Press Releases

Carey helps NGO preserve Patagonian land in conservation buy Isabel Leask 22 September 2023 Carey has helped Bermuda-headquartered environment-focused NGO the Freyja Foundation acquire an area of native forest located in Chile’s southern Cochamó Valley. The three-square-kilometre plot of land was sold by US-Chilean conservation company The Real Eco State and its CEO Felipe Escolona. AT Abogados advised Escolona through his real estate business Escalona y Compañía ...

LAW firm Shoosmiths has scooped TMT Team of the Year at this year’s Legal Business Awards, a year on from being awarded Law Firm of the Year.Legal Business states the TMT Team of the Year category winner must demonstrate market-leading commercial or regulatory expertise through advice on a specific technology case or transaction. Shoosmiths was awarded the prestigious accolade for its expertise in advising on global Web3 and Metaverse strategies ...

Buenos Aires, September 21st, 2023. It is with great sadness that Beccar Varela announces the passing of its beloved former partner and former president of the Executive Committee, Horacio Beccar Varela, father of the current managing partner, on September 14th, in the city of Escobar. Horacio obtained his Law degree from Universidad de Buenos Aires in 1953. He was one of the first Argentines to obtain an LLM from Harvard University, in 1958 ...

On September 20, 2023, Asian Legal Business (ALB), a legal directory under Thomson Reuters, released the ALB M&A Rankings 2023. Han Kun was again recognized as a Tier 1 PRC Law Firm, owing to the firm’s exceptional M&A services. This marks the tenth consecutive year for Han Kun to be rated Tier 1 in ALB's annual M&A Rankings ...

Bradley attorney Bruce Ely talked with Law360 about a Multistate Tax Commission (MTC) work group’s issue of how to source state income from partnerships and upcoming work on a model rule to treat partners’ guaranteed payments in the same manner as distributive shares. Ely thinks the work group is on the right track with their approach. He said most states that have guidance “treat guaranteed payments in the same way as distributive shared, which I think is the better approach ...

On September 14, 2023, Cheche Technology Inc., China's leading auto insurance technology platform, completed its merger with Prime Impact Acquisition I, a U.S. special-purpose acquisition company ("SPAC"). On September 18, 2023, Cheche Group Inc., the company resulting from the merger, was officially listed on NASDAQ under the stock codes "CCG" and "CCGWW" (the "De-SPAC Merger"). The U.S ...

On September 2, 2023, Mayuree Sapsutthiporn, partner and Head of China Practice had the privilege of being invited to speak as a keynote speaker at the High-Quality Development on Service Trade Forum, held as part of the 2nd Decade of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Beijing, China ...

The well-known London-based legal publisher Law Business Research recently published its sixth edition of The Virtual Currency Regulation Review (The Virtual Currency Regulation Review: 6th edition). As the only invited PRC law firm, Han Kun has authored the Virtual Currency Regulation Review for two consecutive years. Han Kun's financial services and asset management partner Mr. TieCheng Yang, counsel Mr. Meng (Raymond) Yan and associate Ms. Wenli (Ivy) Xu co-authored the China Chapter ...

Buchalter has been named to Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2023 "Most Admired Law Firms to Work For" for the fourth consecutive year. The Los Angeles Business Journal highlighted particularly outstanding law firms who are consciously working towards creating diverse, positive, and supportive environments to help drive the success of their employees. To view full article, please click here ...

To help serve clients in complex criminal investigations, Bradley has added former Assistant United States Attorney Stephen K. Moulton as a senior attorney in the firm’s Dallas office. “Stephen’s experience with the Department of Justice and his reputation for successful collaboration with representatives from federal agencies will be invaluable to clients facing investigations in Texas and throughout the country,” said Bradley Dallas Office Managing Partner Gene R ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Carmen Weite has been selected to participate in the 2023 Birmingham Bar Association’s (BBA) Future Leaders Forum. The annual BBA Future Leaders Forum, which runs for six months each year, is designed to prepare motivated attorneys who have been practicing between three to eight years to become leaders in the Birmingham community and the bar ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Rodrigo Martinez Cabello has been selected as a Fellow of the 2023-2024 Houston Young Lawyers Association’s (HYLA) Leadership Academy. The HYLA Leadership Academy is designed to prepare young attorneys for leadership roles in HYLA and other organizations through a service-oriented leadership training program ...

