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PRAC September 2024 e-Bulletin (pdf)

• MEMBER NEWS
  
• CAREY Implements its succession plan; announces new Senior Partner and Managing Partner
  
• DENTONS RODYK Singapore Promotes 19 to Senior Associate
  
• HAN KUN Expands Capital Markets Expertise
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS Strenghtens Energy Practice
  
• KOCHHAR Adds Disputes & Litigation Team

• DEALS MAKING NEWS
  
• BRIGARD URRUTIA | Helps BancoColombia Carry Out Debt Tap and Tender Offer
  
• CAREY | Assists Codelco with PPP for lithium production in Atacama
  
• GIDE | Advised Veolia Environnement in connection with its repurchase invitation with respect to its OCEANE for an amount of €364 million
  
• HAN KUN | Advises HP China in successfully completing algorithm filing for AI PCs
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS| Advises DCC plc on the sale of a majority stake in its Hong Kong and Macau liquid gas business
  
• KOCHHAR | Advises Spectris Group on its Strategic Divestiture
  
• NAUTADUTILH| Advises Acomo on their acquisition of nuts and dried food business fromn Caldic
  
• SANTAMARINA | Advised SEEK HOLDINGS in Red Arbor Holding S.L. acquisition of OCCMundial.com
  

• COUNTRY UPDATES
  
• ARGENTINA Amendments to Digital Signature System ALLENDE BREA
  
• CANADA Public Interest - Rare Cases Where Patent Injunctions Declined RICHARDS BUELL SUTTON
  
• CHILE Free Consent: A Fundamental Pillar in Data CAREY
  
• CHINA Review of the Notice of the Ministry of Natural Resources on Strengthening the Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation Security of Intelligent Connected Vehicles HAN KUN
  
• COLOMBIA Amendments to the Environmental Administrative Investigation Process BRIGARD URRUTIA
  
• NICARAGUA New Tourism Laws: General Tourism Law and Law of Incentives for Tourism Developments ARIAS
  
• HONG KONG Preserving fairness in arbitration: The challenge of reviewing procedural decisions for apparent bias HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• MEXICO New Perspectives on Asset Liquidation During Bankruptcy in Insolvency Proceedings SANTAMARINA
  
• SINGAPORE Amendment to Guidelines on Licensing for Payment Service Providers DENTONS RODYK
  
• TAIWAN 2024 Amendment to TIPO Patent Examination Guidelines LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES Six FTC Finalizes Rule Prohibiting Fake Reviews, Giving Agency Civil Penalty Authority for First- Time Violations DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• UNITED STATES New DOJ Whistleblower Program incentivizes reporting of health care fraud in private payer claims HOGAN LOVELLS
  

• CALENDAR WATCH (Events Open to PRAC Members Only)
  
• Vancouver 70th International Conference - September 21 - 24, 2024 - Hosted by Richards Buell Sutton LLP - Registration and Hotel Booking OPEN
  
• Peru 71st International PRAC Conference - April 26 - 29, 2025 - Hosted by Estudio Muniz - Early Indication Now Open
  
• Tokyo 72nd International PRAC Conference October 4 - 7, 2025 - Hosted by City-Yuwa - SAVE THE DATE
  

PRAC June 2024 e-Bulletin (pdf)

• MEMBER NEWS
  
• DENTONS RODYK Singapore Promotes 19 to Senior Associate

• DEALS MAKING NEWS
  
• BRIGARD URRUTIA | Helps BancoColombia Carry Out Debt Tap and Tender Offer
  
• CAREY | Assists Codelco with PPP for lithium production in Atacama
  
• GIDE | Advises S2FIT1 on the acquisition of Technicampus in Le Mans
  
• HAN KUN | Advises Joint Bookrunners on JD.com, Inc.'s US$ 2.0 billion convertible senior notes offering
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS| Wins unanimous Supreme Court victory in widely watched case concerning access to mifepristone
  
• KOCHHAR | Advises Spectris Group on its Strategic Divestiture
  
• NAUTADUTILH| Advises Acomo on their acquisition of nuts and dried food business from Caldic
  
• SANTAMARINA | Advised SEEK HOLDINGS in Red Arbor Holding S.L. acquisition of OCCMundial.com
  

• COUNTRY UPDATES
  
• ARGENTINA Tax Reform Enacted: Income Tax and Personal Assets Tax ALLENDE BREA
  
• BRAZIL Upcoming Sportbetting Regulations TOZZINIFREIRE
  
• CANADA Public Interest - Rare Cases Where Patent Injunctions Declined RICHARDS BUELL SUTTON
  
• CHILE New Substitute Tax on Final Taxes Enters into Force CAREY
  
• CHINA Top 10 Traps to Avoid: Navigating China’s Human Genetics Resources Applications HAN KUN
  
• COLOMBIA New Decree to Protect Colombia’s Archaeological Heritage BRIGARD URRUTIA
  
• FRANCE 2023, a year of contrasts for foreign investments in France GIDE
  
• GUATEMALA The Ocean Cleanup Partnership with Coldplay for Production of Vinyl Records ARIAS
  
• HONG KONG Preserving fairness in arbitration: The challenge of reviewing procedural decisions for apparent bias HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• INDIA significance of Beneficial Ownership under Prevention of Money Laundering Act KOCHHAR & CO.
  
• LUXEMBOURG New draft law aiming to amend the minimum net wealth tax, clarify the partial liquidation treatment on classes of shares and modify the participation exemption regime NAUTADUTILH
  
• MEXICO Decree Amendment Adds Excessive Labor Shifts as Labor Exploitation SANTAMARINA
  
• SINGAPORE New Express Track scheme in the General Division of the High Court DENTONS RODYK
  
• TAIWAN 2024 Amendment to Rules for Hearings on Patent Invalidation Cases LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES Six Key Takeaways on Dietary Supplement Regulation, 30 Years Post-DSHEA DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• UNITED STATES Why the FTC Ban on Non-Competes Could Be Good for Hawaii Employers GOODSILL
  
• UNITED STATES Supreme Court overturns Chevron: Implications for Antitrust & the Federal Trade Commission HOGAN LOVELLS
  

• CALENDAR WATCH (Events Open to PRAC Members Only)
  
• Vancouver 70th International Conference - September 21 - 24, 2024 - Hosted by Richards Buell Sutton LLP - Registration and Hotel Booking OPEN
  
• Peru 71st International PRAC Conference - April 26 - 29, 2025 - Hosted by Estudio Muniz - Early Indication Now Open
  

PRAC April 2024 e-Bulletin (pdf)

• MEMBER NEWS
  
• DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE Names Wendy Kearns PIC Seattle
  
• GOODSILL TwoPartner Announcements
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS Adds to Environemental Capabilities In Washington
  
• MUNIZ Promotes 6 to Partner; Welcomes New Regulatory Partner
  
• RBS Welcomes Two New Partners
  
• TOZZINI Promotes 3 to Partnership
  

• DEALS MAKING NEWS
  
• ARIAS | Advises Hoshizaki on Stratetig Acquisition of Shares in Fogel
  
• ALLENDE BREA | Miami Based Apex Capital Purchases Clorox subsidiaries
  
• BRIGARD URRUTIA | Assists Expofaro in Levi Strauss Distribution
  
• CAREY | Assists Chilean miner CAP invest in rare earth metals project
  
• GIDE | Advises bank syndicate EU 700 million issue hybrid notes and concurrent EU 699 million buyback
  
• HAN KUN | Counsel to Lucas GC's listing on Nasdaq
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS| Kaiser Foundation Hospitals launch of Risant Health and in its acquisition of Geisinger
  
• KOCHHAR | Advises Spectris Group on its Strategic Divestiture
  
• LEE AND LI| WT Group US$1.9 Billion Syndicated Loan Project
  
• MUNIZ | Agricola Atlas in agribusiness acquisition
  

• COUNTRY UPDATES
  
• ARGENTINA Ministry of Justice of Buenos Aires launches “Artificial Intelligence Program“ ALLENDE BREA
  
• BRAZIL Upcoming Sportbetting Regulations TOZZINIFREIRE
  
• CANADA Public Interest - Rare Cases Where Patent Injunctions Declined RICHARDS BUELL SUTTON
  
• CHILE Cybersecurity Framework Law is published in the Official Gazette CAREY
  
• CHINA CIBM Bond Repo to be Further Opened to Overseas Investors HAN KUN
  
• COLOMBIA New Regulation on Controlled Products BRIGARD URRUTIA
  
• COSTA RICA Guide to Notification and Analysis of Economic Transactions ARIAS
  
• FRANCE USA—France Tax Treaty - Can Foreign Tax Credits Offset Net Investment Income Tax? GIDE
  
• HONG KONG Is the Writing on the Wall for the Shareholder Principle? Privilege Update HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• MEXICO Amendments to General Law of Credit Instruments and Transations, Organizations and Auxiliary Activities SANTAMARINA
  
• NETHERLANDS Developments in Environmental Crime Legislations NAUTADUTILH
  
• PHILIPPINES Tax Tips Update SyCip Law
  
• SINGAPORE Feedback on Repeal of Regulatory Regime for Registered Fund Management Companies DENTONS RODYK
  
• TAIWAN Difference between Functional Designs and Use of Trademarks LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES California Privacy Regulator Issues First Enforcement Advisory DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• UNITED STATES Center for Clinical Trial Innovation furthers FDA’s diversity goals, rare disease drug development HOGAN LOVELLS
  

• CALENDAR WATCH (Events Open to PRAC Members Only)
  
• Paris 69th International PRAC Conference - May 25 - 28 2024 - Hosted by GIDE - Registration NOW OPEN
  
• Vancouver 70th International Conference - September 21 - 24, 2024 - Hosted by Richards Buell Sutton LLP - Early Indication Form and Hotel Booking OPEN
  

PRAC March 2024 e-Bulletin (pdf)

• MEMBER NEWS
  
• PRAC Appoints New Chair and Vice Chair
  
• CAREY Strengthens its Public Law Practice
  
• CITY-YUWA Announces Appointments
  
• DAVIS WRIGHT Adds Seasoned SEC Litigator and Former Federal Prosecutor
  
• GIDE Promotions
  
• HAN KUN Opens Office in New York City
  
• KOCHHAR Strengthens Disputes, Arbitration & Insolvency Practice
  

• DEALS MAKING NEWS
  
• BRIGARD URRUTIA | Assists French Retailer Casino in exit from Grupo Éxito
  
• CAREY | Assists NotCo overturn unfair competition ruling
  
• GIDE | Advises Artémis on the acquisition of Royalement Vôtre Editions
  
• HAN KUN | Rpresents JDP in establishing its first RMB warehousing and logistics investment fund
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS| Guides Fenway Sports Group and Strategic Investors
  
• KOCHHAR | Advise Commercial Bank of Dubai PSC to Kiran Gems
  
• LEE and LI |Sunny Rich Fishery-Electricity Symbiosis Syndicated Loans Project
  
• NAUTA DUTILH| advised Dutch insurer a.s.r. on its EUR 510 million sale
  

• COUNTRY UPDATES
  
• ARGENTINA Repealed: 30-year Buenos Aires City imit for the duration of local companies ALLENDE BREA
  
• BENELUX Privacy & Data - 5 Things You Need to Know in 2024 NAUTADUTILH
  
• BRAZIL Mercosur Rules Incorporated on Special Customs Regime TOZZINIFREIRE
  
• CANADA Duty to Defend - Once Again Pleadings Are Paramount RICHARDS BUELL SUTTON
  
• CHILE CORFO defines priority strategic sectors for venture capital CAREY
  
• CHINA Reform of Capital Contribution Rules in the 2023 Company Law – What Companies and Shareholders Need to Know HAN KUN
  
• COLOMBIA New Regulation for Mineral Traceability BRIGARD URRUTIA
  
• COSTA RICA Tax Obligations for Dorman Entities ARIAS
  
• FRANCE EU Advances its Economic Security Strategy : Focus on Foreign Investment Screening GIDE
  
• HONG KONG Late disclosure prompts a CPA disciplinary Recommendation HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• JAPAN Establishment of Green Guidelines under the Anti-monopoly Act Open the Way to Resolve 2024 Issue of Transport Industry CITY-YUWA
  
• PHILIPPINES Tax Tips Update SyCip Law
  
• TAIWAN Announcement of National Core Key Technologies LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES Where Does Your Food Come From The FDA Really Wants to Know DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• UNITED STATES It’s High Time for Hawaii Employers to Update their Reasonable Accommodation Practices with Respect to Medical Marijuana GOODSILL
  
• UNITED STATES FTC focused on competition and dominance in generative AI space HOGAN LOVELLS
  

• CALENDAR WATCH (Events Open to PRAC Members Only)
  
• Paris 69th International PRAC Conference - May 25 - 28 2024 - Hosted by GIDE - Early Indication Form and Hotel Booking NOW OPEN
  
• Vancouver 70th International Conference - September 21 - 24, 2024 - Hosted by Richards Buell Sutton LLP - Early Indication Form and Hotel Booking OPENS SOON
  

PRAC October 2023 e-Bulletin (pdf)

• MEMBER NEWS
  
• KOCHHAR & CO set to host PRAC 68th International Conference
  
• BRIGARD URRUTIA Promotes Four to Partnership
  
• GIDE Elects Management Committee
  
• HAN KUN Welcomes Return of Investments and Capital Markets Duo
  

• DEALS MAKING NEWS
  
• ARIFA | Advised Two SPAC in Merger with LATAM Logistics
  
• GIDE | Counsel to EP Equity Investment Acquisition of Tech Foundations
  
• HAN KUN | Zhejiang Doer Biologics Co., Ltd. on its global license-out deal with BioNTech SE
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS | Advises Sustainable Skylines in first-ever FAA authorization for drone advertising banners
  
• NAUTADUTILH| Advised Hoc Group of Lenders in Covis Pharma’s cross-border restructuring.
  
• SANTAMARINA |Samsonite Global Credit Restructuring
  
• SyCIP | Hydropower Boost: China Bank in IPO of Repower Energy
  

• COUNTRY UPDATES
  
• ARGENTINA National Government Ordered Payment of Bonus to Employees ALLENDE BREA
  
• BRAZIL Patent & Trademark Office Publishes New Regulations to on Technology Agreements TOZZINIFREIRE
  
• CANADA Duty to Defend - Once Again Pleadings Are Paramount RICHARDS BUELL SUTTON
  
• CHILE Financial Market Commission opens consultation process on new rule on banks’ early regularization CAREY
  
• CHINA Decentralized Regulation and Implementation HAN KUN
  
• COLOMBIA State Council nullifies Directives on Prior Consultation BRIGARD URRUTIA
  
• COSTA RICA Renewal of Chemical Productions Regulation ARIAS
  
• FRANCE Implementation of the Company Mobility Directive - Effects on Cross-Border and Domestic Transactions GIDE
  
• HONG KONG Does Winding-Up or Arbitration Take Precedence in Insolvency HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• INDIA Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 KOCHHAR & CO.
  
• JAPAN Establishment of Green Guidelines under the Anti-monopoly Act Open the Way to Resolve 2024 Issue of Transport Industry CITY-YUWA
  
• MEXICO District Court Rules as Unconstitutional the Cap on Profit Sharing SANTAMARINA +STETA
  
• NETHERLANDS Digital General Meeting of Legal Entities Under Private Law Act NAUTADUTILH
  
• NICARAGUA New Policy to Avoid Deforestation and Forest Degradation ARIAS
  
• PHILIPPINES SEC Amnesty Filing Date Extended SYCIP Law
  
• SINGAPORE Crypto Assets Legal Enforceable Priority Rights - Not for All DENTONS RODYK
  
• TAIWAN Reform in Remedies Following Dismissal of Reconsideration for Non-Prosecution by LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES FEC Considers Possible Restrictions on AI and Deepfakes in Campaign Ads DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• UNITED STATES It’s High Time for Hawaii Employers to Update their Reasonable Accommodation Practices with Respect to Medical Marijuana GOODSILL
  
• UNITED STATES Department of Labor proposes exempt-status overhaul HOGAN LOVELLS
  

• CALENDAR WATCH (Events Open to PRAC Members Only)
  
• New Delhi International PRAC Conference - Oct 7- 10 Nov 2023 Hosted by Kochhar & Co.
  
• Paris International PRAC Conference - May 25 - 28 2024 Hosted by GIDE
  

PRAC September 2023 e-Bulletin (pdf)

• MEMBER NEWS
  
• BRIGARD URRUTIA Promotes Four to Partnership
  
• GIDE Elects Management Committee
  
• HOGAN LOVELS CEO Miguel Zaldivar reappointed for second term
  
• HAN KUN Welcomes Return of Investments and Capital Markets Duo
  

• DEALS MAKING NEWS
  
• ARIFA | Advised Two SPAC in Merger with LATAM Logistics
  
• GIDE | Counsel to EP Equity Investment Acquisition of Tech Foundations
  
• HAN KUN | Zhejiang Doer Biologics Co., Ltd. on its global license-out deal with BioNTech SE
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS | Advises Sustainable Skylines in first-ever FAA authorization for drone advertising banners
  
• NAUTADUTILH| Advised Hoc Group of Lenders in Covis Pharma’s cross-border restructuring.
  
• SANTAMARINA |Samsonite Global Credit Restructuring
  
• SyCIP | Hydropower Boost: China Bank in IPO of Repower Energy
  

• COUNTRY UPDATES
  
• ARGENTINA National Government Ordered Payment of Bonus to Employees ALLENDE BREA
  
• BRAZIL Patent & Trademark Office Publishes New Regulations to on Technology Agreements TOZZINIFREIRE
  
• CANADA Duty to Defend - Once Again Pleadings Are Paramount RICHARDS BUELL SUTTON
  
• CHILE Financial Market Commission opens consultation process on new rule on banks’ early regularization CAREY
  
• CHINA Decentralized Regulation and Implementation HAN KUN
  
• COLOMBIA State Council nullifies Directives on Prior Consultation BRIGARD URRUTIA
  
• COSTA RICA Renewal of Chemical Productions Regulation ARIAS
  
• FRANCE Implementation of the Company Mobility Directive - Effects on Cross-Border and Domestic Transactions GIDE
  
• HONG KONG Does Winding-Up or Arbitration Take Precedence in Insolvency HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• INDIA Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 KOCHHAR & CO.
  
• JAPAN Establishment of Green Guidelines under the Anti-monopoly Act Open the Way to Resolve 2024 Issue of Transport Industry CITY-YUWA
  
• MEXICO District Court Rules as Unconstitutional the Cap on Profit Sharing SANTAMARINA +STETA
  
• NETHERLANDS Digital General Meeting of Legal Entities Under Private Law Act NAUTADUTILH
  
• NICARAGUA New Policy to Avoid Deforestation and Forest Degradation ARIAS
  
• PHILIPPINES SEC Amnesty Filing Date Extended SYCIP Law
  
• SINGAPORE Crypto Assets Legal Enforceable Priority Rights - Not for All DENTONS RODYK
  
• TAIWAN Reform in Remedies Following Dismissal of Reconsideration for Non-Prosecution by LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES FEC Considers Possible Restrictions on AI and Deepfakes in Campaign Ads DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• UNITED STATES It’s High Time for Hawaii Employers to Update their Reasonable Accommodation Practices with Respect to Medical Marijuana GOODSILL
  
• UNITED STATES Department of Labor proposes exempt-status overhaul HOGAN LOVELLS
  

• CALENDAR WATCH (Events Open to PRAC Members Only)
  
• New Delhi International PRAC Conference - Oct 7- 10 Nov 2023 Hosted by Kochhar & Co.
  
• Paris International PRAC Conference - May 25 - 28 2024 Hosted by GIDE
  

PRAC July 2023 e-Bulletin (pdf)

• MEMBER NEWS
  
• BENNETT JONES Adds to Edmonton Office
  
• BRIGARD URRUTIA Promotes Four to Partnership
  
• GIDE Elects Management Committee
  
• GOODSILL Welcomes Real Estate Associate
  

• DEALS MAKING NEWS
  
• ARIFA | First Public Issuance of Green Commercial Paper
  
• GIDE | Hitachi Vantara on the sale of oXya SAS and its subsidiaries to Montefiore Investment
  
• HAN KUN | Zhejiang Doer Biologics Co., Ltd. on its global license-out deal with BioNTech SE
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS | Bioretec in first ever De Novo grant for bioresorbable metal trauma screw
  
• NAUTADUTILH| Founding shareholders of Route Mobile in selling majority stake to Proximus
  
• SANTAMARINA |Samsonite Global Credit Restructuring
  
• SyCIP | Hydropower Boost: China Bank in IPO of Repower Energy
  
• SKRINE |Mitsui & Co. in STATS UK Share Acquisition
  

• COUNTRY UPDATES
  
• ARGENTINA Government Launches New Agricultural Dollar for Certain Regional Economy Products ALLENDE BREA
  
• BRAZIL Patent & Trademark Office Publishes New Regulations to on Technology Agreements TOZZINIFREIRE
  
• CANADA Shareholders Agreements in Family Operated Businesses RICHARDS BUELL SUTTON
  
• CHILE SERNAC Initiates Technical Consultation Consumer Rights Protection Compliances Standards CAREY
  
• CHINA New Private Funds Regulation Higher Level and Higher Quality HAN KUN
  
• FRANCE Implementation of the Company Mobility Directive - Effects on Cross-Border and Domestic Transactions GIDE
  
• HONG KONG Updates on Mainland China and Hong Kong MOU to Promote Cross-Border Data Flow within GBA HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• INDIA SEBI issues Notification Alternative Investment Funds Second Amendment KOCHHAR & CO.
  
