08 July 2021 Top 10 Headlines | APARNA SAI Chicago-headquartered McDermott Will & Emery (MWE) is set to return to Asia after receiving a license to open in Singapore, and also making partner hires from King & Spalding and Squire Patton Boggs.
Last July, it seemed MWE’s Asia plans were over after it ended a 13-year relationship with Shanghai-based Yuanda China Law Firm. As it had closed its Seoul office in 2019, MWE no longer had a physical presence in Asia. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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| Jingtian & Gongcheng has hired capital markets expert Liu Wei as a partner in its Hong Kong office from DLA Piper, where he was the head of the China practice. Full Article |
| Rimon Law, a law firm operating on a decentralized, distributed model, has opened an office in Seoul. Full Article |
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| Third Party Funding (“TPF”) is not an unfamiliar practice in international commercial arbitration. It is a mode available to parties to an arbitration to seek financial support from parties who are not (the “Third Party Funders or TP Funders”) to commence and continue an arbitration to its conclusion. In providing financial support, the TP Funders assume the risks of their ‘investment’; if the arbitration claim is successful, the TP Funders would receive an agreed pay out, usually a percentage of the arbitration award, otherwise, the TP Funders assumes the risk of nil returns if the claim fails. Full Article |
| The annual ALB Korea Law Awards is now open for submissions! Returning for its 9th edition, the award ceremony continues to recognize outstanding contributions of private practitioners and in-house counsels within Korea’s legal landscape. The ceremony will be held on Thursday, November 11 in Seoul. Full Article |
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| King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has strengthened its capital markets practice in Hong Kong with the addition of Corey Zhang as a partner from Clifford Chance. Full Article |
| Research for the inaugural ALB Asia Fastest Growing Firms has commenced. Please use the forms below to submit your numbers to us.
Submission deadline: Sept. 3, 2021
Please email questions to Rowena at rowena.muniz@tr.com. Full Article |
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| Simmons & Simmons has hired financial markets expert Sonia Lim as a partner in Singapore from Linklaters, where she was a counsel. Full Article |
| ALB honours leading women lawyers in Asia who have continuously made their mark in the market despite the disruptions by the Covid-19 pandemic. We are pleased to launch our Asia's Top 15 Female Lawyers, which will be announced in the ALB magazine's October 2021 issue.
Submission deadline: Friday, 16 July 2021
Please email questions to Marianne Tocmo at Marianne.Tocmo@thomsonreuters.com Full Article |
| Baker McKenzie has bolstered its capital markets and M&A practice in Hong Kong with the addition of Victoria Lloyd from Ropes & Gray. 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 27, 2021. Full Article |
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