15 September 2023

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Hipgnosis Songs Fund on a $440m disposal of music catalogues to Hipgnosis Songs Capital

Leading international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Hipgnosis Songs Fund ("SONG") on its disposal of 29 music catalogues to Hipgnosis ...

15 August 2023

Herbert Smith Freehills advises US' Monotype on acquisition of Japan's Fontworks

Leading international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has advised US' Monotype on the acquisition of Japan's Fontworks from Softbank's SB ...

3 October 2022

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Hipgnosis on five-year US$700m revolving credit facility

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd on a new revolving credit facility (RCF) with a commitment of US$700 million which will ...

27 January 2022

Class actions, D&O insurance scrutiny, ESG litigation, cyber- attacks and crypto regulation the top dispute resolution areas to watch in 2022

Experts from Herbert Smith Freehills’ market-leading Dispute Resolution practice have shared their predictions for 2022, outlining some of the key ...

20 January 2022

Herbert Smith Freehills warns business leaders to 'act now' on patents after news that UPC could be only eight months away

Responding to the news that Austria has now ratified the Protocol to the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement, meaning the new court could be as little ...

16 September 2021

Kewei adds top IP partner Peng Lei to China joint operation with Herbert Smith Freehills 顶级知识产权律师雷鹏加入科伟律师事务所与史密夫斐尔联营办公室

Kewei Law Firm has hired leading intellectual property (IP) partner Peng Lei, adding IP disputes and patent expertise to the firm's joint operation ...

5 August 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills designs new in-house pricing tool

Herbert Smith Freehills has developed a new in-house pricing tool, which uses machine learning technology to predict how much a new case is likely to ...

2 April 2020

CJEU rules in Amazon’s favour in landmark trademark infringement case

Responding to news that the Court of Justice of the European Union has found that Amazon is not liable for unwittingly stocking trade mark infringing ...

29 November 2019

Medicines for the Many – a reaction from Herbert Smith Freehills

Responding to the publication of the Labour Party's manifesto and the 'Medicines for the Many' report – the Party's proposed policies on access to ...

15 November 2019

Herbert Smith Freehills Advises Abcam on acquisition of Expedeon's proteomics and immunology business

Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills is advising Abcam on its acquisition of Expedeon AG's proteomics and immunology business. The ...

12 November 2019

Herbert Smith Freehills' Laura Orlando Named In Top 50 Business Lawyer's Ranking By Italy's Legal Community

Herbert Smith Freehills' Disputes partner Laura Orlando has been listed as one of Italy's leading lawyers for the second consecutive year. She has been ...

19 September 2019

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Hipgnosis on £65 million facility

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited ("Hipgnosis"; LSE: SONG) on a secured £65 million (with an uncommitted accordion) New ...