Global 100: Kick for the finish in Asia Legal Business Despite slowdown in China’s economy, Global 100 firms’ interest in Asia shows no sign of winding down with significant moves…
Making it official: Taylor Wessing deepens Vietnam reach with local merger Legal Business Taylor Wessing has expanded its offering in Vietnam, by merging its Singapore outpost, RHTLaw Taylor Wessing, with its Vietnamese alliance firm…
‘An ideal partner’: Hogan Lovells boosts Southeast Asian offering with Indonesian association Legal Business Hogan Lovells has made further moves to strengthen its position in Southeast Asia with a new association in Indonesia and a…
Asia wrap: MoFo hires Magic Circle trio and Nabarro takes key Gadens partner, as BLP makes office move to support growth in Hong Kong Kathryn McCann This week in Asia, Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) added a trio of partners from three Magic Circle firms, as Nabarro…
DAC Beachcroft deepens relationship in Malaysia with application for joint venture Kathryn McCann Last month DAC Beachcroft became one of a few firms to take advantage of the liberalisation of the Malaysian market…
DAC takes advantage of market liberalisation to enter JV in Malaysia Kathryn McCann DAC Beachcroft is the latest firm to take advantage of market liberalisation in Asia, applying for a joint venture (JV)…
Asia round-up: HFW enters association in Shanghai as Simmons hires former Dentons head for Singapore Legal Business Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) and Simmons & Simmons have made moves to boost their presence in Asia, with HFW entering…
Turning Japanese: Debevoise & Plimpton launches in Tokyo in first new outpost in a decade Legal Business With Japan’s ageing population and cheap debt forcing its biggest corporates to look outside the country for growth, Debevoise &…
Asia round-up: Stephenson Harwood formalises Guangzhou association as A&O makes FinReg play Victoria Young Stephenson Harwood has formalised its association with Chinese law firm Wei Tu, while Allen & Overy has made a key…
All change Down Under as Skadden closes Sydney office after 27 years Legal Business Clifford Chance sees senior exits as Clydes makes more hires in region The Australian market saw some of the world’s…
Eversheds in talks with Singapore boutique as UK firms target Asia hub Madeleine Farman Fresh from failed merger talks with US firm Foley & Lardner, Eversheds is in talks with Harry Elias Partnership in a…
Latham prepares sixth Asia office as it signs property lease for Seoul Legal Business Within a year of reviewing its Asia strategy, Latham & Watkins is set to join the mass of law firms…
Asia round-up: Olswang and Bird & Bird build offerings while Slaughters Hong Kong partner Hyman retires Legal Business The past week has seen changes for several UK-headquartered firms in Asia with Olswang appointing a new Asia managing partner…
Aussie exodus: Skadden closes sole office in Sydney Jaishree Kalia Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has confirmed it is closing its Sydney office – the US firm’s only base…
Linklaters picks merger targets in Shanghai as Asia exits stack up Legal Business Linklaters has selected Shanghai Capital Law & Partners and Shanghai Kai-Rong Law Firm as targets as management works to establish…
Asia insight: Anti-corruption – Hunting dragons Legal Business Following our report last year on anti-corruption investigations in Asia, we teamed up with Simmons & Simmons to host a…
White & Case to hire Linklaters big-biller Kelly to lead Asia push Legal Business White & Case is set to hire Linklaters‘ big-billing Hong Kong partner Christopher Kelly as its Asia head of corporate as develops…
Access to Asia: RPC seals Singapore tie-up as it targets banking litigation Legal Business UK law firm RPC has agreed a tie-up with Singapore firm Premier Law as it seeks out claims against the…
‘When the time is right’: Ashurst puts Seoul launch on hold Jaishree Kalia Having first signalled intentions to set up a base in South Korea back in 2011, Ashurst has put plans to…
Lockstep transfer: Freshfields Japan partners face profit cut as part of global review Jaishree Kalia Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is set to transfer partners in its Tokyo office from its traditional lockstep to its second-tier lockstep…
