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SyCipLaw lawyers conducted a day-long seminar on the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and its implementing rules last January 6 at the EDSA Shangri-la Hotel. The seminar was organized by the Center for Global Best Practices and was attended by legal counsel, IT officers and other representatives of organizations from different industries. The seminar focused on practical guidelines for compliance. SyCipLaw speakers were partners Rose Marie M. King-Dominguez and Franco Aristotle G ...

QIL + 4 Abogados has appointed two new partners: Eva Cacacho and Andrés Lowenthal. Eva heads the real estate practice of the firm, and has extensive experience in providing legal advice to residential and commercial developments, condominiums, industrial units, and golf courses, as well as land purchases, leases, real estate developments, title searches and due diligences ...

Shearn Delamore & Co. acted as the Malaysian counsel for Saudi Aramco, through their lead instructing counsel, White & Case, in its investment and joint venture with Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) in the Refinery and Petrochemicals Integrated Development (RAPID) project in the southern Malaysia state of Johor. The total estimated value of the investment by Saudi Aramco is a US$7 billion deal with Petronas ...

On Monday, March 13, 2017, the Chilean President sent a bill (the “Bill” ) to the Senate that, if passed, will significantly amend Law No. 19,628 on the Protection of Private Life ...

FBC&Co represented an international investment manager 3i in its first direct investment in Israel – the acquisition of the entire share capital of DSL. DSL, a former centerpiece of the Kibbutz Degania Bet industry, is a leading manufacturer of medical catheters serving a global base of medical device OEM customers ...

Legal Consortium - El Salvador advised the Republic of El Salvador acting through the Ministry of Finance in the issuance of bonds for a total amount of US $601,085,000. Consortium was in charge of reviewing compliance with the Purchase Agreement, price list, circular of preliminary and final offer - among other documents - in relation to local laws. Likewise, the legal opinion related to the validity of the issue was elaborated ...

Delphi has been legal advisor to Amasten in the acquisition of eight real properties in Ronneby with an underlying real estate value of SEK 248 million. The real properties consist of 19,659 square meters and the areas for lease include 286 apartments and a few commercial properties. Delphi’s team was led by partner Nina Persson, Olof Hagberg, Katarina Häggqvist, Linn Eriksson and Emelie Gustavsson ...

National law firm Shoosmiths has advised Real Estate Investment Trust (‘REIT’), McKay Securities PLC on two key multi-million pound deals at its Farnborough and Redhill sites. Shoosmiths acted for McKay on the disposal of the freehold of its remaining interest at Pinehurst Park, a 50,200 sq ft office building, to Pinehurst Investments for £5.88m. McKay purchased Pinehurst Park in 2012 for £3.5m ...

Karanovic & Nikolic is pleased to announce that the firm has supported the European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE) in a recently closed extension of the investment portfolio of EFSE to UniCredit Bank Serbia. The transaction involved new EUR 20 million financing of UniCredit Bank Serbia, which will serve to finance housing loans for private households in Serbia. The firm's work included the provision of legal advice to the lender in connection to the financing of the project ...

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan is a nominee for Philippine Law Firm of the Year at the upcoming Chambers Asia-Pacific Awards 2017. The Chambers Asia-Pacific Awards honor the work of national and international law firms across the region based on the research for the recent edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific. They reflect notable achievements over the past 12 months, including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth, and excellence in client service ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Ms. Yanlei He and Mr. Min Duan have joined the firm as partners. Both partners work primarily in the firm's Beijing office. Before joining Han Kun, Ms. He had practiced in prestigious international and Chinese firms for more than ten years and worked as the legal director of a foreign-invested Internet company for seven years. Ms ...

The Project Finance International (PFI) Awards 2016 recognized the Tiwi MakBan project as Bond Deal of the Year and the LRT1 Cavite project as Infra Deal of the Year. SyCipLaw teams advised on these projects. The Tiwi MakBan project involves the issuance by AP Renewables of a landmark climate bond. SyCipLaw acted as borrower’s counsel for AP Renewables, Incorporated (APRI), a unit of Philippine energy company Aboitiz Power ...

In a EUR 900 million transaction, Pradera acquires 25 shopping centres from IKEA Centres. The properties are located in Germany, France, Poland, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, the Czech Republic and Switzerland. The gross lettable area in the 25 retail parks amounts to approximately 538,000 square metres. IKEA Centres owns and develops meeting places all around the world, always next to an IKEA store ...

