The two firms together will comprise 25 lawyers and consultants with offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai.

“We are delighted that our partners have recognised and supported the strategic value of this association”, announced Gordon Oldham, Senior Partner of Oldham, Li & Nie (more…)

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Clayton Utz has advised leading Brazilian integrated steel manufacturer Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) on the rights offer and placement of Australian-listed Riversdale Mining, in which CSN is a cornerstone investor (more…)

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Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP advised Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in connection with its $2 billion Rule 144A/Regulation S debt offering, consisting of $1 billion of 2.15% senior bonds due 2013 and $1 billion of 3.15% senior bonds due 2015 (more…)

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One question I often get from candidates is how easy it will be to return back to the States after spending a few years in Asia.  It’s a valid question – while an Asia-based practice and a US-based practice share many similarities, it’s not a completely overlapping skill set.  Many hiring partners express a strong [...]

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Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is advising Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation on its agreement to assume direct control of its wholesale and retail distribution in South Korea from its licensee, Doosan Corporation, beginning January 1, 2011 (more…)

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Global law firm White & Case LLP today announced that Jonathan Olier has joined the Firm’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice as counsel in Singapore (more…)

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Law firm Clyde & Co LLP is pleased to announce the arrival of partner Joycia Young into its Middle East Intellectual Property (IP) group. Joycia’s principal areas of practice are intellectual property and franchising (more…)

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Clayton Utz is advising Macquarie Capital Advisers as underwriter of SAI Global’s A$130 million equity raising (more…)

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While Korea practices, mostly based in Hong Kong, have been busy over the past year and in some cases even quite understaffed, there is not much hiring going of US associates with Korean background.  We recently made a couple such placements at top 10 US firms in HK, one class of ’07 and one ’08, [...]

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Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised a leading real estate company on its premium listing on the London Stock Exchange (more…)

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International legal practice Norton Rose (Asia) LLP advised Jefferies International Limited on a US$75 million convertible bond issuance by Shiv – vani Oil & Gas Exploration Services Limited (more…)

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Clayton Utz congratulates Citadel Resource Group Limited (Citadel) on the successful completion of its accelerated rights issue offer raising approximately $262 million (more…)

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