Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer on LinkedIn: Freshfields Welcomes Leading Bay Area M&A Partner (2024)

We're delighted to welcome 23 new partners to our global partnership, bringing together a broad range of experiences and skills for the benefit of our clients and wider firm, and reflecting the breadth and depth of our global expertise.Read more at https://lnkd.in/etUkA-VvJanina Heinz | James Chapman | Tomas Rua | Vanessa van WeeldenEmma Gateaud | Eric Johnson | Mark Egeler | Dr. Ilka OberländerClaire Harrop | Saad Kamil Mian | Satya Staes Polet | Stefanie FayMaria Ledeneva | Oliver Board | Dr. Tobias Timmann | Alexandra van der MeulenJennifer Loeb | Jonathan Kelly | Dominic Divivier | Kristina Maria WeilerTaryn Zucker | Jan-Philip Wilde | Emily Szasz

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When bringing a contractual claim after a successful M&A transaction, it’s essential to ensure that the claim notice is valid. UK courts have made it clear that failing to provide valid notification of claims won’t be overlooked as a mere technicality, leading to claims being dismissed regardless of their substantive merit. In our latest blog post, we explore what this means in practice for purchasers in both ‘full-recourse’ and ‘W&I-backed’ English law governed M&A deals. Read now: https://okt.to/1RKQhj📝 Emily Szasz | Laura Western#tax #taxdisputes

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In the latest episode of our No Worse Off podcast, Craig Montgomery, Emma Gateaud and Tom Smith KC continue their discussion on UK restructuring plans, including the concept of the Relevant Alternative, when is the best time for a company to present a plan and the availability of new European tools for restructurings. 🎧 Listen and subscribe now:Apple > https://okt.to/vZR5E0Spotify > https://okt.to/a67MOJWeb > https://okt.to/biMjDt #restructuring

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Join Aimen Mir, Andrea Merediz Basham and Brian Reissaus in this Berkeley Boosts webinar to gain cutting edge insight into managing the impact of Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) on cross-border deals. The panel, featuring the most recent former head of CFIUS and highly experienced in-house and outside counsel for PE and strategic investors, will explore the US government’s evolving view of national security and practical strategies for evaluating deal opportunities, mitigating deal execution risk, and managing the CFIUS process. Register for this free webinar on April 16 now: https://okt.to/ovCf4U #CFIUS #BerkeleyBoosts #PrivateEquity Berkeley Law Executive Education

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The expansion of our commercial litigation practice continues with the arrival of Andrew Gladstein as a partner in New York, enabling us to more effectively serve our clients in the US and around the world, including leading private equity and other funds. Andrew’s complex commercial litigation experience includes representing investment managers and alternative investment funds in a variety of civil matters and regulatory investigations. Read more on the appointment at https://okt.to/6dQnrP Find out more about Andrew at: https://okt.to/SdLv5j

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Join influential leaders from across the financial and related professional services industry, politics and the regulators at TheCityUK International Conference 2024 on 18 April as they discuss the key commercial drivers and themes that will guide businesses and underpin the UK’s position as a world-leading international financial centre.Register now to access the conference online:https://lnkd.in/eU6C876QFreshfields is the platinum sponsor of TheCityUK International Conference 2024.

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Congratulations to Christopher Stothers, Rutger Kleemans and Dr. Stephan Dorn on their success at the Unified Patent Court’s Court of Appeal in relation to Christopher’s application to access Ocado’s statement of claim in the Ocado v Autostore proceedings. The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is a new European court dedicated to hearing patent disputes, which opened its doors in June 2023. Under the UPC’s rules of procedure, written pleadings and evidence shall be made available to the public upon a “reasoned request”. The Court of Appeal confirmed that, on the facts, Christopher was entitled to access Ocado’s statement of claim. This is a pivotal decision in that it sets out the UPC’s approach to transparency and open justice. Read more: https://okt.to/ZB1qxF

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Our latest Asia-Pacific employment law bulletin 2024 identifies the most important employment law developments in the region and assesses what to expect for the remainder of the year – from an increasing focus on safeguarding workers' rights and the challenges posed by the rise of the gig economy and digital platforms to the introduction of legislation to promote gender inclusivity.Read the new bulletin now: https://okt.to/cexBaC#EmploymentLaw

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The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act remains an important fixture in the enforcement and compliance landscape for global companies – our latest blog takes stock of developments over the last 18 months, including key trends in DOJ and SEC enforcement actions and compliance policies.Read now: https://okt.to/CNTdRS📝 Daniel Cendan | Justin Simeone | Grace B.

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