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
Bermuda
Stephanie has extensive and in-depth experience advising individuals, fiduciaries and companies on all aspects of Bermuda trust law, including international and local estate planning arrangements, wealth management structures, variation of trusts and private trust companies as well as international and local pensions. Stephanie also advises on regulatory issues affecting trustees and pension plans
Bermuda
The upgrade in BSX listing status of the Ordinary Shares of CIHL to a primary listing and delisting from the AIM market took effect on Tuesday 30 November and followed the company securing the necessary board and shareholder approvals.The Carey Olsen team advising CIHL on all Bermuda related legal and regulatory aspects associated with the transaction comprised corporate partner Steven Rees Davies and associate View More
Romania
NNDKP has assisted Purolite Corporation and Purolite SRL in relation to the acquisition of the companies by Ecolab, as part of a broader, global acquisition process. The transaction is valued at approximately US$ 3.7 billion, placing it amongst the largest transactions of its kind closed this year, both at global and national level
Romania
NNDKP has assisted Safety Broker, the largest independent insurance broker operating in Romania and in the Republic of Moldova, in the sale of 80% of the company’s shares to the Unilink group, leader on the relevant Polish market
California, USA
LOS ANGELES, Calif., December 09, 2021 – Buchalter is pleased to announce the promotions of nine attorneys to Shareholder.
“We are delighted to share the news of this well-deserved recognition for Anne Marie, Trina, Brian, Jeff, David, Michael, Josiah, Roger, and Nikole. All are outstanding representations of Buchalter and dedicated members of the Firm - their impressive expertise will continue to add value to both our clients and the Firm,” said Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer
Alabama, USA
Bradley partner Chris Glenos was featured in an attorney highlight section in the 2021 issue of Mid-South Super Lawyers Magazine.
The summer before law school, Glenos and a friend were backpacking across Europe when they decided to visit Spain for the Festival of San Fermín and the world-famous running of the bulls.
"It was a bucket-list thing," explained Glenos