Asia
AI boom fuelling surge in intangible asset investment, says WIPO
Intangible assets are increasingly attracting investment over tangibles
Withers promotes 16 partners in global round as US dominates
Expanded round sees firm achieve 50:50 gender split
Former Sidley, Kirkland practice leaders join recently launched Alvarez & Marsal-linked firm in Hong Kong
Gordon Davidson and Fergus Saurin sign up with Broadfield alongside five more hires across Hong Kong and London
Singapore’s WongPartnership announces leadership changes
Sean Yu elected managing partner, replacing Wai King Ng, who will become senior partner alongside his existing role as chair
Withers expands Singapore disputes practice with key hire from Simmons & Simmons
Partner Mohammed Reza joins as head of international arbitration at Withers’ affiliated Singapore practice
‘The heart of our firm’: Rajah & Tann mourns death of former managing partner
Preeminent restructuring lawyer Patrick Ang has passed away aged 61
Kinstellar builds in Asia with Cambodia launch
Top European independent forms association with two Cambodian firms after debuting in Southeast Asia last year through Vietnam tie-up
The Global Legal Post launches Law Over Borders Arbitration guide
Edited by Volterra Fietta partners Ahmed Abdel Hakam, Gunjan Sharma and Robert G. Volterra, guide offers cross-jurisdictional insight into arbitration law and practice
CMS adds top Indian firm to network ahead of market liberalisation
Tie-up with 400-lawyer Induslaw follows Bar Council India amending rules to allow foreign lawyers to practise in India for the first time
Reed Smith hires A&O Shearman trio across Singapore, Hong Kong
A&O Shearman’s joint Singapore managing partner Tim Beech moves over with newly-minted partner Regina Lui and an associate to boost US firm’s global corporate trust team
‘A significant development’: India’s legal market liberalisation welcomed by profession
Rule changes mean foreign lawyers and firms will be able to open offices in India and work on corporate matters on a reciprocal basis, as well as in arbitrations
UK lawyers rue omission of legal services from trade deal with India
UK dropped request for legal services access in exchange for Indian visa concessions, according to reports
Simmons leads fashion e-retailer Zozo’s $154m acquisition of UK rival Lyst
CMS is advising global shopping platform Lyst on the deal, which will continue to operate as a standalone business
Blackstone Chambers junior to take silk in Hong Kong
Tim Parker will be appointed Senior Counsel in June; but another international judge has left the Court of Final Appeal
Eversheds Sutherland’s international arm makes up 23 partners
UK network dominates in latest promotion round – a significantly reduced cohort compared to 2024
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