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
Read moreSNR Denton Advises Duet India Hotels in Joint Venture with InterContinental Hotels
SNR Denton has advised hotel investment company Duet India Hotels Limited on its joint venture with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) to develop new Holiday Inn Express hotels across India over the next five years
Read moreBaker & McKenzie Expands Middle East & North Africa Practice with New Office in Qatar
Baker & McKenzie today announced the opening of an office in Doha, Qatar, expanding its three-decades-long presence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with its fifth office
Read moreDLA Piper Opens for Business in Australia
Leading global business law firm DLA Piper is opening for business in Australia today, following the integration of DLA Phillips Fox (Australia) and DLA Piper on 1 May. The integration of experienced and highly regarded
Read moreBaker & McKenzie Advises TH Milk on its Sugar Plant Purchase
Baker & McKenzie has advised TH Milk Joint Stock Company (“TH Milk”) on its acquisition of Tate & Lyle PLC’s stake in Nghe An Tate & Lyle, a sugar plant in Nghe An province, Vietnam.
Read moreSimpson Thacher to Launch Hong Kong Law Practice; Announces Addition of Preeminent Practitioners Celia Lam and Christopher Wong
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced today that it will launch a Hong Kong law practice later this year and that Celia Lam and Christopher Wong will join the Firm as partners in Hong Kong
Read moreHousing / COLA Allowances in HK and China on the Rise Again
Robert Kinney here. There is nothing like expat package discussion to get our readership up. It seems like we have recently written on this topic, but there has since then continued to be an uptick
Read moreMilbank Bolsters India Practice With Addition of New Attorney
The international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP is boosting its India and Asian M&A practices with the addition of Sanjeet Malik as Of Counsel in the Firm’s Hong Kong office and a member
Read moreSimpson Thacher Represents Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation in Acquisition of Vital Images, Inc.
Simpson Thacher is representing Japan’s Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation in connection with its acquisition of Vital Images, Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $273 million
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