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Morgan & Morgan acted as counsel to Grupo Mercantil in connection with the registration of 104,760,961 common shares of its Panamanian holding Mercantil Servicios Financieros Internacional, S.A. with the Superintendency of Capital Markets of Panama for its negotiation in the secondary market, shares that have been also listed on the Panama Stock Exchange since August 22, 2019. Partners Francisco Arias, Roberto Vidal and Ricardo Arias, participated in this transaction ...

DFDL cordially invites you to the upcoming seminar organized by SCE Project Asia: “ Heritage Preservation & Economic Development ” on 11 September 2019 in Ho Chi Minh City.   SCE Project Asia is composed of architects, engineers and specialists who are committed to providing high quality design services, project management, and construction management ...

On 22 August 2019, Bhawna Bakshi (DFDL Myanmar Legal Adviser) participated in the panel discussion of Eurocham Myanmar’s Breakfast Talk: “ Directors Duties under the Myanmar Companies Law 2017 ”, in Yangon. The event kicked off with a presentation on the Myanmar Companies Law 2017 (“ MCL ”) introducing its key characteristics followed by the duties under the MCL that companies directors in Myanmar need to be aware of ...

Yvonne Brady, Head of Restructuring and Business Advisory at Shepherd and Wedderburn, was last night named Best Professional in Business at the Scottish Women’s Awards 2019 ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va. </strong>— Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that partner <a href="https://www.spilmanlaw.com/people/heather_jones/details">Heather Heiskell Jones</a> recently joined the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), one of the most prestigious legal organizations in the world ...

DORDA strengthens its legal practices in the areas of corporate M&A, banking and capital markets, dispute resolution and insurance litigation by promoting three new senior associates. Clemens Burian (corporate law, capital markets law, takeover law) and Alexander Karl (commercial & insurance litigation, arbitration) were recently admitted to the bar. Oliver Thurin (Corporate/M&A, Corporate Law, Capital Markets) just joined DORDA at the beginning of August ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to welcome Kelvin M. Lawrence as a partner to the firm’s Columbus office, where he will practice in the tax benefits and wealth planning group. Lawrence joins Dinsmore from Baker & Hostetler LLP. With experience in a broad range of tax matters including transaction planning, audit defense, and tax controversy, Lawrence has helped businesses, individuals and nonprofit entities solve Ohio and multi-jurisdictional tax problems ...

KSB has provided comprehensive legal advice to the Solitea Group on the acquisition of a stake in the company Dotykacka and the acquisition of Smart Software, operating the Markeeta brand. The legal advice consisted mainly in the preparation and negotiation of acquisition contracts. As a result of these acquisitions, Solitea has significantly expanded its market share in the EET market, tripling the number of its accounting systems and becoming the market leader in this market ...

KŠB’s team led by partners Dagmar Dubecká and Martin Krejčí with associates Ivo Průša and Jana Guričová advised Karlovarské minerální vody Group (KMV), which, in a joint venture with PepsiCo, acquired Knjaz Miloš – the largest Serbian mineral water and non-alcoholic beverage producer ...

Panama, August 26, 2019. Morgan & Morgan acted as counsel to Cirsa Enterprises S.L.U. in connection with the offering of €490,000,000 senior secured notes due 2025 with a floating interest rate of three-month EURIBOR (subject to a 0% floor) plus 362.5 basis points per year, reset quarterly, issued by Cirsa Finance International S.à.r.l., and to be guaranteed by the Cirsa Enterprises S.L.U. and, among others, Gaming & Services de Panama, S.A ...

Last month, the Securities Exchange Commission of Cambodia and the CFA Institute organized a workshop on how to establish funds in Cambodia. The morning event centered on funds regulation in Cambodia, governance and current opportunities in this area. Vansok Khem , DFDL Cambodia Country Partner, was invited to share her experiences and expertise on establishing funds in neighboring jurisdictions and the opportunities to set up funds in Cambodia ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that in addition to being selected by the San Antonio Business Journal as a 2019 Outstanding Lawyers Awards recipient, the publication has chosen Dykema’s Deborah Williamson as its annual Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Williamson and the other Outstanding Lawyers honorees will be formally recognized at an event scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 3 at The Veranda in San Antonio ...

