Press Releases

Kudun and Partners has been actively involved in the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand (AMCHAM), as exemplified by the appointment of two of our partners to leadership positions within the AMCHAM Committees & Councils for 2024. Thanyaluck Thongrompo, Partner and Head of Permits and Licensing, has been chosen as one of the Council Leaders for the Auto Council ...

Kudun and Partners have successfully assisted Miss Grand International Public Company Limited (MGI), a company that owns a beauty pageant platform and is involved in various industries, including cosmetics, entertainment, events, health products, processed food, and talent management, with their Initial Public Offering (IPO) project ...

Bermuda Court appoints a receiver over foreign assets to aid enforcement of foreign arbitral award The decision is notable because it considers in detail the modern state of the law regarding the Court's equitable jurisdiction to appoint receivers to collect judgment debts, confirming once again that the remedy has developed incrementally into one of the most powerful and flexible tools available to judgment creditors when faced with sophisticated judgment debtors ...

Buenos Aires, December 20th, 2023. On December 1st, 2023, Phenna Group acquired CEIMIC Life Sciences Testing Group, a company specialized in life sciences testing that, after a long period of expansion, now has one of the main laboratory networks in the Americas, offering quality analytical services, sampling, technology, and logistics spanning seven Latin American countries, Dominican Republic, and the USA.Phenna Group has signed its fourteenth agreement of 2023 by acquiring CEIMIC ...

On December 20, 2023, Asian Legal Business (ALB) officially published its list of 2023 ALB China Top 15 IP Lawyers, aiming to recognize China's top IP lawyers over the past 12 months. Han Kun partner Mr. Rui Luo was named to the list for his outstanding performance.Mr. Luo's practice focuses on IP litigation and IP-driven antitrust dispute resolution. He especially excels at representing multinational clients in complex and high-stakes IP-related disputes in China.Mr ...

Bradley is pleased to announce the addition of associates Miatta C. Echetebu, Samuel P. Gillaspie, Charles Hutchison and Nick E. McTarnaghan to the firm’s Houston office. Ms. Echetebu represents clients across multiple industries throughout the entire business lifecycle as a member of the firm’s Corporate and Securities Practice Group, from corporate restructuring and formation to mergers and acquisitions ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Cara Rice has been recognized as the 2024 Member of the Year by the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association’s (TBCFBA) Young Lawyers Division (YLD). The annual award honors a singular member’s commitment to planning educational and social events for young federal practitioners in the Tampa area. Ms ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that litigators Jonathan DeLuca and Jonathan Stuart have joined the firm’s Atlanta office. “As we continue to strategically grow our presence in Atlanta, we are pleased to welcome Jonathan DeLuca and Jonathan Stuart,” said Bradley Atlanta Office Managing Partner Sidney S. Welch ...

On Tuesday, December 19, Patterson Belknap Litigation Partner Harry Sandick was elected to the American Law Institute (ALI), the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law. Founded in 1923, the ALI was established to address uncertainty and complexity in American law that had produced a "general dissatisfaction with the administration of justice ...

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP is pleased to announce that, effective January 1, 2024, Susan M. Vignola and Justin Zaremby will become partners of the firm, and Sara A. Arrow, J. Jay Cho, Zhiqiang Liu, Tara J. Norris, Ryan J. Sheehan, and Christopher Wilds will become counsel. Susan M ...

Margarita Egiazarova, Senior Associate of ALRUD Labour Practice, PhD in Law, took part in the AIJA labour committee meeting at its semiannual conference in Paris. At this prestigious event the participants discussed sustainability and values of the legal profession in the changing global landscape. Margarita’s participation in the event furthered international cooperation and sharing experience within the global legal community ...

Law firm Shoosmiths has advised the management team of Ellis Recruitment on a significant investment into the business from private equity firm Mobeus Equity Partners.Founded in 2011, Ellis Recruitment is a specialist IT recruitment consultancy serving the Global Enterprise Resource Planning (‘ERP’) resourcing market ...

