Press Releases

<p>We are delighted to announce that Deacons has once again been recognised by <em>China Business Law Journal </em>in the China Business Law Awards 2021 for the below categories:</p> <ul> <li>Best Overall Hong Kong Law Firms</li> <li>Asset Management</li> <li>Employment &amp; Labour</li> <li>IP (Patent)</li> </ul> <p>Congratulations to all! This is the sixth consecutive year that we have won the fi

Yesterday, legislative file 22.215, Law to Attract International Workers and Remote Service Providers, was approved in first debate. The main purpose of this project is to attract digital nomads to Costa Rica, who will be granted a series of tax benefits. Who is a digital nomad? Digital nomads will be those persons who meet the following conditions: Foreign persons working and providing services remotely, who perform work on behalf of a natural or legal person abroad ...

On June 29, 2021, LEGALBAND, a well-known legal media, released its list of the "2021 China Top 15 Lawyers – Automobile & New Energy", aiming to recognize the most outstanding lawyers in the automobile and new energy field in mainland China. Han Kun partner Mr. Zaiguang Lu was named to the list. Reasons for listing: Mr. Lu has accompanied the growth course of many companies from their establishment to successfully completing IPOs ...

On June 29, 2021, LEGALBAND, a well-known legal media, released its list of "2021 China Top 15 Lawyers – Asset Management", aiming to recognize the most outstanding asset management lawyers in mainland China. Han Kun partner Ms. Yin Ge was named to the list. Reasons for listing: Ms. Ge is a legal expert in the area of cross-border asset management and financial services, and has been recommended by many international asset managers and legal media. Ms ...

LOS ANGELES – June 28, 2021. Buchalter secured a favorable settlement of more than $22.6 million from Chicago Title on behalf of approximately 80 victims of a fraudulent liquor license investment scheme.  Gina Champion-Cain, the mastermind behind the scheme, defrauded investors into believing they were investing in short term loans for liquor license applicants ...

BOYANOV & Co. and KALO & ASSOCIATES advised Albania Telecom Invest (Bulgaria) (“ATI”) and One Telecommunications SHA (Albania) (“One”) on the refinancing of a EUR 48.5 million acquisition loan from First Investment Bank (Bulgaria) used by ATI in 2019 to acquire a controlling stake in One (previously Telekom Albania) from OTE ...

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP represented the underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered offering by PPL Electric Utilities Corporation (“PPL EU”) of $650 million aggregate principal amount of its First Mortgage Bonds, Floating Rate Series due 2024. The transaction closed on June 24, 2021 ...

On May 4, 2021, the Government of Canada, the Government of Québec, the Fonds de solidarité FTQ and Ivanhoé Cambridge announced the formation of a consortium of investors that will make $120 million available to co-ops, non-profit organizations (NPOs) and housing agencies for the construction or renovation of affordable housing. The Lucie and André Chagnon Foundation, Fondaction, the Mirella and Lino Saputo Foundation and the J ...

In May 2021, Anne Marie Ellis, Bree Oswald and David DeBerry secured Summary Judgment and a full dismissal for their clients- which were contract manufacturers and retailers of personal care products, in a Proposition 65 lawsuit that raised novel legal issues. The case was pending before Judge Buckley in Los Angeles Superior Court, Complex Division ...

A Heuking team led by Dr Erdem Şişmangil has provided legal advice to leading delivery service Getir on its market entry in Germany. The company initially launched in Berlin, with further (German and European) cities currently in the planning stage. Getir is considered a pioneer of the ultra fast delivery business model worldwide with a market value of 7.5 billion US dollars at last count. Getir was founded in Istanbul in 2015 ...

Ena Respiratory Pty Ltd has received $32 million investment backed by Andrew Forrest's Minderoo Foundation, Brandon Capital and Uniseed towards a nasal spray that could assist in the treatment of COVID-19. MinterEllison has advised Ena Respiratory Pty Ltd, an investee company of the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund managed by Brandon Capital, on its demerger and transformative funding round for the development of its INNA-051 spray ...

<p>Deacons advises the sole sponsor Haitong International Capital Limited and underwriters in relation to the Main Board IPO of Landsea Green Life Service Company Limited, seeking to raise up to HK$416  million (subject to the exercise of over-allotment option) ...

Han Kun, as the PRC legal counsel to the issuer, has advised Missfresh Limited ("Missfresh") on its U.S. initial public offering and listing on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange under the symbol "MF". Missfresh is a leading digitalization platform for China's neighborhood retail businesses ...

