Press Releases

With a Frankfurt-based team led by partner Thomas K. Schrell, the business law firm of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek comprehensively advised Katjes International on acquisition financing in connection with the acquisition of Cloetta Italia’s brand business. The acquired brands include "Sperlari" and others. Financing was provided by Bayerische Landesbank ...

On September 22, 2017, Beijing Time, Secoo Holding Limited, China's leading upscale products and lifestyle platform, announced its initial public offering on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "SECO." Han Kun advised and acted as the PRC counsel to Secoo for the company's U.S. initial public offering and listing on the NASDAQ Global Market. Secoo is the first Chinese luxury e-commerce company to be listed in the United States. Secoo (secoo ...

Six of SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan's lawyers are listed in various Who's Who Legal 2017 experts lists. Who's Who Legal publishes 34 individual practice area guides covering corporate and commercial law, listing leading experts in these practice areas from over 150 national jurisdictions. The featured SyCipLaw lawyers are: - Luisito V. Liban, head of Employment & Immigration Expert in Labour, Employment & Benefits: Labour & Employment - Rose Marie M ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Nicolas Borda has been invited to speak at the 16th annual Energy Day conference, which will be held on Oct. 3 in Mexico City. The conference is expected to draw around 600 of the country's leading energy professionals, including senior government officials, investors, C-Suite Executives, financiers, scientists and attorneys ...

National law firm Shoosmiths has hired its first pensions partner in Birmingham to boost its national team. Lynette Lewis has joined the firm as a partner from Eversheds Sutherland, and brings nine years’ experience as a pensions lawyer and a further 10 as a corporate lawyer ...

TSMP Law Corporation is pleased to announce that it is acting as legal advisor to Credit Suisse (Singapore) in this up-to-S$1.9 billion deal. Credit Suisse (Singapore) is advising mainboard-listed real estate firm Rowsley Limited in the latter's proposal to acquire the entire issued and paid-up share capital of Sasteria Pte Ltd ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Mr. Chen Xianglin has joined the firm as a partner. Mr. Chen works primarily in the firm's Beijing office. Mr. Chen focuses his practice on international commercial arbitration and cross border commercial dispute resolution. He has significant experience resolving corporate governance disputes, product quality disputes, technology development agreement disputes, and real estate and construction project disputes. Prior to joining Han Kun, Mr ...

Shoosmiths welcomes the new associates: Birmingham: Imogen Francis (Commercial); Edinburgh: Neil McNab (Private Client); Manchester: Lida Khanverdi (Real Estate); Northampton: Jodie Craven (Recoveries Services); Nottingham: Victoria Chan (Corporate); Thames Valley: Liz McAllister, Joanna Roberts and John Shea (Commercial). Shoosmiths’ chief executive Claire Rowe said: “The latest round of associate promotions demonstrates the truly national reach of legal expertise we have ...

Buenos Aires, September 18th, 2017. Beccar Varela advised PREAR Pretensados Argentinos S.A. on its Class II Notes’ issuance, for a nominal value of up to AR$25 million, which could be increased up to AR$75 million. The issuance took place on August 15, 2017. The issuer placed AR$50 million under the company’s Global Program for short, medium and long-term notes with a maximum global nominal value of up to US$30 million (or its equivalent in other currencies) ...

BTI Consulting Group, Inc., has recognized Haynes and Boone, LLP on the Litigation Powerhouse Honor Roll as a leading law firm for Complex Commercial Litigation. A September report by BTI, titled "Litigation Powerhouses: Law Firms Leading the Litigation Market," spotlights firms that are "the ones corporate counsel tell us they are currently turning to for their most pressing litigation needs ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that Lea F. Courington received the 2017 Forever Duke Award from her alma mater, Duke University. She was presented the award during Duke’s Homecoming Weekend, September 15-16, 2017. The Forever Duke Award is given to those who exemplify exceptional volunteer service to Duke and its alumni association. Courington, who earned her J.D ...

Dykema, a national law firm, announced today that corporate counsel ranked Dykema as a Litigation Powerhouse in six of eight areas in the BTI Litigation Outlook 2018 report. Firms listed as leaders in the litigation market are the ones corporate counsel tell BTI they are currently turning to for their most pressing litigation needs ...

Asian Legal Business (ALB) released the Asian Legal Business 2017 M&A Rankings in its September issue. Han Kun has again been ranked as a Tier 1 Law PRC Firm based on the firm's exceptional performance in providing M&A legal services. This marks the fourth consecutive year for Han Kun to be ranked as Tier 1 in M&A ...

