann (Financial Services) and Karl M. Walter (Corporate) have advised and represented Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) on obtaining a banking license for a bran...	25 August 2011
Squire Sanders Partners Approve Western Australia Combination The global partnership of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey has enthusiastically approved the proposed combination with Minter Ellison Perth, placing Squire Sanders among the world’s top 20 legal practices. Partners at the firm in Western Australia voted...	18 August 2011
Squire Sanders Names New Partners in China, Building on Momentum in Asia Pacific Two corporate lawyers who play integral roles in Squire, Sanders & Dempsey’s work with local multinational businesses based in China and elsewhere have been named national partners in the global legal practice. The new partners are Huimin (Laura)...	18 August 2011
Squire Sanders appoints new Moscow partner Squire Sanders has appointed Eugenia Bektasheva as European partner in Financial Services in its Moscow office. Previously a senior associate at Allen & Overy LLP’s Moscow office, Eugenia has substantial banking experience, representing internati...	16 August 2011
Squire Sanders Hammonds adds heavyweight partner to its Corporate team in Birmingham Squire Sanders Hammonds is to boost its corporate team in Birmingham with the appointment of M&A and capital markets expert, Edward Dawes. Edward Dawes will join Squire Sanders Hammonds in September from Wragge & Co, where he has been a partn...	15 August 2011
Squire Sanders Eyes Asia Pacific Expansion Perth, Australia - Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, a top 25 global legal practice, is finalizing talks with the majority of the partners from the Western Australia firm that has operated under the Minter Ellison brand for more than two decades. S...	5 August 2011
Squire Sanders Advises on Landmark Telecoms Joint Venture Squire, Sanders & Dempsey has advised Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa, the operator of T-Mobile in Poland, on its 15-year agreement to share radio access networks with PTK Centertel, operator of the Orange network in Poland. As part of the agreement, th...	29 July 2011
Squire Sanders Hammonds Announces Financial Results Results published by Squire Sanders Hammonds for the year to April 2011 show that fee income for the legal practice matched last year’s figure of £118.00 million, while Profits per Equity Partner stand at £375,000, an increase of three per cent.* Pe...	22 July 2011
Squire Sanders Hammonds advises on GB Group’s latest acquisition A Manchester based team from Squire Sanders Hammonds has advised longstanding client, GB Group Plc the identity management specialist, on their acquisition of DataDiscoveries Ltd, which was announced to the markets today. GB Group Plc has announced t...	13 July 2011
Squire Sanders Hammonds advises British institution, Greggs Bakery The Leeds employment team at Squire Sanders Hammonds is celebrating after being appointed to advise British institution, Greggs Bakery, on its employment work. Greggs is a listed company with a market capitalisation of around £500 million and close ...	12 July 2011
Squire Sanders Hammonds Advises Packaging Company on UK Expansion Squire Sanders Hammonds in Birmingham has advised Spanish-owned international packaging company SAICA on the acquisition of Cutts Recycling, a waste recovery business based in Yorkshire. SAICA is a world leader in corrugated-based packaging. Employ...	7 July 2011
Squire Sanders Hammonds Wins European Pensions Law Team of Year Award Squire Sanders Hammonds won European Pensions Law Team of the Year at the European Pensions Awards 2011, which were held last night at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel. The European Pensions Awards recognize outstanding achievement in the...	1 July 2011
Squire Sanders Advising Lassonde Industries Inc. On US$390 Million Acquisition Squire, Sanders & Dempsey is providing cross-practice counsel to Lassonde Industries Inc. regarding its US$390 million acquisition of Clement Pappas and Company, Inc. The transaction, which is expected to close in August, will create a major Nort...	27 June 2011
Squire Sanders act on natural resources flotation London (9th June 2011) – A global team from Squire Sanders has advised 3Legs Resources plc, a company focused on the exploration and development of unconventional oil and gas resources, in relation to its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the AIM mark...	June 2011
Squire Sanders Prevails on Behalf of AmFin Financial Corporation In Precedent-Setting US$500 Million Regulatory Dispute A federal judge, following the recommendation of an advisory jury, ruled in favor of AmFin Financial Corporation (AFC) in a case of first impression nationally with significant implications for federal bank regulators that attempt to make holding com...	9 June 2011
Squire Sanders Hammonds Advises Famous UK Brand, Lee Cooper The Birmingham office of Squire Sanders Hammonds has been retained by Red Diamond Holdings, the owner of the Lee Cooper brands, to advise on the global licensing of the Lee Cooper trade marks as well as general commercial matters. Lee Cooper, Europe’...	6 June 2011
Squire Sanders Continues to Expand Its Global White-Collar Defense Practice With Another Seasoned Fraud Prosecutor Squire, Sanders & Dempsey continues to expand its white-collar criminal defense and investigations expertise with the addition of Thomas E. Zeno. Zeno brings more than 25 years of experience in the Fraud and Public Corruption Section of the Unit...	2 June 2011
Squire Sanders Advises Longtime Client Telvent on US$2 Billion Acquisition by Schneider Electric A multi-office team of lawyers with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey advised global IT solutions and business information provider Telvent GIT S.A. in connection with Telvent’s agreement to be acquired by global energy management specialist, Schneider E...	2 June 2011
Squire Sanders Advises Valeant Pharmaceuticals on €314m Acquisition Squire, Sanders & Dempsey has advised Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. on the acquisition of AB Sanitas for approximately €314 million in cash. The major shareholders of Sanitas have agreed to sell 87.2 percent of shares to Valean...	25 May 2011
Squire Sanders Advises on US$440 Million Acquisition of Nadra Bank Squire, Sanders & Dempsey has advised Group DF on its $440 million acquisition of Nadra Bank. Group DF is a private international group of companies whose interests and assets range from energy and chemicals through to financial services an...	24 May 2011
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey Advises on IFLR ‘Project Finance Deal of the Year’ Squire, Sanders & Dempsey advised on International Finance Law Review’s ‘Project Finance Deal of the Year,’ the refinancing of ContourGlobal L.P’s ‘quad gen’ power plants, announced at the 2011 European Awards held recently in London. Squire San...	18 May 2011
Squire Sanders Hammonds Appoints new Real Estate Partner to Leeds Office Squire Sanders Hammonds has announced a new partner hire to the Leeds office, with the appointment of Real Estate partner, Matthew Dalzell. Matthew will join Squire Sanders Hammonds from Watson Burton, where he became partner in August 2009. Matthew...	9 May 2011
Squire Sanders Hammonds Advises New Client JoJo Maman Bébé on Private Equity Investment Squire Sanders Hammonds has advised JoJo Maman Bébé Limited and its founder Laura Tenison on a private equity investment from Magenta Partners, who have taken a minority stake in the specialist multi-channel baby, nursery and maternity retailer. The...	3 May 2011
Squire Sanders Expands Global Finance Strength With Additional Cross-Border and Transportation Expertise Squire, Sanders & Dempsey is expanding its global finance capability with the addition of partner Marianne Rosenberg and of counsel Jill Davidson. The duo will be based in Squire Sanders’ growing New York office. “Marianne is highly skilled in c...	2 May 2011
Squire Sanders Continues Expansion of White-Collar, FCPA Defense Practice in Washington DC Office Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, acting on a growing client need for sophisticated white-collar defense and counsel on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) matters and international litigation, has added of counsel Peder A. Garske to the Washington DC ...	2 May 2011
Squire Sanders Expands Transfer Pricing Expertise in Global Taxation & Benefits Practice Group Squire, Sanders & Dempsey has named transfer pricing expert Theodor van Stephoudt to the position of economist in the legal practice’s Taxation & Benefits Practice Group. “Transfer pricing will continue to be a major challenge for our clien...	13 April 2011
Squire Sanders Public Service Initiative Briefs Congress on Solitary Confinement Squire Sanders Public Service Initiative associates Carine M. Williams and Samuel Spital participated in an April 7 congressional briefing on the use and effects of solitary confinement in American prisons. The public briefing, convened by John Con...	7 April 2011
Squire Sanders Chief Strategy and Development Officer Named to Legal Marketing Association Hall of Fame The Legal Marketing Association (LMA), the United States’ leading legal business development and marketing organization, has inducted Susan Saltonstall Duncan into its Hall of Fame, an award reserved for legal marketing professionals who have achieve...	5 April 2011
Chambers Global 2011 Notes Squire Sanders’ Value to Clients Throughout Asia, Europe, Latin America and US Clients of Squire Sanders say they value lawyers in the global legal practice for their efficiency, speed and ability to provide “business-flavored” legal advice, according to Chambers and Partners’ Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers 2011. ...	1 April 2011
Online Forum for Accountable Care Organization Developments Launches Today; Squire Sanders Sponsorship Reflects Commitment to Leadership in Emerging Health Policy Debate Squire, Sanders & Dempsey is launching Accountable Care Forum - From Volume to Value, a blog dedicated to analysis of the emerging accountable care organization (ACO) landscape. The launch coincides with regulations issued today by the Centers fo...	31 March 2011
Squire Sanders Expands Global White Collar Crime Defense and Anticorruption Compliance Capabilities Joseph Walker, a former criminal fraud prosecutor with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) who has global experience in anticorruption compliance and defense, has joined Squire, Sanders & Dempsey (US) LLP as a partner in the Washington DC office. ...	29 March 2011
Tax Reforms Create Pay Rise Lottery A significant pensions tax saving could be on the cards for employees lucky enough to get a pay rise this year but, only if their employer brings forward their pay review. That’s according to pensions experts at Squire Sanders Hammonds who say the ...	25 March 2011
