Press Releases

Panama, February 27, 2023. For the fifth consecutive year, the Corporate Reputation Business Monitor (MERCO), a reference monitor for Ibero-America, presented the rankings of 100 companies and the 100 leaders with the best reputation in Panama. We are pleased to announce that Morgan & Morgan remains the only law firm in this important ranking, consolidating itself in the #1 position of the Legal sector ...

We are very pleased to announce the promotion of Melissa Echeverría as partner in our Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions and Banking & Finance practice. Melissa has extensive experience in complex M&A processes, being praised by clients and peers for her ability to run productive due diligence processes and successfully handle multiple jurisdictional transactions ...

We are very pleased to announce the promotion of Javier Castellán as partner in our Labor and Employment practice. Javier has extensive experience in labor matters related to M&A transactions and due diligences, labor compliance, labor litigation and labor risk management and social security issues ...

Family context is key in blessing applications (Re Z Trust (Jersey)) The application was brought under Article 51 of the Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984. Article 51(1) of the Law reads, 'A trustee may apply to the court for direction concerning the manner in which the trustee may or should act in connection with any matter concerning the trust and the court may make such order, if any, as it thinks fit' ...

Securing the future: Why Asian HNWIs are turning to offshore jurisdictions What kind of market volatility and geopolitical risks are Asian HNWI’s most concerned about today, and in what ways are they impacting their approach to growing wealth and succession planning?Rachel Yao (RY): HNWI migration in Asia was a rising trend over the past decade and has not slowed down as a result of Covid-19 border closures and lockdowns ...

Kudun and Partners represented Damri Residence Co., Ltd., a project company sponsored by Areeya Property PCL, a publicly listed real estate developer on the Stock Exchange of Thailand with several successful high-value real estate projects in and around Bangkok, on two critical transactions for the development of the luxury Soontareeya Residence in Bangkok’s Ratchaprasong area including a multiple assets-backed financing arrangement transaction ...

Mamo TCV Advocates will once again be participating at the KSU Careers Expo which will be held at the University of Malta on the 28th February, 2023. Lawyers from Mamo TCV will be available to meet with students at the Firm’s stand on campus where they will be able to answer questions in relation to the Firm’s 2023 student internship program, as well as questions about their prospective careers and life at the Firm in general ...

Chambers Global recently published its 2023 Global Guide and once again recognised Mamo TCV as one of the leading law firms in Malta. The firm was ranked as a Band 1 Firm for “General Business Law” – which was the only practice area in which Maltese firms were ranked. Chambers described the firm as a “stellar law firm with an acclaimed corporate and dispute resolution practice ...

We are pleased to announce that Kudun and Partners has been shortlisted for not one, but four prestigious awards by The Legal 500 – Southeast Asia Awards 2023 ...

For the fifth consecutive year, the Corporate Reputation Business Monitor (MERCO), a reference monitor for Ibero-America, presented the rankings of 100 companies and the 100 leaders with the best reputation in Panama. We are pleased to announce that Morgan & Morgan remains the only law firm in this important ranking, consolidating itself in the #1 position of the Legal sector ...

The world's leading legal directory Chambers and Partners recently published its Chambers Global Legal Guide 2023. Han Kun contributed an in-depth overview article: CHINA: An Introduction to Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms), co-authored by Han Kun partner Chengyao (Aaron) Zhou, Xikang Wang, Shipo (Angus) Xie, and Gilbert Shen ...

Law firm Shoosmiths has advised UK-based electric vehicle charging company EVC on a deal securing up to £165 million capital from funds managed by Denham Sustainable Infrastructure (DSI), an arm of global energy transition investment firm, Denham Capital ...

Law firm Shoosmiths has reflected on a year of exceptional performance by its corporate team, having advised on more than 400 transactions with an aggregate deal value of £5bn from January to December 2022.Corporate activity levels remained elevated throughout last year, with Shoosmiths’ corporate team working across a record number of deals spanning private equity, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and venture capital – many with a strong cross-border element ...

