Bermuda
Bradley joins from the Bermuda office of another offshore law firm, where he led the employment and immigration practice. He has over a decade of experience advising clients on the full range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Bradley has frequently advised on the defence of high-profile, complex and commercially sensitive employment litigation matters in the courts and tribunals, as well as in private arbitrations
China
Recently, Asia IP, a renowned intellectual property directory in Asia, has announced its 2022 rankings. Han Kun was recognized in the China firm categories of "Patent Contentious", "Patent Prosecution", and "Trademark Contentious", owing to the firm's competitive IP division and exceptional service capabilities
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that 50 of the firm’s partners have been recognized in the 2023 edition of Benchmark Litigation, including five attorneys who were recognized as “National Practice Area Stars.” Dallas Partner Richard A. Sayles also was ranked in the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers
India
New Delhi / Chennai, India - October 2022 : We are pleased to welcome Ms. Sujatha Rangachari who recently joined the Chennai Office of Kochhar & Co. (“The Firm”) as a Senior Partner to expand its banking, project finance and real estate practice in the South India region. Ms. Rangachari is a senior legal professional with extensive cross sectoral experience in banking, finance, infrastructure and real estate
Argentina
Buenos Aires, October 27th, 2022. On October 21st, the global firm KKR, a leading investment, capital markets and insurance solutions company, and UPL Limited, a global provider of agricultural solutions, announced the signing of decisive agreements through which KKR will invest US$300 million in Advanta Enterprises Limited, acquiring a 13.33% stake in it. Advanta, a subsidiary of UPL, is a global seed company providing agricultural technology and solutions
England
Shoosmiths has supported Revolution Bars Group on its acquisition of Peach Pub Company.The law firm advised Revolution, which operates 69 bars across the UK, on the real estate aspects of the £16.5m deal that sees it acquire Peach and its collection of 21 premium pubs
Kentucky, USA
Two Dinsmore & Shohl partners in the firm’s Boston office have been recognized for their work by Super Lawyers. Boston office managing partner, Javier Flores, makes the Super Lawyers list for the first time after being named a Rising Star by the organization every year since 2011. Eric Skelly made the Super Lawyers list for the second year in a row. Eric was named a Rising Star in 2009, 2011 and 2012
Alabama, USA
Bradley is pleased to announce that Kevin B. Mattingly has returned to the firm’s D.C. office as a senior attorney in the Construction Practice Group.
Mr. Mattingly represents clients in the construction and government contracts industries, including general contractors, subcontractors, developers and homebuilders
Bermuda
Joanna will be joining the firm's Guernsey office and brings a depth of knowledge in both onshore and offshore corporate and private trusts and foundation structures. She has extensive experience of working in Asia, and previously held the position of Chair of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners in Hong Kong. Prior to joining Carey Olsen, Joanna was a partner at Herbert Smith Freehills where she led the firm's private wealth practice in China
USA
DTB represented Allianz SE, one of the world’s leading insurers and asset managers, in two major transactions involving Zagrebacka banka d.d. (“Zaba”), a leading Croatian bank that is part of the UniCredit Group: The sale of Allianz SE’s 11.72% stake in Zaba to UniCredit Group, and Allianz Holding EINS’s GmbH purchase of Zaba’s 16.84% minority stake in Croatian insurance company Allianz Croatia d.d
Bermuda
London based Tim advises on all aspects of commercial, insolvency and general banking litigation, having most recently advised an ad hoc group of bondholders in relation to the Cayman Islands Grand Court's sanctioning of the scheme of arrangement proposed by Luckin Coffee Inc. in the Chinese coffee chain's ongoing restructuring. Tim has been with the firm since 2016, prior to which he trained and qualified at magic circle law firm, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Alabama, USA
Bradley partners James Bailey and Anna Craft were recognized in the Birmingham Business Journal’s 2022 NextGen: Law list. The list recognizes young, on-the-rise attorneys in Birmingham’s legal community. Honorees were selected based on their contributions to their firms, as well as their potential to shape the legal industry and the Magic City.
The full list of 2022 NextGen: Law honorees appeared in the BBJ on October 21, 2022
China
On Oct. 24, 2022, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced the finalists for its ALB China Regional Law Awards 2022: South China & Central China. Some of these awards are open to "local" law firms headquartered in the South China & Central China region, which spans Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, and Hunan, and "non-local" law firms headquartered in other regions which have branches or offices there
California, USA
October 25, 2022 (Los Angeles, CA) – Hanson Bridgett LLP is pleased to announce that partner Alfonso Estrada, Co-Chair of the firm's Labor & Employment Section, has been selected by the Los Angeles Business Journal (LABJ) as one of the 2022 Leaders of Influence - Labor & Employment Attorneys. This is the first time the LABJ has recognized leading labor and employment attorneys.
