Romania
Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) assisted Holcim Romania, one of the leaders in the construction materials industry in Romania, with the expansion of its aggregates division through the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Stones Business Development SRL, which operates an aggregate station and a sand and gravel mining exploitation
Alabama, USA
Amenities and Location Draw National Legal Firm to Relocate to Trophy Office Tower
On the heels of announcing an office lease with PEI Global Partners earlier this year, real estate development firm Strategic Property Partners, LLC (“SPP”) today announced the signing of a new lease with Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP (“Bradley”) at Water Street Tampa’s WELL Gold-certified trophy office tower, Thousand & One
Bermuda
ESG and good governance developments in the Bermuda insurance sector
The development of Bermuda's insurance regime is a result of prevailing market conditions and considerations. Recent enhancements to Bermuda's insurance regime have focused on commercial insurers (particularly in the life sector) and this trend looks to continue through and beyond 2023. That said, the BMA recently updated the Insurance Code of Conduct (the Code) in September 2022
California, USA
A Buchalter team led by Tiffany Ng obtained complete victory when a California Court of Appeal ruled that Buchalter’s clients could not be sued for malicious prosecution and ordered the other side to pay Buchalter’s attorney fees. The saga started when the clients, having lost a previous lawsuit using a different law firm, contacted Tiffany to defend them against the ensuing malicious prosecution action
Romania
Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) confirms that Grupo Bimbo has included Romania in its global growth strategy and has completed the acquisition of Vel Pitar as nation-wide development platform. NNDKP acted as local legal counsel for Grupo Bimbo, advising on all aspects of the acquisition of Vel Pitar, from transaction structuring to negotiation and completion
Bermuda
The inaugural Jersey charity quiz was held in 2014 and has grown year on year, raising more than £100,000 in total for local charities. The 2023 event was hosted at the Merton Hotel and saw over 50 teams participate from 33 island-wide firms. This year, a team from Barclays named 'Where Eagles Dare' won first place following a series of challenging and interactive rounds
Russia
On 30 March PravoTech held a webinar on "Crisis Trends in Labour Disputes: from Prevention to the Supreme Court". Experts from ALRUD Labour Practice - Margarita Egiazarova, Senior Associate, PhD., and Maria Nevezhina, Senior Associate, PhD - spoke at the webinar
France
Paris, April 3, 2023, Jeantet has advised the life science group Sartorius AG (“Sartorius”), on its signing on 31 March 2023 of an agreement to acquire France-based Polyplus for approximately 2.4 billion euros from private investors including ARCHIMED and WP GG Holdings IV B.V., an affiliate of Warburg Pincus. Polyplus, with around 270 employees, develops and produces transfection as well as other DNA/RNA delivery reagents and plasmid DNA in high quality and at GMP grade
China
On March 30, 2023, American Lawyer Media (ALM), a renowned international legal publisher, unveiled the winners of its Asia Legal Awards 2023 at an award ceremony hosted in Singapore. This year, Han Kun was awarded Asian Diversity Initiative of the Year, standing out from other five finalists which were all international law firms. The award is a high recognition of the firm's great determination and dedication to cultivating an inclusive, diverse, and equal workplace
China
In the morning of March 25, 2023, the Micro Connect Macao Financial Assets Exchange ("MCEX") was officially launched at a "Prelude" ceremony to initiate trial operation of the exchange. The Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR), Mr. Ho Iat Seng, was present at the "Prelude" ceremony, where Mr. Charles Li, Micro Connect Founder and Chairman, and Mr
France
Paris, March 31, 2023 – Jeantet advised GLOBAL BIOENERGIES, an innovative company working on converting plant-derived resources into isododecane and other compounds used in the cosmetics industry, in the context of its share capital increase with preferential subscription rights of the shareholders on Euronext Growth Paris market for a total amount of €5.6 million. Under the terms of this transaction, a total of 2,707,452 new shares were subscribed at an issuance price of €2.07 per share
Germany
Cologne-based Heuking capital markets experts Dr. Mirko Sickinger, LL.M. and Sven Radke, LL.M. adised Vidac Pharma Holding PLC on its listing on Hamburg Stock Exchange’s High Risk Market segment. Established in 2021, London-based Vidac Pharma Holding PLC is the holding company of Vidac Pharma LTD, founded in 2012 and headquartered in Israel
New York, USA
Patterson Belknap secured a $33.4 million judgment on behalf of our client, a global healthcare company. The defendants, a gray-market wholesaler, and its husband-and-wife team of owners, were found to have unlawfully diverted and sold blood-glucose test strips packaged for international markets to U.S. pharmacies. The packaging and instructions for the diverted test strips were materially different and not compliant with FDA regulations and could not lawfully be sold in the U.S
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that partner Meghan Dawson McElvy has been elected Vice Chair of the Houston Bar Association’s (HBA) Energy Law Section for the 2023-2024 bar year.
