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ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS E-NEWSLETTER

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03 May 2018

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FINALISTS REVEALED: ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2018

The finalists in this year’s ALB SE Asia Law Awards have been revealed. Now in its 14th year, the winners will be announced at a black-tie event on Thursday, May 10, 2018, at Mandarin Oriental, Singapore.


Linklaters hires disputes partner from Goldman Sachs

Linklaters has made a rare partner hire in Hong Kong with the appointment of Andrew Chung as a disputes partner from U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs, where he is a managing director. He will join the Magic Circle firm in August.


Skadden, Weil, Paul Weiss on KSS’ acquisition of Takata

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has advised Michigan-based auto-parts maker Key Safety Systems (KSS) on its $1.59 billion acquisition of nearly all of Japanese airbag maker Takata Corp’s assets. Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Weil Gotshal & Manges, and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer counselled the seller.


K&L Gates snaps up TMT partner from Eversheds

K&L Gates has hired TMT partner Nigel Stamp in Hong Kong from Eversheds Sutherland, where he headed the Asia commercial and regional TMT practices.


Is the magic of Magic Circle firms on the wane in Asia?


Clifford Chance appoints co-managing partners for Tokyo office


Withers KhattarWong hires partner from Morgan Lewis


Asia Deals: Week of April 30


Birds corp partner heads to local firm Tanner De Witt


Ashurst hires project finance partner in SG from Shearman


Asia Appointments: Week of April 30

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Events

10

MAY

ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2018

16

MAY

Blockchain, Distributed Ledger & Smart Contracts Masterclass (Hong Kong) 

18

MAY

GDPR And E-Privacy Masterclass: European Law - Global ReacH

23

MAY

ALB Philippine Corporate Compliance Forum 2018

01

JUN

ALB Hong Kong Legal Marketing Awards 2018

07

JUN

ALB Vietnam In-House Legal Summit 2018

12

JUN

ALB Japan Project Finance Forum 2018

13

JUN

ALB Japan Law Awards 2018

19

JUN

ALB Korea In-House Legal Summit 2018 

21

JUN

ALB Shanghai In-House Legal Summit 2018

28

JUN

ALB Arbitration and Disputes Resolution Forum 2018

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ALB Magazine

 

Asia Magazine

May 2018


Cover Story:

ALB IP Rankings 2018


Hong Kong Jobs

Regulatory Partner, US Firm, Hong Kong/Shanghai

Disputes, US Firm

Head of Legal & Compliance - European Fund

Supervising Associate, M&A/PE

M&A Associate, Global Firm

International Jobs

Counsel/Senior Counsel – Corporate

Counsel/Senior Counsel – Institutional

Counsel/Senior Counsel – Finance

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Orrick nabs V&E’s Tokyo MP as global co-head of oil & gas practice

Pinsent Masons to bring Vario flex-lawyer service to Singapore

Mayer Brown expands new Tokyo office with partner duo from Ashurst, Shearman

U.S. ban on sales to China's ZTE opens fresh front as tensions escalate

HSF raids Watson Farley for asset finance quartet, including 2 in Singapore

Explainer: Ant Financial's $150 billion valuation, and the big recent bump-up

Three Troutman lawyers join Locke Lord in Hong Kong

Asia Deals: Week of April 16

Taipei: K&L Gates snaps up KPMG Law Firm’s compliance co-leader

[ALB Insights] Undertake to innovate: South Korean firm Yulchon celebrates 20 years

Asia Appointments: Week of April 16

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