Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has announced that Yixin (Christine) Chen, Ajay Lele and Jean Weng were elected counsel, effective June 1, 2010. Ms. Chen is counsel in the Corporate Department, practicing in Beijing. Her
Read moreDLA Piper appoints prominent lawyer Steven Liu as Head of Corporate, Beijing
DLA Piper today announced the appointment of Steven Liu as Head of Corporate practice in Beijing. In this role, he will also oversee private equity and venture capital (PE/VC) matters for the region. DLA Piper
Read moreNorton Rose Makes Beijing Partner Hire
Norton Rose has made a new lateral hire in Beijing. Michael Yu has left Global Law Office to join the firm. Yu focuses his opractice on Mergers and Acquisitions, IPOs and private placements. He will
Read moreDavis Polk Advises Goldman Sachs on Its Acquisition of a 6% Stake in SpiceJet Airlines
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP advised Goldman Sachs in connection with its exercise of warrants, that were converted into a total of 15,360,715 equity shares, representing 6% of the share capital of SpiceJet Limited.
Read moreClyde & Co advises New Age (African Global Energy Ltd) on major acquisition
Clyde & Co has advised New Age (African Global Energy) Limited on the sale and purchase agreement and acquisition financing to acquire a 25% interest in the Marine Block XII Permit and production sharing contract
Read moreSalans Expands Arbitration Practice in China and Hong Kong
International law firm Salans announces the appointment of a new international arbitration partner in Hong Kong. Mr Darren FitzGerald, former Head of the Asia Dispute Resolution and China Employment Groups of Bird & Bird in
Read moreClyde & Co announces a truly international 2010 Middle East summer placement programme
International law firm Clyde & Co has announced its 2010 Middle East summer placement programme, an intensively structured programme that will see 20 high-calibre university law-college students from around the globe converge on Clyde &
Read moreSilicon Valley Office for Jun He
Major Chinese law firm Jun He has opened their second U.S. office in Silicon Valley. The firm hopes the office will allow them to better serve both U.S. and Chinese clients looking to do business
Read moreNew Partner for Akin Gump Abu Dhabi
Akin Gump has hired partner Chadi Salloum for its Abu Dhabi office. Mr. Salloum brings his significant corporate experience from Chiomenti’s Rome office. Soure: www.akingump.com
Read moreSimmons & Simmons Plans Beijing Expansion
With offices already operating in Shanghai and Hong Kong, Simmons & Simmons now has plans to launch a Beijing office. The new office is still in the planning stages but has already gained partner approval.
Read moreKinney’s Recent HK / China US Associate Placements / Lateral Market Report
Robert here, writing from Hong Kong. Robert and I are just finishing up another busy trip to visit clients and candidates in Hong Kong. During the course of ten days we had over 50 meetings
Read moreSalans and ENSO Sign Cooperation Agreement
On 20 May 2010 in Yekaterinburg, international law firm Salans and law firm ENSO signed a regional cooperation agreement. The alliance will focus primarily on legal assistance to Russian and foreign investors in the Urals
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