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The latest client alert, written by partners John Balouziyeh - جون بالوظية and Kevin Meehan, and associates Ana Amador, Ziad El Oud and Marwa F., addresses the Syria General License No. 24 (“GL 24”) which was issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on January 6, 2025. The license authorizes a range of transactions with the transitional Syrian government, eases restrictions on transactions in support of the sale, supply, storage, or donation of energy to or within Syria and permits transactions that are ordinarily incident and necessary to processing the transfer of personal remittances.  The alert evaluates a number of factors relevant to GL 24 and whether it is likely to be extended. Please click here to read the full client alert: https://lnkd.in/eMCPHWrM

This episode is an insight into the sophisticated and distinctive legal market in Frankfurt, Kate Fairweather meets a variety of lawyers at different stages of their career and across a range of disciplines. 🎧 International investment funds lawyers Tobias Michael Koch and Jan Schoberwalter describe the range of clients and their different paths into investment funds work – as well as the need for an open personality for this sociable area of law; 🎧Disputes partner Sabine Schmidt shares her experience in commercial dispute resolution as both an arbitrator and as counsel. She also explains why law and industry custom are equally important when representing sports law clients before the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal; 🎧Senior tax lawyer Christian Fingerhut on the combination of technically complex work with client relations alongside dealing with often multiple tax authorities and regulators. He outlines the range of skills a tax lawyer needs, to work in the ‘overlap’ between accountancy and laws; 🎧Corporate partner Kim Rissel describes working with the “hidden champions” of Germany’s industrial sector and offers some strong and very practical advice to law students. Search 'On Tour with Curtis' wherever you get your podcasts or visit 'Podcasts' on our website to listen: https://lnkd.in/gnQyrQhz

Curtis’ Houston team is hosting an international conference focusing on key legal and policy issues impacting law, business, and political leaders in Texas, Latin America, and Canada. The conference will address topics such as energy transactions and disputes, tariffs and trade, project development and the changing compliance landscape. The conference is supported by the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN) and the International Law Section of the Houston Bar Association (HBA). Registration details will be provided later this week. Eric Cassidy, Enrique Jaramillo, Sudan I. Maccio, Audrey Guaqueta, Teresa Garcia-Reyes, Timothy (Tim) R. Brown, Alejandro Rios, Angela Di Blasi, Yurima Grace, Mark Stadnyk, W. Maurice Laynes, Grace Haidar, J.D., LL.M., Doug McCullough

We are very pleased to support the 10th edition of the Pre-Moot organized by Associazione Italiana per l'Arbitrato - AIA and Camera Arbitrale di Milano and to host students, coaches, and arbitrators at our premises in Rome on Friday, February 28. #AIACAMPreMoot #Arbitration #InternationalArbitration #VisMoot

Curtis is pleased to announce the elevation of Sabine Schmidt to partner in the Frankfurt office. Ms. Schmidt maintains a dual focus in dispute resolution and corporate advisory, representing domestic and international clients in state courts and arbitration proceedings. Curtis Frankfurt Managing Partner Marc V. Kramer commented: "Sabine has demonstrated excellence in her practice and has been an asset to clients and colleagues in Frankfurt and worldwide. Her promotion is well-deserved, and we very much look forward to her continued success and contributions." For more information, please click here: https://lnkd.in/eiV2uchH

Curtis commercial disputes partner Hermann Ferré will participate in a panel titled “Conflict to Consensus in Construction Contracts” on February 27, 2025 during the Riyadh International Disputes Week. The session, organized by MASIN, will be one of a two-part insightful panel discussion on construction industry contracts, disputes, and the dynamics of conflict resolution. Co-panelists will include other leading law firms, and construction and legal industry experts in the region. More information is available here: https://lnkd.in/ei_swkat #InternationalDisputes #ConstructionDisputes

Partner Juan Perla will speak on a panel entitled, “The crypto client: relationship management and dispute resolution,” at GAR Live Technology Disputes on February 20, 2025, in New York. The panel will focus on disputes in the crypto sector from an arbitration perspective. It will examine the state of play in crypto – trends and lessons learned from the market and regulators. The panel will also consider how personalities in the crypto industry may lead to more disputes, and how to manage clients and the media in high-stakes disputes. Other members of the panel include Frances Bivens, partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Christopher LaVigne, partner, Withersworldwide, and Soham Jethani, TLP Advisors. The moderator will be Sophie Nappert of 3VB International Advisory and Dispute Resolution Unit. Click here to register: https://lnkd.in/gxf9jvCQ

Well done to the Curtis-Italia team on this deal for Burger King Restaurants Italia! The Curtis team included: Paolo Cocchini, Emanuella Agostinelli, Luca Airaghi, Emanuele Ballo, Francesca Parisi and Pietro Rigo

Curtis represented LiquidityBook, A FactSet Company, a leading provider of cloud-native trading solutions, in its sale to FactSet (NYSE: FDS | NASDAQ: FDS) for $246.5 million in cash. The transaction closed on February 7, 2025. Curtis’ corporate group advised Liquiditybook on all aspects of the transaction, including strategies that maximized the return for its members, while minimizing their risks, and negotiating and drafting the numerous definitive agreements required to close the transaction. In addition, Curtis also assisted LiquidityBook in navigating the company’s complex capitalization table, which included a large member base holding a combination of units, options and restricted units, along with advising the company on the complicated tax and employee benefits considerations related to the its capitalization table. The Curtis team was led by the Firm’s New York corporate partners, Lawrence Goodman and Douglas Glazer, assisted by Klas Holm, Javier Hernandez, Brendan K., Andrija Djurovic Durovic, and Grant Olson. More information is available here: https://lnkd.in/d78Et_3p

Congratulations to the Curtis attorneys recognized in the Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2025. 14 of Curtis' practices were ranked, as well as 18 individual attorneys receiving 26 rankings. Clients provided the practice groups and attorneys with glowing praise, one commented that, "The Curtis team was very experienced and diverse, in terms of geography and area of expertise, and they worked remarkably well together." Another commended firm chairman and International Arbitration practice head George Kahale III for his "excellent cross-examination skills" and another was impressed by his "ability to pick up essential issues, explore the areas and develop the strategy that can help win a case." Recognized attorneys: George Kahale III, Marco Blanco, Charles Buderi, James Durling, Claudia Frutos-Peterson, Eric Gilioli, Marc Hammerson, Geoffroy Lyonnet, Matthew McCullough, Victoria Mesquita, Jeremy Miocevic, Irene Petrelli, Daniel Porter, Shaun Reader, Valerio Salvatori, Simon Ward and Peter Wolrich. For more information and to view all of Curtis' rankings, please click here: https://lnkd.in/d_aDacAY #ChambersGlobal2025 #ChambersandPartners