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SyCipLaw maintained its top-tier rankings in all the categories covered by the Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2026 guide:Tier 1Commercial and transactionsIntellectual propertyLabor and employmentHighly recommendedTaxRecommendedGovernment and regulatoryInternational arbitrationSyCipLaw is also recognized as an Active firm for white collar crime practice, a newly introduced category in this year’s guide ...

SyCipLaw has been shortlisted for Philippine Firm of the Year in the Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific Awards 2026. The Firm previously received the same recognition in 2021, 2023, and 2024.SyCipLaw Senior Partners Carlos Roberto Z. Lopez and Ramon G. Songco have also been shortlisted for the Philippine Lawyer of the Year award ...

On May 11, 2026, the Honourable André Ebanks, Premier and Minister for Financial Services & Commerce of the Cayman Islands, led a delegation on a visit to the Shanghai office of Han Kun Law Offices. The two sides held high-level, in-depth exchanges on the Cayman Islands' rule-of-law business environment, international regulatory trends, and prospects for cooperation in the Asian market ...

Chambers and Partners, the world's leading legal directory, recently published its Life Sciences Global Practice Guide (2026) (the "Guide").  Han Kun again contributed the China chapter of the Guide's Trends and Developments section.  The contributors include Min Zhu, Michelle Y. Gon, Yang (Aaron) Gu, Lu Chai, Dr. Ying Li, and Shiye Yuan ...

Lexology is the world's leading legal news platform under the renowned London-based publisher Law Business Research. Recently, Lexology officially launched the 2026 edition of Lexology Panoramic: Securities Litigation. Han Kun, as the only Chinese law firm invited, has been responsible for authoring the China chapter ...

Dr. Björn Biehl (44) will start in mid-May as an Equity Partner in HEUKING's Munich office. He will strengthen the firm's M&A, Private Equity, and Restructuring practices. Dr. Biehl was most recently a Partner in the Munich office of Greenberg Traurig LLP. Before that, he was a Partner at McDermott Will & Emery. Dr. Björn Biehl advises clients on domestic and international M&A and private equity transactions, as well as corporate restructuring and insolvency matters ...

DTB provided legal support to Šerif Group in projects involving the carve-out of its renewable energy business and its ensuing sale. By supporting the buyer and the whole process, Intercapital also made a significant contribution to the transaction ...

By Tim Ryan While there has been a general change in how board officials are approaching settlements, it has not been uniform across regions, said Thomas Posey, a partner at Buchalter PC who represents employers. Posey said some regions still insist on certain language being included in agreements, while others are more receptive to considering counters to their settlement proposals ...

Bradley has added partner Scott S. Frederick to the firm’s Birmingham office, continuing the strategic growth of its Real Estate Practice Group. Mr. Frederick joins the firm from Baker Donelson. “Scott has built a sophisticated real estate practice that will enhance the transactional capabilities of our team in Alabama while expanding our development work in the Southeast,” said Bradley Birmingham Office Managing Partner Richard H. Monk III ...

Bradley partner Jonathan Kolodziej was quoted in RISMedia discussing the current wave of RESPA litigation as a symptom of a deeper issue: the mortgage industry operating under a 50-year-old law that was never designed for today’s digital, vertically integrated housing market. “The law has been stagnant for a long time,” said Kolodziej. “We’re 50-plus years in now, and no real change (to RESPA) ...

HEUKING provided comprehensive legal and tax advice to HIH Invest Real Estate GmbH on the acquisition of a mixed-use property in Landau in der Pfalz. The seller of the property is Schroder Real Estate Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH. The transaction was carried out on behalf of a real estate special fund managed by HIH Invest. The purchase price has not been disclosed ...

SyCipLaw won the Philippine Law Firm of the Year Award in the Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards 2026. The Firm took home the same award in 2023 and was cited as the Antitrust & Competition Team of the Year in 2020. Partner Arlene M. Maneja accepted the award on behalf of the Firm at the awards ceremony on April 30, 2026, at the JW Marriott Hotel in Singapore ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Mr. Hanglin Mao has recently joined the firm's Hangzhou office.  The addition of Mr. Mao will further strengthen and enhance Han Kun's capital markets capabilities.Mr. Mao focuses his practice on domestic and international capital markets, private equity and venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters ...

