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Mexico: Automotive Financing in Mexico: Legal Keys for Brands Entering the National Market

12 August 2025 by SMPS Legal - Mexico

In a highly competitive automotive market like Mexico, offering financing—whether in-house or through partnerships—is not a secondary option, but a strategic tool essential for achieving greater market penetration, operational efficiency, and profitability. For automotive brands entering the country, understanding the legal framework governing financing schemes is crucial not only to increase sales, but to do so with legal certainty and risk control.
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Nigeria: Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe Advises 5554 Technologies Inc. on Sale of Bankly to C-One Ventures Platform

11 August 2025 by Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe (“DOA”) - Nigeria

We are pleased to have acted as legal counsel to 5554 Technologies Inc. on the sale of Bankly, a leading Nigerian microfinance and fintech institution with over 2 million customers and a nationwide agent network of more than 50,000.
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Mexico: Mijares strengthens its capabilities in White-Collar, Regulatory and Environmental Compliance by adopting a comprehensive approach to Risk Management

05 August 2025 by Mijares Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes - Mexico

In a context of unprecedented regulatory transformation, Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes announces the appointment of Daniela Ortega Sosa and Paulina Fabara Laphan as counsels and heads of the Regulatory and Environmental Compliance areas, respectively. Likewise, Gabriel Calvillo, counsel since 2018, will continue to head the White Collar, Corporate Criminal Liability Litigation and Compliance, and Environmental Enforcement defense. This strategic decision reflects Mijares' commitment to offering comprehensive and highly specialized legal advice, capable of anticipating and responding to the challenges faced by companies in the areas of regulation, sustainability, and risk management.
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United States: Nutter Expands in San Francisco Bay Area, Honolulu, and New York; Expansion strengthens private client practice on both coasts and Hawaii; bolsters real estate, litigation, and IP expertise in NYC

04 August 2025 by Nutter McClennen & Fish - United States

Nutter announced today a significant expansion in the Firm’s core practice areas, adding a total of 13 new attorneys, five of whom are partners, based in New York, Honolulu, and the San Francisco Bay Area. The increase cements Nutter’s position as one the country’s leading bi-coastal private wealth and estate planning practices and further strengthens Nutter’s real estate and land use, litigation, and intellectual property practices in the metropolitan New York area and nationally.
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Romania: Leroy și Asociații assisted VINCI Energies in the acquisition of the EnergoBit Group

31 July 2025 by Leroy & Asociaţii - Romania

VINCI Energies, a global leader in energy solutions and information technology, signed on July 16, 2025, an agreement to acquire, subject to regulatory approvals, the EnergoBit Group, one of the leading energy solutions providers in Romania. This transaction is part of VINCI Energies' broader expansion strategy in Central and Eastern Europe and reinforces the company’s commitment to the regional energy transition.
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Ukraine: Ilyashev & Partners Advises ESTDEV on International Technical Assistance Project

17 July 2025 by Ilyashev & Partners - Ukraine

Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm has provided legal support to the Estonian Centre for International Development (ESTDEV) in the registration of an international technical assistance (ITA) project in Ukraine. As part of its engagement, Ilyashev & Partners advised ESTDEV on legal and tax compliance matters related to the implementation of the project.
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Poland: Dudkowiak & Putyra publishes authoritative CASP licensing guide ahead of MiCA regulation

15 July 2025 by Dudkowiak Kopeć & Putyra - Poland

A head start on crypto regulation in Poland
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Nigeria: Court of Appeal of Nigeria Backs Swift Account Restrictions: Insights from Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe

14 July 2025 by Duale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe - Nigeria

Can a bank restrict a customer’s account without a court order? According to the Court of Appeal of Nigeria, the answer is yes.
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Ukraine: Ukraine Imposes Anti-Dumping Duties on Fittings from China and Turkey

08 July 2025 by Ilyashev & Partners

On July 7, 2025, the Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade of Ukraine adopted a decision to apply definitive anti-dumping measures on imports of fittings for water supply and heating systems originating from the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Turkey.
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Greece: K&P advised HELLENiQ ENERGY on new acquisition for the Group’s growing RES portfolio

07 July 2025 by Karatzas & Partners - Greece

We are pleased to announce that our firm advised HELLENiQ ENERGY on the acquisition of the entire share capital of the Greek subsidiary of the German group ABO ENERGY GmbH & Co. KGaA, ABO Energy Hellas and six affiliated companies, by its wholly owned subsidiary, HELLENiQ Renewables.
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