Middletons announces the arrival of Greg Lewis, formerly of Mallesons Stephen Jaques, to its growing Insolvency practice in Sydney
Read moreWinston & Strawn Expands Hong Kong Office with Arrival of Tejinder Mahil
Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Tejinder S. Mahil has joined its Hong Kong office as a partner. Mahil’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity investments involving domestic and
Read moreVinson & Elkins Expands — Opens in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Looaye M. Al-Akkas Joins as Partner
International law firm Vinson & Elkins LLP is expanding its Middle East practice and opening a Riyadh office in association with the Law Office of Looaye M. Al-Akkas. Looaye M. Al-Akkashas joined V&E as partner and will manage
Read moreKing & Spalding Continues Global Expansion with Announcement of Moscow Office
The international law firm King & Spalding today announced the establishment of a major presence in Moscow with its initial hiring of five lawyers from Hogan Lovells and White & Case
Read moreAkin Gump Bolsters International Transactions Practice With Addition of Partner In Moscow
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
Read moreClyde & 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
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