29 APRIL 2021 Top 10 Headlines | ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS In this new listing, ALB will pick the most highly recommended TMT practitioners based permanently in the Asian region. The list will be published in the July issue of ALB Asia.
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| Matthew Gearing QC, a former co-head of Allen & Overy’s global arbitration group, and a former chair of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), is set to join Fountain Court Chambers on May 3. Full Article |
| Weerawong C&P, Thailand’s second-largest firm, has expanded its international trade and WTO offering after merging with Apisith & Alliance, including its founder Apisith John Sutham. Full Article |
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| Offshore law firm Conyers has added insolvency and disputes specialist Michael Makridakis as a partner in Hong Kong. Full Article |
| White & Case has advised Japan’s Panasonic Corporation on the purchase of the remaining 80 percent of U.S. supply-chain software company Blue Yonder for $5.6 billion. Full Article |
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| The COVID-19 pandemic, which has severely disrupted the normal functioning of many economies, is arguably one of the primary drivers of digital adoption across Southeast Asia and propelled explosive growth in a number of digital sectors, in particular, e-Commerce and financial services (digital payments). Indonesia (as the largest digital economy market in Southeast Asia) and Singapore (as a regional hub for unicorns setting up their headquarters) are two jurisdictions that have seen the majority of investment inflows in H1 2020, according to the e-Conomy SEA 2020 report published by Google, Temasek and Bain. Full Article |
| U.S. law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has added a team of four lawyers to its financial regulatory services practice in Hong Kong from Herbert Smith Freehills, including partner William Hallatt. Full Article |
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| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has counselled human resources firm Visional Inc. on its 66.88-billion-yen ($618 million) IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mother’s market. Full Article |
| London-listed law firm DWF has entered into an association with Singapore’s Eldan Law, aimed at generating work referrals between the firms for new and existing clients. Full Article |
| Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM), India’s largest firm, has hired Karan Pahwa as a corporate partner in Bengaluru. Full Article |
| Gibson Dunn raids HSF, Paul Hastings nabs investigations expert from Hogan Lovells, and much more in this week’s Asia Appointments table. Full Article |
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