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Singapore Law Society president-elect steps aside amid controversy over status as government appointee
Decision by Allen & Gledhill’s Dinesh Dhillon taken ‘in the interest of preserving unity’
Dentons rekindles Dacheng relationship with Hong Kong association
Move follows two firms severing formal ties in 2023 over concerns about Chinese regulations
Allen & Gledhill arbitration co-head named next president of the Law Society of Singapore
Dinesh Dhillon will replace Lisa Sam in the role at the conclusion of her two-year term
‘Setting the tone at the highest level’: IBA honours human rights and pro bono award winners
Ceremony in Toronto recognised achievements by lawyers from Singapore and Egypt, while a Nigerian lawyer won the IBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award
Akin to shutter Singapore office
Closure of eight-lawyer office next year to leave Akin with Hong Kong as sole branch in Asia
Squire Patton Boggs to open in Azerbaijan
Firm’s 48th global office to be led by SPB white collar partner Richard Gibbon
Mishcon de Reya opens two UAE offices, obtains licence for Hong Kong
Firm cites increasing flow of capital, business and family interests in Middle East as it launches in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
Greenberg Traurig adds five shareholders in Singapore from trio of firms
New recruits include Simmons & Simmons’ former Asia head of funds Jek Aun Long
Investors using media to pressurise states into paying $83bn of unpaid arbitral debts, report finds
Investor-state disputes ‘generate far more media coverage than might be expected from confidential proceedings’, according to Thorndon Partners
How luxury brands can benefit from Macau’s million-MOP magnet programme
BN Lawyers’ Bruno Nunes explains how the ‘First Store Economy’ programme is luring global luxury brands to this Asian gateway country
Trio of firms called in for Fortegra’s $1.65bn sale to South Korean insurer DB Insurance
Ropes & Gray and Sidley Austin advise Fortegra as Latham & Watkins guides DB Insurance
Ropes & Gray’s IP litigation chair takes 20-lawyer team to Sheppard Mullin
Group joins across US and in Seoul as Sheppard Mullin moves to build preeminent IP practice
Reed Smith hires regulatory partner in China from A&O Shearman
Jieni Ji joins leading US firm to bolster regulatory offering in Shanghai and Hong Kong
CMS adds team of seven ex-BCLP lawyers in Hong Kong and one in Singapore
Hires follow BCLP’s decision to pull out of Asia earlier this year
Rajah & Tann makes double litigation hire from Bayfront Law in Singapore
Commercial litigators Paras Lalwani and Reka Mohan join firm as partners