Germany
HEUKING advises the family office Wirtgen Invest on the acquisition of the Motel-One hotel development at Schillerstraße 3 in Munich from Concrete Capital A team led by Heuking-partner Dr. Peter Vocke provided legal and tax advice to the family office Wirtgen Invest on the acquisition of the Motel-One hotel development at Schillerstraße 3 in Munich from Concrete Capital
Alabama, USA
Bradley partner Michael J. Bentley has been elected as president of the Bar Association of the Federal Fifth Circuit (BAFFC). Michael began a two-year term as president in October and will serve in the role until 2025.
Before his election as president, Michael served as secretary of the Bar Association and has served on the BAFFC’s board of directors since 2014.
The BAFFC is comprised of over 4,500 attorneys, primarily in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, who practice before the U.S
China
As PRC counsel to the issuer, Han Kun Law Offices represented Adlai Nortye Ltd. ("Adlai Nortye", NASDAQ: ANL) in relation to the initial public offering of its American depositary shares in the United States and the listing of its American depositary shares on the Nasdaq Global Market
China
Han Kun Law Offices LLP advised Shaanxi Xixian New Area Fengxi Development Group Co., Ltd. on its issuance of credit enhanced bonds as its international legal advisor. The listing of the bonds with the benefit of an irrevocable standby letter of credit issued by Bank of Xi'an Co., Ltd. on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (stock code: 84455) and Chongwa (Macau) Financial Assets Exchange Co. Ltd commenced on 29 September 2023
Thailand
Kudun and Partners, once again, participated in the ALSA Mock Interview 2023, organised by Asian Law Students’ Association (ALSA) of Chulalongkorn University, to prepare student members for the competitive admission process of the upcoming internship program.
Kongwat Akaramanee, Partner of Dispute Resolution, Litigation, and Arbitration Practice, shared insights, tips, and expectations at the beginning of the session
California, USA
The University of San Diego (USD) School of Law recently reappointed Buchalter President and Chief Executive Officer, Adam Bass, to serve an additional 3-year term as a member of USD’s School of Law Board of Visitors! “I am honored to serve another term on the Board at such a critical time for the law school,” said Bass.” USD noted that Bass’ service has been exemplary and the law school will benefit greatly from his continued involvement
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that partner J. Andrew Robison has been elected to a four-year term on the World Services Group (WSG) 2023-2024 Board of Directors.
Mr. Robison will work collaboratively with WSG leadership in assessing the strategic future and progress of the WSG mission and objectives. The WSG Board is made up of 16 distinguished and diverse members representing every region of the world
New York, USA
On Tuesday, September 26, 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, oral arguments began in the trial of Common Cause Florida et al v. Byrd, a case challenging Florida’s gerrymandered congressional map. The plaintiffs argue Governor Ron DeSantis pressured state lawmakers to approve voting districts that prevent North Florida’s Black voters from having the opportunity to elect the candidate of their choice
Romania
Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) was named Romania Tax Disputes Firm of the Year at the 2023 edition of ITR EMEA Tax Awards organized by International Tax Review. The 18th edition of the awards acknowledges the innovative approach, performance, and key role played by the strongest tax, tax disputes and transfer pricing teams of experts across 34 jurisdictions throughout the region in developing the global advisory services market
China
On September 27, 2023, the winners of the IFLR1000 China Awards 2023 were officially announced
Bermuda
New corporate governance framework for Cayman managers and funds This typically involves (i) the manager/advisor performing investment business activities being registered with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) under the Securities Investment Business Act (as amended) of the Cayman Islands as a registered person (registered person), or (ii) the fund being registered with CIMA as a mutual fund or private fund (Registered Fund and collectively with registered persons, regulated f
China
On September 26, 2023, Asialaw officially announced the winners of the Asialaw Awards 2023 at an awards ceremony held in Singapore. Han Kun won three awards at the ceremony, owing to the firm's outstanding performance and comprehensive professional strengths over the past year
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that 12 attorneys have been selected to the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers Guide. The list honors more than 200 attorneys who specialize in employment litigation, defending trade secret, discrimination, ERISA, wage and hour and other claims, as well as immigration specialists and employee benefits and executive compensation gurus
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Megan K. Dhillon has joined the firm’s nationally ranked Healthcare Practice Group in the D.C. office.
“Megan has an impressive background in healthcare law with an emphasis on regulatory work with additional experience in corporate and operational matters. She adds tremendous depth to our team as we help clients navigate the evolving healthcare landscape from both a transactional and regulatory perspective,” said Bradley Washington, D.C
Alabama, USA
Bradley attorney Elisha Kobre was quoted in The Wall Street Journal on the Justice Department’s most recent bribery indictment against Sen. Bob Menendez alleging he traded political favors for gold bars, cash and gifts
Bermuda
The award, which was announced at the AREF Annual Dinner at The Savoy in London yesterday, recognises the continual support that Carey Olsen has provided to AREF FutureGen events over the last five years, including sponsoring the inaugural FutureGen conference that took place over two days earlier this month
England
New analysis has revealed that Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) growth in the UK is falling behind most of Europe, with growth just half of the continental average.The data, analysed for Cornwall Insight and law firm Shoosmiths’s Electric Vehicle Country Attractiveness (EVCA) Index1, shows that over the past year (July 22 – July 23) UK BEV sales growth was one of the slowest across the major European countries at only 31% compared to the impressive 60
Germany
A team led by Heuking Partner Dr. Peter Vocke advised a French subsidiary of HES International B.V. on the sale of the Dillinger Hafen-Umschlagsgesellschaft mbH (DHUG) to the SHS-Stahl-Holding-Saar GmbH & Co. KGaA. DHUG operates a dry bulk and break bulk terminal in Dillingen/Saar and is an important logistic provider for local and international customers in the steel industry, the energy and construction sector. HES International B.V
China
The well-known London-based legal publisher Law Business Research recently published its twelfth edition of The Asset Management Review. Han Kun financial regulatory partners Ms. Lin Zhou and Ms. Yao (Ally) Hu authored the China chapter. Han Kun was invited to author the China chapter of the book for the fourth consecutive year and has contributed to many topics in The Law Reviews in the past. Other Han Kun contributors to this year's China chapter included John D
Bahamas
Nassau, The Bahamas – With effect from September 2023, over a term of one year, GrahamThompson Partner and GTC Corporate Services Limited (GTCCS), Chief Operating Officer (COO), Anastasia Campbell becomes Chairman of the Board of Directors of the World Services Group (WSG). WSG is a prominent global network, connecting some the “most elite legal firms and their multinational clients worldwide”
Germany
A team led by capital market experts Dr. Mirko Sickinger, LL.M. and Sven Radke, LL.M. of Heuking’s Cologne office advised TRM Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (TRM) on the sale of a major portion of its shares in FORTEC Elektronik Aktiengesellschaft, Germering (FORTEC). In 2012, the two capital market experts had advised TRM on the acquisition of the shareholding and a related voluntary public takeover offer. TRM has held more than 30% of the shares in FORTEC since 2012
Chile
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
England
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
Argentina
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
China
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