Press Releases

The Head of our Arbitration Practice Group at ǼLEX, Mrs. Funke Adekoya, SAN was featured in the latest issue of the Transnational Dispute Management (TDM) / Oil Gas and Energy Law (OGEL) Newsletter. The article is titled ‘Is International Arbitration Truly International? - The Role of Diversity’ ...

Judgment was delivered on 22 October 2018 by Hon. Justice Olaterogun of the Federal High Court in favour of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) (the Plaintiff) against a body that described itself as The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Nigeria) Ltd/Gte (the Defendant). The Plaintiff instituted the action in passing-off against the Defendant as it was using the Plaintiff’s name, logo and membership grades. The Defendant on the other hand, counterclaimed against the Plaintiff ...

The Energy Sustainability Conference 2018 held on 11th of October at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos (Nigeria). It featured panel discussions and specialist sessions on the various segments of the Nigerian energy sector. Mr Soji Awogbade, a founding partner in the firm of ǼLEX which has a major energy practice, chaired two sessions namely; ‘Energy Policy & Security – Demand and Supply Outlook for Nigeria’ involving Engr ...

Business law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek successfully represented several companies of Sprengnetter group (Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler), which is operating in the real estate valuation sector, in a multi-year legal dispute over copyrights, in particular database rights. In the summer of 2016, several companies of Sprengnetter group had received warnings for the alleged infringement of third-party rights, in particular copyrights and rights of the database producer ...

Buenos Aires, December 19th, 2018. On October 25th, the Government of the City of Buenos Aires (GCBA), together with the social investors group formed by Banco Ciudad, Banco Galicia, IDB FOMIN, IRSA, Organización Román and a private investor, launched Argentina’s first Social Impact Bond (SIB) that will aim to finance the program “Proyectá tu futuro” ...

Han Kun, as PRC legal counsel to the issuer, has advised AsiaInfo Technologies Limited (Stock Code: 1675) on its global offering and listing on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. AsiaInfo Technologies is the largest telecom software product and related service provider in China and also the largest BSS software product and related service provider in the telecom industry in China ...

Asters has acted as a legal counsel to International Finance Corporation in connection with its recent restructuring deal with the Mriya group. Overall, the restructuring negotiations and procedures took up to 20 months ...

Morgan & Morgan advised Banco La Hipotecaria, S.A. (BLH) in the structuring of its first covered bond program from which BLH may issue covered bonds pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933 in series, from time to time, up to a maximum aggregate nominal amount of US$200,000,000 ...

DUBAI – Sunday 16 December 2018 – At The Oath Middle East Legal Awards on Wednesday 5 December 2018, Afridi & Angell received multiple honourable mentions including Regional Law Firm of the Year, Banking & Finance Team of the Year, and Employment Team of the Year. The Regional Law Firm of the Year category recognises excellence in service delivery, strength in legal strategy and vision, and commitment to providing the highest standard of legal services ...

DUBAI – Sunday 16 December 2018– At The Oath Middle East Legal Awards on Wednesday 5 December 2018, Afridi & Angell received multiple honourable mentions including Regional Law Firm of the Year, Banking & Finance Team of the Year, and Employment Team of the Year.The Regional Law Firm of the Year category recognises excellence in service delivery, strength in legal strategy and vision, and commitment to providing the highest standard of legal services ...

A team led by Munich-based partners Dr. Helge-Torsten Wöhlert and Dr. Markus Rabe advised Deutsche Raiffeisen-Warenzentrale GmbH (DRWZ) on the sale of sports and leisurewear manufacturer JOY sportswear GmbH. The buyer is Bremen-headquartered C. Melchers GmbH & Co. KG, which operates more than 50 subsidiaries in 23 countries. JOY sportswear GmbH, based in Ottensoos near Nuremberg, is a manufacturer of sports and leisure clothing for men and women ...

Han Kun Law Offices and its Hong Kong associated law firm advised RHB Capital Hong Kong Limited, the sole sponsor, on the listing of Huakang Biomedical Holdings Company Limited (Stock Code: 8622) on the Growth Enterprise Market board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Huakang is a medical device group specialized in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a wide range of in-vitro diagnostic reagents in China ...