"It's an honor to be part of this inaugural group," Estrada said
California, USA
October 24, 2022 (San Francisco, CA) – Hanson Bridgett LLP is proud to announce that the Lean Construction Institute (LCI) has recognized partners Howard Ashcraft and Lisa Dal Gallo with the Pioneer Award. The Pioneer Award recognizes individuals who have moved the LCI forward in embracing and implementing Lean tools and techniques
China
The well-known London-based legal publisher Law Business Research recently published its sixth edition of The Initial Public Offerings Law Review (2022). Han Kun partners Ms. Chen Yang and Ms. Zhang Zhao authored the China chapter. Han Kun was the only PRC-headquartered law firm to contribute to the book
China
On October 21, 2022, Asian Legal Business ("ALB") formally announced its "2022 ALB China Regional Ranking: Yangtze River Delta Firms". The ranking identifies leading law firms for their practices in regional markets and comprises two categories: law firms headquartered in the Yangtze River Delta region and those not headquartered there but which have branches/offices in the region. Han Kun was again recognized in the ranking for its exceptional performance in the Yangtze River Delta region
Alabama, USA
Former Tampa City Attorney Gina Grimes is joining Bradley as a partner, where she will lead the firm’s land use planning and economic development efforts in Florida. In that role, she will focus her practice on real estate and economic development matters pertaining to land use, zoning, and governmental affairs, assisting clients throughout the entire life cycle of significant real estate development projects across the state. Ms. Grimes will officially join Bradley on November 1.
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Bermuda
E-Vision has the controlling stake in its consortium with ADQ and is set to pay up to $130 million in cash and in-kind, including earn out payments for the majority stake in Starzplay, which is valued at $420 million. For its part, Starzplay controls 20% of the Middle Eastern and North African video streaming market and is the fastest growing streaming service in the region. Along with its parent company, Lionsgate, it will maintain commercial agreements for content licensing to the venture
Bermuda
A particular highlight from this year's research was Carey Olsen Guernsey's Dispute Resolution practice achieving promotion to Band 1 with clients citing "its technical knowledge" and "depth and experience" in relevant fields. Chambers & Partners identifies, ranks and differentiates the best talent in the legal industry across the globe
Philippines
IFLR1000 has named 11 SyCipLaw lawyers in the latest edition of its annual "Leading Lawyers" list, a ranking of Philippine lawyers in the financial and corporate practice areas. SyCipLaw practitioners listed in the 2022 IFLR1000 Leading Lawyers are: Partners Hector M. de Leon, Jr. - Highly regarded Rocky Alejandro R. Reyes - Highly regarded Rose Marie M. King-Dominguez - Highly regarded Angel M. Salita, Jr. - Highly regarded Vicente D. Gerochi IV - Highly regarded Philbert E
England
Law firm Shoosmiths has been recognised as a leading firm in rankings released by directories, Chambers and Partners, and The Legal 500.Both Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500 are widely perceived by the legal sector as leading authorities on law firm benchmarking in practice areas by region or territory.
The launch of the 2023 UK Guide from Chambers and Partners this week saw Shoosmiths ranked in the top six firms with the most Chambers rankings with a total of 69
Ukraine
Asters became the first Ukrainian law firm and one of 11 companies that took part in educational program Climate Ambition Accelerator led by the United Nations Global Compact. Asters Counsel and Head of Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development Practice Anzhelika Livitska took part in the educational program
Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) has just published the maiden issue of The SyCipLaw ESG Bulletin featuring articles authored by Partner Jose Florante M. Pamfilo and associates Julia Alexandra D. Chu, Rei Luis Anton A. Domingo and Patrice Jane L. Romero
California, USA
October 19, 2022 (San Francisco, CA) – Hanson Bridgett LLP is proud to have achieved Diversity Lab's Mansfield 5.0 Plus certification. In September 2021, the firm announced that it had achieved Mansfield 4.0 Certification Plus status. The parameters for certification have expanded in scope while also increasing in rigor with input from an advisory group of diversity leaders since its launch five years ago. The firm has already committed to the Mansfield 6
