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The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has today unveiled the contents of the Autumn Statement. Our experts give their views on the measures announced, below ...

A Buchalter team led by Shareholders Jeremy Weitz and Tanya Viner advised Sauce Ventures, LLC (dba TRUFF) in its investment by SKKY Partners, a private equity fund co-founded by Kim Kardashian and Jay Sammons. TRUFF is a premium condiments line of truffle infused products. This is SKYY’s first investment. The Buchalter team was assisted by Senior Counsels Jerry Janoff and Jessie Reider Cristo, Attorney Dalton Thacker, and Shareholder Joshua Mizrahi ...

Fission Gamma, a new Guernsey-based incorporated cell, was created to insure the longevity risk of the Fund and to reinsure this risk with leading global re-insurer Munich Re. Insuring longevity risk in this way will enable the Fund to protect itself financially against longevity risk.The Carey Olsen corporate team advising on the Guernsey aspects of the transaction included partner Christopher Anderson, senior associate Alex Mauger and associate Oliver Orton ...

Bradley attorney Erin Illman was quoted in The Charlotte Observer on the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and the ways that the legal industry may deal with related issues in the future. “There is a lot of overlap between privacy, cybersecurity use of data and legal issues that arise with the use of artificial intelligence,” Illman said ...

Han Kun is pleased to announce that Ms. Min Luo has recently rejoined the firm, further bolstering the firm's investment fund capabilities.Ms. Luo specializes in legal matters related to private fund formation and asset management. She has considerable experience in representing onshore and offshore fund managers in the formation of venture capital, private equity and other types of private funds denominated in both USD and RMB. Ms ...

Bradley partner Robert Maddox was quoted in the Birmingham Business Journal on several of the metro area’s largest banks raising their allowances for credit losses. Maddox pointed out banks are being squeezed from multiple directions right now. “You saw a credit issue on one side,” he said. “You saw a depository issue on another side. You’ve seen this interest rate hike that hits everybody, and now we’re starting to see the capital issues ...

The fund is a collaboration between Lightspeed Venture Partners (Lightspeed) and the Faction partnership through the newly formed cryptocurrency firm, Lightspeed Faction. Lightspeed Faction will execute its blockchain investment strategy with an institutional approach that leverages Lightspeed's global investment platform and Lightspeed Faction’s crypto-native VC investing expertise and key ecosystem relationships ...

On Nov. 15, 2023, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced the finalists for its ALB China Regional Law Awards 2023: South China & Central China, which is open to "local" law firms headquartered in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Henan, Hubei and Hunan, and "non-local" law firms headquartered in other regions with branches/offices in South China & East China ...

On November 15, 2023, The Legal 500, the world's renowned legal directory, released its 2024 rankings of PRC law firms. The rankings honor Han Kun by highly recommending 93 of the firm's lawyers (with 123 honors in total) and 20 practice areas, including eight areas recognized as "Tier 1", the highest designation ...

Bermuda-headquartered Hamilton Insurance underwrites specialty insurance and reinsurance risks on a global basis through its wholly owned subsidiaries. Enhanced by data and technology, the firm is focused on producing sustainable underwriting profitability to deliver shareholder value. Founded in 2013 and now with over 500 employees, Hamilton Insurance reported gross premiums written of US$1.65 billion in 2022.The initial public offering of 15,000,000 Class B common shares was priced at US$15 ...

By attaining the highest level of membership with STEP, James has earned international recognition as an expert in trusts and estates. STEP is a global professional organisation comprising more than 21,000 professionals, including lawyers, accountants, trustees, and other practitioners who, as specialists in inheritance and succession planning, draft wills and trusts, administer estates, act as trustees and advise families on how best to structure their finances ...

Shoosmiths is one of a select group of law firms globally to pilot Microsoft’s new generative AI assistant, ‘Microsoft 365 Copilot’.As part of an exclusive pilot programme, a test group of 300 Shoosmiths’ people – a mix of legal advisers and those in business services – will use the new AI assistant and provide feedback ...

