Germany
A team led by Alexander Weber, Partner at Heuking’s Munich office, legally advised Döhler Ventures on the sale of its stake in Just Spices. Established in 2014, spice mix startup Just Spices most recently generated annual sales of some EUR 60 million. As part of its global expansion strategy, 85 percent of the shares held by the previous shareholders, including the stake held by Döhler Ventures, were now sold to Kraft Heinz group
Germany
A team led by Christopher Görtz from Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Cologne office advises artec technologies AG on the issuance of a convertible bond in accordance with the new Electronic Securities Act as part of a pilot project. Granting statutory subscription rights to its shareholders, artec technologies AG intends to issue the innovative product to its shareholders presumably at the beginning of 2022
Germany
Heuking has advised a private sector consortium led by Accenture and including Credit Suisse, Natixis, R3, SIX Digital Exchange and UBS which on December 8 announced that, together with the Banque de France, the Swiss National Bank and the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub, it has con-ducted a cross-border settlement experiment (entitled Project Jura) using two wholesale CBDCs («wCBDC») and a digital financial instrument
Germany
Heuking has advised a private sector consortium led by Accenture and including Credit Suisse, Natixis, R3, SIX Digital Exchange and UBS which on December 8 announced that, together with the Banque de France, the Swiss National Bank and the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub, it has con-ducted a cross-border settlement experiment (entitled Project Jura) using two wholesale CBDCs («wCBDC») and a digital financial instrument
Alabama, USA
Bradley partner Elisha Kobre was quoted in a Yahoo Money article discussing the closing arguments of Elizabeth Holmes’ trial.
The government will likely revisit Holmes' own testimony where she admitted to adding the logos of drug giants Pfizer and Schering-Plough to two Theranos reports. Investors who testified during the prosecution’s case said they thought the documents came from the pharmaceutical companies
Alabama, USA
Bradley partner Heather Howell Wright was quoted in a CQ Roll Call article discussing rate hikes for National Flood Insurance Program policies.
Risk Rate 2.0, a new pricing methodology launched Oct. 1 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has generated criticism and made members of Congress from coastal states cautiously optimistic they may finally break the deadlock that has prevented a major overhaul of the National Flood Insurance Program
Alabama, USA
Bradley partner Elisha Kobre was quoted in a Yahoo Finance article discussing the fraud trial of Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the diagnostics company Theranos.
Holmes made the risky move of testifying in her own defense in the trial's final days. While that testimony could influence the jury's decision, experts say the closing arguments will also carry significant weight
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce the arrival of Robert N. Flowers and Lawrence J. McFarland to the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group in Dallas.
“Robert and Larry both have extensive experience in assisting banks, financial institutions, developers and property owners with a wide array of services, obtaining successful outcomes for their clients,” said Bradley Dallas Office Managing Partner Richard A. Sayles
Argentina
Buenos Aires, 16 December 2021. On December 13, Los Grobo Agropecuaria SA (“Los Grobo”) obtained a debt refinancing for approximately US$34 million and negotiated loans in pesos for up to the equivalent amount of US$9 million, including the renewal of existing guarantees by Los Grobo. The lenders of these operations were Banco de Galicia y de Buenos Aires S.A.U., Banco Santander Río S.A., Banco Supervielle S.A., HSBC Bank Argentina S.A., Banco Hipotecario S.A., Banco Itaú Argentina S.A
Bermuda
The latest edition of the highly respected international legal directory also saw Singapore partners Anthony McKenzie and James Noble, and Hong Kong partner Jeremy Lightfoot recognised individually
England
Leading UK law firm Shoosmiths and its Manchester corporate team have announced a record-breaking 2021 – advising on over £1.5 billion worth of deals through the ongoing competitive and fast-paced post pandemic market.Led by partners Tim Jackson-Smith and Andrew Millar, the corporate team has advised on a range of private equity, public and private mergers and acquisitions and venture capital transactions
China
Han Kun Law Offices and its Hong Kong associated law firm, as PRC and Hong Kong legal advisors, represented Shanghai Conant Optical Co., Ltd. ("Conant Optical", Stock Code: 2276, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") in connection with its initial public offering in Hong Kong and Regulation S offering of an aggregate of 121,600,000 H shares, and the listing of such H shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
West Virginia, USA
Pittsburgh — Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that Jonathan A. Deasy has joined the law firm as an associate in its Pittsburgh office.