Squire Sanders Expands Corporate Strength in Florida and Latin America Carlos J. Deupi has joined Squire, Sanders & Dempsey’s Miami office, strengthening the legal practice’s ability to work with clients based throughout Florida, Latin America and Spain. “Carlos has wide-ranging cross-border transaction expe...	21 March 2011
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey announced ‘Best Private Equity Law Firm in Russia’ Squire, Sanders & Dempsey was announced Best Private Equity Law Firm in Russia at the inaugural Russian Private Equity Leaders Award 2010. The Award was presented at the 7th Annual C5 CIS Private Equity and Venture Capital Forum by leading indust...	21 March 2011
Squire Sanders Promotes 17 Lawyers to Partnership Squire Sanders has admitted 17 lawyers into the partnership, marking the first set of promotions completed by Squire Sanders since combining with Hammonds LLP on Jan. 1, 2011. In addition, three lawyers were promoted to principal. “Our new partners ...	16 March 2011
It’s official: Squire Sanders Hammonds is the Global Pensions Law Firm of 2011 Squire Sanders Hammonds was crowned Global Pensions Law Firm of the Year last night at an awards ceremony at London's Sheraton Park Lane Hotel. The awards are run by Global Pensions magazine which serves the institutional pensions industry across t...	4 March 2011
Accolades for International Dispute Resolution Practice Squire, Sanders & Dempsey has received top ranking by Global Arbitration Review (GAR), a leading global publication that covers issues and trends in international dispute resolution law. Squire Sanders’ international dispute resolution (IDR) prac...	3 March 2011
Squire Sanders Obtains Key Cross-Border Litigation Ruling A Florida appellate court recently rejected a legal end run by two former bankers from the Republic of Ecuador accused of defrauding the Republic of more than US$660 million. Squire, Sanders & Dempsey represents the Republic in the case, which ce...	1 March 2011
Crossley Wins Management Partner of the Year Award Squire Sanders Hammonds’ Managing Partner for Europe, Peter Crossley, has won ‘Management Partner of the Year’ at the Legal Business Awards, held last night at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. The award comes on the back of Hammonds’ transatlant...	11 February 2011
Squire Sanders Wins Significant IP Licensing Case Squire Sanders successfully represented Trident Enterprises, Ltd. in intellectual property litigation that again demonstrates the importance of carefully drafted and structured license agreements. The legal dispute centered on a 2007 license agreeme...	7 February 2011
Squire Sanders Strengthens Cross-Border Tax Expertise Tax partner Brian Andreoli, who brings extensive experience in transfer-pricing and cross-border tax matters, has joined Squire, Sanders & Dempsey’s New York office, adding to its substantial capabilities in international taxation. “Brian has u...	3 February 2011
Former US Representative Louis Stokes Inducted Into International Civil Rights Walk of Fame Former US Representative Louis Stokes, senior counsel with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, was recently inducted into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame. The Walk of Fame was established in 2004 by the Trumpet Awards Foundation to recognize p...	1 February 2011
Squire Sanders Adds Energy Transaction Lawyer to Houston Office Energy lawyer Aaron Ball has joined Squire, Sanders & Dempsey’s Houston office, which is expanding its capability in the oil and gas transaction sector. Houston office managing partner Steven B. Harris said Ball will play a pivotal role on Squir...	1 February 2011
Squire Sanders Increases Genomics/Biologics Capability Rahul Pathak, Ph.D., a leader in the Bay Area’s patent and life science communities for his genomics and biologics work, has joined the Northern California offices of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey as a partner in the Intellectual Property & Techn...	26 January 2011
Squire Sanders Advises United Capital Partners (UCP) on Minority Stake Acquisition in Leading Footwear Retailer Global legal practice Squire, Sanders & Dempsey represented leading asset management firm United Capital Partners (UCP) in its acquisition of a 36-percent stake in Monarch Group, an international company that is a footwear favorite in Russia and ...	20 January 2011
Squire Sanders Adds Business Development and Marketing Veteran to Lead Global Strategy and Development Function of New Top-25 Legal Practice Squire, Sanders & Dempsey has named leading law firm strategist and business development consultant Susan Saltonstall Duncan to the newly created position of Chief Strategy and Development Officer. Duncan, currently president of RainMaking Oasis,...	13 January 2011
Corporate Lawyer Tatiana Prokopová Returns to Squire Sanders’ Bratislava Office Tatiana Prokopová, former General Manager and Chief Legal Officer of SL Group Slovakia, has rejoined Squire, Sanders & Dempsey. Prokopová is an European partner. “We are very pleased Tatiana is returning to Squire Sanders,” said Julian Juhasz, ...	11 January 2011
Squire Sanders Completes Combination With Hammonds Squire, Sanders & Dempsey has completed its combination with Hammonds LLP, launching a cost-effective global legal practice of approximately 1,275 lawyers working in 37 offices throughout the world. “This combination, which dramatically expands ...	1 January 2011
Squire Sanders Lawyers Seek Project Management Certification Lawyers with global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. are seeking certification as project managers as part of the firm’s Partnering for Worldwide Value® initiative. After completing the six-month distance learning course provided by Leg...	28 December 2010
Squire Sanders Receives Top Honors at CIJ Awards in the Slovak Republic The Bratislava office of global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. was named 2010 Law Firm of the Year at the Fourth Annual CIJ Awards Slovakia, held on December 7 in Bratislava. This marks the second consecutive year Squire Sanders has wo...	21 December 2010
Legal Week National Client Satisfaction Report 2010 Hammonds LLP has been ranked first in Legal Week's annual Client Satisfaction Report, a survey ranking the UK's largest law firms according to feedback from the UK's largest companies. The survey, now in its seventh year, canvassed the opinions of o...	21 December 2010
Squire Sanders Expands Partnering for Worldwide Value^SM Initiative With New Leadership in Project Managementand Process Improvement Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. recently named Vincent J. Cordo, Jr. the firm’s first Director of Project Management and Process Improvement. “Our clients tell us value – what we offer to ensure cost-effective legal solutions – ...	13 December 2010
Squire Sanders a Hammonds se slučují za účelem poskytování komplexních právních služeb klientům po celém světě. Partneři americké firmy Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. a britské Hammonds LLP se dohodli na smlouvě o sloučení, na základě které vznikne nová přední světová právní firma poskytující komplexní právní služby klientům po celém světě. Sloučení nabu...	8 November 2010
Squire Sanders Guides Fendi to Multimillion-Dollar Settlement With Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., Ending Trademark Counterfeiting Dispute Italy-based high fashion leader Fendi, a Squire Sanders New York client, has received a US$10.05 million settlement from Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation for a federal trademark counterfeiting case in which Squire Sanders obtained summar...	29 October 2010
Squire Sanders Cleveland, Phoenix Lawyers Named Lawyers of the Year in Key Practices by The Best Lawyers in America Seven lawyers from the Cleveland and Phoenix offices of global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. have been named Lawyer of the Year for 2011 by The Best Lawyers in America® in the following practice groups: Corporate Transactions, Finance...	28 October 2010
National Role for Regeneration Specialist Hammonds Director of Compulsory Purchase, Philip Maude has been elected Chairman of the Compulsory Purchase Association (CPA). The CPA has around 500 members across the country and comprises representatives from the Law Society, Royal Planning Insti...	18 October 2010
Hammonds LLP climbs deal league tables Dealmakers at Hammonds LLP are having a busy year with £2.7 billion of deals already under their belts moving them up the deal league tables published by Mergermarket, the M&A statistics agency. Mergermarket has ranked Hammonds 9th by deal volum...	14 October 2010
Triple whammy for Hammonds at the 2010 Yorkshire Lawyer Awards There was a triple celebration for Hammonds LLP last night at the Yorkshire Lawyer Awards, with the firm winning three awards. The Leeds office of the international law firm won awards for Corporate & Commercial team of the year, Best Corporate ...	07 October 2010
Squire Sanders Again Receives Top Rating in Annual Corporate Equality Index Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. again achieved a 100-percent rating in the 2011 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), published annually by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, part of the largest advocacy group for lesbian, gay, bise...	6 October 2010
Hammonds Trade Law team to assist Brazil before the WTO Dispute Settlement Body Hammonds' International Trade Law team in Brussels has won the tender organised by the government of Brazil for the selection as its legal counsel on WTO matters. The instruction covers a period of up to four years. The tender was awarded to a partn...	29 September 2010
Going Green (LEED) and Improving Efficiencies After 37 years at One Maritime Plaza, Squire Sanders announces the successful move of its San Francisco office to 275 Battery Street, which is around the corner from its previous office. The move was completed Aug. 30, 2010. The moving process began...	28 September 2010
Awards praise Yorkshire’s top finance directors The region's elite Finance Directors were honoured at the Yorkshire Finance Director of the Year Awards 2010, which took place at Rudding Park last night. Amongst the winners was Sean Christie of Croda International Plc who was presented with the ev...	23 September 2010
Hammonds LLP advises Sovereign Capital on its investment in specialist care home Hammonds LLP advised private equity Buy & Build specialist, Sovereign Capital, on its investment in Christchurch Court Limited, one of the UK'S providers of specialist, residential care for adults with an acquired brain injury (ABI). Established...	23 September 2010
Hammonds LLP advises Redhall Group plc on recommended takeover offer The Leeds office of Hammonds LLP is advising a Wakefield plc on its latest takeover which was announced to the markets today. Redhall Group plc has announced the recommended cash offer of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Mount Eng...	22 September 2010
