Press Releases

Chile’s Grupo Cerro makes US$98 million green bond issuance Maya Kendall Shah 11 April 2024 US firm Milbank and Morales & Besa in Santiago have helped Chilean renewables company Grupo Cerro issue US$98 million worth of green bonds. Grupo Cerro made the private placement of notes through the holding company for its hydroelectric portfolio, Anpac. Morales & Besa also advised several of Anpac’s subsidiaries as guarantors of the debt ...

Bradley partner Gene Besen was featured in Law360 Pulse in a Q&A session regarding the firm’s Dallas office growth and expansion strategy. Besen, who serves as managing partner of the Dallas office, explained that office growth “has been seeing us go from the smallest office by revenue and headcount to now the firm's third-largest office by revenue and headcount ...

Bradley is pleased to welcome partners Jeff S. Luechtefeld, John Nail, and Sean R. Gannon, as well as senior attorney Gabriella Cole and associate Jessica R. Stephan, in Atlanta as members of the firm’s Tax Practice Group. All were previously with Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry. “We are delighted that this group of highly accomplished tax controversy attorneys is joining the firm ...

Beccar Varela and FERRERE (Paraguay) jointly advised McDonald’s Latin America LLC on the negotiation and execution in March of a multi-unit franchise agreement (“MUFA”) with Paraguayan Developmental Licensee for the operation of 25 existing McDonald’s restaurants in Paraguay.Paraguay currently has 25 McDonald’s restaurants, but new openings are expected to happen in the near future as per an opening plan included in the agreement ...

Recently, the well-known periodical Commercial Dispute Resolution ("CDR") published the CDR Essential Intelligence – Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery 2024. Han Kun Shanghai partners Andy Liao, Vincent Sun, and counsel Yuxian Zhao were exclusively invited towrite the PRC chapter (https://www.cdr-news.com/cdr-essential-intelligence/1264-cdr-essential-intelligence-fraud-asset-tracing-and-recovery-2024/china) ...

10 April, 2024. Buchalter is proud to announce the addition of two new Shareholders in its Denver office - Rajesh “Raj” Kukreja and Kara Chrobak have joined the firm’s Family Law practice. Both come to Buchalter from Sherman & Howard. "We are thrilled to welcome Raj and Kara to the firm,” said Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Their wealth of experience and dedication to excellence will further strengthen our capabilities in serving clients' diverse family law needs ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that J. Lucas Adair, Ph.D., has joined as a senior advisor in the firm’s Governmental Affairs Practice Group in Huntsville, bringing more than a decade of experience in local, state, and federal policy and politics ...

The In-House Community ("IHC") has recently published its survey results for Firms of the Year, 2023. Han Kun was named in five award categories as below:Alternative Investment Funds (Including Private Equity) Law Firm of the YearCapital Markets Law Firm of the YearBanking & Finance Law Firm of the YearCompliance and Regulatory Law Firm of the YearMost Responsive Domestic Law Firm of the YearIn-House Community ("IHC")In-House Community is an influential legal organization in Asia ...

By: Matthew J. Schiller, Esq. “What’s called a difficult decision is a difficult decision because either way you go, there are penalties.” — Elia Kazan (1909-2003) One of the most common questions I hear from clients is some version of “Can you remove the penalties from my tax bill?” While penalty abatement is available, I typically caution clients to first focus on obtaining a formal resolution to the tax debt ...

Experts from Shoosmiths’ real estate practice have advised Porterbrook on acquiring the freehold of the Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre in Warwickshire.The law firm supported the rolling stock financier and asset management company on the deal for the 135-acre site, which is home to a 3.5km test track and facilities for testing, training, maintenance and storage for the railway. It follows Shoosmiths advising Porterbrook on the lease of the centre in 2021 ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Christopher A. Bowles, a partner in the firm’s Nashville office, has been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL). Founded in 1978, ACREL is a national association of preeminent commercial real estate lawyers focused on service to clients, colleagues, and the profession ...

Take Another Look: Investigation as a Standalone Basis for a Just and Equitable Winding up in the Cayman Islands The recent Privy Council decision in FamilyMart China Holding Co. Ltd v. Ting Chuan Holding Corporation [2023] UKPC 33 addressed the interplay between the enforceability of an agreement to arbitrate and the just and equitable winding up jurisdiction in the Cayman Islands, calling for an even closer collaboration between onshore and Cayman lawyers when that issue arises ...

