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Chambers and Partners, the world's leading legal directory, recently released its Chambers Global Practice Guide 2022 and a ranking of global law firms and lawyers. The guide recognizes 5 Han Kun practice areas and 9 of the firm's lawyers. Ranked practices: Aviation: Finance Capital Markets: Hong Kong and Overseas Issuances Corporate/M&A International & Cross-Border Transactions Dispute Resolution "Han Kun is very professional and experienced in cross-border situations ...

China Business Law Journal recently announced its "Deals of the Year 2021", recognizing multiple Han Kun-advised deals as Deals of the Year. Against the backdrop of a recovering economy, the market continued its buoyance during the past year. A number of exemplary transactions were closed despite prevailing strong winds in the geopolitical and regulatory environments ...

KSB Nominated for Chambers D&I Awards: Europe 2022 Chambers and Partners, the prestigious international rating company that compiles annual rankings of the world's best law firms, has nominated KSB for this year's Chambers D&I Awards in the Diversity & Inclusion: Outstanding European Firm category. The awards ceremony will take place in Madrid on 22 April ...

BOYANOV & Co. is advising plastics manufacturer Borealis on the Bulgarian legal aspects of the binding offer from EuroChem for Borealis’ nitrogen business. EuroChem intends to acquire Borealis’ nitrogen business, which includes fertilizer, melamine, and technical nitrogen products. It is valued at EUR 455 million under the terms of the offer. The transaction is subject to certain closing conditions and regulatory approvals, with closing expected for the second half of 2022 ...

This time Magdalena Świtajska from Wardyński & Partners’ Employment & Global Mobility Practice, explains types of contracts used when hiring or working in Poland. News from Poland—Business & Law is a synthesis of important current events in the Polish economy and changes to Polish law, especially those that may concern management board members and affect the risk of serving on boards. Konrad Grotowski, host of the programme, discusses the current state of the Polish economy ...

KSB Advises B&K Nemovitostní investice KSB’s team led by Partner Jiří Horník, with assistance from senior associate Jakub Porod and junior lawyer Zuzana Slabá, advises B&K Nemovitostní investice on due diligence, negotiates and drafts transaction documentation and, in some cases, assists with further developing the acquired properties ...

Ian Bowie has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a Partner, bringing to the firm and its clients more than 25 years’ expertise advising on real estate projects, with a particular focus on energy and natural resources. Renowned for his technical skills and client focus, Ian supports clients active in the energy, minerals, food and drink, real estate investment and development sectors ...

Chambers and Partners, the world's leading legal directory, recently released its Chambers Global Practice Guide 2022 and a ranking of global law firms and lawyers. The guide recognizes 5 Han Kun practice areas and 9 of the firm's lawyers. Ranked practices: Aviation: Finance Capital Markets: Hong Kong and Overseas Issuances Corporate/M&A International & Cross-Border Transactions Dispute Resolution "Han Kun is very professional and experienced in cross-border situations ...

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advised Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”) in connection with its issuance of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.25% First Mortgage Bonds due 2024, $400 million aggregate principal amount of 4.20% First Mortgage Bonds due 2029, $450 million aggregate principal amount of 4.40% First Mortgage Bonds due 2032 and $550 million aggregate principal amount of 5.25% First Mortgage Bonds due 2052 ...

Milbank, Clifford Chance, Carey and Claro in inaugural green bond Lily Squires Milbank in New York and Carey in Santiago have helped Chilean electricity company Sociedad de Transmisión Austral (STA) issue its first green bonds, raising US$390 million. The bookrunners hired Clifford Chance LLP in New York and Claro & Cía in Santiago. The bonds carry a 4% coupon and mature in 2032. The offering closed on 14 January ...

Chambers and Partners has recently announced its nominees for the Chambers Asia Pacific & Greater China Region Awards 2022. Han Kun has been nominated for the awards of "China (PRC Firms) Corporate & Finance Law Firm of the Year" and "China (PRC Firms) Client Service Award of the Year". Besides these nominations, the Chambers Greater China Region 2022 guide and Chambers FinTech 2022 guide highlight 12 Han Kun practice areas and 19 lawyers ...

17 February 2022. After announcing the opening of its new office in November of last year, Buchalter is pleased to announce that Shareholders Douglas Farr, Lance Lehnhof, and Blake Cooper have joined in Salt Lake City along with Blake Tengberg, Karl Israelsen, and Trevor B. Fugate. “We are thrilled to welcome Doug, Lance, Blake C., Blake T., Karl, and Trevor to Buchalter,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Adam Bass ...