Hammonds LLP advises on New Gas Storage Project The UK's gas storage capacity is set to rise by 15 per cent after the Government gave the go ahead on 9 September, following a public inquiry, for WINGAS Storage UK Limited to convert its Saltfleetby depleted gas field into an underground gas storage...	17 September 2010
Squire Sanders Receives High Marks in First U.S. News-Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” Survey Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. is ranked among the top law firms in the United States in a new survey released by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers. The rankings feature more than 8,000 law firms ranked in one or more of ...	15 September 2010
Hammonds LLP advises Alliance UniChem Trustees on buy-in of Pension Scheme liabilities The Pensions team at Hammonds LLP has advised on the transfer of the defined benefit liabilities of the Alliance UniChem Group Pension Scheme to Pension Insurance Corporation, which was confirmed today. Hammonds acted for the Trustee of the Scheme. ...	09 September 2010
Hammonds LLP hires hotels specialist in Manchester Hammonds LLP is expanding its capability in the hotels and leisure sector with the appointment of the former head of the leisure services group at Halliwells. Leisure industry expert Chris Eddlestone is joining Hammonds to head up the firm's nationa...	09 September 2010
Squire Sanders Continues Environmental Practice Expansion Environmental lawyers Ronda L. Sandquist, Kristi J. Livedalen and Gina Guy have joined global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., which is actively expanding its prominent Environmental, Health & Safety Practice Group. “Ronda and her ...	30 August 2010
Squire Sanders, Hammonds Discuss Potential Merger to Expand Geographic Reach, Breadth of Services for Clients US-based Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. and UK-based Hammonds LLP are evaluating the possibility of a merger that would create a dynamic international law firm with expanded global reach. If a merger were to proceed, the combined firm would be...	25 August 2010
Squire Sanders and Hammonds discuss potential merger to expand geographic reach, breadth of services for clients Washington and London 25 August 2010. US-based Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. and UK-based Hammonds LLP are evaluating the possibility of a merger that would create a dynamic international law firm with expanded global reach. If a merger were ...	25 August 2010
Squire Sanders Adds to Asia-Based International Dispute Resolution and Litigation Strength Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. continues to expand its Asia-based litigation capabilities to meet growing client demand for litigation and international dispute resolution (IDR) counsel. Litigator Adrian Taylor, who represents c...	18 August 2010
Hammonds LLP advises on latest Zenith transaction Hammonds LLP is advising the management and the sellers of Zenith Vehicle Contracts Group Limited on its latest transaction. Morgan Stanley Private Equity plan to acquire a 60% stake in Zenith from funds advised by Barclays Private Equity and Zenith...	17 August 2010
Hammonds LLP advises new investors in West Ham United Football Club Lawyers at Hammonds LLP have advised clients on the recently completed investment in W H Holding, the parent company of West Ham United football club. The club raised £4m in new equity through a placing of shares, primarily with the new investors. T...	17 August 2010
Squire Sanders Launches New Diversity Website Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has launched its new diversity website. The new site incorporates helpful enhancements for clients and other site visitors seeking information about the firm's diversity and women's initiatives inc...	16 August 2010
Hammonds LLP advises Leicester City Football Club on acquisition by Asia Football Investments Lawyers at Hammonds have advised on the acquisition of Leicester City Football Club by a Thai-based consortium, Asia Football Investments, which was announced today. Corporate partner David Hull led a team from the firm advising Milan Mandaric, the ...	12 August 2010
Squire Sanders Advises Eaton Corporation on Aircraft Platform Joint Venture in China Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. advised Eaton Corporation on its recent joint venture agreement with Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (SAMC), a subsidiary of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC). The ...	12 August 2010
Squire Sanders Leads the Way to "Intelligent Discovery" With Equivio>Relevance Technology Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has announced it is adopting Equivio's technology Equivio>Relevance™ as the cornerstone of an innovative solution to the greatest electronic discovery challenge facing clients: managing the cost...	11 August 2010
Hammonds LLP advises Persimmon Homes Limited on collaboration with St. Modwen Properties PLC Hammonds LLP has advised Persimmon Homes Limited on a long-term arrangement with St. Modwen Properties PLC to develop 2000 homes on seven sites owned by St. Modwen. It is expected that the development across 120 acres of land will take up to five ye...	09 August 2010
Leading Phoenix Real Estate Team Joins Squire Sanders Steven L. Lisker, founding partner of prominent real estate law boutique Lisker, Page & Gibson, PLLC, and his colleagues Bart J. Page and James S. Gibson have joined the global real estate practice at Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. “Real e...	6 August 2010
Hammonds LLP appointed to advise Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd Hammonds LLP has been appointed to the Panel of external firms advising one of the UK's biggest housebuilders, Taylor Wimpey, on environmental matters. Taylor Wimpey was formed through the merger of George Wimpey and Taylor Woodrow in 2007. The fir...	06 August 2010
Hammonds LLP beefs up dispute resolution team with senior hire Hammonds LLP in Birmingham is boosting its dispute resolution team with the hire of a senior lawyer. Garon Anthony has joined the firm as a senior associate from Pinsent Masons in Birmingham. He has considerable experience in general corporate and c...	04 August 2010
Pensions Review Do you ever feel as though you are in a dreamlike world when dealing with pensions? No sooner do you get a good grasp of what is going on, then things start to change around you, and you are left feeling, as Alice in Wonderland did, that "it would be...	03 August 2010
Squire Sanders Expands Life Sciences Intellectual Property Practice Nationally known intellectual property (IP) litigator Gerald P. “Jerry” Dodson has joined global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. Also joining the firm is patent lawyer Carol A. Schneider, Ph.D. The firm continues to add top-tier talent ...	2 August 2010
Hammonds advises RJD Partners on £45 million sale of Teaching Personnel Lawyers at Hammonds LLP in Birmingham have advised private equity investor RJD Partners on the sale of its investment in Teaching Personnel, the specialist teacher recruitment business. The transaction is part of the buyout of Teaching Personnel by ...	28 July 2010
Squire Sanders Announces New Legal Personnel Leaders Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has named partners Joseph C. Weinstein and Aneca E. Lasley to firmwide leadership roles. Weinstein is chair of the Legal Personnel Committee (LPC), and Lasley is the firm’s hiring chair. They succe...	12 July 2010
Hammonds advises The BSS Group on £550 million acquisition by Travis Perkins Hammonds is advising plumbing and heating company The BSS Group plc on its recommended takeover by builders' merchant Travis Perkins plc. The deal will create the UK's leading plumbing and heating distribution business. The takeover, which was annou...	08 July 2010
Sweet Deal - Squire Sanders Represents Confectionary Giant Lotte Group in Acquisition of Kraft Foods Business in Poland Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. assembled a multinational team to advise Tokyo-based Lotte Group on its acquisition of E. Wedel brand chocolate and sugar confectionary operations in Warsaw. The sale stemmed from Kraft Foods Inc....	8 July 2010
Hammonds LLP announces financial results Results published by Hammonds LLP for the year to April 2010 show that the firm's fee income was £117.8 million, a decrease of 6 per cent, while Profits per Equity Partner stand at £364,000, an increase of 32%. Peter Crossley, Managing Partner at Ha...	06 July 2010
Safety, Health and Environment Group wins magazine award The SHE Group at Hammonds has been chosen as the winner of Corporate INTL magazine's award: "Health & Safety Large Law Firm of the Year". The team was invited to make a submission to the magazine after it featured in an article about the Health ...	29 June 2010
Hammonds LLP advises on software deal with Fujitsu and the Department for Work and Pensions Hammonds LLP has advised AppSense on its partnership with Fujitsu to provide desktop management solutions to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for more than 1,000 locations in the UK. AppSense, which is headquartered in Warrington and is th...	29 June 2010
Squire Sanders Obtains Key Settlement for Fendi, Including US$2.5 Million Payment From Filene’s Basement Liquidating Estate and Permanent Injunction on Consent Against Retail Ventures, Inc. In a case that gives the term “let the buyer beware” new meaning for retailers, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has successfully represented luxury Italy-based design house Fendi Adele S.R.L. and related companies in claims against the former Fi...	28 June 2010
Squire Sanders Expands IP Capability in Japan Through Combination With Miki & Yoshida Law and Patent Office Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has combined with renowned Japan-based firm Miki & Yoshida Law and Patent Office in a move that strengthens Squire Sanders’ ability to counsel clients on intellectual property matters in Japan....	23 June 2010
Hammonds LLP team connects with clients at nuclear seminar Hammonds LLP recently hosted 'New to Nuclear', a seminar focusing on the UK nuclear sector and emerging opportunities for businesses across the nuclear supply chain. The seminar was organised by Claire Harvey, a nuclear specialist in Hammonds' Manch...	17 June 2010
Squire Sanders Clients Leadscope, Inc. and Its Founders Prevail in American Chemical Society’s Appeal of Multimillion-Dollar Award An Ohio appellate court has upheld the US$34.4 million award, including US$7.5 million in punitive damages and US$7.9 million in fees and expenses, made to research software provider Leadscope, Inc. and its three founding scientists. The company and...	16 June 2010
Squire Sanders Expands Middle East Platform Veteran business lawyer Kevin T. Connor, who helped global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. establish a stronghold in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), has been tapped to lead the firm’s continued growth in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and othe...	7 June 2010
