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SURVEY OPEN: ALB Asia Employer of Choice 2025 The 2025 Employer of Choice Survey is now open for law firms! This survey collects direct employee feedback to identify firms that excel in workplace satisfaction, inclusivity, and innovation. Showcase your firm’s commitment to an exceptional work environment!
Deadline: Jan. 24, 2025SURVEY LINK HERECC, Milbank, Rahmat Lim advise on $900 mln M’sia data centre financing Clifford Chance and Rahmat Lim & Partners have represented data centre developer Yondr Group in securing over $900 million in project financing for its hyperscale data centre in Johor, Malaysia. Milbank advised the finance partie
Corporate, trade and tax boutique Anagata Law Firm launches in Indonesia Indonesia’s rapidly proliferating legal market has a new entrant as tax and trade attorney Riza Buditomo leaves the partnership at Armand Yapsunto Muharamsyah & Partners (AYMP) to launch Anagata Law Firm, which will focus on corporate, commercial, trade and tax work.
Hong Kong’s PC Woo welcomes back litigator in leadership role Hong Kong law firm PC Woo & Co. has appointed two new managing partners: Litigator Calvin Chow, who returns after a one-year stint at offshore firm Harneys, and Gary Wong, a long-standing corporate partner at the firm.
SUBMISSIONS OPEN: ALB Firms to Watch (Hong Kong) 2025 Hong Kong, a major Asia-Pacific business hub, has experienced significant changes in its legal services over the past decade, with boutique law firms emerging as reliable competitors.
Deadline: Jan. 24, 2025DOWNLOAD FORM HERELinks HK partner becomes MoFo's 2nd Asia PE hire in days U.S. law firm Morrison Foerster has hired private equity and U.S. public M&A expert Xiaoxi Lin as a partner in its Hong Kong office from Linklaters, making its second lateral hire in the private equity space in Asia within just a week.
Cleary, A&O Shearman advise on Goodyear's $701 mln Dunlop sale Cleary Gottlieb has advised tyremaker Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company on the $701 million sale of its Dunlop brand to Japan's Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI), which was represented by A&O Shearman.
Innovation Meets Tradition: Trusted Legal Excellence at I.V. Merchant & Co. [Redefining the Legal Landscape with Expertise and Vision by I.V. Merchant & Co.] At I.V. Merchant & Co. (IVM), we believe that law is more than just a service—it's a partnership. Since 1968, we've stood by our clients, not just as legal advisors, but as strategic allies, committed to navigating the complexities of the business world. With a foundation built on trust, innovation, and excellence, our aim is simple: to provide legal solutions that propel businesses forward, locally and globally. Whether it's addressing the intricacies of litigation or supporting entrepreneurial ventures, we offer more than just advice - we offer outcomes.
Mori Hamada, Nagashima Ohno advise on $1.6 bln bid for Fujitsu General Japanese law firms Mori Hamada & Matsumoto and Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu are playing key roles in Paloma Rheem Holdings' 257 billion yen ($1.6 billion) offer to acquire air conditioner manufacturer Fujitsu General.
SG: MoFo welcomes back PE heavyweight from Gibson Dunn Global law firm Morrison Foerster has announced that private equity veteran Scott Jalowayski will rejoin the firm as a partner in Singapore. Jalowayski most recently co-chaired the global private equity group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.
JSA welcomes IndusLaw banking partner in second hire of 2025 JSA Advocates & Solicitors has bolted right out of the hiring gate for 2025 with the addition of its second new partner hire of the year, as Pritha Chatterjee moves from IndusLaw as a retained partner in its banking and finance practice.
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