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Morgan & Morgan Legal is pleased to announce the recent promotion of Ana Carolina Castillo Solis as a partner of the firm's Corporate Law Department. Mrs. Castillo regularly advises clients in energy (power), finance, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions, among others. In recent years, she has been particularly active advising clients involved in the generation of energy, including hydro, wind, thermal, and solar projects ...

Morgan & Morgan is pleased to announce the recent promotion of attorney Laura Barrios Altafulla as partner of the Estate Planning and Corporate Services Department Unit. Laura advises clients on international tax issues, mainly assisting companies on efficient corporate structures and compliance matters. Mrs. Barrios is considered one of Panama´s most knowledgeable tax treaty and CRS and FATCA reporting expert ...

As the new year begins, Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce the 2023 promotion of new partners ...

Kanxi Liao Mr. Liao specializes in general banking matters, fintech, asset management transactions, blockchain and cryptocurrency, real property finance, and financial institution set-up and investment. Mr. Liao represents various commercial banks in a variety of financing transactions, including structured finance, acquisition finance, and real property finance. Mr ...

Hong Kong law firm promotes three new partners, demonstrating the continued growth and momentum of Financial Services and Intellectual Property practices. Deacons, Hong Kong’s longest established and largest independent law firm, has further strengthened the firm’s partnership bench with three new partner promotions, effective from 1 January 2023 ...

Several firms steer cross-border data centre buy Lily Squires 03 January 2023 Four Vinson & Elkins LLP offices, Brazilian firm Stocche Forbes Advogados, Colombia's Posse Herrera Ruiz, Mijares, Angoitia, Córtes y Fuentes SC in Mexico City and Uruguay's Posadas have helped data centre operator Aligned acquire Latin American-focused counterpart ODATA from Brazil’s Patria Investimentos and US IT company CyrusOne ...

Asters acts as a legal counsel to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in connection with its EUR 10 million financing for Grain Alliance Group, a Swedish-owned large-sized agricultural holding in Ukraine that cultivates around 60,000 hectares of land. The loan will be used to improve and expand export capacity for grain, which was disrupted as a result of Russia's large-scale armed aggression against Ukraine ...

Firm and Partner recognition by Chambers and Partners 2023 We are delighted to announce that our law firm has been ranked in 11 practice areas in the Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023 Guide: Banking & Finance Banking & Finance: Debt Capital Markets Competition/Antitrust Corporate/M&A Dispute Resolution Employment & Industrial Relations Intellectual Property Real Estate Shipping Tax Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) 22 of our partners and 1 consultant have been Individually ranked by

Dinsmore is pleased to announce that Joshua Lorentz has been elected as the firm’s next chair and managing partner effective January 1, 2023. Based in Dinsmore’s Cincinnati office, Josh has been with the firm for more than two decades, and takes over from George Vincent who led the firm for nearly fifteen years. Demand from a thriving client base continues to lead Dinsmore to strategically add offices in new markets to better meet their needs ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has “so much in the pipeline” for 2023, starting with its announcement of a merger with San Diego firm Mulvaney Barry Beatty Linn & Mayers LLP. The merger, which became official on January 1, 2023, will add 10 attorneys and a team of eight business professionals to Dinsmore’s southern California offices. Mulvaney’s 50-year history of solid performance and stability made the merger a logical business decision ...

Zero2IPO Group recently announced its "China Equity Investment Awards 2022". Han Kun was honored as the "VC/PE-backed Overseas M&A Legal Advisor of the Year 2022". The awards recognize Han Kun's exceptional accomplishments and comprehensive strengths over the past year. Zero2IPO has been releasing its annual ranking of China's equity investment sector for 22 consecutive years since 2001 ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that John Howard has joined the firm’s Huntsville office as counsel in the Real Estate Practice Group. “John brings more than 20 years of commercial transaction and financing experience to our team, and we are pleased to welcome him as we build on the broad range of services we provide to our clients,” said Bradley Huntsville Office Managing Partner Benjamin W. Hutton ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Matthew J. Flynn has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as an associate. Mr. Flynn is a member of Bradley’s Government Contracts and Government Enforcement and Investigations practice groups, where he assists clients as they navigate intricate and sensitive government processes and the complex regulatory environment ...