Hammonds LLP beefs up Leeds financial services and corporate team Hammonds LLP in Leeds is continuing with the expansion of its corporate team with the appointment of a financial services specialist in addition to a corporate lawyer. Associate Jeremy Ladyman has joined the firm to work alongside his former colleag...	03 June 2010
Noted UK Restructuring Lawyer to Join Squire Sanders London Office Restructuring lawyer Graeme Levy has joined global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey as a partner in the London office’s financial services and bankruptcy and restructuring practices. Levy is an experienced and highly acclaimed restructuring cou...	1 June 2010
Hammonds LLP recruits Environment team from Eversheds Hammonds LLP is expanding its Safety Health Environment and Regulatory Group with the appointment of the former national head of the Environment Group and Chemical sector at Eversheds, and two senior environmental lawyers. David Gordon has joined Ha...	28 May 2010
Hammonds LLP supports the North West’s nuclear renaissance Businesses in the North West are being encouraged to find out how they could profit from the UK's £70 billion decommissioning programme and the nuclear new-build strategy which is already underway. Hammonds LLP is hosting an event in Warrington next...	26 May 2010
The Decade of Health Care Reform Drawing on its analysis of the historic Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has established a multidisciplinary task force to help clients identify and evaluate key opportunities created by health ...	26 May 2010
Hammonds LLP advises Melorio plc on £99.3m recommended takeover offer Hammonds has advised Melorio plc on the recommended cash offer for the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of the company made by Pearson plc, in a deal which values Melorio at £99.3 million. Melorio is one of the UK's leading voca...	24 May 2010
Best Practices for Law Firm Process Improvement Susan DiMickele, co-chair of Squire Sanders’ Partnering for Worldwide ValueSM initiative, will be a panelist at The Hildebrandt Institutes’ Eighth Annual Practice Group Management Forum, June 2-3 in New York. Partnering for Worldwide Value is ...	24 May 2010
Squire Sanders Receives Rzeczpospolita Recommendation Two lawyers in the Warsaw office of global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. are listed as among Poland’s leading lawyers in business publication Rzeczpospolita’s annual legal rankings. The publication also recommends Squire Sanders in Po...	21 May 2010
Squire Sanders Names Jeffrey Drew Butt Tampa Office Managing Partner Real estate lawyer and community volunteer Jeffrey Drew Butt has been named managing partner of the Tampa office of global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. “Jeff is both a civic and legal community leader, well respected for his acumen...	20 May 2010
Hammonds LLP advises Warwickshire event services specialist on strategic acquisition Hammonds LLP in Birmingham has advised Wellesbourne-based 360° Creative Event Services on the acquisition of exhibition and event floral business, Expo Flora Limited, in a deal which aims to create one of the UK's leading integrated events services c...	18 May 2010
Hammonds LLP advises Torotrak on acquisition of 15% stake in Danish company Hammonds LLP has advised its long-standing client Torotrak Plc on the acquisition of a 15% stake in the Danish company Rotrex. As part of the deal the Leyland-based automotive transmission technology specialist will form a UK-based joint venture wit...	17 May 2010
Squire Sanders Advising City of Cleveland on Antitrust Issues Raised by Proposed Continental-United Merger Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. is advising the city of Cleveland on antitrust issues raised by the proposed merger of Continental Airlines, Inc. and United Air Lines, Inc. Squire Sanders’ antitrust lawyers will monitor the US D...	14 May 2010
Hammonds advises new client on acquisition of Nottinghamshire mining equipment specialist Hammonds LLP in Birmingham has advised SMT Scharf AG on the acquisition of Dosco Holdings Limited from Billington Holdings Plc, in a deal worth £1.8 million. Established over 50 years ago, SMT Scharf is based in Germany and is the technology and wor...	05 May 2010
Hammonds LLP boosts Pensions team with partner and assistant hire Hammonds LLP is expanding its pensions team in London with the appointment of two new lawyers. Kris Weber joins the Hammonds team as a partner on 1 May 2010 from Charles Russell LLP, where he was head of their pensions team. Weber joined Charles Rus...	29 April 2010
Global Law Firm Squire Sanders Noted in Legal 500 EMEA 2010 for “Dedicated Client Service,” “Excellent Value” and “Good Market Knowledge” Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. received rankings in 10 practice areas evaluated by legal services directory The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) 2010. The guide’s rankings reflect evaluations by clients and peer...	29 April 2010
Hammonds achieves Investors in People standard for commitment to employees and clients Hammonds LLP has achieved Investors in People Accreditation in all UK offices following an independent inspection of the firm and its working practices. Investors in People is a nationally recognised accreditation within the UK that is awarded to or...	29 April 2010
Hammonds announces internal partnership appointments Eight new partners are being promoted across Hammonds LLP's offices in the UK, Brussels, Germany and Hong Kong with effect from 1 May 2010. Commenting on the appointments, Peter Crossley, Managing Partner at Hammonds, says ''Once again we are in the...	28 April 2010
Hammonds advises Gresham on £32.8 million management buy out Hammonds LLP, led by Birmingham head of Corporate, Peter McLintock, has advised Gresham LLP on the £32.8 million management buy out of Spice plc's telecommunications division, Team Telecoms Group (TTG). TTG operates through four divisions; Air Radio...	27 April 2010
New blueprint planned for Hammonds LLP Manchester as new Head announced Hammonds LLP, the international law firm, announced today that Jane Haxby has been elected Head of its Manchester Office, with immediate effect. Haxby, who started at the firm as a trainee in 1993 and became a partner in 2001, has ambitious plans to...	14 April 2010
Hammonds LLP leafy donation boosts Birmingham Trees for Life Lawyers from Hammonds LLP recently donated 20 Rowan trees for a tree planting event at Cannon Hill Park, organised by Birmingham Trees for Life. The trees were donated by Hammonds as part of the firm's celebrations for the launch of its newly refurb...	07 April 2010
Hammonds LLP wins place on Yorkshire Forward Legal Services Panel Hammonds LLP has announced that it has been reappointed to Yorkshire Forward's Legal Services Panel for a further three year period from 1 April 2010, with an option for Yorkshire Forward to extend the term for a further 12 months. Yorkshire Forward...	07 April 2010
Squire Sanders Latin America Regional Reach Praised by 2010 Edition of LatinLawyer 250 The 2010 edition of LatinLawyer 250, the premier legal guide to law firms in Latin America, recommends the Latin America operations of global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. It cites the regional breadth offered by the firm’s offices in...	5 April 2010
George H. Kendall to Receive Constitutional Champion Award From The Constitution Project For the second time in as many months, a US national justice organization is honoring George H. Kendall for his work on behalf of human rights. Kendall is director of the Public Service Initiative at global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L....	5 April 2010
Hammonds LLP advises Rensburg Sheppards on Investec takeover offer Hammonds LLP advised investment management group Rensburg Sheppards on the recommended all-share offer from Investec announced on March 30. South African group Investec has offered £9 a share to buy out the 52% of Rensburg Sheppard's shares it does ...	30 March 2010
Squire Sanders’ Global Health Care and Life Sciences Practice Expanded by Addition of Three Industry Leaders Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., acting on a deep understanding of the wide impact of global health care and life sciences industries, has added leading health care lawyers Peter A. Pavarini, Lisa G. Han and Anthony D. Shaffer. “Many of our cli...	26 March 2010
Zsolt Fábián, Former GE Senior Counsel for EMEA, Joins Squire Sanders Budapest Office Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. is boosting its Budapest office with the addition of Zsolt Fábián, who previously managed the legal department of GE Consumer & Industrial in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. ...	25 March 2010
Hammonds LLP expands planning team in London with partner hire and makes senior level appointments in real estate practice Hammonds LLP is expanding its planning team with the hire in London of the former head of planning and environment at Mishcon de Reya, Oliver Goodwin. At the same time, the firm is boosting its City real estate practice with the appointment of a new ...	18 March 2010
Champion for Justice George H. Kendall, director of the Public Service Initiative at global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P and of counsel in its New York office, will be honored March 23 by the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), which has selected Kendall to r...	16 March 2010
Brian P. Woolfolk Joins Squire Sanders Public Advocacy Brian P. Woolfolk, cofounder of a well-respected boutique lobbying shop, has joined Squire Sanders Public Advocacy, LLC (SSPA). Woolfolk is a principal with SSPA, the lobbying affiliate of global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., and of ...	16 March 2010
Hammonds LLP expands planning team in London with partner hire and makes senior level appointments in real estate practice Hammonds LLP is expanding its planning team with the hire in London of the former head of planning and environment at Mishcon de Reya, Oliver Goodwin. At the same time, the firm is boosting its City real estate practice with the appointment of a new ...	12 March 2010
Hammonds helps Salford youngsters to build talents Volunteers from Hammonds LLP in Manchester took time out of the office today to spend time helping youngsters to develop their talents and show them how they can use these talents in their future careers. The lawyers met up with students from the Oa...	11 March 2010
Hammonds LLP advises on circa £281m recommended takeover offer for Care UK plc Hammonds LLP has advised Care UK plc on the recommended takeover offer by Bridgepoint of the company. The offer was announced on 3 March 2010. The takeover has been structured by way of scheme of arrangement and is subject to shareholder and certain ...	10 March 2010
