Non-mandatory pay holidays are modified

As a result of the reform to the Article 148 of the Costa Rican Labor Code made in December 2019 by the Legislative Assembly, starting in 2020 the holiday of October 12 (Day of the Cultures) will not be celebrated and therefore will no longer be a non-binding holiday. Instead, it was declared a holiday …

Anadolu Cam, Denizli Cam, Paşabahçe, Soda Sanayii and Trakya Cam were Merged Under Şişecam

Five companies of the Şişecam Group, four of which are publicly held, namely Anadolu Cam, Denizli Cam, Paşabahçe, Soda Sanayii and Trakya Cam have merged under Şişecam and the transaction was completed as of September 30, 2020.  Erdem & Erdem is proud to represent Şişecam in this merger transaction which is the biggest merger in Turkish …

KIAP lawyers assisted the Client to release the demand guarantees in total amount of 100 mln rubles

14 August 2020, Moscow, Russia – KIAP lawyers represented the Client in a court dispute against a Bank arising out of first demand guarantees. The demand guarantees had been issued by the Bank to the benefit of the Client under the subcontract agreement. The counterparty of the Client did not perform its obligations under the subcontract …

KIAP starts Family and Inheritance Law Practice

14 August 2020, Moscow, Russia – KIAP, Attorneys at Law, has announced the opening of the Family and Inheritance Law Practice. The opening of a new direction is due to a significant increase of profile requests from current and new clients of KIAP, as well as the strengthening of expertise as a result of the successful implementation of a …

KIAP and ICC Russia have conducted a study “The Attitude of Financial Institutions to Arbitration”

24 August 2020, Moscow, Russia – On July 23, 2020, the Russian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce – World Business Organization (ICC Russia) presented the results of the study “The Attitude of Financial Institutions to Arbitration (Arbitration Proceedings)” (in Russian language), conducted jointly with KIAP in 2019-2020. The study was aimed to understand attitude of Russian …

HERALD continues its growth and welcomes Fabrice DALAT as a partner

HERALD structures its Companies in difficulty department by welcoming Fabrice Dalat, as a partner, and his team, composed of one associate and one lawyer. This arrival brings the firm’s staff to 45 lawyers, including 17 partners. The firm’s positioning is to provide a top-of-the-range, tailor-made and cross-disciplinary service to its clients in order to respond …

SyCip Lawyers Support PBSP’s Learning Continuity Project

Since 2017, SyCipLaw has supported the Ready for School program of the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), the largest business-led NGO in the country. These efforts have included sending teams to public schools to help prepare classrooms, paint chairs, sort and wrap books, and engage with teachers and students, all for the start of …

AVELLUM advises Argus Media Ltd on acquisition of Agritel International

AVELLUM acted as the Ukrainian legal counsel to Argus Media Ltd on the acquisition of Agritel International, a subsidiary of Agritel, an expert provider of information, consulting, and forecasting on agricultural and agro-industrial markets.

AVELLUM advises on over USD1.5 billion of Ukraine’s sovereign financings

AVELLUM acted as the Ukrainian legal counsel to the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine in connection with:

AVELLUM and AGA Partners represented major mining machinery producer in four disputes before ICAC

AVELLUM jointly with AGA Partners successfully represented a major CEE-based mining machinery producer in four disputes with a Hong Kong company before the ICAC at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The disputes arose under four separate contracts for the supply of mining machinery and equipment to Ukraine amounting to a total of almost EUR6 …