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Maria Gonzalez Calvet and Ryan Rohlfsen to Speak at ACI's 42nd Annual FCPA Conference
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Maria Gonzalez Calvet and Ryan Rohlfsen to Speak at ACI's 42nd Annual FCPA Conference
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Maria Gonzalez Calvet and Ryan Rohlfsen, co-chairs of the anti-corruption and international risk practice and former members of the U.S. Department of Justice's specialized Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Unit, will speak at the American Conference Institute's (ACI) 42nd Annual Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Global Anti-Corruption.
During the conference, which
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Maria Gonzalez Calvet and Ryan Rohlfsen to Speak at ACI's 42nd Annual FCPA Conference
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Maria Gonzalez Calvet and Ryan Rohlfsen, co-chairs of the anti-corruption and international risk practice and former members of the U.S. Department of Justice's specialized Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Unit, will speak at the American Conference Institute's (ACI) 42nd Annual Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Global Anti-Corruption.
During the conference, whichwill be held December 3-4 in Washington, D.C., Maria will participate in the panel discussion "Managing in Latin America: A Look at the Biggest Ways Cartels/TCOs Are Infiltrating Businesses and Supply Chains, and How Companies Are Responding." This session will examine the top areas of potential cartel infiltration and offer actionable guidance for identifying red flags, protecting supply chains, and strengthening controls across third-party relationships, logistics networks, and procurement processes.
Ryan will participate in a spotlight session with representatives from the United Kingdom's Serious Fraud Office (SFO), France's Parquet National Financier (PNF), and the Swiss Office of the Attorney General (OAG), offering an in-depth look at the latest initiatives of the international anti-corruption prosecutorial task force.
With new U.S. Department of Justice guidance and intensifying global enforcement, ACI's redesigned 2025 program will convene more than 700 members of the global FCPA community for practical, forward-looking insights.
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Original text here: https://www.ropesgray.com/en/news-and-events/events/2025/12/maria-gonzalez-calvet-and-ryan-rohlfsen-to-speak-at-acis-42nd-annual-fcpa-conference
Taft Public Affairs Attorney Terrance Carroll Shares Insights on Voting Rights Acts with CPR News
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Dec. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Taft Public Affairs Attorney Terrance Carroll Shares Insights on Voting Rights Acts with CPR News
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As the U.S. marked the 60 th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Taft public affairs attorney and former speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives Terrance Carroll and communications professional Alton Dillard analyzed the history, the impact, and the present day implications of the landmark federal statute with Colorado Public Radio's (CPR) "Colorado Matters" talk show.
The
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Dec. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Taft Public Affairs Attorney Terrance Carroll Shares Insights on Voting Rights Acts with CPR News
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As the U.S. marked the 60 th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Taft public affairs attorney and former speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives Terrance Carroll and communications professional Alton Dillard analyzed the history, the impact, and the present day implications of the landmark federal statute with Colorado Public Radio's (CPR) "Colorado Matters" talk show.
TheVoting Rights Act of 1965, signed by President Lyndon Johnson, prohibits racial discrimination in voting. CPR highlighted the milestone while calling to attention the current state of equal access to ballots and a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could change the course of American democracy.
Carroll told CPR, "What made the Voting Rights Act transformative is one, it was the culmination of a series of voting and civil rights bills that have been enacted in the United States since the end of the Civil War going all the way back to 1867 or so. But it was probably the most definitive and the one with the most teeth of all the voting rights and civil rights bills that came about after Reconstruction. It still remains important today because there are parts of this country where folks who are on the margins... still do not have access fully to the ballot box to elect a candidate of their choice."
Listen to the full interview HERE.
Carroll leads the Colorado Public Affairs Strategies group, representing clients in government and political law matters, including corporate political activity. He advises businesses, advocacy groups, charities, associations and political organizations on a full range of legal issues related to influencing government, public policy and elections. Carroll also provides legal guidance to clients facing urgent, high-stakes and politically sensitive situations that pose significant reputational and operational risks. He served as the 54th speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives and was the first African American to hold the position.
