California, USA
By ReaAnne Marsh
Attorneys help businesses stay on top of social and regulatory changes.
"Addressing workforce issues, attorney Laurent Badoux, a shareholder at Buchalter, suggests, “Let’s set aside the law for a second,” and starts his discussion with an overview of the situation. “We are still in the middle of what has been labeled the ‘great resignation
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that six practice areas and seven partners have been ranked nationally in the 2022 edition of Chambers USA, the prestigious legal industry referral guide. Overall, 36 Bradley practice areas and 115 of the firm’s attorneys were highly ranked
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that independent research company Chambers and Partners has highly ranked 115 of the firm’s attorneys and 36 Bradley practice areas in the 2022 edition of the Chambers USA legal industry referral guide. The firm also is ranked nationally in six practice areas and seven Bradley attorneys are ranked nationally in their various areas of practice
Oregon, USA
June 2, 2022 – Today, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt P.C., a leading Pacific Northwest law firm, announced that nine of the firm’s practice areas and 24 of its lawyers have been recognized for excellence by Chambers & Partners in its 2022 rankings
Germany
With a team led by Dr. Thorsten Kuthe and Christopher Görtz, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek legally advised EV Digital Invest AG, the operator of online real estate investment platform “Engel & Völkers Digital Invest,” and Hauck Aufhäuser Investment Banking, which acted as Sole Global Coordinatoor and Sole Bookrunner, as transaction counsel on the IPO of EV Digital Invest AG in the Scale segment of Frankfurt Stock Exchange. This is the first IPO of an operating company in Germany in 2022
Malta
A key feature of Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (“UCITS” fund) is the Key Investor Information Document (“KIID”), which provides the retail investor with simplified information from the prospectus.
UCITS also qualify as Packaged Retail Investment and Insurance Products (“PRIIPS”)
Bermuda
The private wealth publication's annual list comprises 35 men and 35 women under the age of 35 and celebrates the top young legal, fiduciary and tax advisory professionals from the financial services sectors in Guernsey and Jersey.Dean's inclusion marks the third straight year he has been recognised by eprivateclient
Bermuda
Marvin, founded in 2020, is a B2B payments platform that enables merchants to use credit card receivables as collateral for working capital or short term loans. The service allows retailers to avoid the anticipation fees charged by point of sale operators, which can be as much as 4% of any transaction. The Series A funding round was led by venture capital firm Canaan followed by existing investors Canary and Mauá Capital as well as a number of angel investors
Bermuda
The Fund's aim is to deliver uncorrelated absolute returns across multiple asset classes, including digital assets. It is structured as a Jersey limited company and established as a Jersey Private Fund, with the potential to upgrade to a Jersey Expert Fund in the future. Kok Lee Sit of Phillip Street Partners commented: "It is indeed a pleasure working with true professionals at Carey Olsen and Oakbridge Fund Services
China
The world's leading legal directory Chambers and Partners recently published its International Fraud and Asset Tracing Global Practice Guide (2022) (the "Guide"). Han Kun contributed the Law and Practice section and the Trends and Developments section of the Guide's China chapter. The contributors include Ronghua (Andy) Liao, Chunyao (Alan) Lin, John D. Fitzpatrick, Yanhui (Candice) Li, and Junxin (Sam) Ye
China
Today, Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that the firm has been officially named as a winner of Morgan Stanley's 2021 Asia Outside Counsel Diversity Award. Han Kun is among the four winners consisting of two international firms and two local firms which have been selected out of 37 runners for this Award. The award honors the firm for its exceptional efforts in 2021 to create a culture of equality in the workplace and community
Oregon, USA
June 2, 2022 – Today, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt P.C., a leading Pacific Northwest law firm, announced that nine of the firm’s practice areas and 24 of its lawyers have been recognized for excellence by Chambers & Partners in its 2022 rankings
Bermuda
Founded in 2021, Nextron connects renewable energy generators directly to consumers through its 'energy-as-a-service' cleantech platform marketplace and subscription plans. The startup facilitates access to renewable energy and currently has two photovoltaic plants, one in Mato Grosso do Sul and the other in Rio de Janeiro, with plans to supply enough energy for 36,000 consumers by the end of 2022
Vietnam
YKVN advised Masan Group Corporation (“Masan”) in its investment in Trusting Social JSC, a Singapore and Vietnam-based credit scoring startup (“Trusting Social”). The US$65 million investment is implemented through The Sherpa Company Limited, a subsidiary of Masan for the initial close of its Series C round
British Virgin Islands
O’Neal Webster has advised on the formation or conversion of multiple open-ended British Virgin Islands investment funds in the first two quarters of 2022, whether as incubator, approved, or professional funds. And, a mix of funds structured as segregated portfolio entities is again on the rise. The firm has also advised on several approved manager applications for clients primarily based in North America and Asia
Italy
As of Monday, 30th May 2022, we will be relocating to our new offices at the following address: Suite 3002, 30/F, Oxford House, 979 King?s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
Hong Kong S.A.R.
