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Advance Your Legal Career – Become an English Solicitor in Just a Few Months [Brought to you by QLTS]

Each year, hundreds of lawyers from Asia Pacific countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Australia, Japan and Malaysia, decide to qualify as English solicitors, and become dual-qualified lawyers. What motivates them to do this?

Davis Polk appoints new Asia chair, HK office co-heads

Davis Polk & Wardwell has appointed Martin Rogers as the chair of the firm’s Asia practice and Li He and Miranda So as co-heads of the firm’s Hong Kong office. The trio replace William Barron, who previously held both the roles.

Former CC Tokyo finance head moves to in-house role at Monex Group

Masayuki Okamoto, who previously led the finance practice at Clifford Chance’s Tokyo office, has joined Japanese financial services company Monex Group as an executive director and general counsel.