28 MAR 2019 Top 10 Headlines | APARNA SAI Magic Circle firm Slaughter and May has made a second lateral partner hire in Hong Kong in a span of two years, after welcoming back Jing Chen from the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEx).
In May last year, Slaughters hired Wynne Mok as a partner from Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission, where she was a director of enforcement. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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| The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) will extend and enhance its Mediation Promotion Scheme for three years. Full Article |
| The ongoing trade and diplomatic tensions between the U.S. and China have continued to dominate media reports in the lead up to the tentative March 1 deadline for both countries to resolve their tariff disputes. But with no clear resolution in sight, lawyers working in the region are doing what they can to minimize the impact and maintain stability amid tumultuous times. Full Article |
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| The last of the Big Four to offer legal services from an Asian base, KPMG recently established an affiliated law firm in Hong Kong named SF Lawyers. Shirley Fu (principal of SF Lawyers), Stuart Fuller (head of KPMG Law in Australia & Asia-Pacific regional leader for legal services) and Lachlan Wolfers (head of Legal, KPMG China) were in Hong Kong to talk about how technology sets their offering apart from traditional law firms. Full Article |
| Offshore law firm Harneys has hired banking and finance expert Lishi Fong as a partner in Singapore from Norton Rose Fulbright where she was an of counsel. Full Article |
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| Winston & Strawn has hired Khoon Jin (KJ) Tan as a partner in Hong Kong from rival U.S. firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Full Article |
| Last month, on Valentine’s Day, thirteen couples in Japan took a different approach to the typical romantic dinner out. To mark the date, they filed lawsuits. Full Article |
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| Jones Day and Adnan Sundra & Low have represented Thailand ‘s PTTEP on its $2.13 billion acquisition of the Malaysian oil and gas assets of Murphy Oil Corporation, which was advised by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Skrine. Full Article |
| Allen & Overy has welcomed back capital markets specialist Felipe Duque as a partner in Singapore from Shearman & Sterling, where he was a counsel. Full Article |
| AZB leads on Larsen & Toubro’s $1.55 bln acquisition, DLA Piper and SSEK Consultants power Wabtec’s $11 bln acquisition from GE, and much more in this week’s Asia Deals table. Full Article |
| Allen & Overy lands capital markets partner from Shearman & Sterling, L&L hires ex-judge from Jharkhand, and much more in this week’s Asia Appointments table. Full Article |
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