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Morgan & Morgan Legal acted as Panamanian counsel to Avianca Holdings, S.A. (“Avianca”) and its subsidiaries, in connection with its financial and corporate restructuring process, implemented to emerge from Chapter 11 proceedings in the United States of America, after having filed for bankruptcy protection in U.S. Courts back in May 2020. Avianca’s emergence from Chapter 11 involved the offering of Senior Note Indentures which resulted in over US$1,700,000,000 ...

The renowned publication Chambers and Partners awarded Beccar Varela with the Argentina Client Service Award and the Diversity & Inclusion: Environment and Sustainability Firm of the Year award on December 3rd, at the Chambers Latin America Awards 2021 ceremony, held at the Fontainebleau hotel in Miami Beach, United States. The Argentina Client Service Award recognizes local law firms that have achieved excellence in customer service over the past year. Horacio E ...

The funding also brings CertiK's total valuation to nearly US$1 billion, and means the company has attracted total investment of just over US$140 million in three separate funding rounds since July, all of which Carey Olsen advised on ...

Fintonia Bitcoin Physical Fund (Jersey) Limited is a Jersey Private Fund and sub-fund of Fintonia Liquid Funds VCC, a Singapore domiciled variable capital company. The fund's investment strategy is to provide investors long-only exposure to bitcoin against US dollars in a quick, safe and cost-efficient manner, while having the option to earn a yield on the fund's assets ...

Bradley attorney Bruce Ely was featured  in Bloomberg Law discussing a recent BNSF Railway Company case. The City of Birmingham, Alabama was ordered to pay BNSF Railway Company more than $2.2 million in tax and interest after a state court judge found the city levied an invalid sales and use tax on diesel fuel against the freight rail carrier. Ely, who represented the diesel fuel vendor, W.C ...

Bradley attorney Bruce Ely was featured in Law360 discussing a recent BNSF Railway Company case. A state judge ruled BNSF Railway Co. is entitled to a $1 million refund of an Alabama city’s diesel fuel tax, plus another $1.2 million in pre-judgment interest, finding an Eleventh Circuit decision barring the state of Alabama from imposing discriminatory taxes on railroads also applies to localities.   Ely, who represented the business that sold BNSF the diesel fuel, W.C ...

Bradley counsel Carol Van Cleef was quoted in American Banker on stablecoin regulations. While the Biden administration has called for tough governance for stablecoins, agencies responsible for oversight and clashes over interim regulations could delay the new rules for months, if not longer. Van Cleef said, “There are a lot of cooks in the kitchen here. For many years, anytime the issue of federal oversight came up for stablecoins, there was a reluctance in D.C ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Corby Cochran Anderson, retired partner, is the recipient of the 2021 Ayscue Professionalism Award by the Mecklenburg County Bar (MCB). Ms. Anderson was presented with the award at the MCB’s virtual Law & Society Luncheon on December 2. The award recognizes a current or former MCB member for exemplary professionalism through outstanding service to the MCB and the community and embodiment of the traits to which all attorneys should aspire ...

Bradley partner Jason Mehta was quoted in The Daily Beast discussing allegations surrounding U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry. After a case was filed in federal court against Fortenberry surrounding acquisitions of illicit campaign contributions from a Nigerian-Lebanese billionaire, Fortenberry’s legal team moved to disqualify the assistant U.S. attorney in charge of the prosecution after finding tapes. Fortenberry’s legal team argued the assistant U.S ...

Leading UK law firm Shoosmiths has reaffirmed its living sector expertise after being named ‘Legal/Professional Team of the Year – Residential’ at the RESI Awards for the second year running. The firm picked up the prestigious award, nominated against 10 other contenders, after displaying an unrivalled reputation in the market for helping residential developers and other key players to deliver homes across the UK ...

Asters has been awarded Law Firm of the Year: Ukraine by The Lawyer European Awards for the second consecutive year. The 2021 ranking highly appreciates the firm's quarantine project that required the review of the firm's strategy combined with the urgent tactics during the challenging times. It also highlights the long-standing commitment of the team mentioning that many of them remain with the firm for over a decade ...

Ellex was recognised, for the second year in a row, as the Baltic Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer European Awards online ceremony held on December 1st, 2021. The award winners were selected in 24 categories by a high-level panel of judges which includes managing partners of international law firms and in-house lawyers of multinational companies. The awards, now in their 12th year, were the first of their kind to reward and celebrate excellence across the European legal market ...

