We are delighted to announce that Varun Gupta has joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as a U.S. partner and head of the Russian capital markets practice. He joins the firm from Allen
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Clyde & Co Appointed by Lukoil Mid-East Ltd on West Qurna-2 Field Development in Iraq
Clyde & Co has been appointed by Lukoil Mid-East Ltd to support them in their development of the West Qurna-2 field in Iraq. With recoverable reserves of 43 billion barrels West Qurna is the second
Read moreTax Partner Joins Baker & McKenzie’s Gulf Practice
Baker & McKenzie announced that Paris Tax Partner Sophie Jouniaux has relocated to the Firm’s Gulf practice in Abu Dhabi
Read moreNorton Rose Advises BNP Paribas, Citibank, DBS, HSBC, OCBC and SMBC on US$1.5 Billion Revolving Credit Facility
Norton Rose (Asia) LLP, the international legal practice, has advised BNP Paribas, Citibank Global Markets Singapore Pte Ltd, DBS Bank Ltd, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited and Sumitomo Mitsui
Read moreSimpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in $400 Million Shelf Takedown of Senior Notes by ORIX Corporation
Simpson Thacher’s Tokyo office recently represented the underwriters, led by BofA Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, UBS Investment Bank, Nomura and Citi in a shelf takedown of $400 million 5.00% Senior Notes due 2016 of ORIX
Read moreBaker & McKenzie Advises Sinopharm on its H-Share Placement
Baker & McKenzie recently acted for Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. (“Sinopharm”), China’s largest pharmaceutical products distributor, on its new H Share placement raising approximately HK$3.4 billion
Read moreBlank Rome Opens Shanghai China Office – Firm Enhances Growing International Footprint
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that on May 1, 2011, it opened an office in Shanghai, China, officially named Blank Rome LLP Shanghai Representative Office, USA
Read moreMalik Diab Joins Curtis in Dubai as Partner
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP continues to grow in Dubai with the addition of Malik R. Diab as a partner in the corporate and arbitration practice groups
Read moreK&L Gates Adds 10-Lawyer Team in Tokyo
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has expanded its Tokyo office with the addition of 10 lawyers from Clifford Chance LLP, strengthening K&L Gates’ Asia presence to more than 100 legal professionals across six offices
Read moreOrrick Further Expands Capital Markets Team in Hong Kong
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that William Chun Fai Woohas joined the firm’s sizable capital markets team as a partner, based in Hong Kong. An accomplished and highly respected capital markets lawyer with more
Read moreChadbourne & Parke Expands Dubai Office with Addition of Veteran Project Finance Attorney
The international law firm Chadbourne & Parke LLP today announced that Clint Steyn has joined the firm as an international partner in the Dubai office
Read moreHogan Lovells Advises on Landmark Financing Relating to Cayman Islands Merger
Hogan Lovells acted as Hong Kong and New York law counsel to the lender on the financing of the acquisition and delisting from the NYSE of Tongjitang Chinese Medical Company (“Tongjitang”) by Tonsun International, a
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