On behalf of the DRI Center for Law and Public Policy, Bradley attorneys Todd Presnell, Casey Miller,Grayson Wells and Tim Rodriguez authored an amicus brief for the U.S. Supreme Court in the matter of In Re Grand Jury. The brief addresses the issue of whether the attorney–client privilege protects a communication involving both legal and non-legal advice when obtaining or providing legal advice was one of the significant purposes behind the communication ...

Han Kun has advised and acted as PRC counsel to the joint sponsors in connection with the listing of Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited ("Kingsoft Cloud", Stock Code: 3896) by way of introduction on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Kingsoft Cloud is a leading cloud service provider in China that offers various cloud services to customers in strategically selected verticals ...

Thirty Dinsmore & Shohl attorneys have been named to the Kentucky Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists for 2023. Attorneys are based in Dinsmore’s Lexington and Louisville offices. Additionally, Barbara B. Edelman, Donna King Perry and Kathryn Quesenberry have been named 2023 Top 25 Women Kentucky Super Lawyers ...

Thirty-six Dinsmore & Shohl attorneys have been named to the Ohio Super Lawyers lists for 2023. Attorneys are based in Dinsmore’s Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Columbus offices. Attorneys on the Super Lawyers list are selected through a multi-phase selection process that takes into account independent research, peer evaluations and professional achievement ...

Buenos Aires, December 29th. On December 26th, Domaine Bousquet S.A. issued its first Notes Issuance (“Series I Notes”) under the PYME CNV Garantizadas regime (SME Guaranteed Regime), denominated in U.S. Dollars to be integrated and payable in Argentine Pesos, for a total nominal amount of US$1,445,644 ...

A team led by Dr. Thorsten Kuthe, Heuking Partner at the Cologne office, legally advised Bitcoin Group SE on the acquisition of financial services provider Bankhaus von der Heydt. Closing of the transaction is subject to review and approval by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). Bitcoin Group SE is a holding company with a focus on innovative and disruptive business models and technologies in the fields of cryptocurrency and blockchain ...

A team led by Heuking Partner Dr. Stefan Duhnkrack legally advised the owner of Witte Pumps & Technology GmbH in Tornesch near Hamburg on the sale of the well-established company to Maag Pump Systems AG, Oberglatt near Zurich. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price. Witte manufactures gear pumps in Germany and provides aftermarket parts and services to the chemical, plastics and polymer industries, the food and beverage sector, and the pharmaceutical industry ...

A team led by Heuking Partner Dr. Peter Zimmermann advised Swiss Life Asset Managers on divesting an office complex, selling it to a fund managed by AEW. The buildings were sold as part of an asset deal for SL AM Aurum GmbH & Co. KG. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price. The two-part building at Clever Straße 36 and adjacent Mevissenstraße 3 had been completely revitalized earlier this year, preserving the listed facade and staircase ...

According to The Private Client Global Elite Directory 2023, Maxim Alekseyev, ALRUD Senior Partner, ranked in the top 250 global lawyers in the areas of family business, wealth management, and tax consulting. ALRUD is the only Russian law firm mentioned in the global directory. Launched in 2017, the Private Client Global Elite serves as a highly respected annual directory focusing on the private client sector and recommending best advisors in this practice area ...

Igor Hanas, an adwokat and partner at Wardyński & Partners who advises energy sector clients, will talk about changes in law affecting electricity prices, building nuclear power stations, and also onshore and offshore wind farms. Konrad Grotowski, host of the programme, gives an update on the Polish labour market ...

In December 2022, Biomerieux and Jiaxing Accunome Biotechnology Co., Ltd. ("Accunome") entered into a strategic partnership upon concluding both a strategic investment agreement and an exclusive distribution agreement ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal acted as Panamanian counsel of Republic Bank Limited, in connection with the term loan facility agreement dated November 30, 2022, by and among, Inflite Holdings (Cayman) Ltd., as borrower, Republic Bank Limited, as arranger, agent, security agent and lender, and other guarantors listed therein, for the amount of US$32,000,000.00. The purpose of the term loan facility is to finance the acquisition by the borrower of a restaurant franchise operation in Panama ...