Legal Department (Hong Kong)

Lowenstein Sandler Welcomes Michael R. Caplan to Firm as Chief Operating Officer

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Monday, March 25, 2024

NEW YORK, March 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Widely recognized for his innovative and entrepreneurial leadership across the professional services industry, Caplan will work closely with firm leadership to provide executive oversight of the firm's business, financial, and administrative operations, with a particular focus on building strategic partnerships and leveraging technology solutions to drive optimal return on investment.

Key Points: 
  • Lowenstein Sandler is pleased to welcome Michael R. Caplan to the firm as Chief Operating Officer.
  • "Mike has a superlative record in leading organizations towards realizing their fullest potential," says Lowenstein Sandler Chair and Managing Partner Gary M. Wingens .
  • Caplan brings to Lowenstein more than 25 years of experience in the accounting, financial, investment, and consulting businesses and 15 years of corporate legal experience.
  • Previously the COO at global law firm Goodwin Proctor, Caplan also served as global chief operating officer of Marsh & McLennan Companies' Corporate Legal, Risk and Compliance Departments, and global director of operations for Goldman Sachs's Legal Department.

ATI names Vaishali Bhatia General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

DALLAS, March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ATI Inc. (NYSE: ATI) has named Vaishali Bhatia Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, effective March 20, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • DALLAS, March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ATI Inc. (NYSE: ATI) has named Vaishali Bhatia Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, effective March 20, 2024.
  • Bhatia reports to ATI Board Chair and CEO Robert S. Wetherbee and serves on the company's Executive Council.
  • Bhatia succeeds ATI Chief Legal and Compliance Officer Elliot Davis, who announced his intention to retire effective October 1, 2024.
  • Bhatia joins ATI from HF Sinclair Corporation (HF Sinclair), where she's served as Executive Vice President since 2023, and General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since 2019.

Notice to the Annual General Meeting of Stora Enso Oyj

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

HELSINKI, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Stora Enso Oyj has decided to convene the Annual General Meeting to be held on Wednesday 20 March 2024. Notice to the Annual General Meeting  Notice is given to the shareholders of Stora Enso Oyj ("Stora Enso" or the "Company") to the Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") to be held on Wednesday 20 March 2024 at 4:00 p.m. Finnish time at Marina Congress Center, Katajanokanlaituri 6, FI-00160, Helsinki, Finland. The reception of persons who have registered for the meeting and the distribution of voting tickets will commence at 2:15 p.m. Finnish time at the meeting venue.   Shareholders can also exercise their voting rights by voting in advance. Instructions for advance voting are presented in this notice under section C. Instructions for the participants in the AGM.  The AGM will be conducted in the Finnish language. Simultaneous translation will be available in the meeting room into the English and, when relevant, Finnish languages.Before the AGM, at 2:45 – 3:30 p.m. Finnish time, Stora Enso's President and CEO Hans Sohlström and CFO Seppo Parvi will be available in Marina Congress Center to discuss with the shareholders. The event is not part of the AGM and will be held in Finnish with simultaneous translation into English. In connection with the event, participants can present questions to the Company's management, but the event will not be a forum for decision-making. Questions presented at the event are thus not questions referred to in Chapter 5, Section 25 of the Finnish Companies Act.

Key Points: 
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy would also act as the sustainability reporting assurance provider of the Company until the end of the Company's next Annual General Meeting.
  • The personal data provided to Stora Enso Oyj will be used only in connection with the AGM and with the processing of related registrations.
  • Request temporary registration in the shareholders' register of Stora Enso Oyj maintained by Euroclear Finland Oy.
  • Stora Enso shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Oy (STEAV, STERV) and Nasdaq Stockholm AB (STE A, STE R).

Notice to the Annual General Meeting of Stora Enso Oyj

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, February 1, 2024

HELSINKI, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Stora Enso Oyj has decided to convene the Annual General Meeting to be held on Wednesday 20 March 2024. Notice to the Annual General Meeting  Notice is given to the shareholders of Stora Enso Oyj ("Stora Enso" or the "Company") to the Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") to be held on Wednesday 20 March 2024 at 4:00 p.m. Finnish time at Marina Congress Center, Katajanokanlaituri 6, FI-00160, Helsinki, Finland. The reception of persons who have registered for the meeting and the distribution of voting tickets will commence at 2:15 p.m. Finnish time at the meeting venue.   Shareholders can also exercise their voting rights by voting in advance. Instructions for advance voting are presented in this notice under section C. Instructions for the participants in the AGM.  The AGM will be conducted in the Finnish language. Simultaneous translation will be available in the meeting room into the English and, when relevant, Finnish languages.Before the AGM, at 2:45 – 3:30 p.m. Finnish time, Stora Enso's President and CEO Hans Sohlström and CFO Seppo Parvi will be available in Marina Congress Center to discuss with the shareholders. The event is not part of the AGM and will be held in Finnish with simultaneous translation into English. In connection with the event, participants can present questions to the Company's management, but the event will not be a forum for decision-making. Questions presented at the event are thus not questions referred to in Chapter 5, Section 25 of the Finnish Companies Act.

