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Four Bradley attorneys were named to the Birmingham Business Journal’s “Best of the Bar” for 2020. Jim Archibald, Jennifer Hoover Clark, Rod Kanter and Anne Yuengert were all included in the annual list of Birmingham’s top legal minds. The complete list of the Birmingham Business Journal’s 2020 “Best of the Bar” was announced on September 15, 2020 ...

Han Kun advised and acted as counsel to Hylink Digital Solution Co., Ltd.("Hylink Digital", stock code:603825), assisting the company to obtain approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission for its 2020 A-share private placement. This follows Han Kun acting as counsel to Hylink Digital in connection with its initial public offering in 2017. Since its establishment in 2002, Hylink Digital has focused on providing comprehensive Internet marketing services for its customers ...

Asian Legal Business (ALB) recently released the ALB M&A Rankings 2020. Han Kun has again been ranked as a Tier 1 PRC Law Firm based on the firm's exceptional performance in providing M&A legal services. This marks the seventh consecutive year for Han Kun to be ranked as Tier 1 in M&A. ALB is one of the most influential international legal media organizations, providing leading legal information and rankings ...

South African hotel chain divests casino in Chile Chile’s CMS Carey & Allende has helped local investment group Nueva Inversiones Pacífico Sur (ISP) buy the remaining shares in Chile’s largest casino operator, giving it full ownership of the company. ISP bought the shares from South African hotel chain Sun International for US$160 million. The seller relied on Carey for the deal, which closed on 20 August ...

Bradley attorney Bruce Ely was quoted in Bloomberg Law on how recent Treasury Department/Internal Revenue Service regulations have adversely affected some school choice groups. The IRS rules were part of the agency's crackdown on workarounds of the $10,000 limit on state and local tax deductions ...

Buchalter represented Burgess Cellars, a revered 27-acre vineyard planted with vines in the 1880s, in its sale to Lawrence Family Vineyards. Burgess Cellars was originally purchased by Tom Burgess and Linda Burgess in 1972, one of the first of two dozen wineries in the Napa Valley. For the last twenty years, Burgess Cellars was helmed by the second generation of the family as Steven and Jim Burgess continued their father's tradition of producing age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon ...

Krogerus advised wind power company CPC Finland when it entered into a joint venture with Finnish energy group Helen (40% CPC, 60% Helen) for construction, owning and operating the 86 MW Lakiakangas 3 wind farm, consisting of 20 Vestas V150-4.3 MW turbines and located in the municipalities of Kristiinankaupunki and Isojoki in Western Finland. Krogerus also advised CPC Finland and the project company on the non-recourse project financing provided by OP Corporate Bank for the project ...

At this year's Women in Business Law Awards Europe, DORDA came out on top in two categories. DORDA won in the category "Best National Law Firm in Europe for Women in Business Law" and was also awarded "Best Law Firm for Women in Austria". In addition, DORDA managing partner and head of the Life Sciences practice group Francine Brogyányi was awarded "Best in Life Sciences" ...

Buenos Aires, 09.09.2020. Beccar Varela advised Asociados Don Mario S.A., acting as issuer, and Tanoira Cassagne Abogados counseled Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A.U. and Banco Itaú Argentina S.A., acting as organizers and placement agents, and Allaria Ledesma & Cía S.A., Itaú Valores S.A. and StoneX Securities S.A. (under registration process, formerly INTL CIBSA S.A ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Phil Wells has joined Bradley’s Charlotte office as a senior attorney in the Real Estate Practice Group. “We are excited to welcome Phil to the firm in Charlotte,” said Bradley Charlotte Office Managing Partner Christopher C. Lam. “His experience will further expand our real estate capabilities and will benefit our clients here in Charlotte and across the nation.” Mr ...

The Asian Lawyer recently announced the winners of the Asia Legal Awards 2020. Han Kun was awarded "M&A Firm of the Year". The Asia Legal Awards, hosted by The Asian Lawyer, in association with The American Lawyer, China Law & Practice and Legal Week, is open to all firms with offices in Asia, and intends to honor the best work and most stellar achievements of the year in the region. Han Kun's mergers and acquisitions practice leads the market in numerous authoritative legal rankings ...

