Kening Li, Ph.D., has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner and Duane Morris & Selvam LLP as a director in the firm’s Shanghai office. Li joins after working at Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone, PLC, where he was Chief of IP, China, based in their Shanghai office. Li will be based in Shanghai and is the firm’s new head of Intellectual Property in Asia.
Leading international law firm Baker McKenzie Habib Al Mulla has enhanced its capabilities in the region with the appointments of Andrew Mackenzie as Partner in its UAE Arbitration practice and Reggie Mezu as Senior Special Counsel to launch the firm's Tax practice in the UAE.
Karl Egbert has joined Baker McKenzie as a Partner in its North America Corporate & Securities Practice, as it further enhances its transactional capabilities.
Based in New York, Karl advises asset managers on a variety of regulatory, corporate and business matters related to private and registered funds. He has extensive experience advising hedge fund managers in the US and Asia Pacific on fund formation matters and negotiations with strategic fund investors.
Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has continued to expand its transactional practices with the appointment of Finance Partner Matthew Cox in its Banking & Finance practice, and Megan Schellinger as a Partner in its Capital Markets practice.
Following new joiners Berthold Hummel and Katja Heuterkes in fall 2017 Baker McKenzie is further expanding it's Corporate and Private Equity Team in Munich with Julia Braun. Julia Braun joined the team of Baker McKenzie as Counsel at the beginning of January 2018.
""Julia Braun is a highly respected transactions lawyer amongst others in the field of Life Sciences, and fits our team Hummel/Heuterkes as a well rehearsed member to the dot. We very much welcome Julia to the team"", comments Dr. Andreas Lohner, Co-Head of Baker McKenzie's German Corporate / M&A Practice Group.
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Kim Desmarais has joined the Firm in New York as a partner in its Banking, Finance and Securities Practice.
Ms. Desmarais represents investment and commercial banks, borrowers, issuers, and private equity firms in cross-border and domestic transactions, with a particular focus on leveraged transactions and financings in the insurance and funds sectors. She has significant experience advising clients on acquisitions, debt restructurings, and other secured and unsecured lending arrangements.
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) would like to extend a warm welcome to Seiji Matsuzoe, who on 9 January 2018 brought his more than 20 years of experience to the Tokyo office as a key member of the Firm’s Capital Markets Group.
Seiji previously worked at a domestic law firm and other leading international law firms. He also has experience working in London and was the only lawyer who served as a member of the Study Group on OTC Derivative Market Regulations established by the Financial Services Agency in 2011.
Eversheds Sutherland has advised long-standing client Letterone Treasury Services on the completion of the sale of its Pure Student Living student accommodation portfolio to iQ Student Accommodation (iQ).
The LetterOne group (LetterOne) is a privately owned Luxembourg-based global investment business focused on utilising its financial resources, management and investment expertise to make value-driven investments internationally. Letterone Treasury Services manages the group’s liquidity.
Dentons has advised HSBC Bank plc on c. EU635 million of real estate finance investment facilities to Chariot Top Group BV, a special purpose vehicle incorporated in the Netherlands and owned by an equity consortium including, amongst others, funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. and Redefine Properties, to acquire a retail portfolio from Ares Management L.P., AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets and Apollo Rida. The deal is valued at around EU1 billion.
Dentons' Real Estate team in Warsaw has advised Skanska on the sale of the first two buildings of the High5ive office complex in Krakow, Poland to Niam.
The transaction was signed in December 2017, with the transfer of the property scheduled for the second quarter of 2018.
The completion of both buildings is scheduled for the first and second quarters of 2018. In total, they will offer 23,400 sq.m. of leasable space.