Press Releases

On October 31, 2024, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced the finalists for its ALB China Regional Law Awards 2024: South China & Central China, which is open to "local" law firms headquartered in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Henan, Hubei and Hunan, and "non-local" law firms headquartered in other regions with branches/offices in South China and East China ...

Asia Business Law Journal (ABLJ), a monthly magazine on legal and law firm news in Asia, has released its “A-List: The Philippines’ Top 100 Lawyers” for 2024. The list includes:• Hector M. de Leon, Jr. – (Legal icon) Corporate/M&A, Projects, Infrastructure & Energy, Finance, Tax• Imelda A. Manguiat – Corporate Services, Foreign Investments, M&A, Power & Infrastructure• Rose Marie M ...

Shoosmiths has acted for Housing Growth Partnership (HGP), the Lloyds-backed equity investor, on its latest joint venture with the leading build to rent (BTR) developer and operator, PLATFORM_.The law firm assisted HGP in forming a £150m venture with PLATFORM_ to deliver a 451-apartment BTR scheme in Leeds. It represents the first phase of PLATFORM_’s transformative 1.3 million sq ft mixed-use development on Sweet Street, in the South Bank regeneration area of Leeds ...

DTB assisted Digital Realty, the world’s largest provider of data center solutions, in the sale of its cloud services business in Croatia to Databox, a leading Croatian provider of cloud and data center services.Senior attorney Dina Salapić led our team, which included attorneys Barbara Šimić, Anella Buković and Jure Marović, and associate Valeria Kirac, in supporting Digital Realty on the M&A and commercial aspects of the transaction ...

Bradley has been named a 2024 “Tipping the Scales” firm by the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance for having 50% or more women in their 2024 U.S.-based new partner class. This is the second consecutive year that the firm has received this recognition. The “Tipping the Scales” honorees were announced at the Alliance’s 2024 Annual Conference on October 24 in Washington, D.C ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Alé Dalton, a partner in the firm’s Nashville office, is the recipient of Bradley’s 2024 Diversity Leadership Award. Established in 2015, the annual Diversity Leadership Award recognizes a Bradley partner who demonstrates an exceptional commitment to promoting and advancing the firm’s goal of being a diverse and mutually supportive community ...

On October 31, 2024, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "2024 Client Choice: Top 15 Finance Lawyers".  The ranking spotlights 15 exceptional finance lawyers in mainland China.  Han Kun partner Yi Ding was named to the list.Reasons for selection: Mr ...

On October 31, 2024, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "2024 Power List: Top 15 IP Lawyers".  The ranking spotlights 15 exceptional IP lawyers in mainland China.  Han Kun partner Jian Zhang was named to the list.Reasons for selection: In her 17 years of legal practice, Ms ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that one senior attorney and eight associates have joined the firm in the third quarter of 2024. The firm was also pleased to welcome a first-year attorney class of 52 recent law school graduates in September. In all, Bradley has added 64 attorneys since the first of the year ...

Han Kun Law Offices LLP ("Han Kun Hong Kong"), as Hong Kong legal advisors, represented Jiangsu Lopal Tech. Co., Ltd. ("LOPAL TECH", Stock Code: 02465.HK & 603906.SH) in connection with its global offering in Hong Kong and Regulation S offering of an aggregate of 100,000,000 H shares. The H shares of LOPAL TECH are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Guotai Junan Capital Limited and Halcyon Capital Limited acted as joint sponsors ...

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – October 30, 2024 – Greenspoon Marder is pleased to announce that partner Elizabeth Somerstein has successfully secured approval for the Saddlebridge Downtown Davie project, a 286-unit multi-family development in the Town of Davie. This project, developed by White Oak Development, will allocate 20% of its units as affordable housing, addressing the community’s need for diverse housing options ...

Law firm Shoosmiths has advised Finnish plant-based food and drink company Oddlygood on its acquisition of Rude Health – a pioneering British plant-based company.Rude Health is a top five UK plant-based drinks brand and is widely available across major retailers and foodservice operators in the UK. It has also established a name for itself internationally with distribution across a number of key European markets ...

