Global law firm Proskauer announced today that it has expanded its global capabilities and Asia practice with the opening of an office in Beijing
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White & Case Advises on the Financing of a Third Chinese Company Take-Private This Year
Global law firm White & Case LLP has represented China Development Bank Hong Kong Branch (CDB) in a US$400 million financing for the take-private transaction of NASDAQ-listed Harbin Electric, Inc. The financing enabled Tech Full
Read moreDLA Piper Appoints Leading Lawyer to Employment Practice
DLA Piper today announced the appointment of Chris Lin as Of Counsel to further strengthen the firm’s Employment, Pensions and Benefits group in Asia. Based in the firm’s Beijing office, Chris will focus on developing
Read moreKINNEY’S 62 US ASSOCIATE PLACEMENTS IN 2011 THUS FAR IN ASIA / STATE OF MARKET
The lateral hiring market for biglaw US attorneys has slowed down substantially in the past four months. We at Kinney have been fortunate to have continued a nice run of placements, but even our pace
Read moreClifford Chance Advises US Energy Manufacturer on Multi-country Acquisition of ASX-listed Company
Clifford Chance has advised MacLean Group on its purchase of the business and operations of ASX-listed Dulhunty Power International Limited (ASX: DUL)
Read moreInternational Lawyer Leenan Yan Joins Baker & Daniels in Beijing
Leenan Yan has joined the Beijing office of Baker & Daniels LLP as counsel. He will practice as a member of the firm’s international law group
Read moreClifford Chance Advises China Hanking on Its Listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised China Hanking Holdings Limited on its US$148 million listing on the main board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (HKEX)
Read moreWhite & Case Advises Groupe Auchan on the Restructuring of its Joint Venture in China and on the IPO of Sun Art Retail Group Limited
Global law firm White & Case LLP advised Groupe Auchan on the restructuring of its joint venture with the Taiwanese conglomerate Ruentex, leading to Groupe Auchan’s acquisition of a majority stake in Sun Art Retail
Read morePaul, Weiss Advises Silver Lake, Temasek Holdings and Others on Investment in Alibaba Group in $1.6 Billion Transaction
On September 22, Paul, Weiss clients Silver Lake, Temasek Holdings, and a Hong Kong-based investment group announced a commitment to invest in Alibaba Group. Alibaba Group operates Alibaba.com and Taobao.com, China’s leading online business marketplace
Read moreHiring Spree in HK / China Fund Formation
In the past month, while cap markets hiring has finally slowed, we have made 4 placements in fund formation at US and UK firms, and we expect a few more of such hires in the
Read moreExpat / COLA Allowances Continue to Rise in HK / China
Please feel free to check out this link to see some of our recent articles on expat / cola allowances in Asia. As we predicted in November, ’10, US$80,000 has become much more the standard
Read moreBaker & McKenzie Advises a Consortium of Five Chinese Companies on its Acquisition of a 15% Stake in Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração
Baker & McKenzie’s China outbound team has advised a consortium of five Chinese companies – consisting of CITIC Group, Anshan Iron & Steel Group Corporation, Baosteel Group Corporation, Shougang Corporation and Taiyuan Iron & Steel
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