Asia

Herbert Smith Freehills makes twin disputes hire in Hong Kong from Kirkland, Latham

Paul Quinn and Truman Mak join as partners in the firm’s commercial litigation team

  • 5d

White & Case calls time on exclusive Indonesia association

End of partnership with Witara Cakra Advocates means US firm will no longer have an on-the-ground presence in Indonesia

  • 6d

Singapore’s Providence Law Asia hires Duxton Hill advocate as international litigation head

Colin Liew joins leading Asian disputes boutique after nearly four years at Duxton Hill Chambers

  • 2w

Elevate acquires 500-strong Sagacious IP

Leading alternative legal services provider makes third acquisition in nine months

  • 2w

Senior Drew & Napier disputes partner departs with team to found own firm

Siraj Omar launches eponymous firm in Singapore focused on commercial disputes

  • 3w

Leading Pakistani human rights lawyer to co-chair IBA’s Human Rights Institute

Hina Jilani has succeeded distinguished Swedish lawyer Anne Ramberg

  • 3w

Morgan Lewis shutters Shenzhen office after less than two years

Closure follows office head Shaobin Zhu defecting to DLA Piper last year

  • 3w

Gearing leaves Fountain Court to build on Singapore connections

Former co-head of arbitration to go solo in London but continue at Singapore’s Duxton Hill Chambers

  • 3w

SICC marks 10th anniversary with transnational dispute resolution conference

Speakers included Chief Justice of Singapore Sundaresh Menon

  • 1mo

MoFo recruits senior private equity M&A partner in Singapore from Gibson Dunn

Scott Jalowayski replenishes MoFo’s Asia corporate bench following defections to CMS and Baker McKenzie

  • 1mo

Malaysia sovereign fund 1MDB files legal claim over $1bn alleged fraud

BVI action against Hong Kong company alleges ‘dissipation of billions of dollars in stolen funds’

  • 1mo

Singapore International Commercial Court appoints trio of UK, Australian judges

International jurists include UK Justice Lady Mary Arden, who join the court’s ranks next month

  • 2mos

Debevoise, Nishimura called in for Nippon Life’s $8.2bn Resolution Life acquisition

Kirkland & Ellis and Herbert Smith Freehills also among nine law firm’s called in for the largest takeover by a Japanese insurer

  • 2mos

Blackstone Chambers takes on Singapore-based silk to expand Asia offering

Former Clyde & Co partner Sapna Jhangiani KC joins London commercial set in Singapore

  • 2mos

Milbank latest to quit Beijing as US firms’ China headcount falls 25% in two years

Paul Weiss has also called time on its Beijing arm this week as exodus of US firms continues

  • 2mos

‘Glass ceiling remains powerful’ – IBA takes stock on progress achieving gender equality in law

Award-winning longitudinal study publishes interim report and identifies ‘key takeaways’ from ongoing research

  • 2mos

‘A dynamic international landscape’: The Global Legal Post launches IP guide

Law Over Borders Intellectual Property guide is edited by Foley & Lardner’s Jeffrey Greene

  • 2mos

Paul Weiss shutters Beijing office as Big Law's China exodus continues

Wall Street leader is 13th US firm to close an office in China this year

  • 2mos

Lawyers among 45 pro-democracy activists sentenced to prison by Hong Kong court

Western governments and human rights groups condemn city’s largest national security prosecution to date

  • 2mos
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