[!Bradley partner Bruce Ely was quoted in Law360 Tax Authority on a recent U.S. Supreme Court petition from Ferrellgas Partners LP challenging New Jersey’s flat $150 per-partner fee. The fee, which is imposed when partnerships file information returns, highlights inconsistencies among high court rulings that have invalidated some unapportioned charges but permitted others, tax practitioners say ...

Among those recognised, Bermuda partner Keith Robinson continues to be ranked in Band 1 for dispute resolution and is described within the latest directory commentary as 'an excellent lawyer' and as someone with 'a lexicon of knowledge in his head which he is able to apply for all purposes in a succinct, accurate and timely way' ...

Paula Swain, head of Shoosmiths’ national business debt recovery team and head of the firm’s Solent office, put aspiring lawyers through their paces last week in her first ‘in person’ appointment as a visiting scholar.Paula, who is also the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) representative on the Solent Freeport Consortium Board, lent her valuable expertise to students at Solent University Law School by taking them through the workings of a real-world contract ...

Leading law firm Shoosmiths has been appointed to the Lovell Partnerships Limited (Lovell) legal services and plot sales panels in England, Scotland and Wales.Work for the residential development expert will commence in January 2022 for three years. The appointment of Shoosmiths will assist Lovell’s housebuilding, affordable living and later living businesses in delivering mixed tenure communities across the UK ...

Law firm Shoosmiths has announced it is set to move its Edinburgh office to a new landmark development, marking ten years of success in Scotland.Shoosmiths has been based at Saltire Court, Castle Terrace since 2012 and has expanded its practice significantly in that time ...

[!Five Bradley attorneys contributed to the American Health Law Association 2021 Year in Review. In addition to Year in Review slides, the document outlines significant developments over the year in specific health care areas. Michael Fischer and Najla Long co-authored the section on Antirust; Justin Brown co-authored the section on Fraud and Abuse; and Lyndsay Medlin and Brad Robertson co-authored the section on False Claims Act and Government Enforcement ...

[!Bradley is pleased to announce the addition of Greg Suess as a senior advisor to the firm’s Media & Entertainment and Corporate & Securities practice groups in Birmingham. “Greg’s unique background at the crossroads of corporate, tech, media and entertainment law allows him to provide strategic counsel to key executives and talent across a variety of industries,” said Bradley’s Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters ...

The IPO, which raised gross proceeds of US$1.58 billion, will support JinkoSolar's plans for expansion, particularly in relation to its manufacturing, and research and development facilities in Haining, Zhejiang Province, China ...

Avid Gaming, which established its headquarters in Jersey 2015, owns Sports Interaction, Canada's leading online sports betting brand. The company also has offices in the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawà:ke and Ireland.Avid Gaming exclusively licenses the Sports Interaction trademark and provides proprietary online betting and gaming products and services to the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) and the Mohawk Online socioeconomic initiative ...

The acquisition, which was completed through Sun Venture's second Jersey Private Fund (JPF), structured as a Jersey Limited Partnership, is the company's third purchase in London following 1 New Oxford Street and 1 & 2 New Ludgate in 2020.120 Moorgate is a 112,875 sq ft Grade A office development in the heart of the City of London ...

A team led by capital markets law expert Dr. Mirko Sickinger, LL.M., Partner at the Cologne office of business law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised on the sale of about 95 percent of the shares in TUFF Group AG, Frankfurt am Main. The shares of TUFF Group AG are listed on Frankfurt Stock Exchange’s regulated market ...

Smart contracts, data & process mining, technology-based transactions – digital transformation has led to significant changes in business, public administration, and society as a whole. Almost every industry is experiencing the digital transformation. Our law firm offers a holistic, cross-disciplinary approach to advising our clients in Digital Transformation to enable businesses to seize the opportunity and to implement digitalization strategies in a legally compliant manner ...

The Central America Bottling Corporation, CBC Bottling Holdco, S.L. and Beliv Holdco, S.L. have made a Senior Sustainability Notes issuance in the international capital markets for an amount of US$1,100,000,000.00 with a 5.250% interest payable in 2029 and guaranteed by companies of the food and beverages conglomerate based in Guatemala. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P ...