18 OCT 2018 Top 10 Headlines | APARNA SAI Withers has continued its Asia expansion after hiring commercial disputes specialists Soo Khim Keoy and Amarjit Kaur from Baker McKenzie and Morgan Lewis Stamford, respectively.
Keoy, who joins in Hong Kong has more than two decades of experience in multi-jurisdictional corporate, commercial and insolvency disputes in court – at trial and at the appellate level – and in arbitration. He has also assisted clients in investigations involving the Securities and Futures Commission and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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| Withers has continued its Asia expansion after hiring commercial disputes specialists Soo Khim Keoy and Amarjit Kaur from Baker McKenzie and Morgan Lewis Stamford, respectively. Full Article |
| Orrick has advised Chinese home appliances maker Qingdao Haier on its €475 million ($480 milllion) acquisition of Italian home appliance maker Candy. Cleary Gottlieb acted for Candy. Full Article |
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| U.S. law firm Debevoise & Plimpton has appointed Gareth Hughes as a litigation partner in Hong Kong from Ashurst, where he was the head of dispute resolution in Asia. Full Article |
| Beijing DHH Law Firm has opened its new office in Seattle, its ninth overseas office. Including its affiliated firms, the firm now has a presence in 47 countries globally. Full Article |
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| JunHe has opened a new office in the western Chinese city of Chengdu. Full Article |
| Paul Hastings and Tian Yuan Law Firm have represented Midea Real Estate, the Chinese developer backed by the founder of the world’s largest appliance maker, on its $392 million initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Full Article |
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| Haiwen & Partners has hired mergers and acquisitions expert Jieni Gu as an international partner in its Shanghai office from Ropes & Gray. Full Article |
| Major firms act on private equity giants’ $1.9 bln fintech investment in Baidu, J. Sagar leads on Teleperformance’s $1 bln acquisition from Blackstone, and much more in this week’s Asia Deals table.
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| DeHeng has established a new office in the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan. Full Article |
| Withers names two new disputes partners, Latham scores M&A partner from Withers, and much more in this week’s Asia Appointments table. Full Article |
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