The Asia Legal Awards celebrate outstanding work and leading lawyers within the jurisdiction and are open to all firms with offices in Asia. The awards cover a range of practice areas and disciplines and identify the most significant deals and transactions that took place during 2022.Carey Olsen's presence in Asia has grown significantly since launching in Singapore and Hong Kong SAR in 2016 ...

Bradley attorney Bruce Ely was quoted in Bloomberg Law News discussing the probability of an Indiana bill, SB-2, enacting a pass-through entity tax workaround to the federal $10,000 state and local tax deduction limit for individuals. Ely noted that Indiana’s law permits a credit for taxes imposed by and paid to another state – an attribute that is not necessarily available in all the other 30 states where this workaround has been implemented ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Stanley E. Blackmon, a partner in the firm’s Birmingham office, has been selected as a 2023 Fellow of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD). With more than 350 members, the LCLD is a national organization made up of general counsel and law firm managing partners who participate in programs designed to increase diversity at the leadership levels of the nation’s law firms and corporate legal departments. The LCLD was launched in 2009 ...

James has extensive experience of debt finance transactions in Europe and Asia and advises on all aspects of private debt, structured, leveraged and acquisition finance. In addition, James' expertise includes take-private transactions, fund finance, debt capital markets, convertible instruments, special situations, derivatives and syndicated lending ...

For more than 20 years Chambers and Partners have published directories on leading firms in most of the countries in the world. Their ranking for 2023 for Global  is now available. LEX is ranked as a Leading Firm in Iceland. Chambers global ranking is in the Corporate / Commercial and Dispute Resolution categories. The Corporate / Commercial team is described as following: „LEX Law Offices boasts a broad corporate and commercial offering, including public M&A and ECM mandates ...

For more than 20 years Chambers and Partners have published directories on leading firms in most of the countries in the world. Their ranking for 2023 for Global  is now available. LEX is ranked as a Leading Firm in Iceland. Chambers global ranking is in the Corporate / Commercial and Dispute Resolution categories. The Corporate / Commercial team is described as following: „LEX Law Offices boasts a broad corporate and commercial offering, including public M&A and ECM mandates ...

The annual listing commends law firms for the ground-breaking, industry leading deals they have worked on throughout 2022. CBLJ forms its winning list based on independent observation and coverage of the China legal market throughout the year. The judging panel selects deals that stand out for significance, complexity, innovative nature and size. The capital market deal the firm advised on was for JinkoSolar, one of China's largest solar module manufacturers ...

Buenos Aires, February 24th, 2023. On February 14th, 2023, Hidrotec S.A. (“Hidrotec”) carried out its first Notes Issuance (Series I Notes) under the PYME CNV Garantizadas regime (SME Guaranteed Regime). Series I Class I Notes, issued for a total nominal amount of US$3.950.672, are maturing on February 14th, 2025, and will not accrue interest ...

Buenos Aires, February 23rd, 2023. On February 8th, 2023, Valentín Bianchi S.A.C.I.F. (“Valentín Bianchi”) carried out its first Notes’ Issuance (Series I Notes) under the PYME CNV Garantizadas regime (SME Guaranteed Regime). Series I Class II Notes, issued for a total nominal amount of US$3.204.007, are maturing on February 8th, 2026, and will not accrue interest ...

Buchalter is sponsoring this year’s moot court competition at the UC Irvine Law School. The event will take place on Friday, March 24, 2023, from 3PM-5PM. The case before the court centers on the dismissal of Dr. Helen Croix from her tenured employment at Aguefort University. After posting unsound medical advice on her private blog, an unaffiliated doctor used Dr. Croix’s advice in treatment, and his patient died. During the wrongful death suit that followed Dr ...

Bradley partner Abba Harris was named to the Birmingham Business Journal’s “Top 40 Under 40” list for 2023. The annual list honors young professionals who are recognized as the best and brightest of emerging leaders in the Birmingham area. The complete list of “Top 40 Under 40” winners was published in the BBJ on January 23, 2023 ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Edward S. Sledge IV, a partner in the firm’s Birmingham office, has been elected president of the board of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Foundation for 2023-2024, effective this month. The IADC is the preeminent, invitation-only, global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests ...