Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto and Uryu & Itoga are advising on Kirin Holdings Company’s $1.4 billion acquisition of Japanese cosmetics and health supplements business Fancl Holdings. Kirin Holdings, a Japanese beverage company, already owns 33% of Fancl via an acquisition in 2019. Its $1.4 billion tender offer…

Big Law’s Favorite (And Least Favorite) Cities | The American Lawyer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2024/06/16/big-laws-favourite-and-least-favourite-cities-405-143393/ Credit: Delphotostock/Adobe Stock COMMENTARY Data shows the world’s largest law firms are disproportionately weighted towards just a few key markets, writes the Global Lawyer. June 16, 2024 at 05:00 PM 5 minute read X Thank…

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co and Latham & Watkins are advising South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor on the initial public offering for its Indian unit. Hyundai India has filed preliminary papers with the Securities and Exchange Board of India for a listing in Mumbai. According to Reuters, the deal could…

His predecessor led Winston & Strawn for nearly two decades, helping it cross the $1 billion revenue threshold and expand to four continents. But Steve D’Amore, who officially takes the reins as chair of the Am Law 50 firm this month, is still planning to do things at least a little…

As the clock ticks on Atlanta Judicial Circuit Judge Shermela J. Williams’ first four-year term on the Fulton County Superior Court bench, the jurist finds herself under investigation by the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia. From allegedly engaging in ex parte communications in a pending proceeding to delaying case resolutions by…

The European Commission’s decision to review a $2.5 billion telecoms deal illustrates the executive branch’s resolve to scrutinize any future acquisition of EU businesses by foreign companies that have received outsized financial support from their governments. Last week, Brussels officials announced they would probe a state-controlled United Arab Emirates company’s…