| Manchester-headquartered DWF is set to open in Singapore after welcoming two partners from the legacy Eversheds office in the city-state: former managing partner Oommen Mathew and arbitration and construction specialist Iain Black. | Submissions for ALB's inaugural Best Boutiques list are closing on Friday, June 30. |
| Orrick has advised JD.com, China’s No. 2 e-commerce firm, on its $397 million investment in London-based fashion retailer Farfetch, which turned to Taylor Wessing and Latham & Watkins for counsel. | In this week’s ALB Insights, we took a closer look at the Maldives’ booming legal sector, spoke to Ropes & Gray global managing partner David Chapin on how the HK office is coping recent exits, and profiled three law practices dubbed as “SmartLaw” firms by SG’s Law Society. |
