Khaitan & Co advised Birlasoft (India) Limited and its Promoters – National Engineering Industries Limited and Central India Industries Limited in relation to the overall transaction, including the following: – Open offer by promoters of KPIT Technologies Limited (KPIT) and Birlasoft to KPIT’s public shareholders for acquiring up to 26% of KPIT’s share capital – Merger of Birlasoft into KPIT; […]
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has become the first law firm to offer to cover part or all of the costs of gender reassignment surgery for its transgender employees.
The firm has launched global transitioning guidelines which contain the medical benefit as well as access to psychological support under the firm’s medical benefits scheme. Other benefits include time off for medical appointments, procedures and for those who need to support family members who are transitioning.
Kinstellar has successfully advised Genesis Private Equity Fund III and the Poland-based Avallon MBO Fund II on the acquisition of EQOS Energie Polska Sp. z o.o. and of EQOS Energie Česko spol. s r.o. Both companies were previously part of the international EQOS Energie Group, a leading provider of services in comprehensive technical infrastructures in […]
A Supreme Court case and a patent battle against Illumina helped Clyde & Co to become the most active law firm in English courts in 2017, according to The Lawyer’s latest Litigation Tracker figures.
By Barbara van der Ven Is it possible to patent the sequence (or partial sequence) of human genes? Genetic research is very important in the fields of diagnosis and treatment of genetic disorders, infectious diseases and non communicable diseases. From the very beginning, genetic research has always been connected with moral and ethical questions, such as […]
By Anke Holtland, Jacobine van Beijeren The Dutch Data Protection Authority published its decision last week to impose a processing ban on the Minister of Finance for the processing of Citizen Service Numbers ( BSNs ) in VAT identification numbers by the Tax Authorities. Background of the use of BSNs The Tax and Customs Administration is charged with providing VAT […]
The Financial Regulatory News Updates: an overview in which our Banking and Finance Practice Group highlights recent legislative developments and publications of supervisory authorities in the financial markets.
By Marc Wiggers, Thomas Verstraeten On 17 December 2018, the European Commission (‘Commission’) announced that it had imposed an antitrust fine of EUR 40 million on clothing company Guess for illegally restricting its resellers from using the Guess brand names and trademarks for the purposes of online search advertising and making cross-border sales of Guess […]
By Stéphanie De Smedt, Alice Boulvain. Aleksandra Sanak The EU Geo-blocking Regulation applies since 3 December 2018. It impacts many businesses that sell their goods and services online or offline across the EU, including companies offering food supplements or (over-the-counter) medicines, who now need to make sure they comply with these new rules.
Khaitan & Co advised Birlasoft (India) Limited and its Promoters – National Engineering Industries Limited and Central India Industries Limited in relation to the overall transaction, including the following: – Open offer by promoters of KPIT Technologies Limited (KPIT) and Birlasoft to KPIT’s public shareholders for acquiring up to 26% of KPIT’s share capital – Merger of Birlasoft into KPIT; […]
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has become the first law firm to offer to cover part or all of the costs of gender reassignment surgery for its transgender employees.
The firm has launched global transitioning guidelines which contain the medical benefit as well as access to psychological support under the firm’s medical benefits scheme. Other benefits include time off for medical appointments, procedures and for those who need to support family members who are transitioning.
Kinstellar has successfully advised Genesis Private Equity Fund III and the Poland-based Avallon MBO Fund II on the acquisition of EQOS Energie Polska Sp. z o.o. and of EQOS Energie Česko spol. s r.o. Both companies were previously part of the international EQOS Energie Group, a leading provider of services in comprehensive technical infrastructures in […]
A Supreme Court case and a patent battle against Illumina helped Clyde & Co to become the most active law firm in English courts in 2017, according to The Lawyer’s latest Litigation Tracker figures.
Jon Holl-Allen for his appointment as Queen’s Counsel. Serjeants’ Inn is very grateful to all those who were good enough to participate in the selection process by acting as assessors, as well as the many solicitors who have instructed and supported Jon in the course of his career. Jon is the 10th Queen’s Counsel that Serjeants’ […]
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While many lawyers are out of the City on half-term, others in the industry have been securing US deals, mulling leadership bids and bringing High Court disputes to an end.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been called in by Canadian firm Stikemann Elliott to co-lead on Dairy Crest’s sale to a transatlantic buyer. The magic circle firm has been providing UK legal advice to Canadian company Saputo, which produces milk and dairy products. Freshfields corporate partner Stephen Hewes has taken the lead alongside colleague Peter Hall, […]
Four more partners have left Squire Patton Boggs’ London office, in the wake of former managing partner Robert Weekes’ move to Crowell & Moring earlier this month. UK litigation head Laurence Winston and restructuring partners Paul Muscutt and Cathryn Williams are to part ways with the firm, while Robin Baillie in the infrastructure practice is […]
Burges Salmon is preparing for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit, with plans to resort to an Irish partnership structure if Britain cannot agree terms with the EU.
Shearman & Sterling’s global turnover increased by 5 per cent over 2018, though the pace of growth has fallen behind some of Shearman’s US peers who have all reported double-digit gains this year. Turnover at Shearman rose to $955.5m in 2018, an increase of 4 per cent. This followed the addition of just $5m to […]
Addleshaw Goddard’s senior partner Charles Penney faces a challenge to his bid for another term, with another contender stepping forward to take on the role. Penney, who is seeking a second term in the top job, will run against contender Michael Leftley, who heads the employment, incentives & immigration group in London. Leftley has been […]
