22 AUGUST 2019 Top 10 Headlines | APARNA SAI Atlas Asia Law Corporation, the Singapore member firm of EY’s global legal network, has hired two more lawyers from Dentons Rodyk & Davidson as directors: Chan Wan Hong and Desiree Lee.
Atlas Asia was set up by former Dentons Rodyk senior partner Evelyn Ang in July last year. Three lawyers joined her then from her former firm – former corporate partners Kenneth Cheow and Glenda Lee, and former associate Claire Tan. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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| Submissions are now open for ALB Asia’s annual 40 Under 40 list, which profiles the most accomplished lawyers in Asia under 40 years of age. Full Article |
| Around 82 percent of companies globally plan on reducing their legal function costs over the next two years, a survey from Big Four professional services firm EY has found, with 42 percent planning on doing so by more than 10 percent. Full Article |
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| India’s AZB & Partners has hired Nikunj Maheshwari as a partner in its banking and finance practice Mumbai from Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. Full Article |
| Financial technologies (FinTech) have the potential to supplement or disrupt the financial services industry, with internet banking and mobile payment applications as obvious early examples. As offshore centres press forward with ambitions to be leading regional technology hubs, FinTech is an important point of focus, both for market participants and for regulators. Full Article |
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| We are now accepting submissions for the ALB India Top Disputes Lawyers 2019. Full Article |
| Indian law firm L&L Partners has hired Arjun Rajgopal as a partner in its corporate practice in Delhi from Krishnamurthy & Co (K Law). Full Article |
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| Research for the ALB Top 50 Largest Law Firms 2019 rankings has commenced. Please use the forms below to submit your numbers to us. We will also be reaching out to you individually. Full Article |
| Saudi Aramco’s biggest asset could also be a liability. The state energy giant’s vast oil reserves – it can sustain current production levels for the next 50 years – make it more exposed than any other company to a rising tide of environmental activism and shift away from fossil fuels. 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. Full Article |
| When Chinese venture capital firm New Vision Capital invested in two startups focusing on cloud computing and micro-optics, the plan was to eventually take them public on the Nasdaq exchange. Full Article |
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