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United States: Solomon Blum Heymann's U. S. Virgin Islands Associate Named Secretary of USVI Bar Association

Attorney Shari D’Andrade, an associate with Solomon Blum Heymann’s U.S. Virgin Islands affiliated firm, Kellerhals Ferguson Fletcher Kroblin LLP, was elected to be the Secretary of the U.S.

United States: Solomon Blum Heymann Provides Opinion on $300 Million Financing

Solomon Blum Heymann recently acted as New York counsel for a leading manufacturer of building systems in connection with a series of related commercial refinancing transactions with a principal amount of about $300 million.  The client, who was the issuer, used the transactions to refinance existing high interest rate notes with new lower rate notes and other debt, including a Canadian ABL facility.  At the same time, the principal owner of the business sold its interest to a pri

United Kingdom: Shulmans backs Leeds and Partners MIPIM 2013 delegation

Shulmans have confirmed their backing of the Leeds and Partners delegation to MIPIM 2013, the leading international conference and exhibition for the property industry.

Spain: Investing in Catalonia – Frouchtman Sant i Josa

Frouchtman Sant i Josa have provided a link to a short video about the benefits of investing in Catalonia:

Spain: New Spanish and USA protocol to avoid double taxation - Frouchtman Sant i Josa

The Governments of Spain and the United States have signed a new protocol to avoid double taxation for US companies that want to invest in Spain or Spanish companies wanting to invest in the US.

Singapore: Establishing a business entity in Singapore - HJM Asia Law

HJM Asia Law Managing Partner, Caroline Berube, was a speaker for a recent training session at the Montreal Chamber of Commerce (CCMM) where she shared her expertise on Singapore. Caroline’s discussion covered:

Hungary: Recent changes to the Law of Arbitration in Spain - Keleman Meszaros Sandor and Partners

Interlegal member Adam Booc of Keleman Meszaros Sandor and Partners, in conjunction with Albert Sant I Pontof Frouchtman Sant i Josa recently published an article examining recent changes to arbitration reforms in Spain.

Brazil: Miguel Neto Advogados merges with two Brazilian law firms

Miguel Neto Advogados Associados has completed its integration process with two law firms deployed in Brazil’s largest economic hubs: Ridolfo and Petreche Advogados, in São Paulo and Herrera Advogados, in Rio de Janeiro.

Australia: Changes to The Fair Work Amendment Act - Brown Wright Stein

The Fair Work Amendment Act 2012 received Royal Assent on 4 December 2012, with several of the changes coming into effect from 1 January 2013. In addition to renaming Fair Work Australia the Fair Work Commission a number of other key changes have been made 

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