Press Releases

Recently, the China Banking Association released the China Consumer Finance Company Development Report (2023) (the "Report"). This is the fifth year that the China Banking Association has issued an annual report to the public on the development of consumer finance companies ...

On July 14, 2023, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "2023 Special Issue：China Top 15 Lawyers – Real Estate" with the purpose of presenting the 15 most recommended real estate lawyers in mainland China. Han Kun partner Stephen Dong was named to the list. Reasons for selection: Mr. Dong has long focused on the area of real estate, with extensive achievements in real estate development, mergers and acquisitions, financing, leasing operation and property management ...

Former landlord sues performance painter David Garibaldi, alleging unpaid rent for studio July 13, 2023 "Still, Mr. Garibaldi continued to pay his rent throughout the pandemic, without any government assistance, and he never asked for deferred payments or lease termination," Escovedo wrote in an email. "During that time, Mr. Garibaldi used his remaining operating capital to keep up his payments and to fund his remaining business operations ...

The awards, which will take place on Wednesday 6 September 2023 at Renaissance Harbour View, Hong Kong, recognise Asian hedge fund service providers who have demonstrated innovation, exceptional customer service, and sustainable business growth over the past year.The offshore category sits amongst 35 awards to be judged by a panel of COOs, CFOs, CCOs, CTOs and General Counsel from leading hedge funds ...

The annual awards, which took place yesterday evening at The Grand in London, recognise a law firm's pre-eminence in key jurisdictions and reflect achievements over the past 12 months. National and international law firms across the world were awarded across 11 categories for their outstanding work, impressive strategic growth, and excellence in client service ...

Han Kun has advised and acted as the PRC counsel to Star Plus Legend Holdings Limited ("Star Plus Legend", Stock Code: 06683.HK) on its initial public offering and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Star Plus Legend is a new retail operator dedicated to new retail product development and sales, IP creation and operation, and empowering new retail product sales by creating and operating celebrity IP networks ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that 12 of the firm’s Dallas and Houston attorneys have been named to the 2023 Lawdragon 500 X – Next Generation list. The inaugural guide highlights young attorneys who have been in practice between seven and 15 years and who have made significant achievements early in their careers that have vaulted them to the forefront of the legal profession ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that 12 of the firm’s Dallas and Houston attorneys have been named to the 2023 Lawdragon 500 X – Next Generation list. The inaugural guide highlights young attorneys who have been in practice between seven and 15 years and who have made significant achievements early in their careers that have vaulted them to the forefront of the legal profession ...

On 12 July, Maxim Alekseyev, Senior Partner, Anton Dzhuplin, Partner, and Sergey Milanov, Of Counsel and Co-Head of the firm’s Asia-Pacific Desk, held a seminar for members of the Japan Association for Trade with Russia and the Newly Independent States (ROTOBO) in Tokyo ...

On July 11, 2023, Zhejiang Doer Biologics Co., Ltd. ("Doer") announced that it had entered into a license agreement with BioNTech SE (NASDAQ: BNTX, "BioNTech"), a German biotechnology unicorn company ...

NNDKP has successfully finalized the two successive arbitration cases related to the design and execution of one of the four sections of the Sebes-Turda motorway ...

Valerie Bantner Peo is the recipient of the IWIRC's 2023 Fetner Award. The Fetner Award is presented to a member whose contributions to IWIRC have helped to fuel growth and expansion of IWIRC’s mission globally. International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) is committed to the connection, promotion, and growth of women in insolvency and restructuring professions worldwide ...

Bradley attorney Whitt Steineker was quoted in Marijuana Venture on his thoughts on which U.S. states would maintain their marijuana prohibition the longest. Kansas, Idaho, and Nebraska are the last states without CBD, medical or recreational marijuana use allowances. Steineker said, “A somewhat dubious distinction in my book, but it certainly appears that way ...

Kelvin Re is a Guernsey domiciled and regulated international reinsurer that writes short tail, mainly natural catastrophe, property and specialty lines reinsurance. Kelvin Re is being acquired by Marco’s Guernsey subsidiary, Humboldt Re. Carey Olsen also advised on the sale of Humboldt Re to Marco in 2021.The specialist Carey Olsen Insurance M&A team advising Marco comprised partner Christopher Anderson, senior associate Arya Hashemi and associate Laura Toland ...

