Asia

AI boom fuelling surge in intangible asset investment, says WIPO

Intangible assets are increasingly attracting investment over tangibles

  • 1d

Withers promotes 16 partners in global round as US dominates

Expanded round sees firm achieve 50:50 gender split

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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

  • 2d

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

  • 1w

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

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‘The heart of our firm’: Rajah & Tann mourns death of former managing partner

Preeminent restructuring lawyer Patrick Ang has passed away aged 61

  • 3w

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

  • 1mo

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

  • 1mo

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

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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

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‘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

  • 1mo

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

  • 2mos

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

  • 2mos

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

  • 2mos

Eversheds Sutherland’s international arm makes up 23 partners

UK network dominates in latest promotion round – a significantly reduced cohort compared to 2024

  • 2mos
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