Vouga Abogados has had the opportunity to represent the firm PARAGUAY REFRESCOS S.A. (PARESA), Coca-Cola’s franchisee in Paraguay, in a lawsuit against it on moral damages and emerging damages for an alleged non-consensual use of the image of a person in an advertisement ...

Scheduled for 19 and 20 September 2019, Neoventure Corporation is organizing the Vietnam LNG-To-Power Summit 2019 to take place in Hanoi, Vietnam ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is proud to announce that Jill Cranston Rice, a partner in Morgantown, West Virginia, has been named to the esteemed West Virginia Executive magazine Lawyers & Leaders Class of 2019. An event honoring the class was held Thursday evening ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce it is already expanding its Boston office, just weeks after it opened on July 31. Thad Lenkiewicz, a four-time Super Lawyers® Rising Star, is joining the firm as a commercial litigation associate alongside the three partners already in the office. Lenkiewicz spent the past three-plus years at the same firm that partners Javier Flores and Eric Skelly departed to launch Dinsmore’s Boston branch ...

One of the largest deals of 2019 is officially completed – Mid Europa Partners, the leading private equity investor in Central and Eastern Europe, sold its shares in Knjaz Milos to a joint venture between Karlovarske Mineralni Vody (KMV) and PepsiCo, Inc. (PepsiCo). Karanovic & Partners acted as local counsel for Mid Europa Partners in this transaction, working closely with White & Case as international counsel ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, represented the Emmet County Lakeshore Association and the Protection of Rights Alliance (PORA) in the U.S. Federal District Court for the Western District of Michigan’s dismissal of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians v. Whitmer case ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that 40 of its attorneys from the firm’s five Michigan offices—and from multiple practice areas—were named to the 2019 Super Lawyers list by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine. Additionally, 19 of the firm’s attorneys were named to the 2019 Michigan Rising Stars list. Of those recognized, both Brian Moore and Jill Wheaton were each also included on Super Lawyers “Top Lists.” The Top List(s) they have been included on, are: Brian M ...

On 19 & 20 August 2019, Asia Business Connect organized a two day event “ Successfully Managing Construction Projects & Risk Management ” at the Landmark Hotel in Bangkok. This event focused on challenges and opportunities for infrastructure & construction projects in Thailand with real-life case studies ...

Stefan Artner, DORDA partner and head of the real estate practice group, and Magdalena Brandstetter, senior associate at DORDA, advised Europe's leading hotel developer UBM Development and the real estate investment company S IMMO AG on one of the largest real estate transactions of the year. In a forward deal, the office properties QBC 1&2 with a rentable area of over 38,000 sqm, with underground parking and almost 680 parking spaces were sold ...

On 1 August 2019, Neoventure Corporation organized a Vietnam Solar Masterclass: ‘Operations & Maintenance (“ O&M ”) and Solar Asset Management’ at Sofitel Saigon Plaza, in Ho Chi Minh City. During this insightful seminar a wide variety of interesting topics were discussed such as solar asset transactions after the Commercial Operation Date (“ COD ”), smart PV solutions, O&M and performance management for solar power plants, re-financing of solar projects and re-insurance management ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that Van Lindberg, a Member in Dykema’s San Antonio office, will be co-chair for the Practising Law Institute (PLI) program, Open Source Software 2019 – from Compliance to Cooperation. The program is scheduled for 9 a.m. on October 1, 2019. This program will examine legal issues within the open source market and will serve as an educational resource for lawyers specializing in certain areas of technology ...

DORDA partners Andreas Mayr and Christoph Brogyányi advised Advent International Corporation in the context of the IPO of Addiko Bank AG. Advent, which indirectly held approximately 78% of Addiko Bank prior to the IPO, reduced its stake in Addiko Bank below 40% through the indirect sale of shares in the transaction. DORDA advised Advent primarily on the underwriting agreement and other agreements with Addiko Bank necessary for the IPO ...

Han Kun and its Hong Kong associated law firm, as PRC and Hong Kong legal counsel to the issuer, advised 9F Inc. (NASDAQ: JFU) on its global offering and listing on the Nasdaq Global Market. 9F Inc. is a leading digital financial account platform integrating and personalizing financial services in China with its footprint expanding overseas ...