DLA Piper and the real estate company MGVM have joined the Code of Good Practices for Talent Management and the Improvement of Competitiveness in the Company of the Spanish Association of Executives and Directors (EJE&CON), thus joining the more than 150 organizations from all sectors that have already adopted its principles and recommendations. The adhesion […]
Appian announced today that a jury in Circuit Court in Fairfax County, Virginia, has ruled against Pegasystems Inc. requiring it to award $2.036 million to Appian for damages for misappropriation of trade secrets. The jury also found that Pegasystems violated the Virginia Computer Crimes Act and that Pegasystems’ misappropriation of Appian trade secrets was intentional […]
Baker McKenzie has advised Tefal on managing to turn its red dot into a position mark. The Tefal company applied for a position mark -red dot mark- for goods in class 21, which mainly comprises small hand-operated appliances and utensils for domestic and culinary use. The request was denied by the Spanish Patent and Trademark […]
Cuatrecasas has advised the pan-European group Infinitas Learning on the acquisition of LeYa S.A., a publishing group that includes several Portuguese-language publishers and which manages operations in Portugal and Mozambique. The operations of LeYa Global (holding company of the LeYa Group) in Brazil and Angola were not included in this agreement. Infinitas Learning is a […]
TELLES has reinforced its team with the integration of Nuno Marques as of counsel, in the Commercial, Corporate and M&A practice. The lawyer joins the team led by Carlos Lucena and Francisco Espregueira Mendes. With 13 years of professional experience, Nuno Marques has developed his expertise in privatisations, corporate reorganisations, private equity and commercial […]
73% of the head of legal departments of large companies assure that they do not currently use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in the processes of their department, but many recognize the potential value that it could bring them in the early evaluation of cases, the analysis of contracts, understanding big data sets, and issues related […]
Corporate
Deal & transactions
Pinsent Masons advises on acquisition of luxury residential project Padilla
The Pinsent Masons Real Estate team has advised the SPV managed by the firm specialising in real estate investment and asset management Admara Capital, on the recent acquisition of Padilla 66, a luxury residential project, with a building license included, from Riverdale Consulting. The SPV that has acquired the project is owned by Grupo LaFinca, […]
The Partnership Board of CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo approved yesterday the promotion and appointment of three new partners. They are Ignacio Cerrato and Irene Miró (Madrid office) and Pedro Ferreras (Barcelona office); the three were until now Counsels of the Commercial Law and M&A department. Ignacio Cerrato has developed his entire professional career […]
TELLES has advised the shareholders of MWTechnologies on the sale of its business in Portugal to Amplitude Laser Group, a leading global manufacturer of femtosecond lasers for scientific, medical and industrial applications. TELLES’ team that represented MWTechnologies was led by (pictured from left to right) Commercial, Corporate and M&A partner, Miguel Carvalho and it included […]
PLMJ has advised the Canadian company Akanda Corp, on its acquisition of Holigen Limited, the owner of the Portuguese company RPK Biopharma, from the Flowr Corporation. The transaction has been valued at approximately €30 million. The deal allows the Akanda Group to consolidate its leading position in the cultivation, production and marketing of herbal medicinal […]
