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Harvey to open Singapore office
Third office in APAC region underlines its status as ‘major growth engine’
Menstrual equity is now a reality in India
Hausfeld lawyers Ingrid Gubbay and Cara Nicholson examine recent Indian appellate litigation on the right to menstrual health
Pinsent Masons allies with China Commercial Law Firm in Qianhai
UK-founded firm to establish joint venture in Qianhai Free Trade Zone following launch of its Shenzhen office in January
Upcycling: fashion’s new infringement frontier
A balance between luxury brand rights and upcycling remains elusive, write Bird & Bird’s Cristiana Andreotta, Elisabetta Bandera, Rita Tardiolo, Manon Rieger-Jansen and Nina Dorenbosch
Slaughter and May creates digital regulation practice
Firm cites ‘unprecedented’ regulatory complexity for clients as digital regimes in the EU and UK come into effect and are more actively enforced
South Korean biotech firm ToolGen hires CLO amid gene-editing patent battle
Dave Boncheun Koo has been hired to ‘aggressively enforce’ and monetise its IP portfolio
LegalOn Technologies launches suite of agentic AI tools to support in-house lawyers
Company says its AI agents can expand what legal teams can accomplish
DLA Piper boosts Asia ECM coverage with Sidley Austin partner hire in Hong Kong
Sherlyn Lau joins as head of capital markets and corporate finance for the APAC region
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