DHH Law Firm has added Ada Hu to its Beijing office as a senior joint partner, which is equivalent to being a non-equity partner, strengthening its insurance and cross-border practices.
Before joining DHH, Hu was a financial services partner at...
Amit Kapur, a former joint managing partner at JSA, is moving to Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas after serving JSA for more than three decades.
Kapur confirmed to India Business Law Journal that he is joining Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas but said he...
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners, the Indonesian member firm of Rajah & Tann Asia, has advised the joint lead managers on the Indonesian government’s dual currency global bond offering, raising USD2 billion and EUR1.25 billion (USD1.4 billion).
The joint lead managers...
Malaysia law firm Christopher & Lee Ong hires former Kuala Lumpur High Court judicial commissioner Saheran Suhendran as a consultant in a boost to its disputes and advvisory practice.
Suhendran, who retired from the bench in May 2026, brings nearly...
Lawyers Justin Yap and Andrew Poh have co-founded JPP Law, a new firm based in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.
Yap previously worked at several law firms, including Lavania & Balan Chambers and Jonathan Yuo & Teh. He leads...
The Supreme Court of India is seeking stakeholder suggestions on its recently released draft regulations on artificial intelligence (AI), aiming to regulate use in courts and build an AI adoption framework in the judicial system.
The Regulations for Use of...
Bridget McCormack, president and CEO of American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution, tells Manokamana how she is keeping her institution up to date in the AI era
Arbitration is one of the most popular alternate dispute resolution (ADR) methods,...
As cybersecurity regulation clamours to keep up with improvements in artificial intelligence capabilities, Chennai sits at a crucial pivot point
A key milestone in India’s digital journey is the enactment of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA). It...
Transparency, efficiency and buyer-friendly reforms are driving the performance of the state’s property sector
Knight Frank India’s report for Q1 2026 stated that 4,763 units were sold in the residential market, a 9% year-on-year growth from Q1 2025, when 4,357...
As courts make headway with backlogs, technology and intellectual copyright cases open a fresh arena in dispute resolution
The past 18 months have reshaped the commercial dispute resolution landscape in India. The Madras High Court’s Commercial Division has settled into...
Philippines law firm Gulapa Law has advised renewable energy developer ib vogt on a PHP4.5 billion (USD72 million) senior debt facility for its battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Barangay Luca, Iloilo province.
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) is...
Linklaters, Fangda Partners and A&O Shearman advise on the China Ministry of Finance’s (MOF) first issuance of RMB6 billion (USD886 million) in sovereign green bonds in Hong Kong.
The MOF issued two tranches of the RMB-denominated sovereign green bonds in...
The tapestry of legal services in this historic city extends far back and to far more than litigation alone. Manokamana unravels threads of nuance in the south Indian city’s legal industry
Located in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, Chennai,...
China Business Law Journal is seeking nominations from senior business managers, in-house counsel, lawyers and other legal professionals to identify the elite private practice lawyers in Chinese mainland and Hong Kong, and lawyers elsewhere engaged in China-related works. The...
Indonesian law firm RBP Asia has advised the Export-Import Bank of China (Exim Bank) on an agreement for an undisclosed amount to finance an aluminium smelter development project in Kalimantan.
RBP Asia acted as counsel alongside Chinese law firm Jingtian...
Global law firm Jones Day has strengthened its corporate practice in Tokyo with the appointment of Daigo Takahashi as of counsel.
Takahashi joins from Morrison Foerster, where he spent more than 11 years as an associate, working across the firm’s...
The “CBLJ Forum·Beijing 2026” is set to take place on 26 June at the JW Marriott Hotel Beijing, hosted by the renowned international legal media, China Business Law Journal. Against the backdrop of profound shifts in the global economic...
Tahota Law Firm has recently received approval to establish a Hefei office, further advancing its strategic expansion in the Yangtze River Delta region.
“The Hefei office will serve as a key anchor in our Yangtze River Delta strategy. Leveraging a...
S&A Law Offices acts for Air India Assets Holding Limited (AIAHL) on the successful INR16 billion (USD168.5 million) sale of the iconic Air India building at Nariman Point, Mumbai, to the Maharashtra state government.
Partner Kumar Shashwat Singh Sawno led...
Australian law firm Thomsons has strengthened its Adelaide office with the addition of partners Lisa Harrington and Liz Viant.