The Canadian headquartered diversified environmental services company announced the secondary offering of 12,658,228 subordinate voting shares on 18 November 2021 with a price to the public of US$39.75 per share. The underwritten offering raised in the region of US$500 million for the four selling shareholders, with GFL receiving none of the proceeds ...

RBS International acted as lead arranger, facility agent and sustainability coordinator committing £322.5m to the facility alongside four other lenders. The facility structure is intended to be replicated across future Triton funds, providing a common set of strategic targets that will catalyse the delivery of Triton's overall sustainability goals and objectives ...

Han Kun is pleased to welcome to the firm Ms. Dongni Jiang and Mr. Jing Shen, two senior tax specialists with years of professional experience. The additions will further enhance Han Kun's tax team and its tax service capabilities, bolstering the firm's overall practices in both depth and scope, as it continues its growth as a full-service provider. The two experts will be primarily based in Han Kun's Beijing office. Ms. Dongni Jiang Ms ...

The SPAC, which is sponsored by the international technology-focused investment firm Hambro Perks, has raised £150 million through its initial public offering, which was oversubscribed. The proceeds will be used to acquire a controlling stake in a business operating in the technology-enabled sector in the UK, EEA or Switzerland ...

Speaking to Asian Legal Business as part of its 'Outlook From Offshore' feature

The startup's 'buy now, pay later' payment solution helps small and medium sized retailers have free and secure access to credit. It will use its Series A funding, which was led by venture capital firm Addition, to improve its network solution, increase capacity and expand the TruePay team.Working alongside onshore counsel Cooley LLP, the Carey Olsen team advising TruePay on the Cayman law aspects of the funding round comprised partner Alistair Russell and associate Trevor McCabe ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that 119 attorneys across the firm’s offices in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee were selected to the 2021 edition of Mid-South Super Lawyers and “Rising Stars.” Additionally, seven Bradley attorneys were named to the publication’s “Top Lists” in the 2021 edition: Top 50 Attorneys in Birmingham and Top 50 Attorneys in Alabama Matthew H. Lembke (Appellate) Daniel F ...

On 12 November 2021 the Court of Appeal rendered a judgment in a lawsuit which was handled by Erla S. Árnadóttir , attorney and partner at LEX. In the year 2015 the heirs of the artist Jón Kristinsson, Jóndi, filed suit against relatives of Gunnar Backmann who, during the years 1935 – 1957 ran an advertising device, Rafskinna, located in a window of a Reykjavík store, and against a gallery in Reykjavík ...

Shepherd and Wedderburn’s banking and finance team was last night named Transactions Team of the Year at the prestigious Law Awards of Scotland. This is the fourth time in five years that the banking and finance team, led by Partner Fiona Buchanan, has been recognised at the Law Awards of Scotland. Now in their 18th year, the awards, run by The Herald newspaper, celebrate the achievements of law firms and solicitors in delivering services of the highest quality to clients ...

Leading UK law firm Shoosmiths has advised global software company Everbridge, Inc. on a significant acquisition of advanced business resilience solutions business, Anvil Group. Everbridge is a Nasdaq listed global software company, providing international clients with best-in-class software applications that automate and accelerate operational response to critical events, its aim to keep businesses running faster and safer ...

Leading UK law firm Shoosmiths has been named one of the UK’s leading employers for improving social mobility.Now in its fifth year, the Social Mobility Employer Index is the definitive benchmark of organisations committed to improving social mobility in the workplace. The Index contains the Top 75 employers and Shoosmiths was ranked 42nd. Employers are assessed across seven key areas ...

As part of the transaction, which closed last week, Thoma Bravo has made a new equity investment in the company to maintain a significant minority interest. Working alongside lead counsel Kirkland & Ellis, the Carey Olsen team advising Thoma Bravo on all Jersey-related corporate and regulatory aspects of the acquisition comprised partner Guy Coltman and senior associate Susan McKinstray ...

Lára Herborg Ólafsdóttir , partner and attorney at LEX, writes about Ransomware and Board of Directors´ liability in an article in the business section of the Icelandic newspaper Morgunblaðið, which was published earlier this month. In the current business environment, where the number of security threats is increasing, it must be considered reasonable for company executives to take targeted measures to ensure the security of the information that the company possesses ...