Publications and News

On January 14, 2019 the partial modification of the Spanish Trademark Law to implement the EU Directive to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trademarks entered into force (except for the rules regarding the evidence of use and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office’s capacity to decide invalidity or revocation actions).

Atsumi & Sakai, the member firm for Japan, welcomes Mr. Nobuchika Mori, former Commissioner of the Financial Services Agency of Japan (the “JFSA”), as an adviser to the Firm.

ALFA International is pleased to announce the addition of Quilling, Selander, Lownds, Winslett & Moser, P.C. to its network of global law firm members. Quilling Selander is strategically located in the heart of the Dallas Metroplex business centers with offices in downtown Dallas and the emerging Plano/Frisco business corridor. Their skilled attorneys provide stellar litigation and transaction-related services to a broad range of clients in numerous industries, including some of the nation’s largest financial institutions, insurance, transportation, construction, manufacturing, and real estate companies.

ALFA International is proud to announce its 2018 award winners: Gero Schneider of Tiefenbacher firm in Germany received the Nate Fishbach Service Award in recognition of his outstanding individual contribution to ALFA International. Frantz Ward LLP of Cleveland, Ohio was given the Member Firm Contribution Award in recognition of the firm’s outstanding involvement with ALFA International.

ALFA International, the global legal network, is proud to announce the elevation of six new dynamic and talented attorneys to its Board of Directors. ALFA International extends its gratitude to the outgoing board members for their efforts in the network’s continued growth.

Darryl M. Bloodworth, a founding shareholder in Dean Mead’s Orlando office provides clear guidance to both debtors and creditors who want to understand the requirements of Florida’s law on fraudulent conveyances.

An employer was in the crosshairs of a federal discrimination lawsuit after rescinding an African-American woman’s offer of employment because she wore her hair in dreadlocks and refused to change them.

ALFA International is pleased to announce the addition of Buren to its network of global law firm members, expanding ALFA International’s reach within Europe. Buren is a multidisciplinary, internationally oriented firm of lawyers, civil-law notaries and tax advisers with a primary office in Amsterdam and an additional office located in The Hague. The firm’s heritage dates back to 1898 although the firm has experienced its most rapid growth over the past 20 years. Buren has over 70 legal professionals providing a full range of legal services to domestic and international business clients.

ALFA International is pleased to announce the addition of Wicki Partners Ltd. | Attorneys-at-Law to its network of global law firm members, expanding ALFA International’s reach within Europe. The Attorneys-at-Law and Tax Lawyers at Wicki Partners advise national and international clients, entrepreneurs and enterprises, on all matters of business and tax law. Through a conscientious concentration on creating future opportunities, they strive to create stability and predictability in times of growth, crisis and change. They assist and support national and international companies with any issues they may have on corporate development, transactions (M&A), contract negotiations, company restructuring and succession planning.

ALFA International is pleased to announce the addition of Olmedo Abogados to its network of global law firm members, expanding ALFA International’s reach within South America. Olmedo Abogados is a leading law firm based in Paraguay, with more than 36 years of professional practice in the national and international legal markets. They assist individuals, small and medium-sized companies and large multinational corporations, covering several practice areas such as Banking and Finance, Corporative Law, Merger and Acquisitions, Commercial Law, Labor Law, Energy Law, Oil Law, as well as Real Estate and Urban Development.