American Bar Association Honors Louis Stokes With 2010 Spirit of Excellence Award Former US Rep. Louis Stokes, who joined global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. after serving 15 consecutive terms in the US House of Representatives as the first African American from Ohio elected to the position, was awarded a 2010 Spi...	8 March 2010
Squire Sanders Promotes 12 Distinguished Lawyers From the US, Latin America, Western and Eastern Europe With a focus on opportunities and the resources needed to respond to client challenges as the economy continues to recover, global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has made promotions in key practices, electing four new partners and nami...	8 March 2010
Hammonds hosts client parties to launch refurbished Birmingham office More than 200 clients and other professionals attended client champagne receptions hosted by international law firm Hammonds LLP to launch the firm's newly refurbished office in Birmingham. At the centre of the events was an exhibition celebrating s...	01 March 2010
Data theft arrest reminds businesses to upgrade security Employers are being given a stark reminder to protect themselves from former employees stealing data and using it to help a rival business. The warning follows a case in which an adviser was arrested and questioned by police over allegations of taki...	24 February 2010
Construction disputes - three points for parties to keep in mind The recent Technology and Construction Court decision in RWE Npower Plc and Alstom Power Limited [2009] EWHC B40 highlights three significant issues which anyone considering or facing a dispute must bear in mind. This case is important because it co...	23 February 2010
Stephen J. Mitchell Re-Appointed to Florida’s Gubernatorial Fellows Program Board Stephen J. Mitchell, a partner in the Tampa office of global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has been re-appointed by Florida Gov. Charlie Crist to the board of directors of the Gubernatorial Fellows Program. Mitchell was first named to...	8 February 2010
ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity 2010 Spirit of Excellence Award The American Bar Association Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession honored former US Representative and Squire Sanders senior counsel, Louis Stokes, with a 2010 Spirit of Excellence Award. Representative Stokes was selected for ...	6 February 2010
Real Estate Capabilities Added to Squire Sanders’ New York Office Anticipating client need for guidance in the recovering real estate market, global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has added Ellen L. Shapiro as a partner in the firm’s growing New York office. “In addition to being the United States’ ...	3 February 2010
Hammonds LLP announces new Head of Birmingham Office Hammonds LLP, the international law firm, announced today that Nick Green has been appointed head of its Birmingham office, with effect from 1 May 2010. Nick will succeed current office head, Ian Forrest, who will return to fee earning as a partne...	01 February 2010
Squire Sanders Advises Russia-Based Fund Focused on Linking Silicon Valley and Russia High-Technology Sectors Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. advised Almaz Capital Partners, one of the first venture capital funds bringing together Russia and Silicon Valley, on the fund’s bid for European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) inv...	29 January 2010
Hammonds LLP boosts Corporate team with partner hire Hammonds LLP is boosting its corporate team with the appointment of a Financial Regulatory partner. Paul Anderson has joined the firm's Leeds office from Addleshaw Goddard LLP, where he was a legal director advising clients from a broad range of r...	20 January 2010
Hammonds LLP announce new partner appointment in Birmingham. Hammonds LLP has announced another partner hire to the Birmingham office, with the appointment of corporate partner, Geoff Perry. Geoff Perry (left) and Peter McLintock (right) Geoff joins the firm from Shoosmiths, where he had been a partner sin...	20 January 2010
Squire Sanders Among Top Dealmakers, According to 2010 Thomson Reuters M&A Legal Advisory Review M&A Legal Advisory Review, Thomson Reuters’ annual report on mergers and acquisitions, has ranked global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. among the top five firms for completed US transactions and the top 15 firms for worldwide trans...	13 January 2010
Squire Sanders Continues Los Angeles Growth as Corporate Lawyer James L. Hsu Joins Firm Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. is expanding both its cross-border China practice and its Los Angeles office with the addition of partner James L. Hsu, a corporate lawyer who advises Chinese businesses with interests across the w...	8 January 2010
Hammonds advises on a Shopping Centre Deal in Spain Hammonds Madrid has advised the joint venture between Group Eroski and Grupo Lar in the execution of a Sale & Purchase Agreement to the Investment Fund UBS (D) 3 Kontinente Immobilien, managed by UBS Real Estate Kapitalanlangegesellschaft mbH of ...	23 December 2009
Hammonds LLP completes £11 million office refurbishment in Birmingham Hammonds LLP has announced the completion of the £11 million refurbishment of its flagship Birmingham base in Edmund Street. The ambitious project to overhaul the office, the firm's home since 1963, began early in 2008. Hammonds 200 staff and extens...	15 December 2009
Hammonds LLP appointed to advise Cath Kidston Limited Hammonds LLP has won the mandate to advise homeware, fashion and accessory retailer, Cath Kidston Limited, on its intellectual property, branding and trade mark strategy. Founded in 1993 in London by the designer Cath Kidston, the company has expand...	11 December 2009
Squire Sanders Expands East Asia Practice Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. is adding corporate and litigation support for clients with business interests in East Asia. New partners Joon Yong Kim and David T. Miyamoto join Squire Sanders from Sidley Austin. Kim is based in...	12 December 2009
Hammonds LLP appoints real estate business development consultant Hammonds LLP has announced the appointment of leading Birmingham property lawyer, Mary Daunt, as a business development consultant for its national real estate practice. Mary Daunt was formerly head of the real estate team at Browne Jacobson in Birm...	09 December 2009
Squire Sanders Expands Global Scope of Firm Management Committee The partners of global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. have elected two new members to the firm’s management committee, which now includes a member from Asia in addition to members from Europe and the United States. Tokyo-based corpora...	1 December 2009
New Operating Leadership Team at Squire Sanders Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has new leadership to oversee key initiatives across the global law firm’s practices, regions, and industry and client service teams, said firm Chair James J. Maiwurm. The new team includes Carolyn J. Buller, who...	1 December 2009
Double award success for Hammonds LLP at Yorkshire Business Insider’s Dealmakers Awards In a double success for Hammonds LLP, the firm's corporate team in Leeds won the 'Corporate Law Firm of the Year' and corporate partner and head of the Leeds office, Jonathan Jones, was named 'Corporate Lawyer of the Year' at the Yorkshire Dealmakers...	25 November 2009
Squire Sanders Launches “Partnering for Worldwide Value” Initiative As the global economic crisis continues to upend how law firms do business, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has responded by adapting and enhancing long-held firm practices to create a timely value proposition – Squire Sanders Partnering fo...	18 November 2009
Three Squire Sanders Lawyers Tapped for Best Lawyers’ “Lawyer of the Year” Awards Lawyers with global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. who advised clients on two high-profile US bankruptcies, and a veteran trial lawyer, have been named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective communities by annual legal guide The Best...	16 November 2009
Hammonds LLP wins Cancer Research UK Retail Portfolio legal work Cancer Research UK, the world's leading charity dedicated to beating cancer through research, has appointed Hammonds LLP in Birmingham to advise on the management of its retail property portfolio of 600 charity shops, with effect from 1 November 2009...	09 November 2009
Hammonds LLP boosts Leeds office with partner hire Andrew Jordan, one of Leeds' leading corporate finance and private equity lawyers, is joining Hammonds LLP today (2 November 2009) as a partner in its Leeds Corporate team. Andrew spent 20 years at Hammonds before leaving to set up a corporate team ...	06 November 2009
Hammonds LLP advises on £90 million Live Nation deal A team from Hammonds LLP has advised Live Nation on the disposal of its UK portfolio of 16 theatres to Ambassador Theatre Group, in a deal worth £90 million. The acquisition will increase the number of theatres which Ambassador Theatre Group owns an...	06 November 2009
Squire Sanders Elects New Leadership For the first time in 20 years, the partners of global law firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. have elected a new leader. James J. Maiwurm, the firm’s Global Managing Partner, has succeeded R. Thomas Stanton as Chair of the firm’s Manag...	2 November 2009
A New Asian Dispute Resolution Tool? (English Version) Introduction In this continuing series about different forms of dispute resolution commonly found in International construction contracts, this article, being Part 2 of an earlier introductory article, seeks to examine the experience of Chinese compa...	13 October 2009
Hammonds LLP boosts dispute resolution practice in Berlin with partner appointment Hammonds LLP is boosting its dispute resolution practice in Berlin with the appointment of a new partner. Horst Daniel has joined the firm from the Frankfurt office of US firm Faegre & Benson LLP, where he was head of the arbitration and litigat...	12 October 2009
Appointment of Non-Executive Chairman Hammonds LLP has announced the appointment of David Hearn as the firm's Non-Executive Chairman. Mr Hearn is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Committed Capital, an Anglo/Australian private equity firm. Prior to this he was the Chief Executive...	12 October 2009
Radek Janeček Returns to Squire Sanders, Bringing Additional Corporate Experience to Firm’s Prague Office Partner Radek Janeček has returned to the Prague office of global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey after serving for two years as chief operating officer for Sekyra Group Real Estate, a major real estate development firm in the Czech Republic. ...	30 September 2009
Hammonds LLP advises on ‘all risks’ buy out transaction Hammonds LLP has advised Capita Pension Trustees Limited on an 'all risks' buy-in transaction. This was a major project covering three pension schemes and involving a total premium of over £130 million. As an all risks buy-in, it provided the company...	28 September 2009
