Maurene Comey Joins Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler as Litigation Partner

Last summer, the Trump Administration abruptly fired Comey, a renowned prosecutor in the Southern District of New York. She intends to concentrate on complicated civil litigation and white-collar cases in her own practice.

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Spencer Fane Adds Attorney to California Real Estate Team

Tawnza Kring has joined the Real Estate Practice Group at Spencer Fane LLP as a senior associate. She is associated with the San Jose, California, office and has her base in Orange County, California.

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Hogan Lovells advises Andera Partners on mezzanine investment in Austrian exceet Card Group

Hogan Lovells, led by Frankfurt partner Dr. Christoph Naumann, has advised French private equity investor Andera Partners, a prominent player in Europe, on a mezzanine investment by its Andera Acto V fund in Exceet Card Group, a prominent supplier of digital identity products and secure card solutions with headquarters in Kematen, Tirol, Austria, and subsidiaries…

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Dentons advises UniCredit on financing for SMEGSolar’s BESS

UniCredit Bank Hungary Zrt. has received advice from Dentons’ Budapest office regarding a €35.79 million loan to SMEGSolar Ltd., a member of the STS Group, to support the planning, building, and running of a sizable battery energy storage project in Hungary.

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K&L Gates Advises Blackbird Ventures on Eucalyptus Sale to Hims & Hers Health, Inc.

In relation to the announced agreement for Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (NYSE: HIMS) to acquire Eucalyptus in a strategic deal valued at up to US$1.15 billion, K&L Gates has provided advice to Blackbird Ventures, the largest shareholder of Australian digital health startup Eucalyptus.

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Baker McKenzie Partner Brian Hengesbaugh Featured in Law.com on Generative AI and Attorney Client Privilege

In a recent piece in Law.com’s Legaltech News, Brian Hengesbaugh, a partner in Baker McKenzie’s Commercial Practice Group, discussed a significant US federal court decision that addressed the dangers of utilizing open generative AI systems in legal proceedings.

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