On September 8, 2020, the 2019-2020 winners of the Chinese PE/VC Industry Selection were announced, jointly held by the China National Convention Center by the Beijing Private Equity Association (BPEA), Caixin Insight, and various local associations. The selection was announced at the 2020 Global PE Forum, the only key financial-related forum to be held this year during the China International Fair for Trade in Services ...

Bradley attorney Whitt Steineker was quoted in Marijuana Business Daily on a business-friendly medical marijuana initiative with no license caps expected to appear on ballots in Mississippi this November. The initiative faces high hurdles, but even modest support could sway legislators in neighboring conservative states to be more open to legalizing MJ markets ...

Following a nine-day, first ever Zoom arbitration trial on a contractual fraud case relating to the sale of a business, Buchalter Shareholder Gabriel Green obtained a victorious Arbitrator’s Award in favor of Buchalter client Marc Haberman and his company, United Partners Limited, LLC.  After having purchased a tax resolution business for $2.5 million, Mr ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that four of the firm’s Chicago-based attorneys, Elizabeth Darke, Cinthia Motley, Cynde Munzer and Diana Tsai, were recognized on the Crain’s Chicago Business special report, “Notable Women in Law.” The list was published in the September 7 print edition of Crain’s Chicago Business ...

A team led by Dr. Rainer Herschlein, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, advised VR Equitypartner GmbH on acquiring a significant minority interest in aku.automation, a specialist for industrial image processing. VR Equitypartner intends to pursue a sustainable growth strategy with this transaction that is expected to be closed by the beginning of September 2020. As part of the transaction, aku.automation’s two founders and managing partners will keep stakes in the company ...

Asters' International Trade team successfully defended imports of syringes into Ukraine regardless of the country of origin and export. The investigation has been closed without any trade remedy measures. Asters represented Association of Market Operators of Medical Devices (AMOMD), one of the largest foreign exporters and producers, as well as several Ukrainian importers ...

Han Kun advised and acted as the PRC counsel to Tencent Music Entertainment Group (NYSE: TME) on a USD 800 million senior note offering. Tencent Music Entertainment Group is the largest online music entertainment platform in China, and currently operates several well-known brands, including QQ Music, Kugou Music, Kuwo Music and WeSing ...

Popular tourist attraction Yorkshire Wildlife Park (YWP) has raised an additional £38 million-pound by way of debt and equity from BGF and a major high street bank. The development capital will be deployed to double the park’s size and help the park to fulfil its objective of attracting 1.5 million visitors a year. The Doncaster-based park currently has more than 450 animals ...

Shepherd and Wedderburn has established a dedicated International Families Group in response to a surge in demand for legal advice from overseas clients wishing to relocate to the UK ...

Bradley partner Nancy Williams Ball was featured in Bham Now as one of the top fundraisers from the 2020 National MS Society Birmingham Leaders Challenge. The National MS Society (NMSS) was founded to help those affected by this life-altering disease, whether it be through funding research, centralizing information, providing resources or helping people live well with MS ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that the firm’s partners Leigh Anne Hodge, Lela M. Hollabaugh and Kimberly B. Martin have been named to Benchmark Litigation’s Top 250 Women in Litigation 2020. “We congratulate Leigh Anne, Lela and Kim on their successes that have led to this prestigious recognition from Benchmark Litigation as among the top female litigators in the nation,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters. Ms. Hodge, Ms ...

UK law firm Shoosmiths has expanded its litigation team with the appointment of Jonathon Crook as a partner, to further enhance its award winning financial services litigation practice. With a wealth of experience in advising on all aspects of litigation and dispute resolution since 1991, Jonathon is an established name in this area of law ...

Buchalter is pleased to announce Philip Nulud was awarded the Best Under 40 Award by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association ...

On September 2, 2020, CP Manque S.A.U. and CP Los Olivos S.A.U. (the "Co-Issuers"), subsidiaries of Central Puerto S.A. (“CEPU”) jointly issued Notes for an aggregate principal amount of US$35,160,000 and AR$1,109,925,000 (the "Notes"). The Notes were guaranteed by CEPU by means of an aval ...