29 JULY 2021 Top 10 Headlines | ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS Submissions for ALB Asia’s annual 40 Under 40 list, which profiles the most accomplished lawyers in Asia under 40 years of age is about to close.
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| Kirkland & Ellis has hired Paul Guan as a partner and head of the firm’s private equity real estate practice in Asia. Based in Hong Kong, Guan joins from Paul Hastings, where he headed the Greater China real estate practice. Full Article |
| Indonesia 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.
The deadline for submissions is Friday, July 30. Please send submissions to rowena.muniz@thomsonreuters.com. Full Article |
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| Skadden has advised Malaysian telecommunications conglomerate Axiata Group on the $15 billion merger of its mobile subsidiary Axiata with rival Digi.com, which was represented by Ashurst. Allen & Overy advised Digi’s parent company, Norway’s Telenor. Full Article |
| We are now accepting submissions for the ALB India Top Disputes Lawyers 2021. Please fill in the form and direct submissions to Aparna Sai at aparna.sai@thomsonreuters.com no later than August 13, 2021. Full Article |
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| The eighth edition of the Malaysia Law Awards, a virtual event held on July 22, honoured the work of the finest lawyers, firms and in-house teams in the country. Full Article |
| Hogan Lovells has hired Biswajit Chatterjee as a partner in Singapore from Squire Patton Boggs, where he was co-chair of the firm's India practice and head of the Southeast Asia corporate practice. Full Article |
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| Latham & Watkins has advised Southeast Asian online realty company PropertyGuru on its planned $431 million New York listing via merger with blank-check firm Bridgetown 2, which was represented by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Full Article |
| Offshore law firm Forbes Hare, which provides BVI and Cayman Islands legal services, has opened a new office in Hong Kong. Full Article |
| The scandal-ridden state fund 1Malaysia Development (1MDB) has dropped its $1 billion civil lawsuit against its former law firm Wong & Partners and the head of its corporate practice, Brian Chia, over losses suffered by the fund, media reports said. Full Article |
| Hogan Lovells bolsters SG office India practice, Kirkland nabs Greater China real estate head from Paul Hastings, and much more in this week’s Asia Appointments table. Full Article |
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