On September 14, 2017, the 11th annual China Law & Practice Awards was held in Beijing. Han Kun won the following three awards at the event: 1. Private Equity & Venture Capital China Firm of the Year 2. Pro Bono Initiative of the Year 3. Rising Star of the Year – Li Wei This is the second consecutive year for Han Kun to be recognized as "Private Equity & Venture Capital China Firm of the Year" by China Law & Practice Awards ...

On September 9, 2017, Air Products and Shanxi Lu'An Coal Based Clean Energy Co, Ltd. ("Lu'An") held the signing ceremony for the formation a $1.3 billion joint venture ("JV"). Under the joint venture plan, Air Products will contribute air separation units and cash for 60% ownership of the JV, while Lu’An will retain 40% ownership and receive a cash payment for its contribution of gasification and syngas purification systems ...

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen announced that on September 15, 2017, Daniel Hadar joined the firm as Tax Director in the Tax Advisory Services Department of its Cluj Office. Daniel will expand the Cluj tax advisory services practice and will play a central role in creating the synergies necessary to further the consolidation of the Legal & Tax project ...

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) received the Country Awards for the Philippines at the Who's Who Legal Awards 2017. The awards recognizes leading firms in over 70 jurisdictions, as well as exceptional individuals and firms, based on the publication's research and an in-depth assessment of findings. Please visit the Who's Who Legal website (http://whoswholegal.com/awards/countrystate/) for more information on the Who's Who Legal Awards ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Nicolas Borda led a team of lawyers representing Chevron in opening its first Chevron-branded service station in Mexico. The station is located in Hermosillo, Sonora. Borda and Associates Evert Sanchez Alonso and Carlos Alva advised client Chevron Combustibles de Mexico on contractual and regulatory matters in connection with the landmark transaction. Borda generally provides regulatory counsel to Chevron on downstream matters in Mexico ...

The University of Copenhagen has entered into a new collaboration agreement with Microsoft Corporation on the development of a quantum computer. Plesner assisted the University of Copenhagen with the conclusion of the agreement. Microsoft Corporation and the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen have entered into a new long-term collaboration agreement. The parties will partner to conduct quantum research in order to develop a quantum computer ...

In a suit that has attracted national attention, Partner Kent Rutter and Counsel Christina Crozier led a Haynes and Boone, LLP team that won an Aug. 31 appellate ruling affirming a summary judgment in favor of client Union Pacific Railroad Company. The suits stems from a 2012 accident in which a vehicle carrying wounded veterans and their spouses in a Midland, Texas, parade collided with a train at a Union Pacific crossing, resulting in four fatalities and numerous injuries ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that four attorneys have joined the law firm's Charleston office.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.spilmanlaw.com/people/mikail_clark/details">Mikail O. Clark's</a> primary area of practice is corporate law. He earned his undergraduate and master degrees from Liberty University and his law degree from Washington and Lee University ...

<strong>Winston-Salem, N.C.</strong> — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that attorneys <a href="https://www.spilmanlaw.com/people/maya_brown/details">Maya E. Brown</a> and <a href="https://www.spilmanlaw.com/people/steven_hemric/details">Steven C. Hemric</a> have joined the law firm, adding depth to its corporate and litigation services ...

Advokatfirman Delphi has acted as legal advisor to Veolia Nordic AB on its acquisition of Hans Andersson Recycling Group AB and its subsidiaries. Veolia Nordic AB has now carried out the acquisition of Hans Andersson Recycling Group AB and its subsidiaries. The transaction was completed on 31 August 2017. Delphi's team was led by managing partner David Aversten and partner Nina Persson. For more information, see Veolia’s press release: http://www.veolia ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Cynde H. Munzer to its Corporate Finance practice group as a member in the firm’s Chicago office. Munzer joins Dykema after practicing at Aronberg Goldgehn. Prior to that, she had spent more than two decades with Arnstein & Lehr. Munzer has a corporate transactional practice and regularly serves as an extension of the in-house legal team of publicly-held corporations ...

Jill M. Wheaton, Ann Arbor-based member in Dykema’s Litigation Department and Leader of the firm’s Appellate practice, and Mark Magyar, Grand Rapids-based member in Dykema’s Business and Commercial Litigation practice, secured a winning verdict for client MLive in its Freedom of Information Act claim against the City of Grand Rapids. The victory was announced in the MLive article, “Appellate Court Orders Release of City Police Recordings in MLive case ...