DLA Piper’s Post

This year, 63 lawyers across 18 countries have been promoted to our partnership.   Globally, Litigation has the largest intake of new partners, with 16 promotions; followed by Corporate with 13; 11 in Finance, Projects and Restructuring; and 10 in Intellectual Property & Technology.   Other practice groups include Employment and Real Estate with four promotions each, Tax and Regulatory & Government Affairs with two promotions each and Pro Bono, with one new promotion. Congratulations to all those promoted! Read more on our website – https://lnkd.in/dnk7r_nT

We have advised senior financiers Oma Säästöpankki Oyj and LähiTapiola on a transaction in which Meriaura Ltd acquired two Ecotrader cargo vessels to be delivered by the Dutch shipyard Royal Bodewes. Meriaura's vessels operate contract and cargo services mainly in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. Maritime transport plays a key role in logistics in Finland and the drive towards carbon neutrality contributes to the pressure of the industry to renew and adopt new technologies. The investment is a continuation of Meriaura's series of investments in energy efficient tonnage using bio-oil. The DLA Piper advisory team included Hans Sundblad, Mikko Luukkonen, Iiris Tuohimaa, Elise Bergman, and Satu Saarikoski. Click to read the news on our website (available also in Finnish).

DLA Piper Australia has appointed pro bono leader, Catriona Martin, and expert M&A lawyer, Sarah Wilson, to the partnership.

António Moura Portugal, Sócio da DLA Piper em Portugal, foi eleito Vice-Presidente da mesa da Assembleia Geral da Confederação do Turismo de Portugal, em representação da Associação das Companhias Aéreas em Portugal (RENA).   Os órgãos sociais para o triénio 2024-2027, foram eleitos no dia 16 de abril, sendo a Direção presidida por Francisco Calheiros (AHRESP - Associação da Hotelaria, Restauração e Similares de Portugal), a mesa da Assembleia Geral por Jose Theotonio (Grupo Pestana, SGPS, S. A.) e o Conselho Fiscal por Jorge Rebelo de Almeida (Vila Galé – Sociedade de Empreendimentos Turísticos, S. A.). A cerimónia de tomada de posse ocorreu na Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa e contou com a presença do Presidente da República, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.   Saiba mais aqui: https://lnkd.in/ehhZ6zFn

Transactions with impact. We’ve advised BASF on its acquisition of 49% of the German Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farms from Vattenfall, providing BASF with the necessary amounts of renewable energy to implement the next steps of their transformation in Europe.    A team from our offices across Germany worked on the transaction and was led by Global Co-Chair of our Corporate practice Dr Benjamin Parameswaran. He was supported by a cross jurisdictional team who helped to deliver a positive impact for BASF, our society and our planet.   Click on the link below to read more.   #Renewables #Legal #Acquisition #TransformingTomorrow #TransactionWithImpact #Energytransition #Energiewende

DLA Piper’s Global Litigation Guide covers more than 30 jurisdictions worldwide, providing answers for our client everywhere their business operates. Learn more here. https://lnkd.in/gbGFgy5M #GlobalLitigation #InternationalLaw

Please join us on April 11 for a two-hour CLE webinar with DLA Piper in Latin America tax team: Augusto Nicolás Mancinelli, Alex Jorge, Amory Heine A., Andrés González Becerra, Laura Galeano Daza, Guillermo Aguayo Garza, Erik Lind, Carlos V., Calafia Franco Jaramillo, John Guarin and Manuel Lopez-Zambrana. During this webinar, the team will discuss recently enacted tax provisions and expected reforms that will affect operations in the region for the 2024 fiscal year. #Tax #InternationalTax

Please join DLA Piper for a discussion on the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA). Signed into law in December 2023, FEPA criminalizes the “demand side” of foreign bribery – that is, makes it illegal for any foreign official to demand, receive, or agree to receive a bribe from a US citizen, company, or resident. On April 3, our Partners Nereida Melendez and Sonia Torres, with our Of Counsel Jacabed Rodriguez-Coss and Hugo Carrasco Soulé, Sr. Legal Director at J&J Innovative Medicine, will discuss its implications.

#EPA has issued two companion proposals under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to incorporate numerous #PFAS into facility corrective action activities. Such proposals would subject over 1,000 waste facilities across the country to heightened risk of PFAS-related corrective action obligations. We look at the key details. #RCRA #HazardousWaste #ESG #ListingRule #DefinitionRule

Our partner Amadeu Ribeiro was elected to chair the newly formed Investing in Brazil Committee which will focus on foreign direct investments in Brazil, and serve as a source of intelligence and an analytical tool for those navigating different sectors of the Brazilian market, providing valuable insights through events and reports. Amadeu will also serve on the Chamber’s Executive Committee, while maintaining his Vice-Presidency position with the Chamber. Our partner Marcello Hallake has been appointed to the Chamber’s Board of Directors one more time. Congratulations to them both on these roles. We look forward to their continued contributions and impact. #InvestingInBrazil