01 AUGUST 2019 Top 10 Headlines | APARNA SAI U.S. law firm Cooley is planning to open an office in Singapore after hiring Ferish Patel from Gunderson Dettmer, where he led the firm’s presence in the city-state.
Patel will join Cooley in its Hong Kong office, which the firm launched in May. The Hong Kong office operates in association with Cai, Lee & Partners, and recently hired capital markets lawyer Michael Yu as a partner from Sidley Austin. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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| Vietnam’s YKVN has appointed Kim Hyun-suk, former head of Clifford Chance’s Korea office, as a partner in Singapore. Full Article |
| Submissions are now open for ALB Asia’s annual 40 Under 40 list, which profiles the most accomplished lawyers in Asia under 40 years of age. Full Article |
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| Financial technologies (FinTech) have the potential to supplement or disrupt the financial services industry, with internet banking and mobile payment applications as obvious early examples. As offshore centres press forward with ambitions to be leading regional technology hubs, FinTech is an important point of focus, both for market participants and for regulators. Full Article |
| U.S. law firm McDermott Will & Emery has closed its office in Seoul, becoming the second international firm to do so. Its Korea managing partner, Paul J. Kim, has moved to Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton as a partner in its corporate practice in Seoul. Full Article |
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| The annual ALB Korea Law Awards is now open for submissions! Returning for its seventh edition, the event continues to celebrate outstanding contributions of private practitioners and in-house counsel within Korea’s legal landscape. The black-tie gala awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, November 14 in Seoul. Full Article |
| A new international arbitration centre focused on disputes between parties in China and the ASEAN region will be launched in Singapore on Aug. 8. Full Article |
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| Duane Morris has grown its corporate practice in Vietnam with the hire of Lang Thi Nguyen as a partner in Ho Chi Minh City from local boutique Frasers Law Company. Full Article |
| Rajah & Tann has advised industrial gas company Linde on the $1.4 billion expansion of its gasification complex on Singapore’s Jurong Island as part of a gas supply deal with ExxonMobil, which was counselled by WongPartnership. Full Article |
| TT&A headlines Greenko’s $950 mln mega green bond sale, Clifford Chance leads on $813 mln record-setting Prime U.S. REIT’s IPO, and much more in our weekly deals spotlight. Full Article |
| White & Case picks up senior lawyer from K&L Gates, Duane Morris attracts corporate partner from Frasers, and much more in our weekly appointments spotlight. Full Article |
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