Yorkshire Businesses applaud top finance directors This region's elite Finance Directors were honoured at the Yorkshire Finance Director of the Year Awards 2009, which took place at Rudding Park last night. Compered by Michael Taylor from Insider, the event, now in its eighth year, is the leading co...	24 September 2009
Hammonds LLP advises new client on deal to become new principal sponsor of England cricket A team from Hammonds LLP has advised Brit Insurance on its four-year deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board to replace Vodafone as the principal Team Sponsor of England Cricket. The agreement will start in January 2010 and will mean that the ...	21 September 2009
Hammonds LLP boosts Leeds office with partner appointment Hammonds LLP is boosting its Leeds business recovery and insolvency team with the appointment of a new partner. Laura Crawford is joining the firm later this month from Hanson Partners Limited, a private investment company specialising in the turnar...	21 September 2009
Human Rights Campaign Foundation Gives Squire Sanders Top Marks in Its Annual Corporate Equality Index Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. is among 305 US-based organizations, including 123 Fortune 500 businesses, to receive a perfect score in the eighth annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI). The index is published by the Human Rights...	18 September 2009
Prominent Pro Bono Appellate Team Joins Squire Sanders Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has launched an innovative program combining pro bono litigation representation, public policy reform and related public education. George H. Kendall, one of the leading death penalty defense trial...	14 September 2009
Former U.S. Attorney for Arizona Joins Squire Sanders Native American Law Practice Diane J. Humetewa, a nationally recognized expert in Native American law and former United States Attorney for the District of Arizona, has joined global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. Humetewa will work out of both the firm’s Phoenix...	14 September 2009
2010 Corporate Equality Index The Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index report, released each fall, provides an in-depth analysis and rating of large US-based employers and their policies and practices pertinent to LGBT employees, consumers and investors. Fo...	14 September 2009
Hammonds LLP advises on latest acquisition for Eve Trakway A team from Hammonds LLP in Leeds has advised Eve Trakway, Europe's leading supplier of temporary access and crowd control solutions, on its acquisition of Anglia Traffic Management Group Limited, incorporating Anglia Traffic Management Limited and A...	25 August 2009
Hammonds LLP advises James Fisher and Sons on strategic acquisition A team from Hammonds LLP in Manchester has advised James Fisher and Sons plc on the acquisition of MB Faber Limited in a deal worth up to £5.25 million. Headquartered in Barrow-in-Furness, James Fisher is a leading service provider in all sectors of...	24 August 2009
Hammonds LLP advises new client on €30 million funding package to biomass development company A team from Hammonds LLP has advised Rockfield Energy, a recently formed European energy investment firm, on its provision of a €30 million funding package to biomass development company, Imperative Energy. Rockfield Energy was established last year...	19 August 2009
A step back in time - Doctors win back the right to be legally represented at disciplinary hearings In this case, Dr Kulkarni, who was employed by the Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Trust, was a young doctor who had just started off his career. He was faced with a serious allegation (a female patient complained that he had inappropriately examined her)...	10 August 2009
Hammonds LLP boosts Birmingham office with dual partner appointment Hammonds LLP is boosting its Birmingham dispute resolution and corporate teams with the appointment of two new partners. Simon Garbett is joining the firm's dispute resolution team on 17 August from Pinsent Masons in Birmingham where he acted for pu...	10 August 2009
Hammonds LLP advises on fund raising and refinancing package worth over £445 million A team from Hammonds LLP in Manchester has advised Findel, one of the UK's leading home shopping and education supplies businesses, on a £365 million refinancing package, and a Firm Placing, and a Placing and Open Offer to raise approximately £80 mil...	05 August 2009
Hammonds helps businesses with European distribution networks A guide aimed at helping organisations to establish, reorganise or rationalise distribution and agency channels in some of the key countries within Europe is being launched. Hammonds has produced a manual entitled 'Legal Aspects of Agency and Distri...	04 August 2009
Squire Sanders Adds Patent Litigator to Palo Alto Office James M. Hall, a former corporate director of intellectual property (IP) and longtime patent litigator, has joined global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. as a partner. “Jim blends extensive first chair patent litigation experience wi...	3 August 2009
Squire Sanders Adds to Global Corporate Practice and Frankfurt Office Noted German corporate lawyer Karl Walter has joined global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., along with lawyers Manfred Baumbach and Louis Wakatsuki. The additions bolster the firm’s European corporate and mergers and acquisitions pract...	20 July 2009
Hammonds LLP advises on £13.3 million takeover by scheme of arrangement A team from Hammonds LLP in Birmingham has advised AIM-listed Fountains plc on the recommended share offer by Connaught plc for the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of the company, by scheme of arrangement. The deal is worth £13....	16 July 2009
Squire Sanders Middle East and North Africa Resources Bolstered by Riyadh Relationship Building on more than 20 years of experience throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has added regional law firm El-Khoury & Partners (EKP) to its international network of in...	14 July 2009
Hammonds LLP in Spain wins Real Estate Firm of the Year Award Hammonds LLP has been awarded Spanish Real Estate Firm of the Year by ACQ Finance magazine's Country Awards for Achievement 2009. The awards are presented across 35 geographical regions and recognise the organisations and advisers who have performed...	13 July 2009
Squire Sanders Paves Way for Crucial Polish Motorway When thousands of European football fans converge on Poland and Ukraine for the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, known as EURO 2012, they’ll arrive via the new A2 toll motorway segment funded and constructed with agreements negotiated by glo...	10 July 2009
Hammonds LLP announces financial results Results published by Hammonds LLP for the year to April 2009 show that the firm's fee income was £125.4 million, a decrease of 5 per cent, while Profits per Equity Partner stand at £276,000, a decrease of 25%. Peter Crossley, Managing Partner, Hammo...	08 July 2009
The American Lawyer Recognizes Squire Sanders in 2009 Arbitration Scorecard Tally of Top IDR Practices Over the past two years, global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has represented clients in some of the world’s most significant international arbitrations, according to the Arbitration Scorecard published by The American Lawyer. The Sco...	7 July 2009
Hammonds LLP advises on first IPO in media sector this year A team from Hammonds LLP in London has advised Singer Capital Markets Limited in its capacity as nominated adviser and broker to Critical Information Group plc (CIG) in relation to CIG's recent AIM Initial Public Offering. Corporate partner Giles Dis...	26 June 2009
Chambers USA 2009 Gives High Ranking to Several Squire Sanders Practices The aviation practice at global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. receives national ranking in the recently released legal guide Chambers USA 2009. The annual guide identifies leading lawyers and law firms. Chambers USA characterizes the...	19 June 2009
Hammonds LLP wins Filtrona pensions mandate Hammonds in Birmingham has won the mandate to advise the two pension schemes of international speciality plastic and fibre products supplier, Filtrona plc. A team of specialist pension lawyers from the firm will be advising the Trustees of the Milto...	19 June 2009
The Legal 500 United States Recommends Several US-Based Squire Sanders Lawyers and Practices Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. receives national notice for its project finance practice and its product liability work in the automotive and consumer products industries, according to rankings released by The Legal 500 United States. The firm ...	16 June 2009
Hammonds Berlin has moved Hammonds' Berlin office has moved into a new 2,500 m2 approx. office space in a new building on the "Upper Eastside Berlin" at the corner of Friedrichstraße/ Unter den Linden. The office's new address is: Unter den Linden 14, 10117 Berlin With this...	16 June 2009
Hammonds LLP secures groundbreaking merger clearance on US$1.6 billion acquisition of Lucite International Group Limited A team from Hammonds LLP advised the shareholders of Lucite International, the world's leading manufacturer of methyl methacrylate and owner of the 'Lucite' and 'Perspex' brands, on its disposal to Mitsubishi Rayon Corporation (MRC). The transaction ...	15 June 2009
Hammonds LLP advises on multi million dollar restructuring deal A team from Hammonds LLP has advised members of Chesapeake Corporation's group of companies on a $485 million financial restructuring and the sale of the group's operating businesses to private equity institutions, Irving Place Capital Management, L....	12 June 2009
Trainees from Hammonds LLP to scale the Three-Peaks heights Trainee lawyers from Hammonds LLP in Birmingham are gearing up to take on the National Three-Peaks Challenge in aid of charity. During the weekends of 13 June and 20 June, over 15 Hammonds trainees from the firm's UK offices in Birmingham, London, L...	08 June 2009
Hammonds LLP predicts rise in corporate activity With this week's news that the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the European Central Bank believe that the downturn in the world economy had bottomed out, lawyers from Hammonds LLP in Birmingham are forecasting an increase i...	05 May 2009
Completion of Acquisition by MRC of Lucite on which Hammonds secures merger clearances, including groundbreaking clearance decision in China Hammonds' competition team advised Lucite International on its acquisition by Mitsubishi Rayon Corporation (MRC), which completed on 28 May 2009. This transaction was agreed and announced on 11 November 2008 but completion was subject to all required...	04 June 2009
