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14 June 2022

Herbert Smith Freehills CEO Justin D'Agostino elected to International Chamber of Commerce's Executive Board

Herbert Smith Freehills CEO Justin D'Agostino has been elected to the International Chamber of Commerce's (ICC) Executive Board.Representing more than 45 …

13 June 2022

Herbert Smith Freehills advises SoftBank on the acquisition of an equity stake in 1NCE

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised SoftBank Corp. on acquiring an equity stake in IoT mobile provider 1NCE GmbH. SoftBank also signed an exclusive …

10 June 2022

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan as joint bookrunners on 10% capital increase of HOCHTIEF AG

Herbert Smith Freehills advised Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan as joint bookrunners on the increase of HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft’s share capital by just …

10 June 2022

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Pearson on sale of Italian and German K12 Courseware businesses to Sanoma

Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Pearson plc, the world's leading learning company, on the sale of its local K12 Courseware …

10 June 2022

Reforming corporate criminal liability – reaction from Herbert Smith Freehills

Responding to the Law Commission's publication, today, of options for the Government to consider relating to reform of the UK's corporate criminal …

8 June 2022

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Pacific Partnerships on acquisition of Glenrowan Solar Farm

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Pacific Partnerships, a member of the CIMIC Group, on the acquisition of the 125MW Glenrowan Solar Farm development …

8 June 2022

Legal 500 US 2022 Recognizes Kramer Levin

Legal 500 US 2022 has recognized Kramer Levin and its attorneys for excellence in a number of practice areas. Attorneys were recognized across 16 …

8 June 2022

The Real Deal: Inflation and Lawsuits Prompt New Ground Lease Models

Real Estate partner Tzvi Rokeach was quoted in a Real Deal article titled “Inflation and Lawsuits Prompt New Ground Lease Models” on June 8, …

8 June 2022

InsuranceERM: NAIC Consults on ComFrame Changes for US Internationally Active Insurers

Insurance Transactional and Regulatory partner Daniel A. Rabinowitz was quoted in a InsuranceERM article titled “NAIC Consults on ComFrame Changes …

8 June 2022

Kramer Levin Represents Administrative Agent and Lender in $100 Million Secured Revolving Credit Facility

Kramer Levin acted as counsel the administrative agent and lender in connection with a $100 million secured revolving credit facility to finance the …

7 June 2022

Landmark Hong Kong Court of Appeal decision on dispute resolution clauses has global implications for contract disputes

Leading international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has succeeded in a landmark case on escalation clauses in arbitration agreements before the Hong …

7 June 2022

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Tullow Oil on all-share merger deal with Capricorn Energy

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Tullow Oil Plc on its merger with Capricorn Energy Plc to create a leading African energy company with a diversified …