Han Kun Law Offices has recently served as the PRC legal advisor to the underwriters, Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, and CICC, in connection with WeRide Inc.'s (Stock Code: WRD) U.S. initial public offering and listing on the NASDAQ Stock Market.WeRide is a global leader in the autonomous driving industry and is dedicated to providing autonomous driving products and services ...

On September 19, 2024, Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A.U. (“Banco Galicia”) issued Additional Class XIV Notes, simple, non-convertible into shares, unsecured, denominated, payable, and integrated in Pesos, for a nominal value of AR$9,256,962,511, and Class XV Notes, simple, non-convertible into shares, unsecured, denominated, payable, and integrated in Pesos, for a nominal value of AR$42,106,850,000.The Notes were issued under the CNV Frequent Issuer Regime ...

On September 16, 2024, Gastaldi Hnos. S.A.I. y C.F. E I. (“Gastaldi”) issued Series II Class II Notes (“the Notes”) under the PYME CNV Guaranteed Regime.The Notes were issued for a nominal value of AR$ 4,679,000,000 at a Private Badlar Rate plus a margin of 7% annual nominal rate ...

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – October 28, 2024 – Greenspoon Marder is pleased to announce that the Land Use and Zoning team and partner Elizabeth Somerstein have successfully secured approval for the redevelopment of the well-known 27-year-old Signature Grand event hall in Davie, Fla., on behalf of the client, Altman Logistics Properties (BBX Capital). The 11.3-acre site will be redeveloped with an 182,000-square-foot warehouse and logistics facility ...

Patterson Belknap attorney Robert J. Cleary served as the Independent Examiner in the FTX Trading Ltd. bankruptcy cases pending in Delaware. Mr. Cleary was responsible for drafting an initial report summarizing the findings and status of all previous investigations into the collapse of FTX and recommending additional investigations to conduct. The bankruptcy court also directed Mr ...

On October 25, 2024, Asian Legal Business ("ALB") formally announced its "2024 ALB China Regional Ranking: Yangtze River Delta Firms".  The ranking identifies leading law firms for their practices in regional markets and comprises two categories: law firms headquartered in the Yangtze River Delta region and those not headquartered there but which have branches/offices in the region ...

Patterson Belknap secured a significant victory for our client, Johnson & Johnson (J&J), in a years-long effort to obtain data that is likely to debunk the made-for-litigation “science” driving talc personal injury claims against J&J in courts throughout the country ...

Kochhar & Co. is pleased to announce its role as legal advisor to REC Limited, a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under the Ministry of Power in India, in extending a significant credit facility of INR 1,171.17 crore (INR 11,712 million) to Kannur International Airport Limited, an unlisted public limited company promoted by the Government of Kerala. The credit facility is aimed at refinancing the airport's existing debt ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Ann Peldo Cargile, a partner in the firm’s Nashville office, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). The ABF Fellows comprise a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession and to the welfare of the communities ...

New York – October 24, 2024 – Greenspoon Marder announces seven partners have been listed as “New York – Metro Super Lawyers” in the 2024 edition of New York Super Lawyers Magazine. In addition, four attorneys have been recognized as a “Rising Star” by the publication. Founded in 1991, Super Lawyers recognizes the top attorneys nationwide, across a variety of practice areas and firm sizes, using a patented multiphase selection process of independent research and peer input ...

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – October 23, 2024 – Greenspoon Marder is pleased to announce the unanimous approval by the Margate City Commission of “The Forest Apartments” project. Saul Perez at REZ Group proposed developing the long-vacant 7-acre site at 787 S. State Road 7 with 338 multifamily units and luxury amenities, distributed across five buildings. Greenspoon Marder partner Matthew H ...

On October 8, 2024 ALRUD and Simmons & Simmons LLP held the webinar ****"Russia Sanctions Litigation: combatting litigation and mitigating risk"**** ...

Han Kun Law Offices LLP ("Han Kun Hong Kong") has advised Foshan Sanshui Investment and Development Group Co., Ltd.‎ ("Sanshui Development Group") on its CNY1.6 billion green bonds (the "Bonds") offshore offering as the issuer's international counsel as to English law and Hong Kong law.The coupon rate of the Bonds is 3 ...