• JAPAN Establishment of Green Guidelines under the Antimonopoly Act Open the Way to Resolve 2024 Issue of Transport Industry CITY-YUWA
  
• MALAYSIA High Court Reinstates Remand Authority of Anti-Corruption Commission SYCIP LAW
  
• MEXICO CRE Publishes Regulation Invalidating Previous Deadline Regulations Related to Covid 19 SANTAMARINA +STETA
  
• NETHERLANDS Digital General Meeting of Legal Entities Under Private Law Act NAUTADUTILH
  
• NICARAGUA Law to Amended Organic Law of TELCOR ARIAS
  
• SINGAPORE Seismic Shift to Foreign Sourced Income Exemption Regime DENTONS RODYK
  
• TAIWAN Promulgation by President of Amendments to the Securities and Exchange Act LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES Words Matter - Implied Warranty Case Before Court of Appeals is a Reminder DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• UNITED STATES It’s High Time for Hawaii Employers to Update their Reasonable Accommodation Practices with Respect to Medical Marijuana GOODSILL
  
• UNITED STATES FTC and DOJ publish long-awaited draft of proposed merger guidelines HOGAN LOVELLS
  

• CALENDAR WATCH (Events Open to PRAC Members Only)
  
• New Delhi International PRAC Conference - Oct 7- 10 Nov 2023 Hosted by Kochhar & Co.
  
• Paris International PRAC Conference - May 25 - 28 2024 Hosted by GIDE
  

PRAC June 2023 e-Bulletin (pdf)

• MEMBER NEWS
  
• HAN KUN Bolsters Firm’s Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets capabilities
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS launches cross-practice, cross-sector Global AI Trends Guide for 2023
  

• DEALS MAKING NEWS
  
• ARIAS | Advises Holcim Group in the Acquisition of Minerales y Agregados
  
• CAREY | Acts For Chilean investor LarraínVial Acquires local pharmacy chain Farmacias Ahumada from Wallgreens Boots Alliance
  
• DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE | Court Dismisses Forest Company's $100 Million Defamation Suit Against Greenpeace
  
• GIDE | Advises Consortium formed by Vauban Infrastructure Partners and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations on Acquisition of Coriance group
  
• HAN KUN | Advises Ispire Technology Inc. on its initial public offering and listing on Nasdaq
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS | Hong Kong Court Hands keepwell Trustee Significant Win
  
• KOCHHAR | Basic Adhesives, LLC Sale to Pidilite Industries Limited
  
• MUNIZ | Acts in Peruvian Agribusiness Loan
  

• COUNTRY UPDATES
  
• ARGENTINA Government approves new Merger Control Procedure Regulation ALLENDE BREA
  
• BRAZIL Reapplication of Anti-Dumping Duty on Imports of Polyester Textured Filaments Requested TOZZINIFREIRE
  
• CANADA Ontario Court of Appeal Confirms Narrow Confines of Tort of Intrusion Upon Seclusion BENNETT JONES
  
• CANADA Bill 278211 Money Judgment Enforcement Act RBS
  
• CHILE President Exercises Partial Veto Power Over Economic Crimes BIll CAREY
  
• CHINA Highlights on Human Genetic Resources Regulation Implementation Rules HAN KUN
  
• COLOMBIA Environmental Liabilities Bill Approved BRIGARD URRUTIA
  
• EL SALVADOR Issuance of Regulations for Promotion of Innovation and Manufacturing of Technologies ARIAS
  
• FRANCE Climate Change Litigation: ClientEarth v Shell: A Step Towards Questioning Decisions of Directors Concerning a Company’s ESG Policy GIDE
  
• HONG KONG Court of Final Appeal confirms primacy of exclusive jurisdiction clause in bankruptcy proceedings HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• INDIA Supreme Court Clarifies Law in Relation to Appointment of Arbitrator KOCHHAR & CO.
  
• LUXEMBOURG The Law on Use of Digital Tools and Processes in Company Law NAUTADUTILH
  
• MEXICO Official Mexican Standard Issued for Teleworking: Occupational Health and Safety Conditions SANTAMARINA +STETA
  
• PHILIPPINES SEC Adopts ASEAN Sustainable and Responsible Fund Standards SYCIP LAW
  
• SINGAPORE Longevity - Discussion from the Singapore Perspective DENTONS RODYK
  
• TAIWAN The Role of Experts in the Newly Amended Intellectual Property Case LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES Electronic Right to Repair Laws are Here - New York and Minnesota Lead the Way DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• UNITED STATES Non-Competes: New NLRB General Counsel Memorandum Puts Hawaii Employers Between a Rock and a Hard Place GOODSILL
  
• UNITED STATES FDA Draft Clinical Trial Guidance Promotes Decentralized Studies, Digital Tech Use HOGAN LOVELLS
  

• CALENDAR WATCH (Events Open to PRAC Members Only)
  
• New Delhi International PRAC Conference - Oct 7- 10 Nov 2023 Hosted by Kochhar & Co.
  
• Paris International PRAC Conference - May 25 - 28 2024 Hosted by GIDE
  

PRAC May 2023 e-Bulletin (pdf)

• MEMBER NEWS
  
• BENNETT JONES Opens Montreal Office
  
• BRIGARD URRUTIA Carlos Fradique-Mendez Named New Managing Partner
  
• DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE Elects New Exec Committee
  
• GIDE Announces Warsaw Promotions
  

• DEALS MAKING NEWS
  
• ARIAS | Advises UNIVAR Solutions in the Acquisition of Chemsol in Central America
  
• ARIFA | Helps Guide Bladex Bond Programme
  
• BRIGARD URRUTIA | Assists Cross-Border IT Acquisition
  
• BENNETT JONES | Volkswagen AG Subsidiary, PowerCo SE, Invests in $7B EV Gigafactory in Canada
  
• DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE | Court Dismisses Forest Company's $100 Million Defamation Suit Against Greenpeace
  
• GIDE | Groupe Beneteau Enters into exclusive negotiations with Groupe Trigano for the sale of its Housing business
  
• HAN KUN | Advises Ispire Technology Inc. on its initial public offering and listing on Nasdaq
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS | Advises Helion in world's first fusion energy purchase with Microsoft
  
