International law firm Eversheds has advised specialist IT infrastructure company Dimension Data Holdings plc on its proposed £2.1bn takeover by Japanese telecommunications company Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
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Simmons & Simmons Advises Japaninvest on Two Asian Transactions
Simmons & Simmons have advised Japaninvest Group plc in relation to its alliance with Société Générale (Soc Gen). The alliance involves arrangements which preserve Japaninvest’s editorial independence
Read moreStorm clouds make way for clearer skies as Asia Financial Services M&A returns to favour
While Asia Pacific escaped much of the immediate effects of the global financial crisis it was unable to escape the aftershocks. Amid the turmoil financial services (FS) institutions in the region stalled their plans for
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 moreBasic US Tax Issues in Asia, Middle East and Russia
Robert here, writing from Hong Kong, where we just made two more US associate placements last week and expect another one this week. I just arrived back in Hong Kong late last night, after a
Read moreOverseas Lateral Hiring Market
Robert here. Robert and I were both recently asked by American Lawyer for our take on the current overseas US lateral hiring market. In preparing an informative article on this topic, Brian Baxter, of AmLaw,
Read moreA Look at Current Hiring Trends
On Monday we discussed some positive trends in M&A in Asia, notwithstanding the turmoil in credit markets and overall economic downturn globally. Today, we discuss very briefly some of the lateral hiring trends we have
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