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| DLA Piper has hired corporate and finance specialist Philip Lee as a partner in Singapore from Herbert Smith Freehills, where he headed that firm’s debt capital markets practice for Asia. Full Article |
| Submissions are now open for ALB Asia’s Rising Stars Indonesia list, which spotlights the next generation of the country’s lawyers. The list will be published in the March 2019 issue of ALB. Full Article |
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| King & Wood Mallesons has hired two partners in Hong Kong: Ashley Wong joins the firm as its local aviation head from Mayer Brown, while Wang Yu joins as a partner from Morrison & Foerster, where he was of counsel. Full Article |
| London-headquartered employment specialist law firm Lewis Silkin has launched a local law practice in Hong Kong after hiring Catherine Leung from Baker McKenzie and Kenneth Leung from Clifford Chance as legal director (of counsel) and senior consultant, respectively. Full Article |
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| India has been seeing the rise of some quality smaller law firms that are punching well above their weight in terms of work handled and services delivered. Full Article |
| TSMP Law nabs litigation expert from Ince & Co as director, Milbank grabs infrastructure finance expert from Sidley, and much more in this week’s Asia Appointments table. Full Article |
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| Indonesia is bringing in new rules requiring e-commerce sellers to share data with authorities, while also stressing that they must pay taxes, the finance ministry said on Monday. Full Article |
| Three-quarters of Japanese companies have no plan to create committees overseeing compensation or executive nomination, a Reuters poll found, reflecting indifference to boosting governance after the arrest of former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn. Full Article |
| Shanghai-listed WuXi AppTec turns to Fangda and Wilson Sonsini to raise up to $1 bln HK IPO, AZB confirms role in $3 bln merger, and much more in this week’s Asia Deals table. Full Article |
| Global social media and technology giants are gearing up to fight sweeping new rules proposed by the Indian government that would require them to actively regulate content in one of the world’s biggest Internet markets, sources close to the matter told Reuters. Full Article |
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