24 April 2020
Bird & Bird team shortlisted in multiple categories for the 8th annual LMG Life Sciences Awards 2020 Europe
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2020/global/bird-and-bird-team-shortlisted-in-multiple-categories-for-the-8th-annual-lmg-life-sciences-awards

Our international Life Sciences & Healthcare Group is extremely proud to have been recognised among individuals and companies behind the most innovative and challenging Life Sciences work of the past year, as well as ...

28 February 2020
Bird & Bird advises Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation on the acquisition of c-m-p
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2020/germany/bird-beraet-mitsubishi-chemical-corporation

International law firm Bird & Bird advises Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials (MCAM), a leading global manufacturer of high-performance materials and a business division of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Japan, on ...

03 April 2020
COVID-19: Germany's Federal Government announces Start-Up aid-programmes
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/germany/covid-19-germanys-federal-government-announces-start-up-aid-programmes

On 1 April 2020, the Federal Ministry of Finance alongside the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy have announced a tailored start-up aid programme worth EUR 2 billion, to combat COVID-19 related recession.

03 April 2020
COVID-19: Germany establishes Economic Stabilisation Funds
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/germany/covid-19-germany-establishes-economic-stabilisation-funds

To combat the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the German Federal Government is taking a wide array of measures. Revisiting a proven instrument to combat economic upheaval, the government has established a EUR 600 billion ...

31 March 2020
KFW emergency liquidity assistance to combat COVID-19
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/germany/kfw-emergency-liquidity-assistance-to-combat-covid-19

To combat COVID-19 and its economic impact, German state-owned development bank Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) has introduced the unlimited “KfW special programme 2020.” We have summarised the programme with ...

25 March 2020
COVID-19: International Restructuring & Insolvency update
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/covid-19-international-r-and-i-briefing

As the Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread across the globe, people and businesses are facing unprecedented challenges, both immediate and strategic. Governments in various jurisdictions have ...

24 February 2020
Blockchain in the Life Sciences & Healthcare Sectors
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/blockchain-in-the-life-sciences-and-healthcare-sectors

Blockchain is perhaps best known as the technology on which Bitcoin and other digital cryptocurrencies are built. Adoption of blockchain technology – especially in the financial services sector – has been rapid but in ...

18 April 2019
Bird & Bird Germany advises Aphria on its tender for the cultivation, processing and delivery of cannabis for medical purposes
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2019/germany/bird-bird-beraet-aphria-im-vergabeverfahren-cannabis

We have advised Aphria Deutschland GmbH on its tender for the cultivation, processing and delivery of cannabis for medical purposes.

01 November 2018
Bird & Bird announce latest global promotions
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2018/global/bird-and-bird-announce-latest-global-promotions

Bird & Bird are pleased to announce the promotion of three partners, as well as eight Senior Counsel/Counsel/Legal Directors from across our global offices.

15 June 2020
Commission seeks views on 'gatekeeper' platforms and a new competition tool
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/commission-seeks-views-on-gatekeeper-platforms-and-a-new-competition-tool

On 2 June, the Commission launched a public consultation on its forthcoming Digital Services Act plus a New Competition Tool and is requesting feedback on roadmaps including one on ex ante regulatory instruments for ...