Press Releases

From July 9 to 10, 2026, the "BIOCHINA Global Forum@Korea" was held in Seoul with great success. The forum brought together key stakeholders from China, South Korea, and the global biopharmaceutical sector, including representatives from government agencies and industry associations, executives of leading pharmaceutical companies, seasoned business development and regulatory affairs experts, as well as top-tier investors specializing in the life sciences field ...

Han Kun Hong Kong Law Offices LLP ("Han Kun Hong Kong"), as international counsel to the joint lead managers, has provided English law and Hong Kong law legal services in connection with a CNY3 ...

Chrysostomides Advocates & Legal Consultants acted as Cypriot legal counsel to Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA in connection with its EUR 700+ million acquisition of Nordic Leisure Travel Group AB, a leading Nordic tour operator with a portfolio of hotels across destinations including Spain, Cyprus and Greece.Closing of the transaction is subject to regulatory and antitrust approvals ...

Chrysostomides Advocates & Legal Consultants has once again been recognised as a top-tier firm for Intellectual Property in Cyprus by IP STARS.Published by Managing IP, IP STARS is a specialist guide to intellectual property law firms and practitioners worldwide. In the Cyprus rankings, Chrysostomides is listed as Highly Recommended for Intellectual Property ...

On July 10, 2026, the founding conference of the National Security Law Research Society of the China Law Society was held in Beijing.  Attendees included relevant leaders from the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, the Ministry of State Security, the China Law Society, and other units, along with all members of the National Security Law Research Society ...

ome, July 13, 2026 – International law firm Gianni & Origoni is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Non-Equity Partners and four new Senior Counsel. Giulia Minetti Floccari and Alessio Palumbo have been promoted to Non-Equity Partners. Giulia Minetti Floccari specialises in real estate law and advises both Italian and international clients ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Ms. Hui (Cherry) Jin has recently joined the firm as a partner.  The addition of Ms. Jin will further strengthen and enhance Han Kun's cross-border asset financing and shipping capabilities.Ms ...

New Delhi / Chennai July 2026 – Kochhar & Co. is pleased to announce the appointment of Ganesh Chandru as Senior Partner in its Chennai office. In his new role, he will work closely with various offices of the Firm (including New Delhi and Dubai) to further strengthen Kochhar & Co.'s pan-Indian arbitration and litigation capabilities, with a special focus on international arbitration ...

Han Kun Law Offices, acting as PRC legal advisors to the issuer, has advised Luxshare Precision Industry Co., Ltd. ("Luxshare ICT", Stock Codes: 002475.SZ, 02475.HK) on its issuance of H shares and listing on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong ...

On July 6, Hurun Legal officially released the "2026 Hurun Legal: Greater China Outstanding Legal Services Guide (Cross-Border Investment and Transactions)" (the "Guide").  The Guide selected a group of lawyers who have demonstrated outstanding performance in the field of cross-border investment and transactions through cross-verification of multi-source data, quantitative model scoring, and final adjustments by corporate legal counsel and expert reviewers ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has published for consultation its Exposure Draft of the Guidelines on Ring-Fencing Operations of Closely Linked Entities in the Nigerian Financial System. While the Guidelines are not yet in force, they signal a significant shift in the CBN's regulatory expectations for financial services groups operating multiple licensed entities.At first glance, the draft appears to focus on ring-fencing and governance. However, its implications extend much further ...

Nestor Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) acted as Romanian legal counsel to Carrefour in connection with the successful completion of the sale of its Romanian operations to Pavăl Holding. NNDKP worked alongside the international law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, the lead counsel and coordinator of the transaction for Carrefour ...

Han Kun Law Offices has served as the PRC legal counsel to the sole sponsor, China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited, in connection with the initial public offering and listing of Beijing Tong Ren Tang Healthcare Investment Co., Ltd. (北京同仁堂医养投资股份有限公司) (the "Company"; Stock Code: 2667.HK) on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, facilitating its successful listing ...

