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23 Januar 2020

Kramer Levin Advises Seller in $175 M Sale of 111 Wall Street

Kramer Levin represented the seller in the $175 million sale of 111 Wall Street to Nightingale Group and Wafra, Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund.

21 Januar 2020

Kramer Levin Enhances Parental Leave Policy

We are pleased to announce the firm’s enhanced parental leave policy. Under the new policy, all eligible employees — lawyers and staff, …

20 Januar 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills reacts to news that tech firm becomes first to receive non-compliance fine

Responding to news that AppNexus Europe has been fined £20,000 for failing to comply with a request for information from the UK Competition and Markets …

20 Januar 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills advises TSB on strategic partnership with IBM to support digital transformation and consolidate IT operations as part of 2022 strategic plan

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised TSB Bank plc on a strategic partnership with IBM to support its digital transformation objectives to become a truly …

17 Januar 2020

D.C. Circuit Grants EIG Energy Funds' Summary Affirmance Motion

On Jan. 16, 2020, Kramer Levin achieved another notable victory for EIG Energy Funds XIV and XV before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. …

16 Januar 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company — Masdar — on its 40% investment in the A$511 million East Rockingham Resource Recovery Facility in Western Australia

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company Masdar (a subsidiary of Mubadala) (Masdar) on its acquisition of a 40% stake in the …

16 Januar 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills advises sponsors of China's Shanghai Gench Education Group on Hong Kong IPO / 史密夫斐尔律师事务所作为独家保荐人境外律师为上海建桥教育集团赴港IPO提供法律服务

Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Macquarie Capital Limited as sole sponsor of Shanghai Gench Education Group Limited's main …

16 Januar 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills partner Simon Chapman appointed Queen's Counsel

Hong Kong-based arbitration partner Simon Chapman, 39, has been appointed Queen's Counsel (QC) in England and Wales.Simon is one of only four …

15 Januar 2020

'Father of private equity funds' Jonathan Blake joins Herbert Smith Freehills as Head of International Private Funds Strategy

Jonathan Blake, an eminent figure in the private equity industry, has joined Herbert Smith Freehills in London as the head of international private funds …

15 Januar 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills responds to news that Pensions Regulator moves to secure BHS pension scheme

Responding to news that the Pensions Regulator has succeeded in its latest attempt to protect the pensions of 19,000 BHS pensions scheme members, Rachel …

15 Januar 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills conseille Air Liquide sur la conclusion d'un avenant à sa ligne de crédit syndiquée de 2 milliards d'euros

Herbert Smith Freehills a conseillé Air Liquide, un leader mondial des gaz, technologies et services pour l’industrie et la santé, dans le cadre de la …

15 Januar 2020

Kramer Levin Represents Lender Group in Payless Restructuring

Kramer Levin successfully represented an ad hoc lender group in the Chapter 11 cases of Payless and its affiliated debtors. Payless was one of the …