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Original text here: https://www.taftlaw.com/news-events/news/taft-public-affairs-attorney-terrance-carroll-shares-insights-on-voting-rights-acts-with-cpr-news/
McDermott successfully acted for Tecnimont S.p.A. and MT Russia LLC in applying to the English High Court to enforce an arbitral tribunal's peremptory anti-suit orders
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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McDermott successfully acted for Tecnimont S.p.A. and MT Russia LLC in applying to the English High Court to enforce an arbitral tribunal's peremptory anti-suit orders
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International law firm McDermott Will & Schulte act for Tecnimont S.p.A. and MT Russia LLC (together, the " Claimants "), subsidiaries of MAIRE S.p.A. (" MAIRE "), in ongoing ICC arbitration proceedings seated in London (the " Arbitration ") against LLC EuroChem North-West-2 (" EuroChem
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CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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McDermott successfully acted for Tecnimont S.p.A. and MT Russia LLC in applying to the English High Court to enforce an arbitral tribunal's peremptory anti-suit orders
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International law firm McDermott Will & Schulte act for Tecnimont S.p.A. and MT Russia LLC (together, the " Claimants "), subsidiaries of MAIRE S.p.A. (" MAIRE "), in ongoing ICC arbitration proceedings seated in London (the " Arbitration ") against LLC EuroChem North-West-2 (" EuroChemLLC ") and EuroChem Group AG (" EuroChem AG " and, together with EuroChem LLC, " EuroChem ").
Having participated in the Arbitration for more than three years and having therefore indisputably submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the ICC arbitral tribunal (the " Tribunal "), EuroChem LLC has recently commenced various actions before the Russian courts concerning the same matters being determined in the Arbitration (the " Unlawful Russian Actions ") and in clear breach of the parties' agreement to arbitrate. The Claimants obtained orders from the Tribunal restraining the Unlawful Russian Actions, which orders were also breached by EuroChem LLC. The Claimants then sought relief from the English High Court to enforce the Tribunal's orders and obtained an order (endorsed with a penal notice) from Mr Justice Butcher on 21 November 2025 which required EuroChem LLC to comply with the Tribunal's directions and to withdraw the Unlawful Russian Actions and discharge certain interim relief already obtained thereunder (the " Butcher Order "). EuroChem LLC has failed to comply with its terms, including by not withdrawing the Unlawful Russian Actions.
The judgment underpinning the Butcher Order can be accessed here.
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In 2020, the Claimants and EuroChem LLC entered into various agreements concerning the construction of a major fertiliser plant in Kingisepp, Russia, for EuroChem (the " Agreements "). As a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the imposition of increased financial and trade sanctions (including the designation of EuroChem's owner, Mr Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko), the Claimants lawfully suspended their services under the Agreements in May-July 2022. Subsequently, EuroChem LLC unlawfully terminated the Agreements, alleging that the Claimants had failed to properly perform their services and denying that it was owned and controlled by Mr Melnichenko.
As explained in this press release, McDermott then also represented Tecnimont S.p.A. as a non-cause of action defendant, and Part 20 defendant, in parallel proceedings before the English courts concerning the attempted enforcement by EuroChem of certain performance bonds totalling EUR212 million issued by Societe Generale and ING Bank (the " Banks ") to secure the obligations of the Claimants under the Agreements. The Banks refused to make payment to EuroChem under the bonds on the basis that, amongst other things, to do so would breach EU sanctions as EuroChem is owned and controlled by Mr Melnichenko, who remains designated as an individual " responsible for actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. " On 31 July 2025, Mr Justice Bright in the English Commercial Court found in favour of the Banks and Tecnimont S.p.A. and dismissed EuroChem's claims (the " Bright Judgement "). Readers can access a copy of the judgment here.
As a result of the adverse findings in the Bright Judgment, which support the Claimants' decision to suspend their services under the Agreements and, therefore, their position in the Arbitration, EuroChem LLC performed the ultimate volte-face by seeking to move the dispute to its home courts in Russia by commencing the Unlawful Russian Actions. On 2 September 2025, EuroChem LLC issued an action before the Moscow Arbitrazh Court seeking the same relief as its counterclaims in the Arbitration (the " Moscow Action "). In the Moscow Action, EuroChem LLC also obtained an interim order against the Claimants freezing the Claimant's movable and immovable property up to an amount of approximately EUR 100 million. In addition, on 2 October 2025, EuroChem LLC issued two separate anti-arbitration applications before the St. Petersburg Arbitrazh Court against the Claimants, seeking an order restraining the Claimants from continuing with the Arbitration (the " St. Petersburg Actions ").
Both sets of Unlawful Russian Actions rely on the so-called Lugovoy Law (Article 248 of the Russian Arbitrazh Code), which effectively enables Russian Courts to ignore the impact (whether as a matter of fact or law) of EU sanctions.
