01 APRIL 2021 Top 10 Headlines | APARNA SAI The ALB Awards made its foray into the Middle East region with the inaugural event celebrating the outstanding achievements of individuals, law firms, in-house legal teams and dealmakers.
The virtual event held on Mar. 31 saw Al Tamimi & Company pick up four glittering awards, namely Middle East Law Firm of the Year, UAE Law Firm of the Year, Deal Firm of the Year and Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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| Latham & Watkins, Nishith Desai Associates and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas have advised India’s ReNew Power on its planned $8 billion listing on the NASDAQ via merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) RMG Acquisition, which was represented by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Khaitan & Co. Full Article |
| All six lawyers that comprised Essex Court Chambers Duxton (Singapore Group Practice) have left to set up a new practice, following the Chinese government’s sanctions on the UK’s Essex Court Chambers. Full Article |
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| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Commerce & Finance Law Offices have advised Chinese fintech firm Bairong on its $507 million IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with Davis Polk & Wardwell and Tian Yuan Law Firm assisting the joint sponsors and underwriters. Full Article |
| Clyde & Co has hired Rosie Ng as a partner in the firm’s global insurance group in Hong Kong from HFW, where she was a consultant. Full Article |
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| Clifford Chance has advised the joint bookrunners on PT Japfa Comfeed's $350 million sustainability linked bond (SLB) issuance, Indonesia’s first SLB and the world's first by an agri-food company. Full Article |
| COVID-19 has changed our lives, and undoubtedly, the way we work. Fortunately for those familiar with the practice of international arbitration, the pandemic has merely accelerated certain trends that had already begun before it hit. Full Article |
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| The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) witnessed a record 1080 new case filings in 2020, a 125 percent increase from the 479 cases filed in 2019, and the first time SIAC’s new caseload crossed 1,000. Full Article |
| WFW grows hospitality practice with two partner hires, Deacons nabs disputes expert from Stevenson Wong & Co, and much more in this week’s Asia Appointments table. Full Article |
| In this new listing, ALB will pick the most highly recommended private-practice lawyers based permanently in the Philippines. Full Article |
| CAM, Latham, Nishith, and Skadden on ReNew’s $8 bln IPO, Shearman on Toyota’s $2.75 bln sustainability bonds, and much more in this week’s Asia Deals table. Full Article |
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