Deasy's primary area of practice at Spilman is litigation, with emphasis on commercial and corporate litigation.
Deasy has experience representing product manufacturers, distributors, contractors, and employers at all stages of litigation in defense of toxic tort, product liability and premises liability claims
China
On December 14, 2021, the 12th Lawyers'Congress of Guangdong Province convened in the city of Guangzhou. The meeting celebrated and awarded eminent law firms and lawyers in the province from 2017 to 2021. At the meeting, Beijing Han Kun Law Offices (Shenzhen) ("Han Kun Shenzhen Office") was recognized as a "Standout Law Firm of Guangdong Province" by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Justice
Bermuda
The annual awards, which celebrate the world's leading law firms in more than 70 jurisdictions, are based on the performance of law firms and individuals during Who's Who Legal's annual research process.For the 2021 research process, Carey Olsen had 11 of its lawyers recognised as Global Leaders across four different practice areas:Asset recovery – View More
Bermuda
The sanctioning of the Scheme had the support of the Chinese coffee chain's Joint Provisional Liquidators, Alexander Lawson and Wing Sze Tiffany Wong of Alvarez & Marsal, and is the latest and close to final stage in the restructuring of Luckin Coffee's US$460 million 0.75% convertible senior notes due 2025. The Scheme had already secured the unanimous approval of all attending creditors at the Scheme meeting in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands on 30 November
USA
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advised the underwriters on an SEC-registered offering by NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. (NEE Capital) of (i) $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 1.875% Debentures, Series due January 15, 2027, (ii) $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.440% Debentures, Series due January 15, 2032 and (iii) $500 million aggregate principal amount of 3.00% Debentures, Series due January 15, 2052
USA
A Haynes and Boone, LLP team led by attorneys Chad Mills and John Montgomery represented Morgan Stanley Energy Structuring, L.L.C. (“MSES”) as the energy supplier and Morgan Stanley in its role as the guarantor of MSES’s obligations in connection with California's first-ever municipal bond-financed clean energy prepayment transaction
Thailand
Kudun and Partners represented BG Energy Solution Company Limited, a subsidiary of BG Container Glass Public Company Limited (BGC) and Bangkok Glass Public Company Limited in a cross-border refinancing transaction in the form of a loan facility from Vietcombank for the sum of VND 760,625,000,000 for My Son 1 and 640,625,000.000 for My Son 2, totaling VND 1.4 trillion or approximately USD 61.6 million
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that J. David Pugh, a partner in the firm’s Birmingham office, has been elected to a second two-year term as the Southeast Region chair on the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Executive Committee.
ABC, the national construction industry trade association that helps more than 21,000 members and represents all specialties within the U.S. construction industry, is comprised primarily of firms that perform work in the industrial and commercial sectors
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Erica Garrison has joined the firm as a partner in the Economic Development Practice Group.
“Erica has spent the past 17 years of her career interacting with various agencies of the Metropolitan Government and working daily on land-use and development issues with many development teams in the city, helping them to site and permit controversial and exceptional projects alike
Oregon, USA
Schwabe was ranked #2 in Portland Business Journal’s list of Oregon’s Most Admired Companies of 2021 in the Law & Accounting category. This is great example of Schwabe’s leadership in the industry and is a wonderful result in the list of 43 companies. To generate the rankings for Oregon’s Most Admired Companies, the Portland Business Journal sent surveys to 3,700 CEOs or top executives in Oregon and Southwest Washington
Italy
Rome, December 14, 2021 – International law firm Gianni & Origoni is pleased to announce the election of two new Non-Equity Partners: Arrigo Arrigoni (Energy and Infrastructure) and Chiara Gianni (Corporate/M&A)
West Virginia, USA
Winston-Salem, N.C. — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that Erin Jones Adams recently rejoined the law firm as a counsel attorney in its North Carolina office.
Jones Adams rejoins Spilman after a multi-year engagement supporting executive administration and compliance initiatives at a liberal arts college. Her primary areas of practice include employment, corporate and education law
China
Chambers and Partners, the world's foremost legal directory, recently released its Chambers FinTech Guide 2022, which features industry rankings for four professional services in 40+ jurisdictions. Han Kun has again been ranked as a Band 1 Law Firm for fintech-related legal services in China. This is Han Kun's fourth time consecutive year to be ranked Band 1