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BSP in the US$500m sustainability-linked senior secured borrowing base financing to Sucafina

Pierre-Alexandre Degehet, Partner at BSP, assisted by Kateryna Nevmerzhytska, Associate, has acted as Luxembourg counsel supporting ING Bank N.V. and a group of international banks on the successful closing of a US$500m sustainability-linked senior secured borrowing base financing to Geneva-based coffee trader Sucafina. The borrowing base facility was significantly oversubscribed and subsequently upsized to US$500 […]

Evelyn MaherPartner, Bonn Steichen & Partners

Covid 19 – legal issues for reinsurance collections in the London and European Market

The insurance industry in London and internationally has been coping with the mass of insurance claims arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic.  In the UK, the industry regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), used its powers last year to bring an action against a number of Insurers who were denying business interruption claims from small […]

David BreslinPartner, gunnercooke llp

Non-Fungible Tokens: Opportunities and Concerns Regarding Authenticity

Our recent blog posts about non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) describe NFTs, identify what buyers obtain when they purchase NFTs and discuss how NFTs affect musical artists.  This post further explores how the issue of authenticity (or the mere perception of authenticity) creates both business opportunities and legal concerns in the emerging market for the sale of […]

Howard K. KurmanPrincipal, Offit│Kurman

Ohio Announces 2021 Back-to-School Sales and Use Tax Holiday

By: Jonathan Wolnik Ohio will once again provide back-to-school shoppers with an August sales tax holiday.  The holiday will begin on Friday, August 6, 2021 at 12 AM and will end on Sunday, August 8, 2021 at 11:59 PM.  During the sales tax holiday, only the following items will be exempt from sales and use tax, […]

Kenneth B. LiffmanChairman of the Board and President, McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co., LPA

Remote Working And GDPR

Pandemic has introduced or accelerated new approaches in employment, remote working being one of them. This new field presents several issues, one of them being linked with Employers concern to monitor Employee while teleworking. Installing a software in the computer used by the employee aiming to check his activity, seems to be rather strict for […]

Manolis EglezosFounder & Managing Partner, Manolis Eglezos & Associates

Friendship Agreement, Signing Ceremony and Symposium between the Osaka Bar and the New York State Bar

Signing Ceremony of the Friendship Agreement between the NYSBA International Section and the OBA and symposium commemorating the signing of the friendship agreement. “How did and will the judiciary overcome the Covid-19 crisis?” -The role of IT in the civil judicial system during emergencies- Read more here

Kazuhiko NishiharaPartner, Honmachi International Law Office, P.C.

Vietnam and Canada Trade: Leveraging the CPTPP

Vietnam is Canada’s largest trade partner in ASEAN. Despite the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1973, relations between the two countries have only recently strengthened reaching almost US$9 billion in trade in 2020. In March 2018, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), representing a step towards greater engagement […]

Alberto VettorettiManaging Partner, Dezan Shira & Associates

Providence Management Services Pte. Ltd are happy to be part of IR Global.

Ms. Loo Meng Gee, the Managing Director of the company, is our founder director. With over 20 years of experience at firms including DBS, MSD Consultants (Wholly owned Subsidiary of Temasek) and Changi International Logistics Centre Ltd, Meng Gee, a FCA with an MBA as well as an accredited tax practitioner in income tax and […]

Loo Meng GeeFounding Director, Providence Management Services Pte Ltd

Q&A: All Eyes on Vietnam – Why and How to Enter the Market

Building on Vietnam’s favorable conditions for doing business, namely its strategic location, stable political system, ample workforce, and a relatively open environment for FDI, Vietnam has cemented its position as a safe and stable destination for investment. Its GDP growth in 2020 increased by 2.91 percent despite COVID-19.   The key to such an impressive performance […]

Alberto VettorettiManaging Partner, Dezan Shira & Associates