Geoffrey Grice has taken a partner position with Freehills in Singapore. Grice was most recently the deputy state solicitor in the State Solicitor’s office of Western Australia. This is a big feat for Freehills as
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Surge in Deal Flow Outpacing Lateral Hiring
Robert here, writing from Austria, where I am vacationing with my family near a place called Altaussee. Wonderful place; I’d be happy to talk to anyone about it if you are coming this way. We
Read moreMore Cautious Optimism for China Rebound in ’09
Robert here, just finishing another all-nighter at about 10am EST I am not proud to say (after all, have to still work on Asia market time when I am stateside with family in our Miami
Read moreK&L Gates Opens in Singapore
K&L Gates has just launched its office in Singapore with prior DLA Piper partner Kevin Murphy. This will make the firm’s fifth office. Soon enough, the office will be filled with 15 lawyers brought in
Read moreWhite & Case Has Dumped Venture Law in Singapore
White & Case has decided against its merger with Venture Law in Singapore. The two firms were previously in a formal alliance since 2003. Before December 2008, the only way for a foreign firm to
Read moreThe Asia Chronicles: A Few Urgent Needs / New Offices / Better Lateral Market in First Quarter? …
Robert here, writing from Miami, packing up for another Asia trip this weekend. Kung Hei Fat Choi! Happy Chinese New Year!! Most firms in HK / China close their doors completely all this week for
Read moreMuessell Joins Watson, Farley & Williams Singapore Office
Attorney Christopher Muessel has taken a position with firm Watson, Farley & Williams. Muessell will join the Singapore office from Duane Morris. He focuses his practice on project financing. Muessell brings the number of Watson,
Read moreEversheds Takes Ong for Singapore Office
Eversheds has launched a new Singapore office. The firm has taken on Desmond Ong, former managing partner of DLA Piper’s Singapore office. Ong, a corporate and litigation lawyer, will head the office. Source: www.
Read moreFish-Head Soup
This is Robert, writing from back in the USA after another interesting week in Hong Kong. I took the photo above in a market in Hong Kong last week because it reminded me of some
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
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 moreExpat Packages in Asia
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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