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Links, Freshies lead on HK’s largest IPO in 2022
By KRISTEN LIU 刘诗宇 / 01 SEPTEMBER 2022

Linklaters and Haiwen & Partners have advised China Tourism Group Duty Free Corporation on its $2.1 billion listing in Hong Kong, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Jia Yuan Law Offices advising the joint underwriters.

This is Hong Kong’s largest share sale in 2022, surpassing the $1.7 billion raised by Tianqi Lithium in its secondary listing two months earlier.

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CLOSING SOON: ALB Asia's Top 15 Intellectual Property (IP) Lawyers
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AMT opens first European office in London
Japanese Big Four law firm Anderson Mori & Tomotsune has opened a new office in London, its first office in Europe and eighth overseas.

U.S. and China reach landmark audit deal in boon for Chinese tech companies
Beijing and Washington took a major step on Friday towards ending a dispute that threatened to boot Chinese companies, including Alibaba, from U.S. stock exchanges, signing a pact to allow U.S. regulators to vet accounting firms in China and Hong Kong.

SUBMISSIONS OPEN: ALB Asia’s Top 15 Capital Markets Lawyers
ALB is pleased to launch ALB Asia's Top 15 Capital Market Lawyers, which will be announced in ALB Asia magazine's November 2022 edition.
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HSF expands in Bangkok with A&O partner hire
Herbert Smith Freehills has hired M&A and competition lawyer Niab Paiboon as partner in Bangkok from Allen & Overy.

SUBMISSIONS OPEN: 2022 ALB Asia Fastest Growing Firms
Research for the annual ALB Asia Fastest Growing Firms has commenced. Please use the forms below to submit your numbers to us.
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Projects lawyer joins SAM after three-month Saraf stint
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co has hired project and project finance specialist Samridha Neupane as a partner in New Delhi from Saraf and Partners, after a stint that lasted three months.

SURVEY OPEN: ALB Korea Super 30 Lawyers
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India's Adani contests NDTV's defence as news network fights takeover
India's Adani Group on Friday contested claims by New Delhi Television that regulatory curbs restricted its founders from selling their stake, prolonging the battle for control of a news network seen as bastion of independent med

SUBMISSIONS OPEN: ALB India Top Intellectual Property Lawyers 2022
We are now accepting submissions for the ALB India Top Intellectual Property Lawyers 2022.
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SUBMISSIONS OPEN: ALB Asia's Top 15 Intellectual Property (IP) Lawyers
ALB is pleased to launch our ALB Asia's Top 15 Intellectual Property (IP) Lawyers, which will be announced in ALB Asia magazine's October 2022 edition.
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SUBMISSIONS OPEN: 2022 ALB Asia Fastest Growing Firms
Research for the annual ALB Asia Fastest Growing Firms has commenced. Please use the forms below to submit your numbers to us.
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SURVEY OPEN: ALB Korea Super 30 Lawyers
Research for the annual ALB orea Super 30 Lawyers has commenced. The list will recognize the most highly recommended private-practice lawyers based permanently in Korea.
Deadline: September 16, 2022

SUBMISSIONS OPEN: ALB Asia’s Top 15 Capital Markets Lawyers
ALB is pleased to launch ALB Asia's Top 15 Capital Market Lawyers, which will be announced in ALB Asia magazine's November 2022 edition.
Deadline: September 30, 2022

SUBMISSIONS OPEN: ALB India Top Intellectual Property Lawyers 2022
We are now accepting submissions for the ALB India Top Intellectual Property Lawyers 2022.
DEADLINE: October 7, 2022

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ALB Asia Super 50 TMT Lawyers 2022

In its annual Asia Super 50 TMT Lawyers list, Asian Legal Business highlights the outstanding lawyers in the technology, media, and telecommunications sectors in the region, who have earned wide recognition in terms of client service. The list is in alphabetical order, and certain lawyers have been profiled.

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