• MUNIZ | Acts in Peruvian Agribusiness Loan
  

• COUNTRY UPDATES
  
• ARGENTINA Fiscal Registry for Mining Companies Implemented ALLENDE BREA
  
• CANADA Ontario Court of Appeal Upholds the Use of “Powerful” Epidemiological Data to Infer Causation in the Absence of Scientific Certainty BENNETT JONES
  
• CANADA Copyright Issues in the Artificial Intelligence Era RICHARDS BUELL SUTTON
  
• CHILE Illegal Commerce: Court of Appeal of Santiago Orders Municipality to Take Action CAREY
  
• CHINA Highlights of the Draft Measures for the Administration of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services HAN KUN
  
• COLOMBIA DPA launches inquiry into OpenAI’s ChatGPT BRIGARD URRUTIA
  
• COSTA RICA Renewal of Chemical Production Regulation ARIAS
  
• FRANCE AI and IP - The Impossible Reconciliation GIDE
  
• HONG KONG Court of Final Appeal confirms primacy of exclusive jurisdiction clause in bankruptcy proceedings HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• INDIA Unconventional Trademark - Sound Mark KOCHHAR & CO.
  
• MEXICO Update Federal Maritime Terrestrial Zone and Tourist Projects SANTAMARINA +STETA
  
• NETHERLANDS The Dutch Hydrogen Roadmap NAUTA DUTILH
  
• NICARAGUA Creation of Single Window for Foreign Trade In Nicaragua ARIAS
  
• SINGAPORE Organisations May Be Held Vicariously Liable For Their Employees Acts of Copyright Infringement DENTONS RODYK
  
• TAIWAN Promotion Plan of Taiwan's FSC as the Competent Authority of Platforms of Virtual Assets with Financial Investment or Payment Nature LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES California Proposed Employment AI Regulations and Legislation DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• UNITED STATES The Next Era of Digital Therapeutics HOGAN LOVELLS
  

• CALENDAR WATCH (Events Open to PRAC Members Only)
  
• New Delhi International PRAC Conference - Oct/Nov 2023 Hosted by Kochhar & Co.
  
• Paris International PRAC Conference - May 25 - 28 2024 Hosted by GIDE
  

PRAC April 2023 e-Bulletin (pdf)

• MEMBER NEWS
  
• BRIGARD URRUTIA Carlos Fradique-Mendez Named New Managing Partner
  
• HAN KUN Welcomes two legal experts in the energy sector, boosting cross-border M&A capabilities
  
• SANTAMARINA + STETA Hosts PRAC 67th International Conference
  

• DEALS MAKING NEWS
  
• ARIAS | Advises UNIVAR Solutions in the Acquisition of Chemsol in Central America
  
• BENNETT JONES | Volkswagen AG Subsidiary, PowerCo SE, Invests in $7B EV Gigafactory in Canada
  
• BRIGARD URRUTIA | Assists Lenders to Colombia’s Canacol in US$200 million Refinancing
  
• DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE | Wins Unanimous State Supreme Court Ruling for TVI, Inc., Ending Years-Long Litigation Campaign by Washington AG Office
  
• GIDE | Counsel to Ageas group in its exclusive negotiations with Carac for the sale of its French activities
  
• HAN KUN | Advises on the listing of "MioTech ESG Ratings"on the Shanghai Data Exchange
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS | Wins Appeal in Decision Affirming Historic Jury Verdict in Wrongful Conviction Case
  
• MUNIZ | Helps Steer Peruvian Chemical Deal
  

• COUNTRY UPDATES
  
• ARGENTINA National Securities Commission modifies the minimum mandatory holding periods for trading securities ALLENDE BREA
  
• CANADA Ontario Initiates Consultation on Permanent Framework for Target Benefit Pension Plans BENNETT JONES
  
• CANADA Trademarks vs. Tradenames RICHARDS BUELL SUTTON
  
• CHILE Illegal Commerce: Court of Appeal of Santiago Orders Municipality to Take Action CAREY
  
• CHINA Highlights of Draft Revision to the Anti Unfair Competition Law HAN KUN
  
• COLOMBIA IISB Prioritizes Climate Standards BRIGARD URRUTIA
  
• EL SALVADOR Bill of Law to Promote Technological Investments in El Salvador ARIAS
  
• FRANCE Adoption of the CSRD : Sustainability - A New Pillar of Business Performance? GIDE
  
• GUATEMALA Company Annual General Meetings as Part of Their Statutory Obligations ARIAS
  
• HONG KONG The final frontier - Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal grants leave to appeal in arbitration escalation clauses dispute HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• INDIA Unconventional Trademark - Sound Mark KOCHHAR & CO.
  
• MEXICO Update Federal Maritime Terrestrial Zone and Tourist Projects SANTAMARINA +STETA
  
• NETHERLANDS The Dutch Hydrogen Roadmap NAUTA DUTILH
  
• NICARAGUA Creation of Single Window for Foreign Trade In Nicaragua ARIAS
  
• SINGAPORE Attracting the Best: Changes to the Global Investor Programme DENTONS RODYK
  
• TAIWAN MODA Illustrated Qualified Electronic Signatures with Internationally Common Algorithms and Cybersecurity Technical Standards LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES No Surprises Act: Washington State Rethinks IDR Transition Amid Federal Court Shutdown DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• UNITED STATES U.S. Commerce, Treasury Departments Issue Reports on Pending Outbound Investment Screening Regime HOGAN LOVELLS
  

• CALENDAR WATCH (Events Open to PRAC Members Only)
  
• Mexico City International PRAC Conference - April 22-25, 2023 - Hosted by Santamarina y Steta Registration Open
  
• New Delhi International PRAC Conference - Oct/Nov 2023 Hosted by Kochhar & Co.
  
