Deals

LARK is advising the US-based distilled spirits company Sazerac on its planned public takeover of Germany-listed Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft. According to the firm’s announcement of 22 September 2026, Sazerac and Berentzen have concluded a business combination agreement under which Sazerac will [...]

valfor Attorneys-at-Law advised the gipser.ch group on a strategic partnership with Rossi Aregger AG. The firm published the deal announcement on 31 August 2026, stating that “the gipser.ch group has entered into a strategic partnership with Rossi Aregger AG”. Stipe [...]

Daniela Lavinia Cudrici argues that law firms in the United Arab Emirates should separate awards from directory rankings when they decide where to invest in recognition. In a commentary published on 4 September 2026, she asks what firms are actually [...]

Clara-Ann Gordon moves from NKF to Bär & Karrer. She joined the Swiss firm’s partnership on 1 September 2026 and co-heads its Tech, Data and Cyber Group together with Christian Kunz, supported by partners Markus Wang and Michele Bernasconi. Clara-Ann [...]

Inventa was recognised in the IAM Patent 1000 2026, the annual guide to leading patent professionals and firms published by IAM. The Portuguese firm was listed as a recommended firm for patent prosecution, the category the guide uses to identify [...]

Patentree was recognised in IP STARS 2026, the intellectual property rankings published by Managing IP. The Portuguese firm was listed as a recommended firm and noted as having held a ranking for five or more consecutive years, a marker the [...]

Jacobacci Avvocati was recognised in the IAM Patent 1000 2026, the annual guide to leading patent professionals and firms published by IAM. The firm was listed as a ranked firm for patent litigation in Italy, the category the guide uses [...]

Società Italiana Brevetti was recognised in the IAM Patent 1000 2026, the guide to the world’s leading patent practitioners and firms published by IAM. The firm was placed in the top tier for patent prosecution in Italy, the highest of [...]

Bugnion was recognised in the IAM Patent 1000 2026, the annual guide to the leading patent professionals and firms published by IAM. The Italian intellectual property firm secured a listing among the recommended firms for patent prosecution, one of the [...]

PONS IP was recognized in the IP STARS 2026 rankings published by Managing IP. The Spanish intellectual property firm secured Tier 1 status in Trademarks and consolidated its position in the Patents category. IP STARS is one of the principal [...]