Press Releases

In the recent Hirati: Ateneo Law School Career Fair, SyCipLaw partner John Regalado gave students a sneak peek of what's in store for summer apprentices in one of the Philippines' leading and largest law firms. He explained more about SyCipLaw's summer internship program, which includes involving the summer apprentices in active matters, department and practice group meetings and training sessions ...

SyCipLaw has been shortlisted for 16 awards at this year's The Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards: Regional Managing Partner of the Year - Hector M. de Leon, Jr. Marketing Team of the Year National Philippine Law Firm of the Year Practice Areas and Individuals Law Firm of the Year - Banking and Finance Law Firm of the Year - Corporate and M&A Law Firm of the Year - Construction and real estate Lawyer of the Year - John Paul V ...

Paris, March 10, 2023, Jeantet has advised Otium Capital, an evergreen investment company managing the assets of Pierre-Edouard Stérin, founder of Smartbox, in connection with the acquisition of Atraltech, the security division of Hager Group, the European specialist in professional security solutions ...

Paris, March 10, 2023, Jeantet has advised the Redslim group, specialized in the processing and exploitation of global corporate data, in a sponsorless transaction with Andera Acto, acting as financial partner. The shareholders of Redslim Group, founded by Eric Bensimon and Søren Altmann, specialized in the processing and exploitation of corporate data and self-financed since its inception, have chosen Andera Acto as financial partner to support the group in its growth ...

Han Kun has provided legal services to the sponsor in connection with the initial public offering and listing of MLOPTIC Corp. ("MLOPTIC", Stock Code: 688502) on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. MLOPTIC offers highly specialized expertise in optical, mechanical, electrical, software, and systems integration, and is committed to the R&D, design, and manufacturing of precision optical components and systems ...

2022 proved to be a turbulent year for the UK real estate industry. It ushered in a period of high inflation and interest rates - making funding and building developments challenging.The long-term impact of the Covid-19 pandemic also posed further operational and financial difficulties for the residential and commercial property sectors ...

On March 7, 2023, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "2023 Client Choice: Top 15 Labor & Employment Lawyers". The ranking spotlights 15 highly recommended labor and employment lawyers in mainland China. Han Kun partner Xiu Pei was named to the list. Reasons for selection: "Ms. Pei has a thorough understanding of PRC labor law and is agile with the core issues behind each case so as to address her clients' underlying concerns. Ms ...

On March 7, 2023, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "2023 Client Choice: Top 15 Female Lawyers". The ranking celebrates 15 highly recommended female lawyers in mainland China. Han Kun partner Ying Yang was named to the list. Reasons for selection: Ms ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Karl V. Hopkins has joined the firm as a partner. Mr. Hopkins brings broad experience advising clients on C-suite-level organizational resiliency, security and cybersecurity issues, as well as international construction and energy matters. He will split his time between the firm’s Houston and Washington, D.C. offices. In addition, Mr ...

Global research company Chambers and Partners recently published the Chambers Insurance & Reinsurance Global Practice Guide 2023, with chapters from the Philippines authored by SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) partners ...

Roanoke, Va. — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that Robert A. Ziogas has joined the law firm as a partner. He will split his time between the firm’s Roanoke, Virginia and Winston-Salem, North Carolina offices. “Bob’s extensive litigation and dispute resolution experience brings a wealth of knowledge for Spilman clients within the firm’s footprint, especially those in the construction industry,” said Stephanie U ...

Deacons, Hong Kong’s longest established and largest independent law firm, has deepened its regulatory expertise by bringing in Isabella Wong as a Partner in the Financial Services Practice Group. Isabella has re-joined Deacons from a global asset manager after acquiring in-house experience by counselling the manager’s investment management and funds distribution businesses in APAC (ex-Japan) regions ...

SyCipLaw maintained its Band 1 rankings in the recently launched 2023 Chambers Global Guide for the following practice areas: Banking & Finance Corporate/M&A Projects, Infrastructure & Energy The firm also received a “Spotlight Table” ranking in Banking & Finance: Capital Markets. This ranking is given to firms and individuals where the table does not have numerical rankings yet and are meant to highlight a select group of firms or individuals in certain practice areas ...

Hong Kong – 7 March 2023 – Deacons, Hong Kong’s longest established and largest independent law firm, has deepened its regulatory expertise by bringing in Isabella Wong as a Partner in the Financial Services Practice Group. Isabella has re-joined Deacons from a global asset manager after acquiring in-house experience by counselling the manager’s investment management and funds distribution businesses in APAC (ex-Japan) regions ...