Singapore as a regional legal hub How does Singapore's business environment make it an attractive location for foreign law firms?Anthony McKenzie: Singapore is considered a favourable destination for doing business due to its political stability, strong legal framework, well-regulated financial sector, competitive tax rates, excellent infrastructure and pro-business policies that attract foreign investment ...

Bradley partner A.J. Bahou was interviewed by Law360 about the launch of the firm’s new Artificial Intelligence (AI) team. The cross-disciplinary team provides strategic counsel on the creation, regulation and use of various AI technologies and helps companies deal with the legal and regulatory challenges that come from escalating AI usage in nearly every industry ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that three of the firm’s partners, Ann Peldo Cargile, W. Rodney Clement and J. Thomas Trent Jr., have been named to the 2023 edition of Who’s Who Legal: Real Estate guide. Each attorney is recognized in the real estate industry as “Recommended,” a designation for international leaders in their field. A partner in Bradley’s Nashville office, Ms ...

BOYANOV & Co. advised Česká Spořitelna – leading a syndicate of banks including Československá obchodní banka and Komerční banka on the refinancing of a loan extended to the Aricoma Group in 2022. A segment of this loan facilitated the acquisition of Musala Soft AD, a transaction in which BOYANOV & Co. also played an advisory role. The ARICOMA Group stands as a premier IT service provider in Central Europe, boasting a pronounced presence in the Scandinavian region ...

Carey Olsen has been nominated for Offshore Firm of the Year at The Lawyer European Awards 2023, having won the award for the two previous years.The annual awards, which are in their 14th consecutive year, recognise legal excellence across 27 categories, including regional accolades and prizes for standout practice areas. More than 250 entries have been submitted across 120 firms and organisations ...

Buenos Aires, 19 September 2023. On September 12th, PRO MUJER Servicios Financieros S.A. carried out a new issuance of social bonds with focus on gender perspective under the Simplified and Guaranteed Regime for issuances with Social Impact. The PRO MUJER Series II Notes, maturing on September 12th, 2024, were issued for a nominal amount of AR$370,000,000, and will accrue interest at a floating rate equivalent to Private Badlar Rate plus a 2.50% nominal annual margin ...

On September 14, 2023, IFLR1000 announced the shortlist for its China Awards 2023 ...

BEIJING, Sept. 18, 2023 – Han Kun Law Offices ("Han Kun") today officially released the "Han Kun 2022 VC/PE Data Analysis" (English Version) (the "Report"). The online version of the Report has been successfully launched on the firm's website. In the Report, Han Kun assesses the data collected from around 500 VC/PE transactions it has assisted clients in completing in 2022 and then analyzes the investment structures and key legal provisions prevalent in such transactions ...

Lawyers from across Carey Olsen's Bermuda, British Virgin Islands (BVI), Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Hong Kong SAR, Jersey and Singapore practices have been recognised in the 2023 edition of IFLR1000.In total, 46 Carey Olsen lawyers are featured in the latest set of rankings, which serves as the only legal directory solely focused on recognising law firms and individuals based on financial and corporate transactional work ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that 10 partners in the firm’s Dallas and Houston offices have been named to the 2023 edition of Texas Super Lawyers. “We are proud of this esteemed group of Texas attorneys who have demonstrated their prominence in the industry and who continue to provide outstanding service to our clients,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters ...

The revolution of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has rapidly spurred a multitude of legal and regulatory challenges with its fast-paced and escalated usage in virtually every industry. To assist companies with understanding the impact of AI and how it may transform their businesses, Bradley has launched its Artificial Intelligence team, a cross-disciplinary team of attorneys who provide strategic counsel on the creation, regulation and use of various AI technologies ...

Bradley attorney David Pugh was quoted in the Birmingham Business Journal on the Alabama Legislature’s modifications to its public works statutes, which increased the minimum public works contract requiring a performance bond equal to 100% of the cost of a contract and a payment bond equal to 50% from $50,000 to $100,000. “It’s been more than 25 years since that number was changed,” said Pugh on the update ...

Chile’s Codelco makes US$2 billion issuance Isabella Ankerson 18 September 2023   Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in New York and Carey in Santiago have helped Chilean copper company Codelco raise US$2 billion in a debt issuance. Three offices of Linklaters and Garrigues (Chile) advised the underwriters in the deal, which closed on 8 September. Codelco made the issuance in two tranches. In the first portion, it issued notes worth US$1.3 billion with an interest of 5 ...