Other News SURVEY OPEN: Super 50 TMT Lawyers 2023 In this listing, ALB will pick the most highly recommended TMT practitioners based permanently in the Asian region. The list will be published in the April issue of ALB Asia. SURVEY LINK HERE Deadline: February 3, 2023
Nishimura further expands SEA presence with Malaysia tie-up The Singapore office of Japanese Big Five firm Nishimura & Asahi has entered into a strategic alliance with Malaysian firm WM Leong & Co, marking its latest expansion in the Southeast Asian region. The alliance will be headed on the Nishimura side by Singapore partner Daisuke Maeshiro.
SURVEY OPEN: ALB Employer of Choice 2023 ALB’s annual survey of the best law firms to work for in Asia is now open. SURVEY LINK HERE Deadline: February 3, 2023Withers’ SG firm sets up Japan desk with hire from NO&T Withers KhattarWong, Withers’ Singapore joint law venture, has set up a Japan desk after hiring corporate expert Yutaka Sakashita as a partner from Japanese Big Five firm Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu.Arbitration as a Tool for Financial Rehabilitation [Brought to you by Gulapa Law] Under Republic Act No. 10142, known as the Financial Rehabilitation and Insolvency Act of 2010 (“FRIA”), and the Financial Rehabilitation Rules of Procedure (A.M. No. 12-12-11-SC) (“FRIA Rules”), corporations undergoing financial rehabilitation are able to consolidate disputes pending before other courts and quasi-judicial offices to one court – the rehabilitation court. This is because of Section 17(e) (Effects of Commencement Order) of FRIA and Section 9(E), Rule 2 of the FRIA Rules allowing the consolidation of all legal proceedings by and against the debtor to the rehabilitation court.
Freshies, Trilegal, Pioneer act on Carlyle’s acquisition of Indian beauty company Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Trilegal have advised private equity major Carlyle Group on the $300 million acquisition of a majority stake in Indian beauty care and wellness solutions provider VLCC, with Pioneer Legal advising the sellers Vandana and Mukesh Luthra.
SG: Former Gibson Dunn cap markets partner joins Kennedys UK law firm Kennedys has recruited corporate and capital market specialist Robson Lee as a partner in Singapore. He was previously a global equity partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher for seven years.
STB, MHM, Skadden, NO&T act on $325 mln Japan IPO Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Mori Hamada & Matsumoto have advised Japanese waste management company Daiei Kankyo on its 43.3 billion yen ($325 million) IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu advising the underwriters.
Lewis Silkin HK office head moves to Seyfarth Shaw U.S. law firm Seyfarth Shaw has hired employment law specialist Kathryn Weaver as a partner in Hong Kong from Lewis Silkin, where she was the head of the office in the SAR. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE NEWS ON THE ALB WEBSITE |
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