Rome, May 11, 2026 – On Sunday 10 May, we took part in the 2026 Race for the Cure together with friends and colleagues, alongside more than 200,000 other participants.Despite the bad weather, we ran/walked through the center of Rome to support Komen Italia in the fight against breast cancer and help raise funds for the research and prevention projects carried out by the Foundation ...

On May 5, 2026, Mondaq, a U.S.-based legal content aggregation platform, officially announced the winners of its Spring 2026 Thought Leadership Awards (https://awards.mondaq.com/Home/Topics/16/11). Recognized for his outstanding professional performance in the field of Food, Drugs, Healthcare, and Life Sciences, Aaron Gu of Han Kun Law Offices has once again received the award following his 2023 and 2025 recognition ...

Bradley partner Ty Howard was quoted in MedCity News discussing how the DOJ’s healthcare fraud crackdown is evolving from classic billing fraud into a broader enforcement environment in which healthcare technology, automation, telehealth platforms and data practices have become major risk areas alongside traditional fraud schemes. “With data analytics, the problem is that some very legitimate uses and billing patterns are going to still get attention ...

DTB has been honoured with two significant accolades at the 2026 Managing IP Awards EMEA ceremony, further confirming the firm’s leading position in the Croatian intellectual property market. The wins reflect DTB’s outstanding expertise, exceptional client service and a consistent track record of excellence in the field ...

Buchalter is pleased to announce its President and Chief Executive Officer, Adam Bass, was honored for the ninth consecutive year as one of the “Most Influential People in LA” by the Los Angeles Business Journal. The Business Journal’s ninth annual LA500 celebrates the most influential leaders and impactful executives in Los Angeles. These individuals have helped L.A. by showing vision, creativity, innovation and determination during unprecedented times ...

A cross-office team led by Dr. Stefan Bretthauer successfully represented STRABAG AG, Cologne, before the German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) in merger control proceedings concerning the acquisition of all shares in the Stumpp Group, Balingen, which operates in road construction and upstream markets in southern Baden-Württemberg. The acquisition was cleared by the Federal Cartel Office on March 2, 2026, subject to conditions ...

A team led by Dr. Anne de Boer advised the sellers of Blasius Schuster GmbH & Co KG — the holding companies of Daniel Imhäuser and Petra Bellinger as well as Weimer Beteiligungsgesellschaft — on the sale to Munich-based private equity firm AUCTUS and on the significant reinvestment by Daniel Imhäuser. The Urban Mining Group is pursuing the development of a strong group of companies in the recycling and recovery sector ...

Würth Elektronik ICS GmbH & Co. KG is acquiring 100% of the shares in the MRS Holding GmbH, based in Rottweil (Baden-Württemberg). A team led by Hamburg-based HEUKING partner Dr. Peter Christian Schmidt provided legal and tax advice to the shareholders of MRS during the contract negotiations. The subsidiary of MRS Holding GmbH, MRS Electronic GmbH & Co ...

From May 2 to 6, 2026, the International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting opened in London, the United Kingdom.  As a prestigious annual gathering that commands global attention within the intellectual property community, this year's INTA Annual Meeting convened over 10,000 professionals worldwide from the fields of trademarks, brands, patents, law, and innovation ...

Miami – May 7, 2026 – Greenspoon Marder LLP has secured a decisive directed verdict on behalf of Two by Two, Inc., d/b/a Twist, and its President, Joel Stedman, bringing a six-year class action lawsuit under the Florida Minimum Wage Act to a complete and conclusive end. The ruling delivers a major victory for one of South Beach’s most iconic and beloved nightlife institutions and a longtime cornerstone of the LGBTQ+ community ...

Bradley partner Alexis Buese was quoted in Bloomberg Law discussing the recent surge in cookie-banner lawsuits and the growing financial risk for website operators. Buese said the biggest concern for companies is the scale of potential liability under California privacy law. Claims under the California Invasion of Privacy Act can carry statutory damages of $5,000 per violation. “When you multiply that across a class, that’s a really significant exposure,” Buese said ...

Recently, Benchmark Litigation, an internationally renowned legal rankings organization, released its Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2026 Rankings, a definitive guide to the region's leading dispute resolution firms and lawyers.  Han Kun has eight practice areas listed in different regions including the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong SAR, and Singapore.  Six partners in these areas were honored in the Asia-Pacific rankings ...