In response to the Unlawful Russian Actions, the Claimants obtained several orders from the Tribunal, unanimously deprecating the actions of EuroChem LLC and requiring it to withdraw and/or discharge the actions before the Russian courts. Having repeatedly breached the Tribunal's orders, the Tribunal issued peremptory orders within the meaning of Section 41(5) of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the " Peremptory Orders ").
EuroChem LLC failed to comply with the Peremptory Orders and so the Claimants issued proceedings before the English Commercial Court on 17 October 2025 under Section 42 of the Arbitration Act 1996, with an expedited timetable. On 21 November 2025, Mr Justice Butcher made the Burcher Order, granting an injunction under penal notice requiring EuroChem LLC to comply with the Peremptory Orders and withdraw each of the Moscow and the St. Petersburg Actions. Mr Justice Butcher was wholly unpersuaded on every argument raised by EuroChem LLC, in particular holding that the Tribunal did have the power to issue interim anti-suit relief by way of the Peremptory Orders and that the director of EuroChem LLC did not face a real risk of prosecution in Russia if he was to cause EuroChem LLC to withdraw the Unlawful Russian Actions. Mr Justice Butcher also denied a subsequent application from EuroChem LLC seeking a stay of execution in respect of his order.
EuroChem LLC has permission to appeal Mr Justice Butcher's judgment on the alleged ground that Parliament intended for orders under Sections 41 and s.42 of the Arbitration Act 1996 to be concerned with a party's conduct of the arbitral reference, and this does not include orders restraining the pursuit of different proceedings in a different forum. The Claimants contend that this single ground of appeal is at odds with the natural meaning of words used in section 41(5) of the Arbitration Act 1996, which refer to " any orders or directions of the tribunal " (emphasis added) such that the provisions cannot be read in the narrow manner contended for by EuroChem LLC.
Despite the Butcher Order, EuroChem LLC did not withdraw the Unlawful Russian Actions and on 27 November 2025, only two months after the claim was issued, the hearing of the Moscow Action went ahead on the merits, without the benefit of any documentary or expert evidence, with the Moscow Arbitrazh Court awarding EuroChem LLC approximately EUR 1.9 billion. The Claimants consider such decision to be plainly wrong, in breach of the Tribunal's Peremptory Orders and the Butcher Order, and indicative of a complete absence of due process in the Russian Courts.
MAIRE, the Claimants' parent company, issued a press release on the 28th of November, 2025, stating amongst other things: " MAIRE Group will vigorously challenge the unlawful actions of [EuroChem LLC] and [EuroChem AG], and any other person doing anything to infringe the rights of MAIRE and its affiliates violating multiple orders and directions issued by an international arbitral tribunal and the English court ".
The Maire entities in the Arbitration and parallel English court litigation are represented by the disputes team of McDermott Will & Schulte, led by partners Milo Molfa, Alfonso Annibale De Marco, Jack Thorne and David Kiefer, supported by associates William Merry, James McGlaughlin, Jonathan Robb and William Evans in London, Mariafiore Miniussi in Milan, Maxime Delabarre in Paris, and Maria Cristina Rosales del Prado and Ignacio Zabala Alonso in Washington DC. Alan Maclean KC and Tom Leary, both of Blackstone Chambers in London, acted as counsel for Tecnimont in the English Court litigation.
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Original text here: https://www.mwe.com/media/mcdermott-successfully-acted-for-tecnimont-s-p-a-and-mt-russia-llc-in-applying-to-the-english-high-court-to-enforce-an-arbitral-tribunals-peremptory-anti-suit-orders/
McDermott Will & Schulte recognized across five categories in BTI Litigation Outlook 2026
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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McDermott Will & Schulte recognized across five categories in BTI Litigation Outlook 2026
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International law firm McDermott Will & Schulte has been honored in five practice categories in BTI Consulting Group's BTI Litigation Outlook 2026, reflecting the firm's strength and momentum across key litigation areas.
McDermott earned distinctions in the following categories:
* Complex Employment Litigation - Leader (Top 5% of all firms)
* Cybersecurity Litigation
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CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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McDermott Will & Schulte recognized across five categories in BTI Litigation Outlook 2026
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International law firm McDermott Will & Schulte has been honored in five practice categories in BTI Consulting Group's BTI Litigation Outlook 2026, reflecting the firm's strength and momentum across key litigation areas.
