As drilling activity and production in the Appalachian region stabilized (and even began to move upward) at the end of 2020, class actions continue to be used in creative ways by plaintiffs raising a variety of claims and forms of relief. Recently, however, an Ohio appellate court affirmed dismissal of […]

Berlin – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has advised Continental AG on the acquisition of shares in Volocopter GmbH during the company’s Series-D financing round. Volocopter is developing a helicopter concept for electrically powered passenger-carrying air cabs based on drone technology.  A separate independent team from K&L Gates also […]

Amidst all the bad news in 2020, there was at least one silver lining. Kenya recently reported that not a single rhino was poached throughout 2020—something that hasn’t happened in the country in over two decades. What’s more, Kenya also saw record lows in the number of elephants poached—only 11 […]

Introduction On 24 December 2020, Michael Barnier, the European Union’s chief negotiator said, “The clock is no longer ticking”. Four and a half years after the Brexit referendum, the United Kingdom and the European Union had finally concluded a free trade and cooperation agreement (TCA) that provisionally1 became applicable on […]

Berlin – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has advised Continental AG on the acquisition of shares in Volocopter GmbH during the company’s Series-D financing round. Volocopter is developing a helicopter concept for electrically powered passenger-carrying air cabs based on drone technology.  A separate independent team from K&L Gates also […]