Harrington joins from Finlaysons, where she was a partner for more than two years. Viant arrives from MinterEllison, bringing with her...
Indochine Counsel has advised data technology Vietnam FiinGroup Joint Stock Company on its strategic investment in, and partnership with, Goline Financial Technology Corporation for an undisclosed amount.
The Vietnamese law firm provided legal counsel throughout the transaction, with managing partner...
In international arbitration, the choice of arbitral seat can set the tone for the entire procedure and therefore warrants careful deliberation. For Marco Chung, group head of legal at CITIC Securities International, one candidate stands out as the most logical...
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued an interim order against Rajesh Exports and owner Rajesh Mehta, who have been found liable for misleading and defrauding investors of more than INR1 trillion (USD10.46 billion).
The SEBI observed...
South Korean in-house counsel should act as controllers within a company regarding artificial intelligence (AI), says Yoon & Yang partner Kwang-Wook Lee.
“South Korea is the second country in the world to introduce an AI regulatory framework, the AI Framework...
China’s revised Company Law has systematised and codified vertical veil piercing, horizontal veil piercing, and the special rules for one-person companies. This significantly narrows the scope for shareholders and affiliated parties to evade liability, while providing creditors with a...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly moving beyond the experimental phase to become a core element of both daily operations and long-term strategy within legal organisations, says Junwon Kim, representative director of Thomson Reuters Korea.
Kim delivered the opening speech of...
Armand Yapsunto Muharamsyah & Partners (AYMP) has advised Indonesian telecommunications infrastructure company Ketrosden Triasmitra (KETR) on the initial phase of its IDR220 billion (USD12 million) shelf registration programme for a public bond offering.
The shelf registration programme is designed to...
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto and Nishimura & Asahi have advised on fintech company PayPay Corporation’s proposed JPY134.3 billion (USD838 million) acquisition of a 70.2% stake in T&D Financial Life Insurance.
The transaction would see PayPay, backed by Japanese multinational holding...
Lawyers are cautioning companies against operating in regulatory grey areas after Futu, Tiger Brokers and Longbridge face investigations by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) into the alleged illegal operation of securities business.
The lawyers have also stressed the importance...
BOTH WESTERN AND ASIAN cultures have legends about people and events that have occurred in the ancient past. Such legends often blend truth and fiction, and focus on a certain human condition or theme with an element of fantasy....
Dentons has appointed John Goulios as its Asia-Pacific region insurance leader, as the firm looks to expand its insurance offering.
Goulios joined Dentons Rodyk, the firm’s Singapore office, as a partner in February 2026. He previously served as global co-chair...
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This article provides commentary on the consultation launched by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) in March 2026 to solicit market feedback on its proposed reforms aimed at strengthening the listing framework of its subsidiary, the Stock Exchange...
Dajin Heavy Industry, a leading offshore wind energy equipment manufacturer, listed on the HKEX on 5 June, raising HKD6.64 billion (USD847.6 million) and achieving a dual listing in the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong.
Kirkland & Ellis, Hai Run Law...
White & Case has beefed up its global M&A practice in Tokyo with the addition of partners Noah Carr and Gordon Palmquist.
Both Carr and Palmquist arrive from Freshfields, where they each spent nearly three years as partners.
Carr advises Japanese...
The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) community is set for a fresh wave of structured support and skills development after signing a memorandum of understanding with the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC).
The agreement, effective until 2029, is aimed at...
Abhinav Shukla has been appointed general counsel at Unbound, a global investment firm founded by Shravin Bharti Mittal, the son of Sunil Bharti Mittal who is chairman and founder of multinational conglomerate Bharti Enterprises.
Shukla will lead the legal and...
Boutique intellectual property (IP) firm Chang Tsi & Partners has appointed Li Bo as a partner and head of its Asia-Pacific practice, based in Beijing, strengthening the firm’s overseas IP services.
Spring Chang, founding partner and head of IP practice...
White & Case has advised lenders on a USD575 million inaugural holding company financing for Stonepeak-backed Digital Edge, a Singapore-based developer and operator of data centres across the Asia-Pacific region.
The financing will support Digital Edge’s continued regional expansion, including...
Allens has advised private investment company BGH Capital on its AUD2.37 billion (USD1.6 billion) acquisition of the Asia-Pacific business of South Africa-headquartered Aspen Pharmacare.
