Recently, the team at Loren & Kean Law assisted a client with a successful protest of a county bid award to another bidder. After the county reviewed our protest, it deemed the lowest-bidder’s bid non-responsive and issued a revised award to our client. Putting together the protest required a fast response and collaboration with our […]
Employee share schemes – employer deduction timing You may recall the relatively recent taxation changes to employee share schemes (ESS), which were effected by the passing of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2017-18, Employment and Investment Income, and Remedial Matters Act 2018). The changes came into effect from 29th September 2018 and introduced the concept […]
For many companies, Vietnam’s greatest potential lies in its conditional investment sectors. These areas of the Vietnamese economy are still largely untapped by foreign capital and present prime opportunities for investors to enter a new market with little competition. Opportunities within conditional sectors are, however, tempered by a number of restrictions on control, activities, and […]
On 11 December 2020, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the HKEx) published findings from its latest Review of Issuers’ Corporate Governance Practices1 and market practitioners’ insights entitled “Making inroads into good Corporate Governance and ESG management”.2 The review of corporate governance report disclosures in 2019 found a general improvement in issuers’ compliance with […]
Steven De Schrijver contributed “Ethical Purpose and Societal Benefit” chapter to the 2021 Update to Responsible AI: A Global Policy Framework published by ItechLaw Association. The update continues to fulfill the promise and potential of ITechLaw as a global association promoting networking and thought-leadership amongst leading technology lawyers worldwide. Read here the complete chapter : https://bit.ly/3q9M3jh
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Emir Aksoy of ASY Legal. Emir has joined IR as our exclusive Data Privacy & Security Member in Turkey. Emir Aksoy has recently joined the ASY Legal as partner of the law firm. He obtained his bachelors degree in law from Istanbul […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Ali Yurtsever of ASY Legal. Ali has joined IR as our exclusive Data Privacy & Security Member in Turkey. Ali Yurtsever is the founding partner of ASY LEGAL and its lead practitioner. He graduated from Istanbul Bilgi University faculty of law […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Kabo Motswagole of Motswagole & Company. Kabo has joined IR as our exclusive Commercial Law Member in Botswana. Mr. Motswagole has received legal training both in Botswana, at the University of Botswana and in the United States at Fordham University Graduate School […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Fernando Nabais da Furriela of Furriela Advogados. Fernando has joined IR as our exclusive Corporate Law Member in Brazil. Furriela Advogados is as full-service law firm, dedicated to providing the highest quality legal services to domestic and foreign clients. We aim to […]
As 2021 gets underway, GESSEL is proud to announce the implementation of personnel changes at our firm. Three of our experienced colleagues have now become partners: Michał Bochowicz, advocate, specialises in M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions in the tech, media and telecoms (TMT) and renewable energy sectors, and also in day-to-day business law […]
Unlike in the case of eminent domain, the foreclosure of a property may constitute a private sales transaction. That was the verdict of the Finanzgericht (FG) Düsseldorf, the Fiscal Court of Düsseldorf (Az.: 2 V 2664/20 A (E)). It can be a very bitter experience for the property owner. We at the commercial law firm […]
Building on Vietnam’s favorable conditions for doing business, namely its strategic location, stable political system, ample workforce with competitive labor costs, 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% despite COVID-19. The key to […]