Press Releases

Shoosmiths has welcomed a new partner to its national real estate practice.Chris Morris joins the firm’s Birmingham office from Gowling WLG where he spent over 16 years advising developers, operators and investors on major regeneration schemes and real estate transactions ...

Banco del Estado buys MetLife’s stake in Chilean insurance group Lily Squires 04 January 2024 Claro & Cía has helped Chile’s Banco del Estado acquire the remaining stake in its insurance business from the local branch of US insurer MetLife for US$28 million. MetLife Chile enlisted Carey for the deal, which closed on 5 December. In the deal, Banco del Estado acquired a 49.9% stake in Banco Estado Corredores de Seguros. The state bank is now the sole controller of the insurance business ...

A new dispute resolution partner has joined Shoosmiths’ national construction and engineering team. Jody Kite arrives at the law firm from Dandara, where he spent eight years developing and leading the housebuilder and build to rent specialist’s construction law and dispute resolution function, while also advising on non-contentious matters and forward funding transactions ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that 12 of the firm’s attorneys have been elevated to partner and one attorney has been elevated to counsel, effective January 1, 2024. The new partners are Melissa Gutierrez Alonso, Anne Baroody, Chandler Combest, Alé Dalton, Diana N. Evans, Brian M. Gillett, Nathaniel J. Greeson, Casey L ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that six of the firm’s Charlotte attorneys have been selected to the 2024 editions of North Carolina Super Lawyers and North Carolina Rising Stars. Rob Marcus was also included in the publication’s “Top 100 Attorneys in North Carolina” list. The following four partners recognized in the 2024 North Carolina Super Lawyers list are: Ryan L. Beaver C. Bailey King Jr. Christopher C. Lam Robert R ...

Bradley attorney Sidney Welch was quoted in a Daily Report article on the growth of the firm’s Atlanta office since its opening in May 2023. Welch, who serves as the Atlanta office managing partner, said the firm has focused on growing the office with lawyers of “exceptional talent” who believe in working with other lawyers to take a “multi-disciplinary, collaborative approach to client problems ...

The Daily Report released an article highlighting the firm’s Atlanta office growth since its opening last May. Bradley was Atlanta’s top firm for partner hiring in 2023 when it opened its newest office with 15 lateral partners at one time from seven Am Law 200 and mid-sized law firms. One analysis found that half of those moved at one time to establish Bradley’s Atlanta office while the other half moved later in the year as the office continued to grow ...

Bradley partner David Pratt was quoted in the Dallas Business Journal on the maturation of office loans in 2024 and how they may impact the Dallas market. “There’s going to be many owners who are unable to write a check or to get a new lender to make them a loan, which means we’re going to see an uptick in problem loans, which means we’re going to have an uptick of maturity defaults," said Pratt ...

Kudun and Partners recently authored the Thailand Chapter of the In-Depth Mergers & Acquisitions – Edition 17 by Lexology, a practical overview of global M&A activity and the legal and regulatory frameworks governing M&A transactions in major jurisdictions worldwide. The chapter was written by Peerasanti Somritutai, partner of Kudun and Partners and co-head of real estate, hotels, resorts and tourism, together with Chavisa Jinanarong, an associate who also contributed to the writing ...

As the new year begins, Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce the 2024 promotion of new partners ...

DTB acted as a legal counsel for the seller, Plava laguna d.d., a company managing an extensive portfolio of tourist facilities that include hotels, resorts and camps in Croatia, in relation to the sale of the stunning four-star hotel Bonavia located in the heart of Rijeka to the company Bonavia Rijeka d.o.o ...

Bradley attorney Nate Viebrock was quoted in American Banker on the fallout between JPMorgan Chase and Frank in an article covering legal troubles for fintech companies in the past year. Viebrock viewed the breakdown of JPMorgan’s relationship with Frank, a college financial planning website it acquired in 2021, as one of the most resonant of the year. "We represented a few banks that ran into some issues with the business practices of a fintech post-merger," he said ...

Bradley partner David Joffe was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article regarding employer plan sponsors adopting new plan features that would allow employers to treat workers’ monthly student loan debt repayments as retirement savings contributions when calculating matching benefits ...

