Press Releases

This year marks the 46th annual TIAETL members meeting, and Bernadette will be speaking about trust powers alongside other academy members from England, the United States, Australia and Liechtenstein.Bernadette was recently elected to TIAETL making her one of only three Cayman Islands private practice lawyers in the roster ...

Law firm Shoosmiths has advised BGF (Business Growth Fund) on its investment into British bike manufacturer Brompton Bicycle. BGF led the £19 million investment, alongside existing shareholders, to supercharge innovation and fire up international growth.Brompton is the largest volume bicycle manufacturer in Britain, producing approximately 100,000 bicycles each year and exporting to 46 countries ...

Bradley attorney Stephen Parsley discussed pushback from states on insurers incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into their investment decisions for state pension funds and other related state assets. This pushback is particularly prevalent in the South and Western states, and Parsley noted, “Over the past year, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana and Utah have passed laws circumscribing the use of ESG factors ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Mr. Ray Shi has recently joined the firm. The addition will further enhance Han Kun's capital markets capabilities. Mr. Shi has been practicing law at prominent PRC law firms for more than a decade, specializing in A-share and overseas capital markets, VC and PE investment, domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and other related transactions. During his professional career to date, Mr ...

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) was part of the international team of advisors that assisted NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, Inc., one of the world’s leading logistics companies, in acquiring the shares of the multiple subsidiaries of Cargo-Partner Group Holding AG ("Cargo-Partner"), which provides global logistics services through its main business sites in Central and Eastern Europe ...

Beccar Varela’s Public Affairs Department is organizing a meeting to bring together professionals from various countries to address the challenges that companies currently face in public affairs and government relations. It will take place at Beccar Varela’s head office on Thursday, June 1st, and Friday, June 2nd; registration is free, and places are limited ...

May 15, 2023: We are pleased to announce that Kudun and Partners, once again, wins the Thailand Firm of the Year award at the Legal 500’s inaugural Southeast Asia Awards 2023, ahead of an impressive list of six nominated firms. This is an exceptional achievement and a testament to the dedication and hard work of our team. The outstanding recognition as the Law Firm of the Year – Thailand is highly prestigious and awarded based on thorough research, analysis, and client feedback ...

Amelia, who is a member of Carey Olsen's litigation, insolvency and restructuring practice in Singapore, has been welcomed to IWIRC's Singapore Board as co-chair alongside 14 other Board members. IWIRC advocates for the promotion and success of women in the insolvency and restructuring profession and has more than 2,100 members worldwide. Amelia is also one of the few professionals globally who has been accepted into III's Class XII NextGen Leadership Program ...

Paris, on May 17, 2023, Jeantet advised the shareholder of SICAT, a manufacturer of beta silicon carbide and carbon catalyst supports, in the acquisition of a 50.1% stake in its share capital by Saint- Gobain NORPRO, a business unit of Saint-Gobain Ceramics. SICAT manufactures highly technical catalyst support products with unique chemical, thermal and mechanical properties ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Jackson office managing partner Margaret Oertling Cupples was recognized with the Amalie Fair Robinson Sustainer of the Year Award by the Junior League of Jackson (JLJ). The annual award, named in honor of JLJ’s first president, recognizes the service of a sustaining member who has visibly made a difference in the community through her leadership and volunteerism. Ms ...

Erica has competed professionally for five years and became a full-time professional athlete in 2022 with the support of the Bermuda Olympic Association, the Bermuda Triathlon Association, the International Olympic Committee, and the Department of Youth and Sport. Carey Olsen's additional funding will allow Erica to take part in the international races necessary to garner enough points for qualification ...

A team led by Dr. Frank Metz, Partner at Heuking’s Munich office, advised Greater Munich Real Estate Fund (GMREF) on the acquisition of a commercial property from Herecon Projekt GmbH. Greater Munich Real Estate Fund (GMREF), an open-ended real estate special fund launched by its investment manager ehret+klein Capital Markets GmbH, acquired a commercial property in an attractive location in Germering near Munich from HERECON Projekt GmbH ...