A team led by Heuking Partner Dr. Jörg aus der Fünten advised international financial investor CoBe Capital on legal and tax matters in relation to the acquisition of L’Oréal Deutschland GmbH’s natural cosmetics business, including the acquisition of LOGOCOS Naturkosmetik GmbH & Co. KG. Closing of the transaction has already occurred ...

Shoosmiths corporate restructuring and advisory (CR&A) team has advised Brewham Holdings Ltd on the purchase of certain assets and business of well-known London estate agency Douglas and Gordon from its joint administrators, Philip Stephenson and Oliver Haunch of Grant Thornton.As many jobs as possible were saved through the deal which will see the same existing business continue to be provided. The deal was led by CR&A partner Lee Sennett and principal associate Hollie Wrigley ...

Led by the firm's female partners, the Carey Olsen Women's Network will facilitate meaningful collaboration and support amongst women across the firm and provide a framework to help women at Carey Olsen build on their talents and achieve their potential. Among other things, Network members will benefit from access to mentoring from female partners and other senior women, support with career planning and business development, and skills and leadership training ...

Chambers and Partners has recently announced its nominees for the Chambers Asia Pacific & Greater China Region Awards 2023. Han Kun and the firm's partner Yin Ge have been respectively nominated for the awards of "Diversity & Inclusion: Outstanding Firm" and "Diversity & Inclusion: Outstanding Contribution" ("Chambers D&I Awards"). Han Kun is the only PRC firm to be nominated for the Chambers D&I Awards ...

WWD: Why Beauty Lawsuits Are Set to Increase Among the current lawsuits are ones against L’Oréal, Sephora and Olaplex March 3, 2023 By: Kathryn Hopkins “If you Google the Olaplex case, that says it kind of started from TikTok. As an attorney, it is crazy to think that trends in litigation are going to come from social media outlets,” said Marissa Alkhazov, a shareholder in Buchalter law firm’s Seattle office and the Northwest chair of the firm’s products liability practice group ...

March 3, 2023 – Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt P.C. announced today that Steven Blair, Joshua Dennis, Jonathan French, Sara Sayles, Jessie Schuh, Adam Smith, David Stearns, Lindsay Thane and Jason Wrubleski have been voted in as shareholders at the firm. Attorneys at offices in Seattle, Portland and Bend were promoted. Collectively, these lawyers practice across Schwabe’s Real Estate and Construction; Natural Resources; and Healthcare and Life Sciences industry groups ...

The Fund, which achieved a final close of £267 million, has been structured as a Jersey Private Fund (JPF) and has a focus on UK real estate investments. Brydell Partners invests its own capital alongside managed discretionary funds, raised from global institutional LPs.The Carey Olsen team advising Brydell Partners on the Jersey law aspects of the fund launch was led by partner James Mulholland and assisted by senior associate Arindam Madhuryya and associate Niamh Murphy ...

Each month the Business Journal spotlights some of the legal industry’s rising stars in the Puget Sound region who are helping the business community thrive. Tina Scott | Associate Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt Areas of practice: Real estate and constructionYears in the profession: 3 Tina says law is really about peacemaking ...

Paris, March 3, 2023, following the acquisition of Visco by Tikehau Investment Management in July 2022, Jeantet has assisted Tikehau Investment Management, the private equity business of Tikehau Capital, in the entry, as minority investors, of investment vehicles represented by Crédit Agricole Régions Investissement (Carvest) in the capital of Visco, a recognized operator in high-precision mechanical machining for leading-edge industries, notably defense, aeronautics, space, arms and energy in F

The world's leading legal directory Chambers and Partners recently published its Chambers Greater China Region Legal Guide 2023. Han Kun contributed an in-depth overview article: CHINA: An Introduction to TMT: Equity Financing (PRC Firms)— Trending Topics for China TMT Investments. The article is co-authored by Han Kun partners Charles Li, Gloria Xu, Hanting (Bridget) Gao, and Yunzhi Zhao ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Alé Dalton has been named to the Hispanic National Bar Association’s (HNBA) 2023 “Top Lawyers Under 40” list. The “HNBA/VIA Top Lawyers Under 40” list recognizes exceptionally accomplished lawyers who have demonstrated professional excellence, integrity, leadership, commitment to the Hispanic community, and dedication to improving the legal profession. Ms ...