Hammonds Berlin has moved This past weekend, the Berlin office of the well-established British law firm Hammonds LLP has moved into an office space having approximately 2,500 m2 in the new office building "Upper Eastside Berlin" on the corner of Friedrichstraße/Unter den Lind...	02 June 2009
Squire Sanders Welcomes Summer Associates Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. is pleased to announce that 29 summer associates will be joining the firm in its Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Los Angeles, Miami, Phoenix, San Francisco and Tokyo offices. This year’s diverse c...	26 May 2009
Steady As It Grows: Squire Sanders Litigation Practice Continues Strategic Expansion Longtime New York trial lawyer John J. Reilly has joined Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. as a partner. Formerly with Holland & Knight, Reilly’s move continues the ongoing expansion of the firm’s litigation practice in New York and across the...	21 May 2009
Largest Chrysler Dealer Group Seeks Asset Sale Delay The Committee of Chrysler Affected Dealers, the largest national group protesting Chrysler’s request to cancel 789 dealer franchise agreements, has objected to Chrysler’s proposed asset sale and has asked the US Bankruptcy Court to delay hearings tha...	19 May 2009
Squire Sanders Adds to IP Strength in Tysons Corner Office Barry S. Goldsmith, a former engineer with more than 15 years of intellectual property (IP) law experience, has joined global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. as a partner. Goldsmith joins Squire Sanders from Womble Carlyle and is reside...	18 May 2009
Squire Sanders Secures US$100 Million Win for Czech Republic in International Dispute An Israel-based business that claimed the Czech Republic violated the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) between the two countries abused the system of international arbitration, according to a recent decision by the International Centre for Settlemen...	15 May 2009
Alejandro Peña-Prieto Named President of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic The American Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic has elected Alejandro Peña-Prieto as president. Peña-Prieto is managing partner of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey Peña Prieto Gamundi, the Santo Domingo office of global law firm Squire, Sande...	14 May 2009
US Department of the Interior Gives Squire Sanders Conservation Award Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. was honored May 7 by the US Department of the Interior for its role in developing and bringing to adoption new operating guidelines for managing the Colorado River. The guidelines, which were adopted in December 2...	13 May 2009
New Leadership Named for Washington DC, Tysons Corner Offices Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has named new leadership for two firm offices. John A. Burlingame has become managing partner for its Washington DC office, and John E. Thomas has become managing partner for the firm’s Tysons Corn...	13 May 2009
Face Off: Squire Sanders Represents Phoenix Coyotes in Landmark Bankruptcy A move toward bankruptcy by the Arizona-based Phoenix Coyotes professional ice hockey team has become a test case for financially troubled professional sports teams and the leagues that oversee them. Lawyers with global law firm Squire, Sanders &...	13 May 2009
Hammonds has once again been shortlisted for "AIM Lawyer of the Year" at the Growth Company Awards. Hammonds has once again been shortlisted for "AIM Lawyer of the Year" at the Growth Company Awards. The firm was previously shortlisted in 2007. The award is based on the results of the organisers contacting the management teams of every single AIM ...	12 May 2009
Hammonds LLP announces international management appointments Hammonds LLP has announced a number of management appointments that will take effect from today (1 May 2009). Property partner Rafael Alonso is to succeed Francisco Guijarro as head of Hammonds in Spain. Guijarro, who has been with the firm since it...	01 May 2009
Squire Sanders Named Leading Firm in 2009 PLC Which lawyer? Yearbook London - Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has been named to the Global 50 list of firms ranked in PLC Which lawyer? Yearbook. Global 50 ranking is reserved for law firm practices that earned the broadest range of client and peer recommendations. ...	29 April 2009
Hammonds LLP announces six internal partnership appointments - Four were trainees at the firm Six new partners are being promoted across Hammonds' offices in the UK and worldwide with effect from 1 May 2009. The new partners are being promoted from within a range of disciplines, including pensions, dispute resolution and tax, and are from fo...	24 April 2009
Mediate through the economic crisis Alistair Darling's Budget has confirmed that the next financial year will be the worst in terms of economic performance since the Second World War and this will lead to a dramatic increase in litigation say lawyers from Hammonds LLP. As the financia...	23 April 2009
Hammonds LLP’s international trade expertise goes from strength to strength Hammonds has further strengthened its international trade, shipping & commodities offering with the arrival of consultant Ivanna Dorichenko, who has joined the firm's London and Leeds offices. This follows the team's recent recruitment of Marie B...	21 April 2009
Conflict Institute Names Steven Skulnik to Arbitration Panel New York, NY – The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR) has selected Steven Skulnik, a trial lawyer with global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., to serve on the institute’s Panels of Distinguished Neutr...	21 April 2009
Zero tolerance for opportunistic company name registrations A recent decision made by the Company Names Tribunal sends a further warning to companies who seek to profit from opportunistic company name registrations. Company name adjudicators can order a company to change its registered name in circum...	08 April 2009
Squire Sanders Continues to Expand New York Bankruptcy Team Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has added bankruptcy lawyer Peter A. Zisser to its growing New York practice. Zisser joins the firm as of counsel. “Peter’s wide-ranging bankruptcy and restructuring experience brings additional de...	7 April 2009
Chambers Global Notes Work in Europe, Latin America Seventeen lawyers working in five practice areas in the European and Latin American offices of global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. are listed in legal guide Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers 2009. Published by Chambers &am...	7 April 2009
LatinLawyer 250 Lists Squire Sanders Among Recommended Firms The 2009 edition of LatinLawyer 250, the leading legal guide to Latin America-based law firms, has recommended the Dominican Republic and Venezuela offices of global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. The firm was noted for its recent expa...	1 April 2009
First mediators accredited in Greece with support from Hammonds LLP Charles Middleton-Smith, alternative dispute resolution consultant at Hammonds LLP in London, was recently instrumental in training the first group of mediators to be accredited in Greece following the implementation of an EU Directive. Char...	31 March 2009
Hammonds’ competition law specialist addresses high profile Japanese conferences A Manchester based competition law specialist was recently a principal speaker at two conferences in Tokyo and Osaka, organised by the Japan Environmental Association for Industry. Nicola Clark from Hammonds LLP spoke at the conferences, wh...	26 March 2009
Hammonds LLP Birmingham beefs up planning offering with senior hire Hammonds LLP in Birmingham is boosting its planning services by appointing a senior lawyer to the team. Simon Best joins the firm as senior associate from Warwick District Council where he was head of Legal Services. Best was the primary legal adv...	24 March 2009
Credit insurance – the lubricant of the economy or a brake on growth? As the economic crisis takes hold and the credit rating of businesses falls, insurers are increasingly willing to withdraw existing credit insurance cover of companies at short notice. This is jeopardising longstanding trading relations...	23 March 2009
Flavio Dario Espinal, Former Dominican Republic Ambassador to the United States, Joins Squire Sanders Flavio Dario Espinal, who has just completed his tenure as ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the United States, and who had also served as permanent representative of his country to the Organization of American States (OAS), has joined global l...	23 March 2009
Recession to increase NEC3 contract litigation Liquidity issues in the construction sector are leading to an increase in legal problems with NEC3 contracts, warn lawyers from Hammonds LLP. Paul Giles, a construction partner at Hammonds, comments: "NEC3 contracts have been utilised successfully o...	20 March 2009
Kelly Services announces sale of 31 branch offices in England to the Interaction Group A Hammonds team led by corporate partner, Peter McLintock, has acted for Kelly Services, the world leader in workforce management services and human resources solutions, on the sale of 31 of Kelly's commercial staffing branches across England to Inte...	18 March 2009
Hammonds LLP advises long-standing client on automotive tie-up A team from Hammonds in Manchester has advised Torotrak plc on a licence and exclusivity agreement with Allison Transmission, Inc., the world leader in fully automatic transmissions for the commercial vehicle sector, in a deal worth an initial £8.4 m...	17 March 2009
Hammonds LLP volunteers take creative root at Plantsbrook Nature Reserve Visitors to an Erdington nature reserve can now freely enjoy the wildlife thanks to volunteers from a Birmingham law firm. A team of 22 volunteers from Hammonds' employment and pensions departments have been hard at work at Plantsbrook Nature Reserv...	16 March 2009
Hammonds LLP advises on £16.7 million acquisition of loans A team from Hammonds LLP in Birmingham has acted for Solihull-based Secure Trust Bank, which trades as Moneyway, on its acquisition of a portfolio of personal instalment loans from Liverpool Victoria Banking Services Limited for a consideration of £1...	12 March 2009
Hammonds LLP advises on another acquisition for The Engine Group Limited Hammonds' media team recently acted for established client, The Engine Group, on the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of the communications planning agency, Edward Groom Saunders Limited, for an undisclosed consideration. Established ...	10 March 2009
A boost for the Hammonds LLP London Pensions practice… Hammonds is delighted to announce that Carol Jones has rejoined the London Pensions practice, part of the national Human Capital team, as a Senior Associate. Carol's appointment comes on the back of a strong year for Hammonds' Pensions practice which...	06 March 2009
