We have recently been working with several firms in Tokyo on hiring needs which range from M&A/cap markets to project finance to litigation/dispute resolution. In the past 5 months, the following roles in Tokyo BigLaw
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Expat / COLA Allowances Continue to Rise in HK / China
Please feel free to check out this link to see some of our recent articles on expat / cola allowances in Asia. As we predicted in November, ’10, US$80,000 has become much more the standard
Read moreHousing / COLA Allowances in HK and China on the Rise Again
Robert Kinney here. There is nothing like expat package discussion to get our readership up. It seems like we have recently written on this topic, but there has since then continued to be an uptick
Read moreExpat Allowances are Going Up at the Top End in HK / China
Robert here. Please note that Robert Kinney and I will be back in Hong Kong all next week for meetings. Although our schedule is tight, we can fit in some meetings with prospective biglaw or
Read moreWhy Expat / COLA did not Fall in Hong Kong
A great draw of US biglaw associates to Hong Kong is the lucrative and somewhat illogical expat / cola allowances. Even though the cost of living in Hong Kong is not much different than New
Read moreNew York to Hong Kong
In 2009, investment guru Jim Rogers quipped, “If you were smart in 1807 you moved to London, if you were smart in 1907 you moved to New York City, and if you are smart in
Read moreSydney, Australia and Asia U.S. Associate Openings
Robert here. The number of US associate openings in Asia continue to increase substantially (including at two top 10 US firms coming off hiring freeze very recently), especially in HK / China, where we have
Read moreOdds and Ends; Thanksgiving in HK with the Marines; Counsel Pay in Asia
Robert here, writing from Miami airport lounge, about to head off for the weekend (does not mean my phone will not work for candidates this weekend, as usual) and trying to get another Asia Chronicles
Read moreAsia Openings / Advice to Law Firms Re Giving Offers in Asia
Robert here, writing from New York. Apologies for no new post for a few weeks. It was an extremely busy October, including multiple trips to NYC and Asia (and those trips are of course continuing,
Read moreSeptember China Placements /Asia Expat Packages
Robert here, writing from Miami, working from home base on the beach for a two week stay sandwiched between hectic Europe (London and Warsaw, of all places) and Asia (Hong Kong, Singapore and Beijing) trips.
Read moreSlammed in HK / Additional Allowances for Children
Robert here, writing from Hong Kong, where Robert and I are slammed all week. I just now managed to break away from some clients we were having drinks with at Sevva to get on a
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This is Robert from Hong Kong, writing on the fly for about 20 minutes, at 2am, after a long day of meetings, late client dinner and before an early flight to Jakarta. We have recently
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