Han Kun advised and acted as the PRC counsel to Tencent Music Entertainment Group on its U.S. initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TME.” 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 ...

Dykema, a national law firm, announced today that it has been listed as one of the best law firms in the United States for client service performance. As part of its “2019 Client Service A-Team: The Survey of Law Firm Client Service Performance” report, BTI Consulting Group has listed Dykema among the best 80 law firms for client service excellence ...

DUBAI – Wednesday 12 December 2018 – On 5 December 2018 Afridi & Angell, in collaboration with Better Homes, held a breakfast seminar and panel discussion at the Dubai Capital Club on risk, reward and the outlook of off-plan versus secondary property in Dubai in 2019 ...

Morgan & Morgan represented certain investment funds managed by the Merchant Banking Division of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (“Goldman Sachs”) in the negotiation of a Security Purchase Agreement pursuant to which Goldman Sachs acquired for US$300 Million, 12% Redeemable Preferred Stock of McDermott International, Inc., a Panamanian corporation (the “Company”), and a warrant to purchase a number of shares of the common stock of the Company. Partner Francisco Arias G ...

Shepherd and Wedderburn Partner Claire Stockford has been named as a future leader of the arbitration profession for the second consecutive year by the international research organisation Who’s Who Legal. The prestigious Future Leaders 2019 Guide for Arbitration identifies pre-eminent lawyers aged 45 or under who are regarded as the rising stars of the profession ...

A new partner Ieva Dosinaitė is joining the firm as of 10 December 2018. Ieva Dosinaitė, who is commended for excellent negotiation and analytical skills in financial transactions, acted as a trusted legal advisor for many international financial institutions, next-generation financial institutions, banks and Lithuania's largest business groups. Her high level of expertise has also been showcased in many projects strategically important for Lithuania ...

Zero2IPO Group recently announced its China Venture Capital & Private Equity Annual Rankings 2018. Han Kun Law Offices was recognized as one of the "Top 10 VC/PE-backed Overseas IPO Lead Legal Advisors" ...

<p><img src="/upload/medialibrary/2bc/2AK_0121.jpg" alt="2AK_0121.jpg" title="2AK_0121.jpg" /> Over 100 law firm heads from several jurisdictions attended the 12^th Annual IBA Law Firm Management Conference held in Moscow on 7 December.</p> <p>The participants discussed current issues of managing a legal service business ...

Ellex was awarded Baltic M&A Legal Adviser of the Year at Mergermarket’s prestigious European M&A Awards 2018 ceremony in London on Thursday, 6 December. Our Corporate/M&A partners Sven Papp, Raimonds Slaidins and Paulius Gruodis accepted the award on Ellex´s behalf at the ceremony. The award is Ellex’s fourth notable recognition received in 2018 ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of James R. Case to its Commercial Litigation Practice Group as a member in the firm’s Detroit office. Case joins Dykema after practicing with Kerr, Russell and Weber, PLC’s Detroit office for more than 38 years. Case’s practice focuses on commercial, contract, construction, and surety law ...

London, December 6, 2018 – The international law firm Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners was once again designated as the winner of “Legal Advisor of the Year” for Italy at the 2018 European M&A Awards hosted by Mergermarket. This award, considered to be one of the most prestigious on the European M&A scene, was received during the annual awards ceremony held in London which was attended by many of the leading financial and legal advisors ...

Han Kun, as PRC legal counsel to the issuer, has advised iDreamSky (Stock Code: 1119) on its global offering and listing on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. iDreamSky is a digital entertainment platform with a leading position in the game publishing market in China ...

The Government of the Republic of Serbia extended the validity of the Decree on Incentive Measures for the Production of Electric Energy from Renewable Energy Sources and High-efficiency Cogeneration of Electric Energy and Thermal Energy (Decree) until the end of 2019. It was initially valid until the end of 2018. This means that new wind and solar projects, which have not yet obtained the (preliminary) privileged power producer status, may not benefit from incentives for now ...