15 OCTOBER 2020 Top 10 Headlines | APARNA SAI The 7th annual ALB Indonesia Law Awards, a virtual event held on Oct. 8, celebrated the standout lawyers, firms, in-house teams and legal work in the country.
HHP Law Firm won the highest number of awards on the night, its haul of seven including Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year for Andi Yusuf Kadir, Young Lawyer of the Year for Mahardikha Sardjana, Indonesia Deal Firm of the Year and the coveted title of Indonesia Law Firm of the Year. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has advised China’s Huya on agreement to buy live game streaming peer DouYu International. Latham & Watkins has represented Tencent, which is Huya’s biggest shareholder and also owns more than a third of DouYu. Full Article |
| Virtual hearings were not unheard of pre-2020. The family courts for years experimented with allowing counsel to appear virtually for pre-trial conferences subject to certain conditions being satisfied. Likewise the State Courts, although the response was lukewarm. Teething issues with technology for the conduct of virtual hearings were never really properly ironed out; or perhaps the inertia was because the lawyers preferred the camaraderie of bantering in person. Full Article |
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| Heidi Hui, chief counsel for Asia at Refinitiv, shares how her legal team has adapted to the challenges posed by the pandemic, why legal departments must be not only reactive but also proactive when it comes to supporting internal clients, and the critical factor to ensure technology is truly impactful. Full Article |
| U.S. law firm Kobre & Kim has hired Timothy Haynes as a partner in Hong Kong from offshore outfit Walkers, where he led the insolvency and dispute resolution group. Full Article |
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| The introduction of Singapore’s new Variable Capital Company (VCC) provides clear opportunities for investment fund structuring and domiciliation, explains Jay Moghe, Head of Asia Pacific Sales and Business Development at Ocorian, a global leader in corporate and fiduciary services, fund administration and capital markets. Full Article |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Zhong Lun Law Firm have advised China’s Everest Medicines on its $451 million IPO in Hong Kong, with Kirkland & Ellis and Tian Yuan Law Firm advising the joint sponsors and underwriters. Full Article |
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| Singapore’s largest law firm Allen & Gledhill has opened an office in Vietnam, making it the second Big Four firm to have a physical presence in the latter country. Full Article |
| Paul Hastings and Dentons have advised China’s Weihai City Commercial Bank on its $365.3 million IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and King & Wood Mallesons advising the joint sponsors and the underwriters. Full Article |
| Latham and Skadden on $6 bln game streaming firms’ merger, Nishimura on Blackstone’s $2.3 bln pharma acquisition, and much more in this week’s Asia Deals roundup Full Article |
| Zhong Lun hires 5 across China, Kobre & Kim nabs Walkers’ insolvency head, and much more in this week’s Asia Appointments roundup. Full Article |
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