Chile’s BCI launches online payment venture, buys Pago Fácil Emily Darby A slew of Chilean firms and a Peruvian outfit have helped US financial services group EVO Payments enter a tie-up with Chile’s Banco de Crédito e Inversiones (BCI), with the pair launching an online payment venture that includes fintech Pago Fácil. Claro & Cía and Morales & Besa advised EVO Payments, while BCI turned to Carey. Hernández & Cía was Peruvian counsel to EVO’s operations in that country ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that six attorneys in the firm’s Tampa office have been selected to the 2021 edition of Florida Super Lawyers as Super Lawyers or Rising Stars, who are recognized as among the leading lawyers in the state. The firm’s attorneys chosen as 2021 Florida Super Lawyers and their recognized practice areas are: Robert B. Glenn, retired partner; Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Practice Group (Bankruptcy: Business) Mark A ...

Buenos Aires, June 24th, 2021. On May 26th, INVAP S.E. ("INVAP") issued Class IV Notes, carried out in three series for a total nominal amount of US$10,126,883 at the Initial Exchange Rate. The issuance was made under the company’s Global Program for the issuance of short, medium and/or long-term notes for a maximum outstanding amount of up to US$50,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies and/or units of value) ...

On June 15th and 17th 2021, ALRUD Law Firm and SEE Legal held joint webinars: "What issues are the companies facing during remote work?". Irina Anyukhina, ALRUD Partner, acted as a moderator, Elena Chershintseva, ALRUD Associate, was the speaker of the online meeting. Together with experts from 12 jurisdictions, colleagues discussed the most challenging problems companies face during distance work ...

On July 24th, 2021, a joint webinar held by ALRUD, Bener Law Office and AEQUITAS Law Firm entitled 'Practical Solutions for Labour, Migration and Employment, when doing business in Eurasia' was held. The event caused great interest among listeners, especially those from Asia, as it took into account the specifics of formalization of labour relations with employees of the region ...

On June 23rd, Sergey Milanov, ALRUD Of Counsel, Co-Head of the Asia-Pacific Desk, took part in a webinar for the Japanese Business Association, which was established, last year, as part of the Japan Business Club (JBC). The Association was established to promote the business development of Japanese companies, located in Russia ...

Buenos Aires, June 22nd, 2021. On June 18th, Vista Oil & Gas Argentina S.A.U. (“Vista Argentina”) issued Class IX Notes for US$38,787,069 and Class X Notes for $39,093,997 UVA (equivalent to AR$3,104,063,361.80 at the Initial UVA Value and to US$32,586,881 ...

The shareholders of AGILOX Systems GmbH rely on the comprehensive legal expertise of DORDA in the transaction with The Carlyle Group. AGILOX, based in Neukirchen bei Lambach (Upper Austria), with its AI-based and self-driving logistics robots, is the subject of an investment by The Carlyle Group, one of the world's largest private equity firms based in Washington, D.C ...

The team of planning and administrative lawyers led by Stuttgart-based Partner Dr. Wolfram Sandner enjoyed a recent success in court: On behalf of Stuttgarter Hofbräu, a traditional brewery and a member of Radeberger group, his team successfully challenged a development plan of the City of Stuttgart before Baden-Württemberg Administrative Court that defined a general residential area on the neighboring property of the brewery site, which is over 140 years old ...

A team led by Ariane Neubauer, Partner at the Berlin office of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised Sanity Group GmbH, a Berlin-based health and life sciences company focused on cannabinoids and natural active ingredients, on its Series A financing round. The Series A financing round is led by renowned Swiss venture capitalist Redalpine along with U.S.-based venture capitalist Navy Capital, SOJE Capital, a fund that invests exclusively in cannabis companies, and GMPVC ...

Equistone Partners recently announced its acquisition of Franke Water Systems, a division of Franke Group and a leading European producer and supplier of kitchen and bathroom fittings for the residential, public and commercial sectors ...

Kudun and Partners represented BG Container Glass Public Company Limited (BGC), the largest manufacturer of glass containers company listed in the Stock Exchange of Thailand operating a total of 5 manufacturing glass packaging containers all around Thailand, as the lead counsel on the acquisition of 100% shares in Solar Power Management (Thailand) Company Limited, a holding company holding 67% shareholding interest in Phu Khanh Solar Power Joint Stock Company, a company operating 2 solar power p