Today, Han Kun Law Offices ("Han Kun") officially released its Practice Guidelines on Equity Repurchase Disputes.In recent years, equity repurchases have increasingly attracted the attention of investors, founders, and others. In disputes Han Kun has handled which involve investment/financing exits, the commercial dispute team has discerned gaming between investors and founders as well as the confusion that different adjudication standards bring to all relevant stakeholders ...

Han Kun Law Offices has advised and acted as PRC counsel to the company in connection with the global offering and listing of HighTide Therapeutics, Inc. 君圣泰医药 ("HighTide", Stock Code: 2511) on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. This is yet another landmark project Han Kun has recently advised on in the biotechnology industry in relation to listing under Chapter 18A of the Hong Kong Listing Rules ...

JINGDONG Property, Inc. ("JDP") recently completed the establishment and filing of its Core Fund IV with Chinese regulatory authorities. Core Fund IV is the first RMB warehousing and logistics investment fund initiated by JDP, with JDP serving as the asset manager and executive partner. The investors include four (4) leading domestic insurance companies and institutional investors ...

On December 21, 2023, Asian Legal Business ("ALB"), the world's leading source of intelligent information for business and legal professionals owned by Thomson Reuters, announced the ALB Dealmakers of Asia 2023. Han Kun partner Charles Li was named to the list for the fourth consecutive time since 2020.The ranking spotlights outstanding lawyers who demonstrate comprehensive legal expertise, business acumen, and practical problem-solving skills ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of FinTech, Shoosmiths are thrilled to announce that we have secured an impressive four practice area rankings in the prestigious Chambers and Partners 2024 Global FinTech industry guide.These rankings reaffirm our commitment to excellence and our position as a market leader at the intersection of technology and financial services ...

For the sixth year, SyCipLaw brings aid and Christmas cheer to children undergoing cancer treatment at the UP Philippine General Hospital (PGH).This year, our lawyers and staff raised almost PhP700,000 to purchase the prescribed milk as well as gifts and snacks for 180 beneficiaries. The UP PGH Department of Pediatrics, through the Children Foundation Inc ...

Bradley attorney Samuel Lipshie commented on a recent lawsuit that rap producer Terence Thomas brought to the U.S. Supreme Court over rights to Tupac Shakur’s 1990s hit song “Dear Mama.” Thomas, otherwise known as DJ Master Tee, alleged that another rap producer had usurped credit and royalties from the song over the last three decades ...

SyCipLaw Partner Jose Florante M. Pamfilo and Special Counsel Catherina M. Fernandez contributed to the Philippine chapter of the guide to decarbonization across the region entitled “Navigating the Net Zero Transition: Spotlight on Southeast Asia, Japan and Republic of Korea.” The publication is a collaboration between King & Wood Mallesons and other independent law firms in the countries covered by the guide ...

Buenos Aires, December 20th, 2023. On December 1st, 2023, Phenna Group acquired CEIMIC Life Sciences Testing Group, a company specialized in life sciences testing that, after a long period of expansion, now has one of the main laboratory networks in the Americas, offering quality analytical services, sampling, technology, and logistics spanning seven Latin American countries, Dominican Republic, and the USA.Phenna Group has signed its fourteenth agreement of 2023 by acquiring CEIMIC ...

On December 20, 2023, Asian Legal Business (ALB) officially published its list of 2023 ALB China Top 15 IP Lawyers, aiming to recognize China's top IP lawyers over the past 12 months. Han Kun partner Mr. Rui Luo was named to the list for his outstanding performance.Mr. Luo's practice focuses on IP litigation and IP-driven antitrust dispute resolution. He especially excels at representing multinational clients in complex and high-stakes IP-related disputes in China.Mr ...

Kudun and Partners has been actively involved in the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand (AMCHAM), as exemplified by the appointment of two of our partners to leadership positions within the AMCHAM Committees & Councils for 2024. Thanyaluck Thongrompo, Partner and Head of Permits and Licensing, has been chosen as one of the Council Leaders for the Auto Council ...

Kudun and Partners have successfully assisted Miss Grand International Public Company Limited (MGI), a company that owns a beauty pageant platform and is involved in various industries, including cosmetics, entertainment, events, health products, processed food, and talent management, with their Initial Public Offering (IPO) project ...