Press Releases

Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGen), Therma NatGas Power Inc. (TNGP), and San Miguel Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMGP) have officially finalized their US$3.3 billion deal, marking a major step forward in the development of an integrated liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Batangas. The completion of the financial arrangements paves the way for this significant project, which will enhance the Philippines’ energy infrastructure ...

SyCipLaw is pleased to announce the appointment of Carina “Caren” C. Laforteza as the President of the Tax Management Association of the Philippines (TMAP) for the year 2025. The induction of this year’s TMAP officers and directors was held on February 6, 2025, at the Makati Diamond Residences.The appointment reflects Caren’s unwavering commitment to advancing tax management practices and her exemplary leadership within the tax community ...

In addition to our exceptional “Client Satisfaction” firm-recognition, our practice area rankings and Next Generation Partner announced earlier, we are delighted to announce that our partners, senior associates, and associates have also been recognized as Recommended Lawyers in ten practice areas in the latest edition of Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025 ...

Kudun and Partners is delighted to announce our impressive standings in the Legal 500 rankings for 2025. This year, our firm has once again demonstrated unparalleled expertise, with 10 of our practice areas achieving notable rankings, demonstrating our firm’s broad legal expertise and dedication to delivering outstanding services to our clients ...

A&O Shearman and Beccar Varela provided legal counsel to the Dutch group SHV Holdings, while Milbank and Perez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen (PAGBAM) advised the Chilean-owned company Cencosud S.A. in the sale of Supermercados Mayoristas Makro S.A.  The transaction includes the transfer of the Roberto Basualdo S.A. chain, specialized in perfumes and cleaning products. The agreement was signed on January 30 for a total amount of US$ 122.5 million ...

We are pleased to announce that DTB’s Competition Team comprising the head of team and Senior Partner Mario Krka, and attorneys-at-law Ana-Maria Sunko Peric and Dominik Glavina, has successfully worked on another multijurisdictional concentration notification, this time for the purpose of implementing the joint venture between Koncar and Siemens Energy Group ...

Recently, World Trademark Review, an authoritative legal directory in the IP sector, released its "2025 WTR 1000 – the World's Leading Trademark Professionals", in which Han Kun was, for the fourth time since 2021, identified as an Enforcement and Litigation China Firm of the Year and a Prosecution and Strategy China Firm of the Year ...

Beccar Varela advised Quintana Group on securing US$30,000,000 in financing from Trafigura Argentina S.A. through a crude oil prepayment structure and certain agreements, aimed at supporting the development of the new natural gas demand in Argentina and the region.The funds will be used by Quintana Group for: (a) The acquisition of mature conventional fields sold by YPF S.A ...

Mark Kevin "Makee" U. Dellosa is an employment and immigration law specialist, providing legal advice on various labor matters, including employment issues in corporate restructuring and mergers and acquisitions (M&A), migration and termination of employees, job outsourcing, and expatriate and overseas employment ...

On February 4 the Real Estate Club of ALRUD Law Firm held the second meeting focused on “Unauthorized Construction: Trends and Risks in 2025”. The speakers were Andrey Zharskiy, Partner, PhD in Law, Advocate, Solicitor in England and Wales, Magomed Gasanov, Partner, Advocate, Stanislav Veselov, Of Counsel, Vladislav Soloviev, Associate, Sabina Idrisova, Associate ...

On January 29 Anastasia Petrova, Of Counsel in ALRUD Data Protection Practice, co-chair of AmCham’s Compliance Committee, and Ruslana Karimova, Senior Associate in ALRUD Competition/Antitrust Practice, were speakers at an online event organized by AmCham’s Security Committee. In their presentation they explored the topic “Launching “hot lines”: legal aspects and compliance-oriented approaches” ...

Cayman Islands: in pursuit of robust and efficient justice An original version of this article was first published by IFC Review, January 2025 Trust disputes Cayman Islands trusts remain a popular way to preserve family assets and to control how, when, and in what amounts wealth is passed down to future generations ...

SyCipLaw retained its Tier 1 rankings in 11 of the practice areas in the 2025 research edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. These practice areas are: Antitrust and Competition, Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Labour and Employment, Projects and Energy, Real Estate and Construction, Tax, Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT), and Transport. The Firm also received a Tier 2 ranking in Capital Markets ...