Shoosmiths has advised Workspace Group on entering into a Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA) with Statkraft, Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy.The law firm’s energy and infrastructure specialists advised on the agreement that sees Workspace secure around two thirds of its expected electricity demand for the next 10 years ...

On December 18, 2023, Han Kun Law Offices ("Han Kun" or the "Firm") announced the official opening and operation in New York City of Han Kun LLP ("Han Kun NY"), a New York limited liability partnership established in collaboration with US-based professionals.In the wake of Han Kun Singapore office which went into operation in April of this year, Han Kun NY is another strategically important step of the Firm to further expand our global footprint ...

Bradley attorney Erin Illman was quoted in an article by InformationWeek regarding the jump in data breaches in 2023 from previous years. The Apple study, conducted by an MIT professor, indicates that in the first nine months of this year, the number of data breaches within the U.S. jumped 20%, compared to the entirety of 2022. “Companies are processing more and more personal information, both internally and through third parties ...

In a remarkable achievement, AELEX has once again clinched the prestigious title of Law Firm of the Year – Nigeria at the 2023 Who's Who Legal (WWL) Awards, marking an impressive achievement as the only law firm in West Africa to win a Who's Who Legal Firm of the Year Award in 2023 ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Elta Breen and Woods Drinkwater have joined the firm as senior attorneys in the Nashville office. Ms. Breen is a member of the firm’s Healthcare Practice Group and previously worked for multiple Tennessee state agencies. As an associate counsel for the Tennessee Department of Health, she advised health professional licensing boards, conducted bill analysis for the department, and prosecuted administrative law cases on behalf of the state ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that 33 attorneys have joined the firm as fall associates, marking the largest fall associate class in the firm’s 153-year history. “Adding another historically large class of fall associates is a reflection of our strategic growth in key markets and practice areas this year,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jon Skeeters ...

Chilean companies win contract for LatAm’s largest e-bus fleet Isabella Ankerson 15 December 2023 Chile’s Barros & Errázuriz Abogados has helped local infrastructure group Kaufmann and sustainable mobility business Andres Motor win a contract to supply the world’s second-largest fleet of electric buses, in a deal valued at US$590 million ...

Han Kun Law Offices represented ZKH Group Limited ("ZKH", Stock Code: ZKH) in connection with its initial public offering of American depositary shares and listing on the New York Stock Exchange, including acting as its PRC legal advisor and assisting ZKH in completing its overseas listing filing for this offering with the China Securities Regulatory Commission.ZKH is a leading MRO procurement service platform in China ...

SyCipLaw retains its stellar rankings in the Chambers Asia Pacific 2024 Guide, one of the most trusted guides to legal professionals in the region ...

On December 14, 2023, Zhuhai Pilot Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to as 'Pilot Technology', Stock Code 831175) was successfully listed on the Beijing Stock Exchange.Pilot Technology, selected as a national-level "little giant company", was established in 2000 in the Zhuhai (National) Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone ...

Shoosmiths continues to grow its dispute resolution and litigation offering with the appointment of Andrew Whalley as partner.Andrew joins from DWF where he headed up the commercial litigation team in Liverpool. He brings vast experience in dealing with heavyweight contractual and commercial disputes as well as corporate and shareholder disputes, cross-border litigation, regulatory and public law disputes, data breach and professional negligence claims ...

On December 9, 2023, the Legal Guru Club and the Legal Hall of Fame held "GC NIGHT" and the awarding ceremony for the "List of Excellent Lawyers & Law Firms Recommended by General Counsels of Chinese Well-Known Enterprises" at the St. Regis Hotel, Beijing.Han Kun Law Offices and 18 Han Kun lawyers were named to the list. Han Kun partners Chaoying Li, Lu Ran, and Zaiguang Lu attended the event and the award ceremony ...

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) has assisted a syndicate of banks with the amendment and extension until 2026 of USD 150 million working capital credit facilities for ALRO S.A., one of the largest vertically integrated aluminium producers in Europe, by production capacity.The syndicate of banks was coordinated by Exim Banca Românească and included Banca Comercială Română SA (BCR), OTP Bank Romania, CEC Bank, UniCredit Bank, Alpha Bank Romania and Banca Transilvania ...