02 AUG 2018 Top 10 Headlines | APARNA SAI Gordon Dadds, one of the initial wave firms in the UK to go public, has opened its first international office in Hong Kong.
According to the firm, the Hong Kong outpost has been established to complement the offering from its London headquarters, and to aid the growing number of Asian, particularly Chinese, clients with business or personal interests in the UK. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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| Gordon Dadds, one of the initial wave firms in the UK to go public, has opened its first international office in Hong Kong. Full Article |
| Chinese firm Fangda Partners has launched an investment protection in Hong Kong, where it operates in association with Peter Yuen & Co., after hiring arbitration specialist Olga Boltenko as a partner. Full Article |
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| The Malaysian government has appointed Singapore law firm Tan Rajah & Cheah to sue 53 individuals and companies to recover funds belonging to tainted state fund 1MDB that have been seized by Singapore. Full Article |
| J Sagar Associates (JSA) has hired a team of six litigators in Mumbai from Wadia Ghandy & Co, including its head of litigation, Farid Karachiwala. Full Article |
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| Drew & Napier has welcomed back disputes specialist Jared Chen as a director from fellow Singapore Big Four firm WongPartnership, where he was partner. Full Article |
| ASEAN Legal Alliance (ALA), a network of ten law firms in Southeast Asia, has opened a representative office called Lex Alliance Advisory Limited (LAA) in Yangon, Myanmar. Full Article |
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| Offshore law firm Ogier has hired banking and finance specialist David Nelson as a partner in Hong Kong from Walkers, where he was a senior associate. Full Article |
| Skadden leads on Pinduoduo’s $1.63 bln listing on Nasdaq, Allen & Gledhill acts on Koufu’s $55 mln IPO, and other updates in this week’s Asia Deals table. Full Article |
| The Philippines lost two giants of its legal industry on July 25: former judge and minister Ricardo Puno, Sr. and Andres G. Gatmaitan, senior counsel at SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan. Full Article |
| J. Sagar names new equity partner, Ogier boosts banking practice, and much more in this week’s Asia Appointments table. Full Article |
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