Former HSF lawyer leads Kudun’s Japan practice
Thai law firm Kudun & Partners has opened a Japan practice with the hiring of partner Emi Rowse Igusa as the head.
ESOP fables
Amid intensifying competition, enterprises grant shares to formidable knights in exchange for loyalty
Slaughter and May, JunHe team up in deals worth USD7bn
Slaughter and May and JunHe have advised the UK chemical giant INEOS on a string of deals valued at USD7 billion with Sinopec
SNG rewards Gupta and Aggarwal with promotions
SNG & Partners has promoted two key personnel, Sanjay Gupta to managing partner and Amit Aggarwal as senior partner
KWM guides Empyrean’s IPO amid China chip boost
Chip design software vendor Empyrean has raised RMB3.55 billion (USD522.95 million) through a listing on the ChiNext of the SZSE
White-collar specialist returns to Sidley
After moving from Hong Kong to lead the new Singapore office of McDermott Will & Emery as the managing partner and Asia-Pacific head last March, white-collar expert Yuet Ming Tham has returned to Sidley Austin as a partner and global co-chair of the white-collar: government litigation and investigations practice
Fresh faces boost Ashurst teams in Tokyo, Singapore
Five experts have boosted Ashurst’s international projects group in Japan and the M&A team at its formal law alliance in Singapore, ADTLaw
CO-PUBLISHED FEATURES
Overview of entry strategies for India market
India has become a favoured destination, not only for foreign investment but also for doing business, and enduring foreign exchange management laws freely permit investment in almost all sectors
Enforcement of foreign-related civil, commercial judgments: Part I
Having judgments of courts in foreign jurisdictions recognised and enforced in mainland China requires conformity to stringent legal conditions
MARKET PULSE
Tax expert returns to AHP
Indonesian tax expert Nazly Parlindungan Siregar has returned to Assegaf Hamzah & Partners as a partner in the tax and customs practice group in Jakarta
Fangda expansion targets capital markets, cybersecurity
Fangda Partners has recruited specialists to beef up its capabilities in the areas of capital markets and data protection
Guantao expands business to Qingdao
Guantao Law Firm has set up an office in Qingdao to improve its northern coast legal services
New partners beef up Grandall’s Kunming, Fuzhou offices
Grandall Law Firm has hired Sun Xiang and He Fu as Kunming-based partners, and Lin Feng as a partner in the Fuzhou office
Saraf & Partners relocates Mumbai office to mark first anniversary
Saraf & Partners has opened a new 18,000 square foot office at One International Centre in Prabhadevi, one of the busiest and most prominent commercial hubs in Mumbai to accommodate its growing workforce
Commercial dispute resolution expert moves to Haiwen
Haiwen & Partners has hired Edward Liu as a partner in the Hong Kong office, who was previously a partner at Hill Dickinson
CORRESPONDENTS
FEATURES
Bright future
Why the new Futures and Derivatives Law is a boost for China towards aligning with international practice?
Trade route revival
China’s rise as a global investor has had a massive impact on countries around the world as they seek to diversify their sources of foreign direct investment (FDI)
You’re hooked!
Copyright infringers unveil confidence scam to target business partners with promises of dealerships and franchisees
Markets of choice
Chinese companies are finding both challenges and opportunities amid shakeups in capital markets at home and abroad
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In-house specialty
Top in-house counsel and external lawyers were quizzed to determine what skillsets are behind their successes in two very different legal roles
MOST READ
Make your nominations now for Japan Law Firm Awards
Asia Business Law Journal is conducting extensive research for the Japan Law Firm Awards 2022, the results of which will be announced in October
Vote now for Korea’s top lawyers
Asia Business Law Journal is seeking the help of in-house counsel and lawyers at international law firms to identify the top 100 private practice lawyers in Korea
Vote now for Thailand’s top lawyers
Asia Business Law Journal is seeking the help of in-house counsel and lawyers at international law firms to identify the top 100 private practice lawyers in Thailand
Condition critical
A conflict has played out before several judicial forums over the fate of Future Retail, a company in grave health with creditors and two of the world’s richest men entangled in its fate
L&L loses two senior partners, 19 partners to DSK Legal
HS Bobby Chandhoke and Sudhir Sharma, both senior partners at L&L Partners, have left to join DSK Legal and have taken along with them 63 lawyers including 19 partners
IN-HOUSE AGENDA
SCCA tables discussion on investing in Germany
The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) hosted a panel discussion on “Legal and practical considerations when investing in Germany” on 14 July
IHCF and SIAC ink collaborations
The In-House Counsel Forum (IHCF) of Korea signed an MoU with the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) on 18 July to promote international arbitration as a preferred method of dispute resolution for resolving global disputes
Nominations open for ACC Australia Corporate Lawyer Awards
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is now calling for nominations for the 2022 Australian Corporate Lawyer Awards
GCs, partners share insights at ACoS summit
More than 100 general counsel and partners from leading law firms shared insights at the sixth Annual Meet and International Summit of the Alliance for Corporate Counsel and Company Secretaries (ACoS) India
CHINA LEXICON
Mining rights
The process of mining minerals and using minerals to produce commodities is an important industry in many countries
Kung fu fighting in law?
Various parallels can be suggested between Wing Chun practitioners and barristers in common law jurisdictions.
Regulating crypto assets
The past decade has seen extraordinary growth in technological innovation
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