Press Releases

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) has once again been awarded the Philippine Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers Asia Pacific & Greater China Region Awards 2023. SyCipLaw partner and Special Projects Department Head Rocky Alejandro L. Reyes was present to accept the award during the ceremony, which took place at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on May 4. This marks the Firm's ninth Philippine Law Firm Award win, having previously been recognized in 2012, 2015-2018, and 2020-2022 ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Courtlyn Ward, an associate in the Dallas office, has been selected to The National Black Lawyers’ (NBL) “Top 40 Under 40” in Texas list. The NBL’s “Top 40 Under 40” lists recognize African American lawyers in each state or region under the age of 40 who have reputations for providing excellent legal representation in their respective practice areas. Ms ...

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) was part of the international team of advisors that assisted CANCOM SE, one of the leading integrated IT service providers in Germany, in the acquisition of K-Businesscom-Group and all its subsidiaries, Austria’s leading provider of IT&C solutions and services. The transaction will result in the creation of one of the largest IT corporations in the DACH region ...

BiQ Group Acquires PUXdesign KSB’s team advised Lukáš Novák's investment group InTeFi Capital, namely its technology division BiQ Group, on the acquisition of PUXdesign. PUXdesign specializes in web technologies and its clients include well-known brands such as Heineken, Škoda auto and Komerční banka. Our team also advised BiQ Group on a majority of its previous acquisitions, which currently includes companies such as Bootiq, EEA, Novasoft and Bluesoft ...

KSB helps to establish the first Czech charity auction platform Dobrobot After assisting with the establishment of new startup Flatform, KSB's team (this time Vlastimil Pihera, Lucie Kretková and Lubor Černý) recently helped in creating the first Czech charity auction platform Dobrobot, whose aim is to connect non-profit organisations, companies and donors through digital technologies and online auctions ...

Are you ready to be a lawyer? We are please to announce an exciting opportunity for 3rd and 4th year law students to join our team on a part-time capacity, with the opportunity to transition into full-time role in the future. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of legal matters, receive valuable hands-on experience from experienced legal professionals and gain exposure to various areas of law ...

Kudun & Partners is proud to announce that Emi Rowse (Igusa), partner and head of Japan practice, has joined the Japan Board Diversity Network (JBDN)! The JBDN is the largest global network dedicated to improving corporate governance and board diversity in Japan. Emi has been an advocate of the merits of diversity, presenting on various panels on issues of cognitive diversity while also serving as a Partner in our firm ...

Managing IP, a publication that provides news, analysis, and information on developments in the global intellectual property (IP) industry, has recently released its list of Top 250 Women in IP. It includes the head of SyCipLaw's IP group, Vida M. Panganiban-Alindogan; she is the only Philippine IP law practitioner named in the list ...

The world's leading legal directory Chambers and Partners recently published its Life Sciences Global Practice Guide (2023) (the "Guide"). Han Kun again contributed the China chapter of the Guide's Trends and Developments section. The contributors include Min Zhu, Yaling (Michelle) Gon, Yang (Aaron) Gu, Lu Chai, Dr. Ying Li, and Shiye Yuan ...

On April 27th, 2023, Tarjeta Naranja S.A.U. (“Tarjeta Naranja”) issued Class LVIII Notes, simple, non-convertible into shares, unguaranteed, for a total nominal amount of AR$12.214.677.693 (“Class LVIII Notes”). Class LVIII Notes, maturing on April 27th, 2024, will accrue interest at a floating rate equivalent to Badlar private rate plus a 5% cut-off margin, and will amortize its principal in one payment on the maturing date. On April 21st, 2023, FIX SCR S.A ...

Bradley attorney Whitt Steineker was quoted in Smart Meetings regarding the increasing popularity surrounding cannabis tourism and how cannabis culture is interweaving with mainstream tourism and hospitality ...

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