Leading Birmingham firms advise on Dollond & Aitchison merger Teams from Hammonds LLP, Barnett Waddingham LLP and PKF have acted for the trustees of the Dollond & Aitchison pension scheme on the merger of Boots Opticians and Dollond & Aitchison. De Rigo, the parent company of Dollond & Aitchison, a...	02 March 2009
Integration critical as new law sparks building society mergers More building societies are set to follow the Co-op and the Britannia Building Society's merger to create a 'super mutual' say lawyers from Hammonds LLP, but many could fail to deliver the anticipated benefits if the merging businesses are not integr...	27 February 2009
Hammonds LLP advises on £90m development deal for Jurys Inns A team from Hammonds LLP in Birmingham has acted for Jurys Inns on a £90 million development deal, which will see the company open four new hotels in England and Scotland. Jurys Inns' four new hotels will be located in Newcastle, Portsmouth, Bradfor...	17 February 2009
Hammonds LLP advises on acquisition of Adams Childrenswear A team from Hammonds LLP in Birmingham has acted for PricewaterhouseCoopers on the acquisition of Adams Childrenswear by former owner John Shannon, following the company going into administration in December 2008. Operating from its base in Nuneaton...	17 February 2009
Bankruptcy Partner Bolsters Squire Sanders’ New York Presence New York – Veteran bankruptcy lawyer Sandra E. Mayerson has joined the New York office of global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., adding to the firm’s steadily growing New York presence and its global bankruptcy and restructuring capabi...	17 February 2009
Federal Jury Awards US$2 Million to Squire Sanders Client Bilked in Cross-Border Currency Scam Miami - A federal jury recently awarded more than US$2 million to the owners of a Dominican Republic-based business bilked in a currency exchange scam. The business was represented by Alvin B. Davis, a trial lawyer and managing partner of the Miami o...	16 February 2009
Global Recognition London - Global Arbitration Review, a leading publication focused on international dispute resolution (IDR) issues and news, has named Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. among the top 30 firms in its 2009 GAR 100 list of leading IDR practices. The ...	10 February 2009
Hammonds LLP advises on £32.5 million buyout A team from Hammonds LLP in Leeds has acted for Lloyds Development Capital on the £32.5 million buyout of Quantum Specials, one of the UK’s largest suppliers of tailor-made medicines to the pharmaceutical industry. Established in 2004, Quantum S...	04 February 2009
Bosses in breach of health and safety rules could face prison If the current economic woes facing most business leaders at present wasn't enough, the new Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008 should give rise to additional concern says law firm Hammonds LLP. The new law came into force on Friday (16 January 20...	19 January 2009
Hammonds LLP announces new Head of Leeds Office Hammonds LLP, the international law firm, announced today that Jonathan Jones has been appointed the head of its Leeds office with immediate effect. Jones will succeed current office head, Simon Miller, who has been appointed head of the firm’s Com...	15 January 2009
Hammonds LLP Corporate partner makes this year's The Lawyer Hot 100 David Hull, a London-based Corporate partner at Hammonds LLP, has been recognised by a listing by industry magazine, The Lawyer, in its annual Hot 100 list. The prestigious list provides an insight into individuals who are making things happen in t...	12 January 2009
Squire Sanders Names Caroline I. Waite European Partner London – Corporate lawyer Caroline I. Waite, whose practice focuses on commercial and technology matters, has been named a European partner with global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., effective Jan. 1, 2009. “Caroline is an integral p...	9 January 2009
Top US Trade Official Joins Squire Sanders Washington DC – Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has successfully recruited David Spooner to the firm’s Antitrust, Competition, Trade and Regulatory Practice Group. As assistant secretary of commerce for import administration...	7 January 2009
Hammonds co-hosts first seminar for fund managers with the London Stock Exchange in Beijing Hammonds, in conjunction with the London Stock Exchange (LSE), has this month hosted a first-of-its-kind seminar in Beijing on the listing of private equity funds on the LSE's Main Board, Specialist Fund Market and AIM. Hammonds is one of the...	23 December 2008
UK’s working time opt-out to go? The European Parliament has today controversially voted in favour of abolishing the working time opt-out, meaning that staff may no longer have the ability to work more than an average 48 hours per week. MEPs said that there must be no exceptio...	19 December 2008
Hammonds LLP advises on second public to private takeover A team from Hammonds LLP in Manchester has acted for ECI Partners LLP on the public to private takeover of Ascribe plc in a deal worth £33.3 million. Headquartered in Bolton, Ascribe is an AIM listed leading supplier of clinically focused IT solutio...	19 December 2008
Anthony Van der Hauwaert Named European Partner Anthony Van der Hauwaert, a corporate mergers and acquisitions lawyer, has been named a European partner with global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., effective Jan. 1, 2009. Van der Hauwaert is resident in the firm’s Brussels office and...	18 December 2008
Seven Lawyers Named Principals by Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has named seven lawyers in five US offices as principals with the firm, effective Jan. 1, 2009. “These lawyers are selected as principals based on the superior client service and valuable ongoing...	18 December 2008
Squire Sanders Adds 16 Lawyers to Partnership Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has elected 16 lawyers to its partnership, effective January 1, 2009, in a move that reflects the firm’s strength, diversity and global reach. The 2009 partnership class includes lawyers from four continents. “T...	18 December 2008
Squire Sanders Names Two Prague Lawyers as European Partners Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has selected lawyers Magda Pokorná and Danica Šebestová to be European partners, effective Jan. 1, 2009. Both lawyers are based in the firm’s Prague office. Pokorná is a real estate lawyer, while...	18 December 2008
Hammonds announces new Head of Commercial & Dispute Resolution Hammonds has announced that Simon Miller is to become the head of its Commercial & Dispute Resolution practice with effect from 1 May 2009. Miller will succeed current head, Lucci Dammone, who has served in that role for five years. Dammon...	15 December 2008
Hammonds LLP announces new Head of London Office Hammonds LLP has announced that Robert Weekes is to become the Head of its London office with immediate effect, following an election held in November. He was elected with the full support of the London partners. Robert Weekes will succeed the curre...	15 December 2008
Chambers Latin America Commends Squire Sanders Inaugural Edition Notes Firm Work in Dominican Republic and Venezuela Caracas and Santo Domingo – Chambers Latin America, the newest legal directory produced by Chambers & Partners, gave high marks to lawyers in the Venezuela and Dominican Republic offices of global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. The...	12 December 2008
Corporate, banking teams advise Melorio plc on £33m deal Hammonds has advised Melorio plc, the AIM listed vocational training business, on the reverse takeover of Zenos Limited and Zenos Learning Limited for a consideration of up to £33m. Zenos provides vocational training to the ICT sector and operates f...	11 December 2008
Recommended takeover offer for Macro 4 Plc A team from Hammonds' Corporate department has advised global software company, Macro 4 plc, on a recommended cash offer for the Company by UNICOM Systems Inc. The offer, which values the Company at £33.4m, was announced to the market on 5 December.M...	08 December 2008
Hammonds adds Christmas sparkle to city’s children’s hospital Christmas has come early for youngsters at Birmingham Children's Hospital thanks to volunteers from a local law firm. The volunteers from Hammonds have transformed three wards at the hospital with scores of sparkling Christmas decorations and a Sant...	05 December 2008
Hammonds advises Alba plc on trade marks sale to Argos Limited Hammonds LLP has advised Alba Plc on the sale of the Alba and Bush trade marks to Argos Limited, a subsidiary of Home Retail Group Plc. The total cash consideration is £15.25 million. Hammonds LLP also advised Alba on a capital reorganisation inten...	04 December 2008
Squire Sanders Brings Global Tax and Private Wealth Practice to New York Office New York – Taxation and benefits partner Jeffrey S. Levin has joined the New York office of global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. “Jeff has tremendous experience advising a wide range of international private clients on taxation matter...	1 December 2008
Hammonds Advises on GWB Takeover by Scheme of Arrangement Hammonds LLP has advised Halifax-based Gartland Whalley and Barker Limited on the recommended cash offer and capital reduction of the Company by way of Scheme of Arrangement. The Scheme results in founder Tony Gartland and his four children taki...	26 November 2008
Hammonds LLP advises on dismissal of doping charges against Scottish rugby player Scott MacLeod The Scottish Rugby Union ("SRU") announced today (24 November 2008) that the doping charge brought against the Scarlets and Scotland player Scott MacLeod, has been dismissed. Mr MacLeod was selected for a doping control test on 25 January 2008 foll...	24 November 2008
Hammonds LLP advises on sale of Stainton Metal Company Ltd A team from Hammonds in Leeds, led by Jayne Aarons, advised NVM Private Equity on its exit from Stainton Metal Company Ltd, which was announced today. The Teesside-based manufacturer of street lighting columns and telecommunications poles was sold t...	24 November 2008
Hammonds LLP chairs IFAES seminar in Madrid Hammonds' senior associate, Jesús Carrasco is chairing a two-day conference in Madrid on 18 and 19 November 2008 as part of a series of Seminars by the International Faculty for Executives (IFAES). The conference entitled "How to optimise the legal ...	18 November 2008
Rick Horrow, “The Sports Professor,” Joins Squire Sanders Cleveland, OH – Sports business consultant Rick Horrow has affiliated with global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. as of counsel to add to the firm’s services in sports law and facilities finance and development. “Rick has quarterbacked ...	27 May 2008
American Lawyer Media: “Big Deals, Big Suits” American Lawyer Media, including American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel and The Deal, notes Squire Sanders’ role in the July 2005 acquisition of IMS Health Incorporated by VNU N.V. European Union competition work in the US$6.9 billion deal was hand...	30 November 2005