Han Kun Hong Kong Associated Firm is continuing to strengthen its dispute resolution team with the appointment of Ms. Bonita Chan to the firm. Before joining Han Kun Hong Kong Associate Firm, Ms. Chan worked with a few international law firms and was partner at a very renowned Hong Kong law firm. Ms. Chan has solid experience handling corporate and commercial disputes, shareholders disputes, white-collar crime, contentious regulatory matters, banking and securities-related litigation ...

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) wins for the fourth time in a row the award for "Romanian Intellectual Property Firm of the Year", at the Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) gala organized in London. Managing Intellectual Property is one of the most prestigious international publications in the field of intellectual property. In its 2017 rankings, NNDKP is top-ranked in the field of patent and trademark contentious, as well as in patent and trademark prosecution ...

Han Kun has been shortlisted for the ALB China Law Awards 2017 in the following 8 award categories: 1. Beijing Law Firm of the Year 2. Regulatory Compliance Law Firm of the Year 3. Private Equity Law Firm of the Year-China 4. Shilton Sharpe Quarry Award China Law Firm of the Year 5. Dealmaker of the Year - China: Charles LI 6. Young Lawyer of the Year - China: Zhuo (Adrian) LV 7. M&A Deal of the Year ■ Didi Chuxing acquisition of Uber China 8 ...

We are delighted to announce that Gaelyn Scott, head of ENSafrica’s IP department, has again been recognised at the International Law Office’s (“ILO’s”) Client Choice Awards. Gaelyn was named the top South African trade mark lawyer in 2017. Gaelyn was also named the top South African IP lawyer by the Client Choice Awards in 2012 and top South African trade mark lawyer in 2013 and 2015 ...

ENSafrica’s IP head of department, Gaelyn Scott, has consistently been ranked as one of only two or three South African lawyers in the gold band for trade mark enforcement and litigation by World Trademark Review (“WTR”) every year since 2013. We are pleased to announce that she has once again achieved a gold band ranking by WTR in this category and is one of four South African attorneys to achieve this ranking in 2017 ...

ENSafrica, Africa’s largest law firm, has appointed leading financial specialist Ina Meiring to its top-ranked Banking and Finance Department. Meiring has 40 years of experience and is considered to be one of South Africa’s finest finance regulatory experts, with a stellar reputation in the industry. Sean Lederman, joint head of ENSafrica’s Banking and Finance Department, said: “We are delighted to have Ina on board ...

Today marked the last Spring Budget and Philip Hammond’s first Budget as chancellor. Our legal experts comment on the plans unveiled around technology and connectivity, employment practices (‘returnships’ in particular), pensions and tax ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that 11 of its Texas-based attorneys have been named 2017 Rising Stars in the Texas edition of Super Lawyers Magazine. Additionally, Alison Ashmore and Zachary Hoard were both recognized on the “Up-and-Coming 100: 2017 Texas Rising Stars” lists. Ashmore also received recognition on the “Up-and-Coming 50: 2017 Women Texas Rising Stars” lists ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP has bolstered its Silicon Valley bench, adding prominent intellectual property lawyer Philip Woo as a partner. Woo was previously a partner at Sidley Austin LLP. Woo, a widely recognized IP litigator, prosecutor, and strategist, is entrusted by innovation-driven, high-tech clients — from start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations — to serve as lead technical counsel on litigation and transactional matters ...

<p><strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> – The law firm of Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC is pleased to announce that Nicholas P. Mooney, II, a member in its Charleston office, was elected President of the Kanawha County Bar Association.</p> <p>Mooney was elected by the members of the KCBA and began his one-year term as president in August.  The KCBA is the local bar association and represents the more than 1800 lawyers in Kanawha County ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> — Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that Member <a href="~/Attorneys/A-C/Battle-III">Dill Battle</a> was recently elected president of the Rotary Club of Charleston, West Virginia. His term runs through June 30, 2015.<br /> <br /> The purpose of the Rotary Club is to encourage and foster the ideal of community service as a basis of worthy enterprise ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> — The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that Member <a href="https://www.spilmanlaw.com/attorneys/i-q/jones,-heather-heiskell">Heather Heiskell Jones</a> recently was inducted into the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA) as a Fellow. Her selection is based on excellence, effectiveness, and accomplishment in litigation, and on superior ethical reputation ...