The transaction involved the acquisition of Aspen’s APAC subsidiaries, spanning Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Malaysia,...
When mobile networks and the entertainment industry intersect, a massive digital marketplace gets created. But a legal minefield also awaits. Each time a tune is streamed or downloaded as a ringtone, a chain of payments gets triggered. But who...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has notified the Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing and Lending) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (new regulations), substantially revising the external commercial borrowings (ECB) framework. The amendments move towards a more principle-based and market-oriented regime...
The Delhi government’s Draft Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2026-2030, recently released for public consultation, marks a decisive shift from a voluntary, incentive-driven approach to legally binding, registration-level prohibitions.
Accordingly, from 1 January 2027, Delhi will allow new registrations only for...
the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) issues new arbitration rules, which took effect on 1 June 2026, improves efficiency, clarity and case management while simultaneously maintaining existing flexibility, neutrality and procedural integrity.
The 2026 Arbitration Rules replace the 2021 rules...
Families and businesses in Hong Kong, mainland China and across Asia have long used BVI or Cayman corporate vehicles as holding entities for their businesses and assets. However, as we have seen from last year’s decision by the Hong...
Anthropic surpasses OpenAI as the world’s most valuable AI startup following completion of a USD65 billion H-round financing, valuing the developer of large language model Claude at USD965 billion. US law firms Orrick and Gunderson Dettmer advised on the...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is now woven into the fabric of corporate operations, but it brings a magnified spectrum of criminal risks. Employees feeding sensitive data into AI models can easily trigger allegations of trade secret infringement through unauthorised disclosure;...
As compliance and regulatory frameworks for AI technology become increasingly refined across key jurisdictions, and with continuing geopolitical rivalry in the technology sector, the global expansion of AI enterprises has evolved from a straightforward commercial decision into a complex...
Calcutta High Court has upheld the rights of authors under the Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS) to royalties for commercial exploitation of their musical and literary works in ringtones and caller tunes.
In Vodafone Idea v The Indian Performing Right...
WongPartnership and Allen & Gledhill have advised on a SGD1.08 billion (USD841 million) green loan facility granted to Frasers Property Aquamarine Trustee (FPAT), as trustee-manager of Aquamarine Star Trust, for the refinancing of Frasers Tower.
WongPartnership, led by banking and...
Milbank, Morrison Foerster (MoFo) and Rahmat Lim & Partners have advised on Digital Decarbonisation Solutions Platform’s (DDSP) USD283 million green financing for its hyperscale data centre campus in Johor, Malaysia.
Milbank acted for the lenders, which included CTBC Bank, MUFG...
Law firms Yulchon and Latham & Watkins have advised on the successful acquisition of South Korea-based non-life insurer DB Insurance’s KRW2.5 trillion (USD1.65 billion) 100% stake in US specialty insurer The Fortegra Group from Tiptree and Warburg Pincus.
The transaction,...
Regional law firm Tilleke & Gibbins has appointed Chanakarn Boonyasith as a partner at its Bangkok office, strengthening its employment practice and enhancing the capabilities of its corporate and M&A group.
Boonyasith joins from SCL Nishimura & Asahi, where she...
K&L Gates adds Wang Yang, Dechert’s former China practice head, at its Hong Kong office, strengthening the firm’s cross-border M&A practice.
Wang told China Business Law Journal: “I chose Hong Kong because it places me at the centre of the...
India’s approach to digital regulation and AI governance reflects deliberate policy to foster innovation and regulate with precision as the ecosystem grows. For global and domestic businesses alike, this translates into a structured yet not unnecessarily prescriptive compliance landscape,...
impact investing has gained significant traction in India, driven by a growing pool of domestic and international capital seeking measurable outcomes alongside financial returns. Unlike conventional investment, where the investor’s mandate ends at return optimisation, impact investing imposes an...
Two recent Supreme Court decisions, Nagaraj V Mylandla v Pi Opportunities Fund – I, and Rajiv Gaddh v Subodh Parkash, affirm that while courts remain vigilant in protecting procedural fairness and the right to be heard, due process objections...
Lawyers Wilson Tan and Thaddaeus Tan have co-founded new Singapore-based firm Anchor Law, which officially began operations on 1 June 2026.
Wilson Tan serves as managing director, bringing experience from prior roles including director at Forte Law and associate director...
Shanghai-headquartered Dehehantong Law Offices has opened a branch in Hangzhou, marking the firm’s 17th office and expanding its presence in the Yangtze River Delta.