On July 2, 2026, Benchmark Litigation, an internationally renowned legal rankings organization, released its winners for the Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific & China Awards 2026 at the inaugural live awards ceremony, held at the Rosewood Beijing.  Han Kun has been honored in the following three award categories, owing to the firm's professional strengths and outstanding dispute resolution practice.  Han Kun partners Mr. Xiaoming Deng and Ms ...

Recently, Bank of China and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ("AIIB") successfully closed a five-year cross-border RMB loan project for Uzbekistan's telecommunications infrastructure sector, with total financing exceeding RMB 700 million.  Han Kun Law Offices acted as legal counsel to Bank of China and provided legal services for the project ...

On June 30, 2026, METiS TechBio (7666.HK, "METiS"), a global leader in AI-driven drug delivery innovation company, announced that it has entered into an exclusive global licensing agreement with Boulevard Bio ("Boulevard"), granting Boulevard worldwide development, manufacturing, and commercialization rights for MTS-128, a proprietary trispecific T-cell engager (TCE) program developed by METiS ...

Han Kun Law Offices LLP ("Han Kun Hong Kong") acted as the sole international legal counsel to the China-Portuguese Speaking Countries Cooperation and Development Fund Company Limited‎ (the "Fund") in connection with the Fund's full subscription of the inaugural bond issuance by the New Development Bank ("NDB") in the Macau Special Administrative Region ...

BANGKOK, 1 July 2026 – Kudun and Partners ("KAP") has strengthened its partnership with the addition of Nopparat Lalitkomon as Head of the firm's Technology, Data and Innovation Practice, along with a team of associates, while also welcoming competition law specialist, Piyapat Tubin to launch the firm's Antitrust & Trade Competition Practice ...

AELEX proudly marks its 22nd anniversary, celebrating more than two decades of delivering commercially focused legal solutions, shaping business outcomes, and supporting economic growth across Nigeria, Ghana,  and the rest of Africa ...

On June 30, 2026, Banco Mariva S.A.  issued the Series III Notes in an aggregate principal amount of US$46,491,206.The Notes are payable in U.S. Dollars in the Republic of Argentina, bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.00% per annum and the principal will be repaid in full at maturity on July 6, 2027.Furthermore, the Notes have been rated "ML A-1.ar" by Moody's Local Argentina, Risk Rating Agent, on June 25, 2026, and have been admitted for listing on Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos S.A ...

SyCipLaw retained its Tier 1 rankings for Trademark and Patent work in the 2026 edition of IP STARS, Managing IP’s exclusive rankings publication and global legal directory. In addition, Senior Partner and Head of the Intellectual Property Department Anthony W. Dee continues to be cited as a Notable Practitioner.IP STARS conducts extensive and independent research on both contentious and non-contentious IP work across 80 jurisdictions worldwide ...

SyCipLaw has been nominated for two awards at the TrustLaw Awards 2026, recognizing the Firm’s pro bono work and cross-border collaboration in support of civil society initiatives.TrustLaw, the global pro bono legal service network of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, connects non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and societal enterprises with leading law firms worldwide to provide free legal assistance ...

On June 29, 2026, Hurun Legal officially released its "Preeminent Recommended Lawyers in the Family Office Services Ecosystem" guide.  This marks the first specialized research by Hurun Legal to focus on family office scenarios ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria ("CBN") has issued a circular introducing new requirements relating to ultimate beneficial ownership ("UBO") disclosure, localisation of payment transaction data and market structure restrictions within the Nigerian payments ecosystem. The circular applies broadly to deposit money banks, microfinance banks, mobile money operators, switching companies, payment service providers, super agents and other licensed participants in the payments sector ...

Chambers and Partners, the world's leading legal directory, recently published the latest edition of the Chambers Corporate Tax Global Practice Guide.  Han Kun contributed the PRC chapter of the guide by authoring the Trends & Developments and Law & Practice section.  The contributors include Shiye Yuan, Jianwei Liu and Junmei Li ...