Through its Private Equity Fund III (PEF III), Baker McKenzie has provided advice to a group of investors led by SPE Capital regarding their investment in a European holding company that is the parent company of Orchidia Pharmaceutical Industries S.A.E., a prominent manufacturer of ophthalmic pharmaceuticals with operations in Egypt and throughout the Middle East…

Colin Huntley, a prominent False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement leader and former Deputy Director of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Fraud Section, joined Akin today as a partner in Washington, D.C. Colin’s arrival coincides with a surge in qui tam filings, an increase in the use of data analytics by the government and…

Jack Donelan is now a corporate partner at Dentons, the biggest international legal firm in the world, in London. Jack has established a preeminent mid-market private equity firm and counsels corporate customers and financial sponsors on all facets of their investments, including acquisitions, portfolio company issues, and exits.

Regarding the Swiss legal issues of the refinancing of its syndicated senior term and multicurrency revolving credit facilities arrangement, Baker McKenzie Switzerland served as the Schulthess Group’s Swiss counsel.

KLK Emmerich, a business owned by Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad, a fully integrated global oleochemical group with production facilities in Malaysia, Indonesia, China, and Europe, has received advice from international law firm Hogan Lovells regarding the purchase of all of KLK Temix’s share capital from Roberto Cella.

The Seoul Central District Court recently decided a dispute involving common area maintenance expenses related to the Gwangmyeong Station Complex Transfer Center project, and Dentons Lee emerged victorious. Dentons Lee successfully fought the landlord’s claim for almost KRW 500 million in common area maintenance costs on behalf of the tenant, a parking facility operator, and…

Tahweel has received advice from Dentons about its deal to purchase Al Rowad Industrial Transformation Company (Target) and its subsidiaries from National Industrialization Company (Tasnee) for about SAR 700 million.

Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (“SGR”) is happy to announce the addition of 14 lawyers to its Intellectual Property Practice. The division, which will be headquartered mostly in Atlanta and is led by partner Jeff Kuester, represents a major expansion of the firm’s intellectual property department, increasing its workforce to over 50 IP specialists. John…

One of Europe’s top asset managers with an emphasis on environmental sustainability, Ambienta SGR SpA, has purchased the majority of The Bridge S.r.l., a market-leading business that specializes in the creation and manufacturing of plant-based dairy substitutes. The Bridge, which was established in 1994 and has its headquarters in San Pietro Mussolino, Vicenza, Italy, develops…

In a significant victory in a First Amendment case against the U.S. government, a team of Gibson Dunn attorneys was able to secure a permanent injunction for our client NPR from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the enforcement of an Executive Order issued by the Trump administration that targeted NPR…