China
Han Kun Law Offices is delighted to announce that, effective January, 2018, Zhichao Duan, Jiaxin Liu, Zaiguang Lu, Kaiying Wu and Chuqi Zhang have been promoted to counsel. Mr. Duan's practice focuses on IP litigation, IP-related dispute resolution, IP licensing and due diligence, as well as patent prosecution and counseling. Mr. Duan has particular expertise in handling technology-related legal matters
United Arab Emirates
DUBAI – Tuesday, 2 January 2018 – Afridi & Angell recently advised Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) and Sharjah Cement and Industrial Development Co. PJSC (SCID) in connection with convertible Sukuk, both of which were issued to the Sharjah Social Security Fund (theFund)
Texas, USA
Haynes and Boone, LLP is proud to announce the promotion to partnership of nine lawyers from the firm's Dallas, Mexico City and Richardson offices. The new partners are Troy Christensen, Erin England, Cory Feldman, Charlie Jones, Patricia Mastropierro, Timothy Newman, Michael Parsons, Blaine Statham and Clint Wilkins
USA
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has added associate Kyle Maland to the firm’s San Diego office. Kyle will practice out of the Labor & Employment practice group
USA
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce Andrew Barras, Nicole Daniel, Sean Garin, Stephen Mattingly, Craig Neiheisel and Daniel Zinsmaster have been elected to partnership effective Jan. 1. Alicia Bond-Lewis has been named partner of counsel. “It’s inspiring to see each of these attorneys advance in the profession and achieve this accomplishment,” said Managing Partner and Chairman George Vincent
Panama
With legal basis in local Panama laws, Panama Ports Company, S.A. (PPC), as Purchaser, and Far East Leasing, S.A. (FEL), as trustee of the FEPC Leasing Trust, as Seller, for the benefit of an indirect affiliate of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, entered into an Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of the port cranes owned by said trust and leased by PPC, located within the Ports of Balboa and Cristobal of PPC
Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) was recognized as the Philippines Firm of the Year at the Asialaw Asia-Pacific Legal Practice Awards 2017. SyCipLaw partner Leslie C. Dy received the award on the firm's behalf. The asialaw Asia-Pacific Legal Practice Awards are based on extensive research conducted on the 2018 edition of Asialaw Profiles. Winners are selected based on the innovation, complexity and impact of work done from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017
Philippines
SyCipLaw partner Hiyasmin H. Lapitan was a panelist on “Critical Regulatory Issues and Update from Jurisdictional Insurance Regulatory Lawyers” at the Joint Trade Asian Insurance Regulatory Conference 2017 last October 20 at the Marina Bay Sands Singapore. Ms
Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) is listed in various rankings in the Asialaw Profiles 2018. The firm is outstanding in Banking & Finance; Capital Markets, Construction & Real Estate; Corporate/M&A; Dispute Resolution & Litigation; Energy & Natural Resources; Intellectual Property; IT, Telco & Media; Labour & Employment; and Taxation. It is highly recommended in Projects & Infrastructure; and Shipping, Maritime & Aviation; and recommended in Competition & Antitrust
Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) is named the 2017 Philippines Firm of the Year by Managing Intellectual Property (IP). The firm is also ranked in Patent, and Trademark and Copyright listings. SyCipLaw is Tier 1 in Trade Mark Prosecution, Trade Mark Contentious, and Patent. It is recommended in Copyright. SyCipLaw partner and head of the Intellectual Property Department Enrique T. Manuel and partner Vida M. Panganiban-Alindogan has been recognized as IP Stars
USA
On December 22, 2017, Patterson Belknap secured a significant victory for Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap when a federal judge ruled that Secretary Dunlap cannot be excluded from participating in the work of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity (PACEI) on which he serves as a member. Together with American Oversight, Patterson Belknap filed the lawsuit in November
Dominican Republic
For the first time, a Dominican law firm is awarded with three of the most important global awards in the legal industry. Pellerano & Herrera was selected as "Firm of the Year of the Dominican Republic 2017" by Who's Who Legal, International Financial Review (IFLR) and Chambers and Partners
Serbia
Karanović & Nikolić advised on Societe Generale Srbija's acquisition of a part of Jubanka's credit portfolio – which included housing and cash credits, credit cards, as well as credits for small and medium-sized enterprises. Societe Generale Srbija is now the third largest bank in Serbia in terms of credit volume. The Karanović & Nikolić team consisted of Darko Jovanović, Ivan Nonković and Marko Ćulafić
