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Goodwin becomes latest international firm to open Singapore office
U.S. law firm Goodwin Procter has established a Singapore office, becoming the latest in a slew of international firms to hit the island-nation’s shores since 2020. SUBMISSIONS OPEN: ALB Asia Rising Stars Hong Kong 2023
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Morgan Lewis adds duo in SG from Davinder Singh, Akin Gump
U.S. law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has hired two partners in Singapore: Disputes specialist Pardeep Singh Khosa joins from Davinder Singh Chambers, while investment management expert Divya Thakur joins from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.
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Jia Yuan, CC, JunHe advise on Chinese EV battery maker’s $1.3 bln HK IPO
Jia Yuan Law Offices has advised Chinese lithium battery maker CALB Co on its $1.3 billion IPO and listing on the Hong Kong Exchange, with Clifford Chance and JunHe advising the sponsors.
Withers welcomes 2 M&A lawyers in Tokyo from TMI
Withers has brought on board two corporate lawyers in Tokyo from Japanese Big Five law firm TMI Associates, including partner Kazumitsu Goto.
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We are now accepting submissions for ALB’s Rising Stars Singapore list, which spotlights the next generation of the country’s lawyers. The list will be published in the December 2022 issue of ALB Asia.
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K&L burnishes cap markets practice in HK with Links hire
U.S. law firm K&L Gates has brought in Iris Leung as a corporate partner to bolster its capital markets offering in Hong Kong. Leung joins from Linklaters, where she worked for nearly seven years.
JSA advises Singapore’s Singtel on $1.6 bln India stake sale
Indian law firm J Sagar Associates (JSA) has acted for Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) on its $1.6 billion sale of a 3.3% stake in Indian telecommunication service company Bharti Airtel to its parent company, Bharti Telecom. Bharti Airtel was represented by its in-house team.
Slaughters makes first HK lateral hire since 2019
Slaughter and May has hired disputes expert Ralph Sellar as a partner in Hong Kong partner from Debevoise & Plimpton, where he was a counsel.
Kirkland, White & Case advise on Asia Innovations Group’s $2.5 bln SPAC merger
Singapore-based mobile app developer Asia Innovations Group (ASIG) said on Friday it would go public through a merger with a blank-check firm in a deal that values the combined entity at $2.5 billion.
HK: A&O Asia restructuring co-head moves to Links
Linklaters has hired restructuring and insolvency specialist Richard Woodworth as a partner in Hong Kong from fellow Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy, where he was founder and co-head of the Asia-Pacific restructuring and recovery group.
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India’s Cyril Amarchand adds arbitration director to fledgling SG office
Indian law firm Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has hired Pranav Mago, a former South Asia head of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), as a director. Mago will join CAM’s Singapore office in early 2023.
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