SyCipLaw is pleased to announce the promotion of Austin Claude S. Alcantara and Rosevee R. Paylip-Guiang to Special Counsel, effective January 1, 2025.Austin brings over a decade of experience handling various dispute resolution matters before all levels of the Philippine judiciary including the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Court of Tax Appeals, and the Sandiganbayan ...

January 28, 2025 — Henan Lingrui Pharma Co., Ltd. ("Lingrui Pharma", 600285.SH) announced its plan to acquire a 90% shareholding in YinGu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ("YinGu Pharma"), with a total acquisition price of RMB 704 million.  Upon completion of the transaction, YinGu Pharma will become a controlled subsidiary of Lingrui Pharma ...

On December 5, 2024, Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (“Grupo Galicia”) issued 113,821,610 ordinary, book-entry, Class “B” shares, with a nominal value of AR$1 (one Peso) and one vote per share (the “New Shares”), represented by American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”). The issuance was executed to fulfill the consideration established in the purchase agreement dated April 9, 2024, between Grupo Galicia and Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A.U ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Mr. Peter Pang has recently joined the firm. The addition will further enhance Han Kun's international capital markets capabilities.Peter focuses his practice on international capital markets and represents corporates, investment banks, and other institutions in a broad spectrum of legal matters. He is a trusted advisor of corporate clients on complex capital markets transactions throughout their various growth stages, covering U.S ...

On January 19, 2025, GRCD China officially announced the final list of awardees for the "2024 GRCD China Overseas Lawyer of the Year" recognition, honoring outstanding lawyers active in the field of corporate overseas expansion.  Han Kun Partner Sun Wei was named to the list.Mr. Sun Wei specializes in commercial litigation and arbitration, cross-border dispute resolution, and banking and finance ...

Recently, Han Kun Law Offices acted as data compliance consultant to Desay SV (stock code: 002920) in successfully assisting the company to pass the Compliance Management Systems certification audit of the British Standards Institution (BSI), an internationally recognized certification body, and obtain ISO 37301 Compliance Management Systems certification, recognized by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) ...

Han Kun has provided legal services in connection with MINISO Group Holding Limited's ("MINISO Group", Stock Code: NYSE: MNSO; HKEX: 9896) US$550 million equity linked securities offering as the PRC counsel to the joint lead managers.  This transaction marks the first equity-linked securities offering distributed solely issued under Regulation S and the first with a concurrent call spread transaction for a company with a dual primary listing in the U.S. and Hong Kong ...

On December 27, 2024, Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A.U. (“Banco Galicia”) issued its Class XX simple, non-convertible, unsecured notes, denominated, subscribed, and payable in Pesos, for a nominal value of AR$35,088,750,000 (thirty-five billion eighty-eight million seven hundred fifty thousand Pesos) (the “Class XX Notes” or the “Notes”). The issuance was carried out under the Frequent Issuer Regime of the CNV ...

On January 22, 2025, renowned legal directory LegalOne announced its "Blue Ribbon 2024 (China): Highly Recommended 15 for Private Equity and Venture Capital" to recognize lawyers who have achieved outstanding success in key and prominent areas of the local legal services market over the past year.  Han Kun partner Ms. Xiayi (Clara) Liu was named to the list.Ms. Liu began her legal career in 2010 and is a partner at Han Kun ...

On January 22, 2025, after collecting a wide range of market feedback, China Business Law Journal announced the China practice edition of The A-List 2024-25: Growth Drivers, which includes 160 lawyers practicing PRC law and 100 lawyers practicing in foreign law firms or overseas.  Five Han Kun partners were selected for their outstanding contributions to Chinese legal practice.Wei (Vincent) Sun Mr ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that three of the firm’s attorneys have been elected to serve in leadership roles with the Birmingham Bar Association (BBA) Young Lawyers Section (YLS) for the 2025 term. Birmingham associate Carmen E. Weite, who previously served as vice president of public service for two terms, was elected secretary-treasurer of the YLS. Mason Kruse and Riley McDaniel were reappointed as members of the YLS Executive Committee ...

Bradley attorney Robert Maddox was quoted in Cointelegraph discussing the potential for pro-crypto regulations to flourish under President Donald Trump. According to S&P Global, leadership changes at the FDIC, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could lead to clearer regulatory guidance on cryptocurrency this year ...