The law firm PLMJ has strengthened its international presence and its position as a business partner for clients by entering into another international partnership, this time with Dacheng Law Offices, the largest and most recognised Chinese law firm (more…)
Norton Rose Group, a leading international legal practice, has further bolstered its presence in Asia with the establishment of a new Intellectual Property/Technology practice regionally headquartered in Hong Kong (more…)
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, is pleased to announce that it has opened an office in Hong Kong (more…)
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Eric Milne, an international banking and finance lawyer, has joined its Dubai Office as a partner. Mr. Milne comes to Jones Day from Simmons & Simmons in Dubai where he was a partner in the banking and finance practice (more…)
Continuing its investment in its acclaimed financial services capabilities in Asia, Bingham McCutchen LLP has expanded its global finance and cross-border transactional strength with the addition of Tsugumichi Watanabe as a partner in the Tokyo office (more…)
Shearman & Sterling’s newly formed Hong Kong law team has had an impressive start to its first year, successfully closing three IPOs year to date (more…)
Legal Advisors, in association with Baker and McKenzie, has advised Al Babtain Power and Telecommunications Company (Al Babtain) on its acquisition of 49% of Al Babtain LeBlanc Telecommunications Systems (LeBlanc). Al Babtain will issue 2,250,000 shares in favour of LeBlanc and will also pay LeBlanc a cash amount of SR25,840,000 (more…)
Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira advised Qatar Holding in the agreement just signed with Banco Santander by which the former will subscribe a bond issue amounting to €2.719 billion in Banco Santander Brasil (more…)
International law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP advised Mongolian Mining Corp., the country’s biggest coking coal producer, on its approximately US$650 million initial public offering in Hong Kong. The IPO is the first listing by a Mongolian owned company in Hong Kong and one of the biggest IPOs in Hong Kong this year. Citigroup and JP Morgan Chase were the underwriters (more…)
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm secured a victory on behalf of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates over IRS attempts to tax the income of its non-diplomatic employees (more…)
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP advised Barclays Bank PLC, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc and Woori Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. as underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered Schedule B debt offering by The Export-Import Bank of Korea of US$1 billion aggregate principal amount of its 4% notes due 2021 (more…)