• Paris International PRAC Conference - 2024 Hosted by GIDE TBA
  

PRAC March 2023 e-Bulletin (pdf)

• MEMBER NEWS
  
• BENNETT JONES Welcomes 10 lawyers to partnership
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS Adds Health care antitrust leader strengthening global antitrust capabilities
  

• DEALS MAKING NEWS
  
• ARIAS | Advises UNIVAR Solutions in the Acquisition of Chemsol in Central America
  
• BRIGARD URRUTIA | Assists Lenders to Colombia’s Canacol in US$200 million Refinancing
  
• DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE | Wins Unanimous State Supreme Court Ruling for TVI, Inc., Ending Years-Long Litigation Campaign by Washington AG Office
  
• GIDE | Counsel to Ageas group in its exclusive negotiations with Carac for the sale of its French activities
  
• HAN KUN | Advises on the listing of "MioTech ESG Ratings"on the Shanghai Data Exchange
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS | Wins Appeal in Decision Affirming Historic Jury Verdict in Wrongful Conviction Case
  
• MUNIZ | Helps Steer Peruvian Chemical Deal
  
• NAUTADUTILH | Lifetri to Enter into Long-Term Strategiic Relationship with Legal & General
  
• RBS | Award-Winning Deal for the Sale of Ecofish Research Ltd
  

• COUNTRY UPDATES
  
• ARGENTINA Secretariat of Trade Fines Local AB InBev Subsidiary for Non-compliance of Corrective Measures Issued In Prior Dominance Infringement Decision ALLENDE BREA
  
• CANADA Ontario Initiates Consultation on Permanent Framework for Target Benefit Pension Plans BENNETT JONES
  
• CANADA Failure to Prevent Clause : Insurer Has No Duty to Defend Parents Named in Negligence Claim RICHARDS BUELL SUTTON
  
• CHILE Illegal Commerce: Court of Appeal of Santiago Orders Municipality to Take Action CAREY
  
• CHINA Highlights of Draft Revision to the Anti Unfair Competition Law HAN KUN
  
• COLOMBIA New Unified Standards for Companies BRIGARD URRUTIA
  
• COSTA RICA Ordinary Filing of the Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) Report ARIAS
  
• FRANCE Adoption of the CSRD : Sustainability - A New Pillar of Business Performance? GIDE
  
• GUATEMALA Company Annual General Meetings as Part of Their Statutory Obligations ARIAS
  
• HONG KONG The final frontier - Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal grants leave to appeal in arbitration escalation clauses dispute HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• INDIA Unconventional Trademark - Sound Mark KOCHHAR & CO.
  
• MEXICO Update Federal Maritime Terrestial Zone and Tourist Projects SANTAMARNA Y STETA
  
• NETHERLANDS The Dutch Hydrogen Roadmap NAUTA DUTILH
  
• PHILIPPINES PPP Update SyCip
  
• SINGAPORE Attracting the Best: Changes to the Global Investor Programme DENTONS RODYK
  
• TAIWAN MODA Illustrated Qualified Electronic Signatures with Internationally Common Algorithms and Cybersecurity Technical Standards LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES No Surprises Act: Washington State Rethinks IDR Transition Amid Federal Court Shutdown DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• UNITED STATES U.S. Commerce, Treasury Departments Issue Reports on Pending Outbound Investment Screening Regime HOGAN LOVELLS
  

• CALENDAR WATCH (Events Open to PRAC Members Only) BR>
• Mexico City International PRAC Conference - April 22-25, 2023 - Hosted by Santamarina y Steta Registration Open
  
• New Delhi International PRAC Conference - Oct/Nov 2023 Hosted by Kochhar & Co.
  
• Paris International PRAC Conference - 2024 Hosted by GIDE TBA
  

PRAC February 2023 e-Bulletin (pdf)

• MEMBER NEWS
  
• CITY-YUWA Announces Promotions and New Additions
  
• DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE Adds Leading Litigator and Regulatory Advisor to its National Food + Beverage Practice
  
• DENTONS RODYK Kicks off 2023 with Introduction NExGen Leaders
  
• DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE Former Lead Global Partnerships Counsel at Stripe Joins Firm’s Nationally Ranked Financial Services Practice
  
• HAN KUN Partner Announcements
  
• GIDE Announces 13 Counsel Appointments
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS Former D.C. AG Joins Washington DC Office
  

• DEALS MAKING NEWS
  
• ARIAS | FMO Dutch Entrepenurial Development Bank in Green Loan Agreement with BacCredomatic in Guatemala
  
• BENNETT JONES | Nippon Steel Commits to $1.15 Billion Investment in Elk Valley Rsources in Teck Spin Off
  
• CAREY | Codelco Raises 900 Million in Debt Tap
  
• GIDE | Air France-KLM inaugural issuance of Sustainability-Linked Notes in two tranches for an aggregate principal amount of €1 bn
  
• HAN KUN | Biomerieux strategic cooperation with Accunome
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS | Assists Percepto to secure groundbreaking FAA waiver authorizing drone infrastructure deployment at sites nationwide
  
• NAUTADUTILH | Advises FEMSA on the Partial Divestment of its stake in Heineken
  

• COUNTRY UPDATES
  
• ARGENTINA Secretariat of Trade sanctions cartel exempting one party and imposing a divestiture obligation ALLENDE BREA
  
• CANADA Spring Has Sprung in Alberta With New Agri-Processing Tax BENNETT JONES
  
• CANADA Failure to Prevent Clause : Insurer Has No Duty to Defend Parents Named in Negligence Claim RICHARDS BUELL SUTTON
  
• CHILE New Fintech Law and new reporting entities before the Financial Analysis Unit CAREY
  
• CHINA Highlights of Draft Revision to the Anti Unfair Competition Law HAN KUN
  
• COLOMBIA Fossil Fuel Oxygenation Policy BRIGARD URRUTIA
  
• COSTA RICA Ordinary Filing of the Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) Report ARIAS
  
• FRANCE Adoption of the CSRD : Sustainability - A New Pillar of Business Performance? GIDE
  
• GUATEMALA Employers Annual Report Deadline Feb 28, 2023 ARIAS
  
• HONG KONG The final frontier - Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal grants leave to appeal in arbitration escalation clauses dispute HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• INDIA CBDC Concept Note – India’s move towards digitalizing currency KOCHHAR & CO.
  