Deacons advises Yoho Group Holdings Limited in relation to its Main Board IPO, seeking to raise up to HK$143 million (subject to the exercise of over-allotment option). Yoho Group is one of the leading market players in the business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce industry in Hong Kong under the brand name of “友和YOHO”
England
Leading UK law firm Shoosmiths has advised N Family Group in its recent expansion, after securing £42.5 million to grow its portfolio to more than 80 sites.The firm advised the nursey group in its latest investment round, with plans to increase its sites from 20 to more than 80 by 2025, adding more than 5,000 childcare places and employing an additional 3,000 staff
Alabama, USA
Bradley attorney Richard Swor was quoted in Bloomberg Law on a recent Ninth Circuit decision affirming that delta-8 THC found in e-cigarettes and vape products is legal and therefore eligible for trademark protection. The ruling could open a new frontier for cannabis sellers hoping to protect their brands, though any sea change in trademark application grants could remain a long way off
Argentina
Buenos Aires, May 26th, 2022. On May 24th, Asociación Civil Sumatoria para una Nueva Economía (Sumatoria) carried out the first sustainable bond issuance with a gender perspective in the local capital market. Class II notes were issued in two series under a specific SME regime, for a total nominal amount of AR$60 million maturing on August 24th, 2023 (the Notes)
England
Shoosmiths’ specialist Digital Infrastructure team has advised Equitix, one of Europe’s leading infrastructure investors, on its £84 million commitment into fibre ‘altnet’ Freedom Fibre.Equitix, a leading global investor, developer, and long-term fund manager of core infrastructure assets, has made an initial £84m funding commitment into Freedom Fibre
Malta
Dr Michael Psaila and Dr Christine Calleja participated in the International Fraud Group’s bi-annual meeting, which was held in London on the 11th and 12th May 2022. The IFG was established in 1997 by London firm Mischon de Reya with the aim of bringing together law firms that work in fraud investigation and asset recovery and now boasts members from over 50 countries
Poland
In the newest episode of News from Poland – Business & Law, dr Jakub Baranowski from Wardyński & Partners’ Real Estate practice discusses the major changes in Polish real estate law in 2022 with entry into force of the New Developers Act. It is designed to provide consumers with greater security in acquiring residential properties by greatly expanding the applicability of the statute, adding new security instruments, and modifying the procedure for removing defects
China
Recently, Asian Legal Business ("ALB") announced its 2022 ALB China Regional Ranking: South China Firms & Rising Lawyers. Han Kun partner Bing Xue, who is based in the firm's Shenzhen office, was honored in the rankings due to his standout practice. Mr. Xue's practice focuses on venture capital and private equity investment, mergers and acquisitions, onshore/offshore securities issuances and listings, foreign direct investment, tax planning, etc