. Baker & McKenzie, led by financial services regulation partner Arun Srivastava and senior associate Patrick Brandt, advised Starbucks Card Europe on the introduction of its Global Starbucks Card Programme in the UK. The card is designed to facilitate non-cash payments for a quick way to purchase Starbucks products.
. Olswang media communications and telecommunications partner Jacqueline Hurt led the team advising Sony Pictures and MGM on the sale, leaseback and structuring of the new James Bond film, Casino Royale. The sale and leaseback will see a part-nership acquire the film and lease it back to the producer, enabling tax relief on the acquisition cost. The film was one of the last sale and leasebacks to be completed in the UK.