SyCipLaw is pleased to announce the re-appointment of Ms. Carina C. Laforteza as the head of the firm's Tax department, which practice group she has led since 2020. Ms. Laforteza is a certified public accountant with over 30 years of extensive experience in corporate and tax matters, including transaction structuring, finance, and tax litigation and administrative proceedings ...

SyCipLaw Co-Sponsors PIArb’s Annual Golf TournamentMarch 26, 2024The Philippine Institute of Arbitrators (PIArb) recently held its annual golf tournament at the Tagaytay Highlands Golf & Country Club co-sponsored by SyCipLaw. The tournament had over 40 players participating in the tournament, including SyCipLaw senior partner and Litigation Department head Ricardo Ma. P.G. Ongkiko, partners Anthony W. Dee, Ronald Mark C. Lleno, and John Christian A ...

SyCipLaw's Banking, Finance and Securities (BFS) Department, with the support of officers of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), organized a visit for the firm's BFS lawyers to the bourse's offices at Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City. The activity, meant to provide associates with a deeper insight as well as more practical understanding of PSE operations, is part of the BFS department's training program.The visit started at the PSE Museum, where Mr. John G ...

No legal opinions or pleadings were discussed when SyCipLaw lawyers enjoyed an afternoon immersed in the collection of contemporary art on exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila (The M) in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, last March 16, 2024.Organized by the firm's Associate Engagement and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) committees in conjunction with The M (a pro bono client of SyCipLaw), the tour showcased Annie Cabigting's thought-provoking exhibit "When We Look at Art.. ...

IFLR Asia Pacific Awards 2024 recognized the J&T Express Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE) as Equity Deal of the Year, in ceremonies held on March 20, 2024 at The St. Regis in Hong Kong. J&T Express is a global logistics service provider with operations in Southeast Asia, China, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Brazil, and Egypt. The offering was the HKSE's second-largest IPO in 2023.SyCipLaw was Philippine counsel to J&T Global Express ...

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Synechron, Inc., a leading global digital transformation consulting company focused on financial services and technology organizations, announced its acquisition ofDreamix, founded in 2006, in Sofia, Bulgaria(press release available) ...

Kochhar & Co. is pleased to announce its role as a legal advisor to the Spectris Group, a global leader in high-tech precision instrumentation and controls, in the Indian leg of its strategic divestiture of the Red Lion Controls business to HMS Networks.The transaction involved the transfer of the Red Lion Controls division from Spectris Technologies Private Limited to HMS Industrial Networks India Private Limited ...

After more than 3 years of litigation, Mitchell Kim, with the help of Pooya Sohi, recently achieved a settlement agreement on behalf of their clients to obtain full ownership of a hotel property, business, and land valued between $25 million and $30 million when the clients only had 40% ownership before litigation. Additionally, the clients also obtained $1.3 million in cash payout with a stipulated judgment amount of $2.5 million in case of a default ...

By: David Standa, Esq.  In a decision published on Wednesday, the Honorable Kevin R. Bryant appeared to eviscerate the vast majority of the cannabis regulations promulgated by the New York Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) and Cannabis Control Board (“CCB”). But what exactly did it mean, and why did he seemingly walk it back the following day in an amended order that is currently pending? Both decisions agreed with petitioner Leafly Holdings, Inc ...

By: Alan Schindler, Esq. and Anna Goldman, Esq. 2024COA25 Hobbs v. City of Salida March 7, 2024 Division III, Opinion by Judge Schutz; Judge Hawthorne concurs; Judge Jones dissents. Decision: Affirmed. Procedure: On appeal from Chaffee County District Court, Magistrate Dayna Vise ...

ALRUD Regulatory practice experts Boris Pribylov, Senior Associate, and Maria Yakusheva, Associate, prepared an article for the magazine AEB Quarterly on the topic: “Key changes to extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation and their impact on business”. Within the article Boris and Maria reviewed the reform of the extended producer responsibility which changed the regulation of goods recycling and statements on recycling results ...

As of April, Maximiliano N. D'Auro takes over as Managing Partner of Beccar Varela, a leading full-service corporate law firm in Argentina.Some years ago, the partners of Beccar Varela designed a succession plan, anticipating that Horacio E. Beccar Varela - Managing Partner for over two decades - should leave the role in 2024 when he reached the maximum age established in the bylaws to hold the position, having been elected by assembly successively since he took office ...