The HBA’s Energy Law Section is comprised of more than 800 members who focus their practice on various aspects of energy law. The section regularly sponsors CLE programs throughout the year as well as fall and summer receptions. Ms
Bermuda
Carey Olsen's Articled Clerk Training Program launched in 2021 and provides candidates with invaluable insight, commercial experience, and the training necessary to succeed in a career as an attorney. Each clerk undertakes a minimum of three practice area placements over an eighteen-month period, after which they will be eligible to be admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands
England
Shoosmiths has been appointed to The Co-operative Bank’s legal panel.The law firm’s appointment is on a full-service basis, spanning areas including real estate, tax, employment, corporate and commercial matters, as well as funding and regulation.
The panel covers operations in England and Wales and is due to run until December 2025.
The Co-operative Bank provides a range of banking products and services to about 2.7m retail customers and 94,000 small and medium sized businesses
China
Han Kun Law Offices and Han Kun Law Offices LLP ("Han Kun Hong Kong") acted as the PRC and Hong Kong legal advisers, respectively, to the sponsor and underwriters, and Han Kun Hong Kong acted as the lead counsel for prospectus drafting, in connection with the global offering of ordinary shares of Seacon Shipping Group Holdings Limited ("Seacon Shipping", Stock Code: 2409) and the listing of such shares on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Alabama, USA
Bradley attorney Bill Norton was quoted in an article discussing arguments made by former Sears CEO Eddie Lampert and other lenders after the Supreme Court delivered a firm halt to arguments seeking more money from the bankrupted retailer.
The case was based on lenders’ claims that their collateral had been undervalued in bankruptcy court from the original decision in 2019, and their calculation implied that they were owed nearly $300 million credit
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Robert Maddox, a partner in the firm’s Birmingham office, has been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL).
Founded in 1978, the ACREL is a national association of preeminent commercial real estate lawyers focused on service to clients, colleagues, and the profession
France
Jeantet advised the METEOR Group, a company of the AEQUITA portfolio, in its acquisition of French company RACLOT INDUSTRIES. The acquisition is an important strategic milestone in the European growth strategy of METEOR, as it completes its first build-up in France. The Group hopes to further expand its industrial segment in the Hexagon. RACLOT INDUSTRIES has been in business for over 100 years
China
On March 29, 2023, the first batch of new energy REITs made their debut for public trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The CSC SPIC New Energy REIT and the AVIC BJEI Photovoltaic REIT are expected to raise RMB 7.84 billion and RMB 2.935 billion, respectively
New York, USA
On March 20, Patterson Belknap and The Center for Constitutional Rights filed a motion to quash three subpoenas issued by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry to three small, local non-profits providing aid to detained immigrants, immigrants who have been recently released from detention, and individuals facing immigration removal proceedings. The organization are Louisiana Advocates for Immigrants in Detention, Immigration Services and Legal Advocacy, and Home is Here NOLA
New York, USA
On March 27, 2023, Patterson Belknap submitted comments on behalf of National Citizenship and Immigration Services Council 119 (“Council 119”) in response to the Biden Administration’s proposed federal regulation on asylum
Bermuda
Litigate or arbitrate: The continuing debate
Carey Olsen’s Singapore team has considered the first reported British Virgin Islands (BVI) case on the court’s jurisdiction to determine a just and equitable winding-up application when faced with an arbitration agreement between parties.The authors also examine the trend in the Cayman Islands and in Hong Kong on this issue
California, USA
March 28, 2023. Buchalter is pleased to announce the launch of its new Family Law Practice Group and welcomes three new attorneys to the Firm’s San Francisco office - Monica Mazzei joins as a Shareholder and Chair of the Family Law group, along with associate attorneys Emily Yip and Stephanie Huang.
“Monica is a highly respected family law attorney with a wealth of knowledge and experience,” said Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer of Buchalter