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Mourant adds Maples & Calder partner for Singapore debut
Craig Luton to lead offshore firm’s ninth office as it pivots towards alternative asset management
‘We have to be as creative as counterfeiters’ – seven takeaways from the Anti-Counterfeiting World Law Summit
Delegates heard lively debate on how to tackle counterfeiters who are creative, resilient and constantly evolving
Herbert Smith Freehills to close Kuala Lumpur office
Move follows February’s decision to pull out of Seoul; firm restates commitment to grow Asia revenue
Baker McKenzie launches Korean joint venture
Bakers to offer Korean law advice through partnership with 20-lawyer KL Partners
Through the lens of fashion: India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023
With global data breaches rising, Remfry & Sagar lawyers Cyril Abrol and Radha Khera explain how the new Indian law will increase protections for luxury consumers
TikTok’s Oliver Walsh joins Rouse’s IP enforcement team
Rouse beefs up its intellectual property enforcement team with two new appointments in response to client need amid the changing anti-counterfeiting landscape
Linklaters to cut lawyers in China due to ‘prolonged downturn’
All three offices impacted; firm underlines commitment to China market
The Global Legal Post launches online international Commercial Litigation and Cross-border Enforcement guide
Law Over Borders guide helps users navigate commercial disputes in array of key jurisdictions
DAC Beachcroft forms association with Ince & Co’s former Singapore ally
Incisive Law cut ties with embattled UK law firm Ince ahead of latter calling in administrators in April
Former Allen & Overy arbitration co-head joins Hong Kong’s Temple Chambers
Matthew Gearing KC joins as an arbitrator member having earlier also chaired the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
Clifford Chance hires ‘one of Asia’s top M&A lawyers’ from Linklaters in Hong Kong
Alex Bidlake joins as a partner after more than 15 years at Magic Circle rival
Linklaters adds M&A specialist in Hong Kong from Securities and Futures Commission
Roger Cheng joins Magic Circle firm’s corporate practice having led takeovers team at the regulator
Latham to close Shanghai office in favour of ‘consolidated hub’ in Beijing
In wake of Dentons’ withdrawal from mainland China, US giant says it remains committed to ‘important market’
Patent platform Avanci launches single licence as carmakers gear up for 5G connected cars
Mercedes Benz becomes first car maker to sign up to 5G connected vehicle licensing programme
Some firms might be trying to crack America – but Asia is where the action is
Access to Asia’s growing economies should be a key strategy for firms with a mature, global client base, writes WarwickPlace’s Robert Bata