McDermott earned distinctions in the following categories:
* Complex Employment Litigation - Leader (Top 5% of all firms)
* Cybersecurity Litigation- Distinguished (Top 8% of all firms)
* Class Action Litigation - Standout
* Complex Commercial Litigation - Standout
* Securities & Finance Litigation - Standout
The BTI Litigation Outlook 2026 is based on more than 350 in-depth interviews with leading legal decision-makers at organizations generating $1 billion or more in revenue. The study focuses on those who are the most influential in legal spending and strategy. BTI's research is independent and unbiased - no law firm or other organization sponsors or participates in funding the analysis.
View the BTI Consulting Group report here.
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Original text here: https://www.mwe.com/media/mcdermott-will-schulte-recognized-across-five-categories-in-bti-litigation-outlook-2026/
Greenberg Traurig Offices Recognized in 2026 Edition of GCR 100
MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Greenberg Traurig Offices Recognized in 2026 Edition of GCR 100
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NEW YORK - Dec. 1, 2025 - Global Competition Review (GCR) recognized Greenberg Traurig, LLP 's Antitrust Litigation & Competition Regulation Practice as "Highly Recommended" in Poland and "Recommended" in the Netherlands in the GCR 100 2026 Guide.
The Warsaw team, led by Shareholder Robert Gago, advises on all aspects of Polish and EU competition law. The team has experience in merger control, including
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MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Greenberg Traurig Offices Recognized in 2026 Edition of GCR 100
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NEW YORK - Dec. 1, 2025 - Global Competition Review (GCR) recognized Greenberg Traurig, LLP 's Antitrust Litigation & Competition Regulation Practice as "Highly Recommended" in Poland and "Recommended" in the Netherlands in the GCR 100 2026 Guide.
The Warsaw team, led by Shareholder Robert Gago, advises on all aspects of Polish and EU competition law. The team has experience in merger control, includingnumerous notifications before the European Commission and the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection.
The Amsterdam team, led by Shareholder Hans Urlus and Local Partner Dr. Robert Hardy, represents clients before the Dutch Competition Authority (ACM), European Commission, Dutch administrative law courts, and the EU courts in matters relating to cartels defense, abuse of dominance, state aid, and merger control proceedings; and the Dutch civil law courts on issues relating to antitrust recovery.
GCR says it is the complete source of news and analysis for competition practitioners. GCR works closely with leaders in the competition community to create an evolving range of research tools, from in-depth guides to data-led analysis tools supporting a range of research or strategy initiatives, across 100+ jurisdictions.
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Original text here: https://www.gtlaw.com/en/news/2025/12/press-releases/greenberg-traurig-offices-recognized-in-2026-edition-of-gcr-100
Goodwin Secures Reversal of $39 Million Verdict for Sandoz in Federal Circuit Appeal
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Goodwin Secures Reversal of $39 Million Verdict for Sandoz in Federal Circuit Appeal
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The Appellate Litigation team secured a significant victory for Sandoz, Inc. with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturning a $39 million damages award in a patent dispute with Allergan and Duke University ( Allergan, Inc. et al. v. Sandoz Inc. ). Sandoz had been found liable for infringing a patent relating to Allergan's product Latisse(r), an eyelash-growth drug containing
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Goodwin Secures Reversal of $39 Million Verdict for Sandoz in Federal Circuit Appeal
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The Appellate Litigation team secured a significant victory for Sandoz, Inc. with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturning a $39 million damages award in a patent dispute with Allergan and Duke University ( Allergan, Inc. et al. v. Sandoz Inc. ). Sandoz had been found liable for infringing a patent relating to Allergan's product Latisse(r), an eyelash-growth drug containingthe active ingredient bimatoprost. Sandoz had launched a generic version after defeating several previous rounds of patent litigation. The Federal Circuit agreed with Sandoz that the asserted patent was invalid because at the time of filing the patent application, the patentee did not adequately describe the invention that it later claimed. The Federal Circuit reversed the judgment without remanding, vindicating Sandoz's position completely.
This outcome represents a complete defense win after years of hard-fought litigation and reinforces Goodwin's strength in appellate advocacy and complex life-sciences patent disputes particularly those involving pharmaceutical formulations and method-of-use patents.
