The newly combined Hong Kong office of King & Wood Mallesons and SJ Berwin has seen the first legacy SJ Berwin partner departure, as litigation partner Giovanna Kwong leaves for Stephenson Harwood. Kwong will join Stephenson Harwood as a partner in its litigation team in Hong Kong. She advises financial institutions and pharmaceutical, corporate and […]
DLA Piper has represented Isola USA Corp, an Arizona-based global material sciences company, in connection with the refinancing of its senior debt and pay-down of other debt. Jefferies Finance served as the sole arranger under Isola’s new $250m (£150m) senior secured credit facility agreement. Steve Pidgeon, co-managing partner of DLA Piper’s Phoenix office, served as […]
Eversheds has advised Recordati Spa, an Italian group of pharmaceutical laboratories, on the acquisition of 67 per cent of shares in Tunisian pharmaceutical company Opalia Pharma. Milan-based Recordati was advised by Eversheds Paris in collaboration with Eversheds El Heni in Tunisia, with partners Boris Martor, Farès Koussay El Heni, Raouf Mohamed El Heni and Dan […]
Dani Kabbani and Ben Bruton of Eversheds have commented following news that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has seen record growth in the number of industrial companies, the number of workers and the total value of industrial investment since 2012. Kabbani, a partner in Eversheds’ Doha office, said that there is a very high activity surrounding company incorporation and joint […]
The government has announced a series of measures designed to reduce consumers’ energy bills, following the prime minister’s statement that he would ‘roll back green charges’ (or ‘get rid of all the green crap’, according to one newspaper) that form part of energy bills. Part of these measures includes streamlining the Green Deal and some […]
Further to Walker Morris’s Energy Update last month, there have been a number of recent announcements worthy of note. As ever, developments continue to be fast-paced but the following may provide some season’s cheer to some in the sector. On 4 December, the Department for Energy & Climate Change (DECC) published its ‘contracts for difference […]
By Alec Christie The changes to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), including the introduction of the new Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), significantly increase the obligations imposed on an offshore parent or related entity that collects or deals with personal information from Australian residents (i.e. employees) in connection with managing employee share incentive plans. When the […]
On 4 December 2013, the government published the latest version of the National Infrastructure Plan, which was referred to by the chancellor in his Autumn Statement the following day. The plan identifies the government’s top 40 priority investments, which will be given their own dedicated ‘hot desk’ in Infrastructure UK and will be tracked by […]
Developments in technology have revolutionised the way in which business is conducted. The increasing use of cloud services, mobile devices and social media has led to a dramatic rise in the volume of day-to-day business communication. The quantity of electronic documents that is now created can, however, become problematic in the context of disputes that […]
The eighth edition of Allen & Overy’s award-winning Alumni yearbook has been launched. According to the firm, the yearbook showcases the diverse and talented community of people that make up Allen & Overy. Featured in this year’s ‘Wall of Fame’ is Michael Reynolds, International Bar Association president from 2013–14 and antitrust partner in the Brussels office. Also in […]
As 2013 comes to an end, news arrives of yet another panel review. Investment bank Nomura reappointed Allen & Overy, Ashurst, Linklaters, Mayer Brown and Travers Smith and also cheekily added Osborne Clarke, which had been dropped in 2010. The review follows last year’s restructure of its legal team. The year has seen a number […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman has advised Kofax on a corporate restructuring by way of a scheme of arrangement under the UK Companies Act 2006 between Kofax and its shareholders, as sanctioned by the High Court of England and Wales. The scheme resulted in the creation of a new Bermuda incorporated holding company, Kofax Ltd, for the Kofax […]