Key Points: 
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy would also act as the sustainability reporting assurance provider of the Company until the end of the Company's next Annual General Meeting.
  • The personal data provided to Stora Enso Oyj will be used only in connection with the AGM and with the processing of related registrations.
  • Request temporary registration in the shareholders' register of Stora Enso Oyj maintained by Euroclear Finland Oy.
  • Stora Enso shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Oy (STEAV, STERV) and Nasdaq Stockholm AB (STE A, STE R).

Micron Appoints Michael Ray as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

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Monday, January 22, 2024

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions, today announced it is appointing Michael Ray as the company’s senior vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary effective immediately.

Key Points: 
  • BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions, today announced it is appointing Michael Ray as the company’s senior vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary effective immediately.
  • In this role, Ray will report directly to Sanjay Mehrotra, President and CEO of Micron.
  • Ray brings nearly 30 years of legal experience to Micron, including a significant tenure at Western Digital, where he led the legal department for more than 13 years as general counsel and ultimately chief legal officer.
  • At Western Digital, Ray progressed through several leadership roles, including senior counsel, assistant general counsel and vice president of legal services.

Eaton achieves Mansfield Rule certification: Legal Department Edition 3.0

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Intelligent power management company Eaton (NYSE:ETN) today announced that its Legal Department has achieved Certification for the Diversity Lab’s Mansfield Rule: Legal Department (MRLD) Edition 3.0.

Key Points: 
  • Intelligent power management company Eaton (NYSE:ETN) today announced that its Legal Department has achieved Certification for the Diversity Lab’s Mansfield Rule: Legal Department (MRLD) Edition 3.0.
  • “This achievement further demonstrates Eaton’s commitment to being a model of inclusion and diversity in our industry,” said Terry Szmagala, executive vice president and chief legal officer, Eaton.
  • We’re enrolled in the Mansfield 2023-2025 Certification program, which will bring even further accountability and rigor to strengthening the diversity of our team.”
    This follows Eaton earning 2.0 certification in 2022.
  • Based on the Diversity Lab's Mansfield Rule: Legal Department Edition 3.0 , the rigorous two-year long certification process provides organizations with a roadmap for increasing the representation of diverse lawyers in leadership roles.

Pharvaris Announces Pricing of $300 Million Underwritten Offering of Ordinary Shares and Pre-funded Warrants

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

The gross proceeds to Pharvaris from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses, are expected to be approximately $300 million.

Key Points: 
  • The gross proceeds to Pharvaris from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses, are expected to be approximately $300 million.
  • All shares and pre-funded warrants in the offering are to be sold by Pharvaris.
  • The offering is expected to close on or about December 8, 2023, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
  • The shares and pre-funded warrants are being offered by Pharvaris pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement that was previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

The GEO Group Announces Senior Management Changes

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) (“GEO” or the “Company”) announced today that following discussions between GEO and its Chief Executive Officer, Jose Gordo, the parties have agreed that Mr. Gordo will be departing as Chief Executive Officer and as a Board member on mutually agreeable terms and transitioning to the role of an advisor, effective December 31, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) (“GEO” or the “Company”) announced today that following discussions between GEO and its Chief Executive Officer, Jose Gordo, the parties have agreed that Mr. Gordo will be departing as Chief Executive Officer and as a Board member on mutually agreeable terms and transitioning to the role of an advisor, effective December 31, 2023.
  • Shayn March, Executive Vice President, Finance and Treasurer, has been appointed Acting Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2024.
  • Mr. Calabrese joined the Company in 1989, retiring as its President and Chief Operating Officer at the end of 2010.
  • In 2022, Mr. Calabrese was appointed to his current position as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

Yukon Advanced Optics Worldwide appoints a new CEO

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, September 27, 2023

VILNIUS, Lithuania, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Volha Alsheuskaya has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the high-tech group of companies Yukon Advanced Optics Worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • VILNIUS, Lithuania, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Volha Alsheuskaya has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the high-tech group of companies Yukon Advanced Optics Worldwide.
  • Prior to this, the temporary duties of the CEO were carried out by Laurius Kairys, the Chief Financial Officer.
  • The high-tech company Yukon Advanced Optics Worldwide specializes in the development of technologically advanced optical devices: thermal imagers, digital night and day vision optics used in search and rescue, hunting, active lifestyle, maritime, and security industries.
  • Yukon Advanced Optics Worldwide is one of the few manufacturers ensuring a complete production cycle.

Yukon Advanced Optics Worldwide appoints a new CEO

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, September 27, 2023

VILNIUS, Lithuania, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Volha Alsheuskaya has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the high-tech group of companies Yukon Advanced Optics Worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • VILNIUS, Lithuania, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Volha Alsheuskaya has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the high-tech group of companies Yukon Advanced Optics Worldwide.
  • Prior to this, the temporary duties of the CEO were carried out by Laurius Kairys, the Chief Financial Officer.
  • The high-tech company Yukon Advanced Optics Worldwide specializes in the development of technologically advanced optical devices: thermal imagers, digital night and day vision optics used in search and rescue, hunting, active lifestyle, maritime, and security industries.
  • Yukon Advanced Optics Worldwide is one of the few manufacturers ensuring a complete production cycle.