The firm already has offices in cities across the Yangtze River Delta, including Ningbo, Wuxi, Taizhou,...
Commerce & Finance Law Offices has hired Zhong Xiaoming as a partner at its Hong Kong office, marking its second debt capital markets hire from Linklaters after Jiang Shan joined in May.
Eric Chow, managing partner of the firm’s Hong...
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) officially launches its Beijing representative office on 25 May 2026, which comes more than a decade after the SIAC set up its first China presence with the Shanghai branch in January 2016.
SIAC CEO...
Kirkland & Ellis plans to open an office in Tokyo in the firm’s first expansion in Asia beyond China, where it has branches in Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong.
The firm has brought in a team of three lawyers comprising...
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) has bolstered its corporate practice in Tokyo with the addition of partner James Campbell.
Campbell arrives from Japanese firm Nishimura & Asahi, where he spent more than seven years, including four years as a...
the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has introduced zero coupon, zero principal instruments (the instrument) to help companies facilitate corporate social responsibility (CSR) compliance. A company that has subscribed to the instrument will be exempt from undertaking impact assessment...
India has experienced an increase in domestic and cross-border M&A activity of late. Financing fuels any M&A transaction in cases of strategic acquisitions. Recent amendments by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) paved the way for bank-led acquisition finance,...
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Recent tax investigations involving several high-profile South Korean celebrities have drawn significant public attention to the use of one-person corporations as tax planning vehicles. According to the Korean National Tax Service (NTS), these celebrities established corporations primarily to reduce...
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China’s reform and opening-up policy, inaugurated in 1978, unleashed one of the most consequential episodes of private wealth creation in modern economic history. Within a single generation, entrepreneurial pioneers built privately held enterprises of extraordinary scale and complexity.
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Taiwan is at a pivotal moment in its private wealth history. The generation that built its world-renowned semiconductor, electronics and manufacturing industries is transitioning assets to globally minded successors, triggering one of the largest intergenerational wealth transfers in the...
DSK Legal and SNG & Partners advise on ICICI Prudential’s acquisition of a premium commercial property in Kalina-Vakola, Mumbai, for INR3.15 billion (USD33 million).
DSK Legal acted for Mumbai-based real estate developer Kalpataru Group, which developed the commercial property. The...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has updated its directions on the tenure of directors at urban and rural co-operative banks. Directors must step down and observe a three-year cooling off period after serving on the board for a...
Global law firm Clifford Chance has advised general trading company Mitsui & Co on its deal with Ceva Santé Animale to establish joint venture Ceva Bussan Animal Health for an undisclosed amount.
Under the agreement, Mitsui transferred 60% of its...
Economic Laws Practice (ELP) has elevated four lawyers – Mumtaz Bhalla in Delhi-NCR, Sweta Rajan in Bengaluru, and Manendra Singh and Vinay Butani in Mumbai – to equity partnership.
Bhalla is a member of the firm’s litigation, arbitration and alternative...
The Hong Kong Judiciary has announced plans to establish the Hong Kong International Commercial Court (HKICC) within the coming year, in a move aimed at strengthening the city’s position as a leading dispute resolution hub and international financial centre.
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As Indonesia maintains steady economic growth, local law firms are playing an increasingly critical role in supporting investment, regulatory compliance and large-scale industrial development. Indonesia’s economy...
The Hong Kong government has issued around HKD27.6 billion (USD3.52 billion) equivalent in multi‑currency green and infrastructure bonds, denominated in Hong Kong dollars, renminbi, US dollars and euros. Clifford Chance advised on the issuance.
Paul Chan, Hong Kong’s financial secretary,...
Hong Kong law firm Ince has appointed Cheung Kwok Kit, former consultant at Deacons, as senior consultant and co-head of construction, strengthening the firm’s capabilities in both contentious and non‑contentious matters in this area.
Cheung brings more than 30 years...
Clifford Chance has advised private equity giant CVC Capital Partners on its proposed investment in Indonesian retail company Mitra Adiperkasa (MAPI) for an undisclosed amount.
The firm assisted on the international aspects of the proposed investment, with the team comprising...
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has grown its presence in China with the opening of a representative office in Beijing.
The new office in the Chinese capital comes more than a decade after the SIAC established its first presence...