SyCipLaw was named the Philippine Intellectual Property (IP) Firm of the Year at the recent Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) and World Trademark Review (WTR) Global IP Awards 2023 held in London, United Kingdom."On behalf of the dedicated lawyers and team at SyCipLaw, we are honored to have been awarded the IP Firm of the Year for the Philippines from IAM and WTR. This award is a testament to our commitment to excellence and delivering exceptional legal services ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that three of the firm’s Birmingham attorneys have been appointed to leadership roles on each of the DRI’s affinity committees. Gary L. Howard has assumed the role of chair of the DRI Diversity and Inclusion Committee, C. Meade Hartfield is serving her second term as vice chair of the DRI Women in the Law Committee, and Emily M. Ruzic is chair of the DRI Young Lawyers Committee ...

Buenos Aires, 13 November 2023. On November 9th, Beccar Varela promotedDr. María Eduarda Nocetito the partner category, both in recognition of her talent and the great contribution she has made to the firm throughout her career. With this appointment, Beccar Varela strengthens itsLabor & Social Security Law department, currently led by partner Álvaro J. Galli.Managing partner Horacio E ...

SyCipLaw is proud to announce that it has successfully achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification, the internationally recognized standard for Quality Management Systems (QMS). The certification covers the provision of legal services on Philippine law-related matters to clients in and outside the Philippines.Based on available information, SyCipLaw is the first Philippine law firm with ISO 9001 certification ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal advised Rhenus, a leading global logistics specialist, in connection with the acquisition of certain Panamanian subsidiaries of BLU Logistics, a leading Latin American freight forwarder present in Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, and Uruguay, as well as in Mainland China and Hong Kong ...

Kudun and Partners have successfully assisted SIRISOFT PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED (SRS), a company specialising in consulting and software development for prominent corporations, on their Initial Public Offering (IPO) project. SRS submitted an application to the Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand (SEC) seeking permission to offer 40 million shares to investors within Thailand at an IPO price of THB 16 per share, totaling THB 640 million ...

The 2023 ceremony, which took place on 9 November at The HAC in London, celebrated outstanding performance by firms and individuals across 70 jurisdictions over the past year. Carey Olsen was named Guernsey Firm of the Year based on detailed industry research and feedback and recommendations from private practitioners and in-house counsel ...

Bradley continues to grow its Atlanta office with the addition of Craig Smith as counsel in the firm’s Healthcare Practice Group. “Craig is a highly experienced transactional and corporate lawyer, who represents a broad range of clients in the healthcare and life sciences space and brings tremendous value to the firm, our clients, and the Atlanta office,” said Bradley Partner Sidney S. Welch, who leads the firm’s healthcare practice in Atlanta ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Samuel M. Dearstyne was recognized with the DRI Young Lawyers Committee’s “Rookie of the Year” award at the DRI Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas on October 27. Mr. Dearstyne earned this recognition for his exemplary work on the “Fast Pitch” program, part of the Committee’s annual Young Lawyers Seminar held in June. The program gives young lawyers the opportunity to practice making a mock pitch to in-house counsel ...

Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited has achieved a new Tier 1 ranking for Regulatory and Compliance and has also maintained Tier 1 rankings for its Dispute Resolution and Trusts/Private Client practices ...

Carey Olsen Bermuda is now ranked Tier 1 for Regulatory and Compliance; Dispute Resolution; and Trusts/Private Client with Tier 2 rankings for Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Corporate and Commercial; and Insurance/Reinsurance. Bermuda managing partner, Michael Hanson, said: "We are delighted that our office continues to advance in The Legal 500 Caribbean guide, having gained another Tier 1 ranking – this time for our Regulatory and Compliance team ...

Neora Triumphs over FTC in Landmark Case November 2023 Larry Steinberg, chair of the firm’s Multilevel Marketing Group, was featured in the November 2023 issue of Social Selling News, a leading trade publication for the direct selling industry.  Larry commented on the significance of the recent decision against the Federal Trade Commission and in favor of multilevel marketing company Neora ...

US fruit group grows LatAm presence with double purchase Isabel Leask 08 November 2023 Multiple firms have helped US fruit group Frutura acquire two agribusinesses in Chile and the US respectively, including its berry-growing operations across Latin America. In the first acquisition, Carey in Santiago, Ibarra, del Paso Gallego, SC in Mexico City, and Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados in Lima helped Frutura buy Santiago-based fruit and berry company Giddings Fruit ...