Sandoz is the global leader in affordable medicines, with a growth strategy driven by its Purpose: pioneering access for patients. More than 20,000 people of 100 nationalities work together to ensure 900 million patient treatments are provided by Sandoz, generating substantial global healthcare savings and an even larger social impact. Its leading portfolio of approximately 1,300 products addresses diseases from the common cold to cancer. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Sandoz traces its heritage back to 1886. Its history of breakthroughs includes Calcium Sandoz in 1929, the world's first oral penicillin in 1951, and the world's first biosimilar in 2006. In 2024, Sandoz recorded net sales of USD 10.4 billion.
The Goodwin appellate team was led by partner Willy Jay (who argued the appeal) and former partner Jerry Cedrone, and included associate Gabriel Bruno Ferrante, as well as co-counsel from the trial team at Steptoe LLP. The team also benefited from input from Goodwin partners Emily Rapalino, Kevin Martin, Brian Burgess, and Will Evans.
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Original text here: https://www.goodwinlaw.com/en/news-and-events/news/2025/12/announcements-otherindustries-goodwin-secures-reversal
Expansion Ventures invests in the EUR21 million Series A Financing of HyPrSpace
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Expansion Ventures invests in the EUR21 million Series A Financing of HyPrSpace
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The Paris Technology team advised Expansion Ventures on the EUR21 million Series A Financing of Hybrid Propulsion for Space (HyPrSpace), a French aerospace startup, dedicated to accelerating the French strategic autonomy in space.
The round was led by Red River West and the DeepTech 2030 fund, managed on behalf of the French State by Bpifrance under the France 2030 program, also included Expansion
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Expansion Ventures invests in the EUR21 million Series A Financing of HyPrSpace
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The Paris Technology team advised Expansion Ventures on the EUR21 million Series A Financing of Hybrid Propulsion for Space (HyPrSpace), a French aerospace startup, dedicated to accelerating the French strategic autonomy in space.
The round was led by Red River West and the DeepTech 2030 fund, managed on behalf of the French State by Bpifrance under the France 2030 program, also included ExpansionVentures, SPI, French Tech Seed, and NACO.
Founded in 2020, HyPrSpace aims to develop and industrialize its patented hybrid propulsion technology, with the ambition of becoming the global leader in this field, by making access to space more cost-effective and by strengthening European space sovereignty.
The Goodwin team was led by Anne-Charlotte Riviere, Johann Gandilhon and Valentine Nuaud on corporate matters.
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Original text here: https://www.goodwinlaw.com/en/news-and-events/news/2025/12/announcements-technology-expansion-ventures-invests
Abby Gregor Named Law360 2025 Life Sciences MVP
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Abby Gregor Named Law360 2025 Life Sciences MVP
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Law360 named life sciences licensing partner Abby Gregor an "MVP" in the Life Sciences category. The recognition honors attorneys with a proven track record of achieving significant successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters, and record-breaking deals.
In a profile article, Law360 highlighted Abby's representation of Bain Capital in the formation of a new company with five potential therapies licensed from
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Abby Gregor Named Law360 2025 Life Sciences MVP
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Law360 named life sciences licensing partner Abby Gregor an "MVP" in the Life Sciences category. The recognition honors attorneys with a proven track record of achieving significant successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters, and record-breaking deals.
In a profile article, Law360 highlighted Abby's representation of Bain Capital in the formation of a new company with five potential therapies licensed fromBristol-Myers Squibb to help fill unmet patient needs. The five immunology treatments were at different stages of development, each with their own financial terms and involved investments by various parties "It was like five deals rolled into one, and that's purely from the licensing side," Abby said.
Abby negotiated deals with overlapping timelines. In one she advised Sanofi in its acquisition of Dren Bio immune system therapy, a deal that could be worth up to $1.9 billion. In the other, she represented Black Diamond Therapeutics in a licensing agreement conducted in Paris with French pharmaceutical company Servier, for a treatment designed to target certain alterations in solid tumors.
Abby reflected on her accomplishments, challenges and what motivates her in her career. She was especially proud to see an attorney she mentored secure a recent promotion to partner and then to watch him be recognized by a client they had worked with. The client was so proud of the promotion, it was announced within their company, too. "We truly function as a team and this client sees that, recognized it and felt connected enough to this associate, now partner, that they made sure that the entire organization knew about this announcement," said Abby.
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Original text here: https://www.ropesgray.com/en/news-and-events/rankings-and-awards/2025/12/abby-gregor-named-law360-2025-life-sciences-mvp