• MEXICO Voluntary Programs for Wastewater Discharge Quality Compliance SANTAMARNA Y STETA
  
• NETHERLANDS Final CSRD mandates more sustainability reporting NAUTA DUTILH
  
• PHILIPPINES PPP Update SyCIP
  
• SINGAPORE Discharging the burden of proof in a property tax appeal: lessons from two recent property tax cases DENTONS RODYK
  
• TAIWAN Adoption of FinTech Accelerated by Pandemic – Taiwan Regulator Further Lifted Restrictions on Remote Insurance Application LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES Makeover for the Cosmetic Industry: Legal Style DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• UNITED STATES FDA issues draft guidance on labeling of plant-based milk alternatives HOGAN LOVELLS
  

• CALENDAR WATCH (Events Open to PRAC Members Only) BR>
• Mexico City International PRAC Conference - April 22-25, 2023 - Hosted by Santamarina y Steta Registration Open
  
• New Delhi International PRAC Conference - Oct/Nov 2023 Hosted by Kochhar & Co.
  
• Paris International PRAC Conference - 2024 Hosted by GIDE TBA
  

PRAC January 2023 e-Bulletin (pdf)

• MEMBER NEWS
  
• ARIFA Appoints Transactional Partner
  
• CAREY Partner Appointments
  
• CITY-YUWA Announces Promotions and New Additions
  
• DENTONS RODYK Kicks off 2023 with Introduction NExGen Leaders
  
• DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE Former Lead Global Partnerships Counsel at Stripe Joins Firm’s Nationally Ranked Financial Services Practice
  
• HAN KUN Partner Announcements
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS Former D.C. AG Joins Washington DC Office
  

• DEALS MAKING NEWS
  
• ARIAS | FMO Dutch Entrepenurial Development Bank in Green Loan Agreement with BacCredomatic in Guatemala
  
• BENNETT JONES | SolGold & Cornerstone Announce Friendly Merger Transaction
  
• BRIGARD URRUTIA and CAREY | Cross Border OData Centre Transaction
  
• GIDE | Air France-KLM inaugural issuance of Sustainability-Linked Notes in two tranches for an aggregate principal amount of €1 bn
  
• HAN KUN | Biomerieux strategic cooperation with Accunome
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS | Assists Percepto to secure groundbreaking FAA waiver authorizing drone infrastructure deployment at sites nationwide
  
• NAUTADUTILH | Advises Ecovative acquisition of Lambert Spawn Europa
  

• COUNTRY UPDATES
  
• ARGENTINA Secretariat of Trade sanctions cartel exempting one party and imposing a divestiture obligation ALLENDE BREA
  
• CANADA Accounting for Oil and Gas Revenues Without an Operating Agreement BENNETT JONES
  
• CANADA Government Enacts Two-Year Ban on Residential Real Estate Purchases by non-Canadians RICHARDS BUELL SUTTON
  
• CHILE New Fintech Law and new reporting entities before the Financial Analysis Unit CAREY
  
• CHINA Highlights of Draft Revision to the Anti Unfair Competition Law HAN KUN
  
• COLOMBIA Fossil Fuel Oxygenation Policy BRIGARD URRUTIA
  
• COSTA RICA Recognition of Foreign Marketing Approvals Comes Into Effect for Pharmaceuticals ARIAS
  
• FRANCE Adoption of the CSRD : Sustainability - A New Pillar of Business Performance? GIDE
  
• GUATEMALA Amendment to VAT Regulation in Order to Issue Invoices as Final Consumer ARIAS
  
• HONG KONG The final frontier - Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal grants leave to appeal in arbitration escalation clauses dispute HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• INDIA CBDC Concept Note – India’s move towards digitalizing currency KOCHHAR & CO.
  
• MEXICO Voluntary Programs for Wastewater Discharge Quality Compliance SANTAMARNA Y STETA
  
• NETHERLANDS Final CSRD mandates more sustainability reporting NAUTA DUTILH
  
• PHILIPPINES PPP Update SyCIP
  
• SINGAPORE Discharging the burden of proof in a property tax appeal: lessons from two recent property tax cases DENTONS RODYK
  
• TAIWAN Adoption of FinTech Accelerated by Pandemic – Taiwan Regulator Further Lifted Restrictions on Remote Insurance Application LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES California Court of Appeal Reverses Summary Judgment in Time-Rounding Case Involving Electronic Timekeeping System DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• UNITED STATES FTC Proposed Ban of Employer Non-Competes: Are non-profits exempt? HOGAN LOVELLS
  

• CALENDAR WATCH (Events Open to PRAC Members Only)
  
• PRAC Let's Talk! Online event November 29, 2022
  
• Mexico City International PRAC Conference - April 22-25, 2023 - Hosted by Santamarina y Steta
  
• New Delhi International PRAC Conference - Oct/Nov 2023 Hosted by Kochhar & Co.
  
• Paris International PRAC Conference - 2024 Hosted by GIDE TBA
  

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