Repeating last year’s win, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek was again awarded the title of Germany’s Best Law Firm in 2023. At the “Law & Innovation” Leaders League Alliance Summit in Paris, a top-class jury recognized the work of German legal experts in the field of Corporate / M&A. Boris Dürr, Dr. Helge-Torsten Wöhlert, Dr. Anne de Boer, Dr. Arnold Büssemaker, Dr. Verena Hoene and Cécile Corbet personally accepted the award on behalf of the law firm in Paris ...

A team led by Heuking partner Dr. Oliver von Rosenberg, LL.M., has provided comprehensive legal advice to Stock Spirits Group, a portfolio company of CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII, on the acquisition of Hamburg-based Borco-Marken-Import Matthiesen GmbH & Co. KG. The transaction is, inter alia, still subject to the approval of the German and Austrian antitrust authorities. BORCO-Marken-Import Matthiesen GmbH & Co. KG has been family-owned since its foundation in 1948 ...

Buenos Aires, July 10th, 2023. On June 30th, Agrofina S.A. issued Class XII Notes — simple, non-convertible into shares, denominated in U.S. Dollars—, to be integrated with either cash in Argentine Pesos or promissory notes, and payable in Argentine Pesos. The issuance was made under the company’s Global Program of up to US$80,000,000 ...

Buenos Aires, July 10th, 2023. On June 22nd, Metalfor S.A. issued the PYME CNV Series I Notes. The issuance was carried out under the global program for the issuance of simple notes, non-convertible into shares, with a nominal value in circulation of up to US$19,844,444 (or its equivalent in other currencies, measurement units, and/or units of value), under the SMEs regime (the PYME CNV regime). These Notes will mature on June 22nd, 2025 ...

Buenos Aires, July 10th, 2023. On June 28th, 2023, Agropecuaria las Marías S.A. conducted its first notes issuance under the PYME CNV Garantizada Regime (SME Guaranteed Regime). Series I Notes were issued with a total nominal value of US$2,572,970, with a maturity date of June 28th, 2026, and will not accrue interest. Furthermore, they were subscribed by investors at a price of 108.50% of their nominal value ...

Bradley partners Julia Gruenewald Bernstein and James Webb have been listed in Business Today’s “Top 10 Powerhouse Lawyers Influencing Alabama’s Banking and Finance Sector.” Attorneys are acknowledged for their deep understanding of banking legislation, financial regulations and finesse in navigating intricate transactions, and the integral work they do for the operations of the state’s corporate and financial world ...

On July 5, Managing Intellectual Property (MIP), a well-known international intellectual property media, officially announced the winners of the 2023 Managing IP Asia-Pacific Awards. By virtue of its outstanding intellectual property service and excellent client reputation, Han Kun Law Offices was named this year as the winner among Chinese firms in the "IP Transactions & Advisory" category. Han Kun has won numerous MIP IP STARS awards in the past ...

On July 6, 2023, the 12th Annual Han Kun Youth Legal Scholarship Final Examination and Award Ceremony was successfully held in the Beijing office of Han Kun Law Offices ("Han Kun"). The event, launched at the beginning of this year, attracted the active participation of law students in universities and colleges across China ...

Zhang Xiaohan Zhang Xiaohan received an LL.M. from Peking University, an LL.B. from Zhejiang University, and will attend Oxford University to study for an MPhil in Law degree. Ms. Zhang has been awarded three national scholarships. Last year, she was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship in China and was awarded the Outstanding Graduate of Beijing Ordinary High School. Ms ...

Zhang Yuyan A graduate of Peking University School of Law, Zhang Yuyan will be attending Duke University School of Law to study in the JD/LL.M. in international and comparative law dual degree program. Her hobbies include singing, travel, and attending exhibitions. Ms. Zhang believes that the Han Kun Scholarship embodies Han Kun's spirit of unswervingly assuming social responsibility ...

Following a selection process involving over 250 applicants across 40 jurisdictions, Kate will sit as the first and only offshore lawyer on the APAC Council alongside 55 new members due to serve a two-year term.Now totalling more than 7,000 members from across the world, the recently restructured YSIAC Council provides a global platform for leading arbitration practitioners to develop international connections and share knowledge and expertise amongst arbitration communities ...