Charleston, W.Va. — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that partner Clifford F. Kinney, Jr., recently joined the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), one of the most respected legal organizations in the world. The IADC is an invitation-only association for lawyers and insurance executives who represent corporate and insurance interests around the world ...

Law firm Shoosmiths has strengthened its dispute resolution and litigation practice by welcoming new partner Hannah Field. Hannah is a commercial litigator with over 20 years’ experience across a wide range of complex commercial cross-border and domestic disputes. Hannah spent a number of years at US firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges where she became partner and later co-head of the London International Dispute Resolution department ...

Tim has over 20 years' experience representing a wide range of Asia Pacific-based clients in all aspects of commercial dispute resolution under the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands (BVI), and the Cayman Islands. He advises on high value, cross-border management, shareholder, commercial, insolvency and corporate restructuring disputes, often with a connection to the PRC and Hong Kong ...

On May 9, 2023, Mondaq, a U.S. intelligent syndication platform providing world class content and insights from the legal profession, unveiled the winners of its 2023 Spring Thought Leadership Awards. We are delighted to announce that 11 Han Kun lawyers and legal experts have been recognized as Thought Leading Authors/Co-Authors for their thought-provoking articles spanning the field of finance, wealth management, life sciences, and healthcare ...

With a Frankfurt-based team led by Partner Thomas K. Schrell, business law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised Volksbank eG – Die Gestalterbank and Sparkasse Rhein-Nahe on funding the continued development of a service group for building technology by RENNER (formerly VIVENTEC). Existing acquisition financing was significantly increased and supplemented by an additional anchor lender, Sparkasse Rhein-Nahe, which acts as agent and collateral trustee ...

Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) has recently published its 2023 "Top 250 Women in IP" ranking. Han Kun partner Lili Wu was honored in the ranking for the second time since 2021, owing to her years of dedication and exceptional performance in the IP domain and having garnered accolades and recommendations from peers and high-profile clients both at home and abroad. Ms ...

Generation Z and millennials are helping to close the gender funding gap while ethnic minority-led companies are seeing higher female representation, according to the findings of The Gender Index (TGI) 2023, which is sponsored by law firm Shoosmiths ...

The Fund will invest primarily in companies dedicated to decarbonisation through the development of climate technology. As of its initial closing, the Fund raised US$400 million in capital commitments from investors and MIP plans to increase capital commitments to US$800 million - US$1 billion by its final closing ...

The ETPs programme will provide investors with access to a wide variety of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets (including indices and crypto 'baskets') via a regulated stock exchange. Issued by Valour Digital Securities Limited, the ETPs will initially be listed on the German trading platform Deutsche Borse Xetra, with further listings anticipated on major European stock exchanges ...

Ekachai Chotpitayasunon and Kongwat Akaramanee, partners of Kudun and Partners together with senior associates; Supatra Kerinsaguna and Nattawut Cherdhirunkorn were invited to speak at a seminar organized by the Association of Family Business Entrepreneurs (AFBE) under the topic “Legacy and Asset Management for Family Business Sustainability” ...

As one of the leading law firms in Thailand, Kudun and Partners had the privilege of hosting the entourage of law students visiting abroad from the Law Faculty Association J.F.V. Grotius Group of Leiden University in the Netherlands. One of the highlights of the visit was the opportunity to share insights on the legal system of Thailand and engage in meaningful conversations with our legal practitioners and business professionals ...

On May 8, 2023, Benchmark Litigation, an internationally renowned legal rankings organization, released its Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2023 Rankings, a definitive guide to the region's leading dispute resolution firms and lawyers. This year, Han Kun was recognized in four practice areas, and three firm partners were honored in the Asia-Pacific rankings ...

Buenos Aires, 9 May 2023. Today, Beccar Varela announced its revamped market-leading ESG* department, to continue to provide their clients with interdisciplinary legal advice on environmental, social and corporate governance strategies. Partners María Fernanda Mierez and Manuel Frávega will lead the team ...