‘What clients need’: CC to close Bangkok and ends Jakarta association to focus on Singapore Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) has announced today (28 April) it is closing its office in Bangkok, and will dissolve its exclusive…
Norton Rose Fulbright reshuffles Asia management with three appointments Legal Business Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has made a series of new management changes to its Far East offices, with new managing…
Adding in Asia: Eversheds Sutherland gets Ministry of Law approval for Singapore merger Kathryn McCann Eversheds Sutherland, fresh from completing a transatlantic tie-up, has finally gained Singapore Ministry of Law approval for its merger with…
‘Careful growth’: Morgan Lewis enters Hong Kong and expands in China with nine Orrick partners Legal Business Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has opened a Hong Kong office and broadened out its China offering, taking nine partners from…
Licence to operate: HSF latest to enter Kuala Lumpur as market liberalises Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) announced today (13 January) it will open in Kuala Lumpur as part of its South East…
Dentons Australia combination goes through at last after three offices break away Matthew Field Dentons long-awaited tie up with Australian law firm Gadens has officially gone through, although three of the firm’s offices will split…
‘An integral part of our business in Asia’: Simmons launches joint venture with Singapore best friend Legal Business Simmons & Simmons has announced a new joint law venture (JLV) in Singapore with local boutique JWS Asia Law. The…
CMS returns to Hong Kong to enhance Asia disputes practice Legal Business CMS opened in Hong Kong in September through its German branch CMS Hasche Sigle, re-entering the city as part of…
Closing China: Cadwalader to pull out of Hong Kong and Beijing Legal Business Wall Street law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft confirmed yesterday (29 September) it will close its Beijing and Hong Kong…
Ashurst suffers further exits as Abu Dhabi head departs and A&O takes two Asia finance partners Madeleine Farman The exits continue at Ashurst as the firm’s Abu Dhabi head has quit for a US firm while two Asia…
Tokyo deal wave anticipated following SoftBank’s £24.3bn ARM takeover Legal Business Lawyers working on the £24.3bn ARM Holdings takeover by Tokyo-based telecoms group SoftBank expect more M&A deals to come out…
Osborne Clarke continues Asia phase of international expansion with Singapore tie-up Kathryn McCann Formal association with former Bird & Bird partner forms OC Queen Street Last month saw Legal Business 100 top 25…
White & Case pulls off £20m team hire with HSF Asia project finance group Legal Business US firm White & Case has landed a 10-partner project finance team from Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), led by the…
‘Huge opportunities’: CMS launches in Hong Kong in Asia arbitration play Legal Business International law firm grouping CMS has today (1 September) opened in Hong Kong through its German arm CMS Hasche Sigle,…
Shanghai savings: HSF first Western firm to open alternative legal services hub in China Legal Business With international law firms intent on carving up pricey mandates so that chunks can be processed more mechanically by cheaper…
Asian ambition: A&O moves capital markets partner Miller to Hong Kong for regional head role Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy has boosted its Asian offering with partner Stephen Miller moving from London to Hong Kong to take…
DLA Piper severs yet another alliance firm as Indonesian arrangement ends Legal Business DLA Piper, which severed ties to its South African and Venezuelean alliance firms in the last 12 months, is to…
‘Gateway for Asia’: Osborne Clarke enters association with new Singapore firm Legal Business Osborne Clarke has expanded its south-east Asia presence through an association with a new Singaporean firm, OC Queen Street.The initial…
‘The next stage’: Reed Smith gets local law capability with Singapore alliance Legal Business Reed Smith has entered into a formal alliance with Singaporean firm Resource Law giving the firm the capability to practice…
‘Natural next step’: Taylor Wessing opens in Hong Kong through local association Legal Business Weeks after cementing a Vietnamese tie-up, Taylor Wessing has launched a Hong Kong office, by entering an association with a…
