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MoFo Singapore MP joins Bakers with M&A team Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, the Singapore member firm of Baker McKenzie, has added an M&A team from Morrison Foerster led by principals Shirin Tang, the former managing partner of MoFo’s Singapore office, and Ang Lip Kian.
SUBMISSIONS OPEN: ALB Asia's Top 15 IP Lawyers 2024 ALB is pleased to launch our ALB Asia's Top 15 Intellectual Property (IP) Lawyers, which will be announced in ALB Asia magazine's December 2024 edition.
DOWNLOAD FORM HEREDeadline: September 27, 2024Jingtian expands HK team with MoFo partner duo PRC law firm Jingtian & Gongcheng has strengthened its corporate & securities and capital markets practice in Hong Kong after hiring two partners from Morrison & Foerster, namely Vivian Yiu and Huang Ke.
SUBMISSIONS OPEN: Firms to Watch (Indonesia) 2024 in its December 2024 issue, ALB is spotlighting a list of Firms to Watch for Indonesia. These are firms that are small but are already making waves, and either challenging (or with the potential to challenge) much larger law firms for their share of the work.
DOWNLOAD FORM HEREDeadline: September 27, 2024HSF continues private capital growth in HK with hire of ex-W&C partner Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has continued the expansion of its Asian private capital practice with the addition of former White & Case partner Anthony Vassey in Hong Kong.
Clayton Utz, Nishimura, Allens, Jones Day on $1 bln Japan-AU coal deals Allens had advised Australia’s Whitehaven Coal on separate deals with Japan's Nippon Steel and JFE Steel to sell stakes of 20 percent and 10 percent, respectively, in its Blackwater coking coal mine for a total of $1.08 billion.
Dentons expands HK disputes team with NRF trio Global law firm Dentons has strengthened its litigation and arbitration practice in Hong Kong after hiring three lawyers from Norton Rose Fulbright, namely partner Alfred Wu, senior consultant Philip Nunn, and senior associate Muriel Cheng.
Malaysia: RDS co-founder departs with team to launch cap marks boutique Ong Eu Jin, a founding partner of Malaysian law firm Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership (RDS), has departed with a team of 10 lawyers, including three partners, to set up Ong Eu Jin Partnership, a boutique specialising in capital markets and mergers and acquisitions.
Orrick Tokyo head moves to White & Case to launch disputes practice U.S. law firm White & Case has launched its disputes practice in Tokyo with the addition of Shinsuke Yakura, the former head of Orrick’s office in the Japanese capital, as a partner.
Senior SAM lawyer moves to Trilegal as antitrust market stays hot Merger control specialist Aparna Mehra is moving to Trilegal after quitting her decade-long partnership at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co as the market for antitrust lawyers in India stays hot.
Trilegal, Latham, Quillon act on Platinum Equity’s India PE debut Trilegal and Latham & Watkins have advised U.S.-based buyout fund Platinum Equity on its debut private equity deal in India, in the form of the acquisition of a majority stake in Inventia Healthcare, a Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company, at a valuation of $300 million.
SAM, Trilegal, Touchstone act on $336 mln Premier Energies IPO India’s Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has continued its strong IPO performance this year, advising Premier Energies on its $336 million listing. Trilegal represented the book-running lead managers, while Touchstone Partners acted for the selling shareholders in the offer for sale (OFS).
CAM continues hiring spree with PSA corporate partner Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has kept up its strong lateral partner growth in 2024 with the addition of Arya Tripathy to its corporate and technology practice in Delhi. Tripathy joins from PSA Legal Counsellors.
Navigating disruptions and distractions in international dispute resolution at Singapore Convention Week 2024 [Brought to you by the Ministry of Law, Singapore] New developments and innovations emerge around the world every day. But not all will have an impact on you. How then do you discern what will affect you – be it positively or negatively, so that you can take the necessary steps to either mitigate the risks and negative impact, or seize the opportunities? How can you distinguish “disruptions” from “distractions”?
SAM adds Desai Diwanji dealmaker in Mumbai Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co has bolstered its corporate transaction capabilities with the addition of partner Mahesh Wasadikar from Desai & Diwanji in Mumbai.
SUBMISSIONS OPEN: India Top Intellectual Property Boutique Firms 2024 India's IP landscape features boutique law firms offering specialized expertise at lower costs, focusing on patents, trademarks, or copyrights. Submissions welcome but not mandatory. Only firms with 10 or fewer partners will be considered.
DOWNLOAD FORM HEREDeadline: October 7, 2024Khaitan continues Ahmedabad growth with CAM partner hire Khaitan & Co has continued the expansion of its Ahmedabad office by hiring Mudit Shah from Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas as a partner in its real estate and corporate practice in the city.
Luthra grows corp practice in Bengaluru with Poovayya partner hire Luthra and Luthra Law Offices has expanded its corporate practice in Bengaluru with the addition of partner Arindam Basu from Poovayya & Co.
BYJU’s GC rejoins SAM as corporate equity partner Roshan Thomas has left his role at troubled edtech unicorn BYJU’s to rejoin Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co as an equity partner in its Bengaluru-based corporate practice.
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