Serbia
Karanović & Nikolić, in cooperation with local lawyers, advised Tikkurila Oyj, the Finnish paints and coatings maker, on the sale of the entire share capital of its subsidiaries in Serbia and Macedonia to the local management. According to the signed sales agreement, the transaction – subject to the fulfilment of agreed conditions, will be closed in the first quarter of 2018
USA
Laura (D’Angelo) Holoubek, a partner in Dinsmore’s Lexington office, has been elected to serve on the board for Equestrian Events, Inc. (EEI). EEI is a Kentucky nonprofit supporting the development of horses and riders in sports. The EEI annually organizes the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event Championships. The event brings the world’s best horse and rider combinations to Kentucky
Denmark
The Maritime and Commercial High Court has granted Eli Lilly a preliminary injunction against a medicinal product marketed by the pharmaceutical company Fresenius Kabi. Plesner assisted Eli Lilly in the case. The main issue in the case was whether Fresenius Kabi's medicinal product infringed one of Eli Lilly's patents relating to a specific combination therapy for the treatment of lung cancer
Texas, USA
In an amicus brief for the Association of Corporate Counsel in a patent infringement case, lawyers from Haynes and Boone, LLP argued that in-house counsel should receive the same confidentiality protections as outside counsel for their attorney-client communications. The brief, written by Haynes and Boone Partner M.C. Sungaila and Associate Marco Pulido, was filed Dec. 11 with the U.S
Lithuania
This has been a special year for Ellex Valiunas. We celebrated our 25th Anniversary and introduced numerous changes. In the beginning of the year we announced four new partners in Lithuania and one in Estonia, Ellex merged with Glimstedt in Latvia, we have recently issued a notice of the merger of Primus and our team in Estonia, and now, when the year is about to end, we are making yet another step forward in Lithuania
Panama
We are pleased to announce that Mr. Raul Bermudez, lawyer of MMG Trust, Fiduciary Unit of Morgan & Morgan Group has been elected to the Board of Directors of the British Chamber of Commerce of Panama for the 2018-19 term. The election, held on the night of last Tuesday, December 12, is one of the most important events of the British community in Panama where distinguished members of the business community meet. The new Board is comprised of: 1. John Meredith, CBE (JEM Capital) 2
Germany
The Senate Administration of the state of Berlin successfully concluded a new contract for the operation of public lighting systems. The contract valued in the multi-million euro range was awarded after a call for competition and negotiations with several companies in December 2017. The contract provides the basis for more environmentally friendly and efficient lighting for Europe's largest connected lighting network
Texas, USA
A Haynes and Boone, LLP team led by Partner Keenan Kolendo assisted client HALL Structured Finance in closing a $55 million loan to finance construction of a Hyatt resort hotel and retail project in Palm Springs, California. The 150-room Hyatt Andaz hotel and retail project, which is being developed by Rael Development Corp., is expected to open by January 2019 in downtown Palm Springs
China
Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Mr. TieCheng Yang has joined the firm as a partner. Mr. Yang works primarily in the firm's Beijing office. Before joining Han Kun, Mr. Yang was a partner at Clifford Chance and head of its Financial Regulatory Group of China. Mr
China
On December 8, the 2017 Zero2IPO Group Annual China Venture Capital & Private Equity Rankings were announced. Han Kun Law Offices was recognized as one of the "Top 5 VC/PE-backed Overseas IPO Lead Legal Advisors"
Texas, USA
Haynes and Boone, LLP is partnering with PracticePro, a San Francisco-based legal education startup, to recruit diverse law students for a training and coaching program designed to help them succeed in school and legal practice. The Diversity Scholar Program accepts first-year law students and aims to help them become practice-ready lawyers by graduation, with the goal of enhancing diversity in the legal profession
England
National law firm Shoosmiths is an official partner of the new Ethical Reading social enterprise initiative, which has its formal launch on 24th January 2018. Ethical Reading is a not-for-profit business set up with the aim of making Reading a better place to live and work by encouraging organisations and those who work within them to become more ethical in their behaviour