Peter & Kim, a law firm specialising in arbitration, has bolstered its Singapore office with the appointment of Elodie Dulac as a partner.
Dulac joins from King & Spalding, where she spent more than 15 years, including 11 years as...
Korean in-house counsel are likely to face growing challenges in light of directors’ fiduciary duties to shareholders, says Lee & Ko corporate and M&A partner Yuseok Kim at the In-House Counsel Forum (IHCF) spring academy.
Kim’s comments came during the...
Widespread adoption of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the film, television and music industries in recent years has not only triggered a structural shift in content production but also posed a substantive challenge to the sector’s underlying business logic...
In April 2026, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) updated FAQ 16 on the core shareholder protection standards, clarifying expectations for listed companies’ appointment, reappointment and removal of auditors. Although framed as an audit-fee disclosure update for annual general...
Hiral Motta has rejoined Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas as a partner in its real estate practice at the firm’s Mumbai office.
Motta brings more than 20 years of experience in the real estate sector. Her expertise spans a wide range of...
The hours are brutal and the stakes are high. So what keeps elite lawyers balanced and able to carry on? Jeffrey Huang reports
It is two in the morning. The last email has just been reviewed and sent. Intense courtroom arguments still...
China’s revised Maritime Code came into force on 1 May 2026. Changes to the rules on cargo left uncollected at the port of discharge have drawn particularly wide attention from both the legal fraternity and shipping industry. This article...
Allens, Linklaters, Mallesons, New Zealand firm Chapman Tripp and Cooley advise on Jardine Matheson’s acquisition of 100% of Australian diagnostic imaging provider I‑MED Radiology Network for AUD3.4 billion (USD2.43 billion).
Under the agreement announced on 25 May 2026, Jardine Matheson...
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners and Ginting & Reksodiputro in association with A&O Shearman have advised on Indika Energy’s USD100 million 8.75% senior note issuance to fund a gold mining project in Indonesia.
The notes, maturing in 2029, will be consolidated...
The doctrine of warranties in marine insurance originated in English law and was incorporated into China’s Maritime Code 1992. However, the early Chinese regime provided only a brief reference to warranties and left many practical issues unresolved including the...
CMS IndusLaw and S&R Associates acted on a Bosch, Wheels India and Brakes India strategic joint venture to manufacture next-generation electronically controlled air system products for commercial vehicles.
Bosch will hold 50% in the joint venture company, with Wheels India...
Midea Group has recently appointed Gao Huandong, former vice president, deputy general counsel (global) and general counsel for China at Lenovo Group, as its general counsel.
Gao told China Business Law Journal: “As the global general counsel of a China-rooted...
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) and Allens have advised on Edify Energy’s first-in-market AUD3 billion (USD2.15 billion) development and project financing of the Smoky Creek and Guthrie’s Gap Solar Power Stations in Central Queensland.
The Smoky Creek and Guthrie’s...
AZB & Partners, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, CMS IndusLaw and S&R Associates advised on Abu Dhabi-based International Holding Company PJSC’s (IHC) INR88.5 billion (USD1 billion) acquisition of a controlling stake in Sammaan Capital, formerly Indiabulls Housing Finance, a listed non-banking...
Operating foreign shipping interests in the country’s waters requires careful navigation of maritime legal and regulatory conditions
South Korea has emerged as one of Asia’s leading maritime hubs, supported by advanced port infrastructure, globally competitive shipbuilding capacity and substantial international...
Bombay Law Chambers has elevated five counsel to its partnership ranks, taking the firm’s total partner count to 14 across four offices.
The newly promoted partners are Deepa Rai, Fariza Ahmed, Manali Kakatkar, Supratim Guha and Suhas Sagar. Their practices...
MinterEllison advises global mining giant Anglo American on an agreement to sell its Australian steelmaking coal portfolio to UK-registered peer Dhilmar for up to USD3.8 billion in cash.
The consideration comprises upfront proceeds of USD2.3 billion payable at completion, along...
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Han Kun Law Offices has appointed Huang Peng to the firm, strengthening its cross‑border investment and M&A as well as dispute resolution capabilities in Hangzhou.
Huang is the former managing partner of East & Concord Partners in Hangzhou and the...
Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS) has hired Kevin Lee as a consultant and head of private client in Asia, and has also brought in his four-member team, including partner Kang Wei, strengthening this practice area across Asia and internationally.
Lee, formerly...
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) plans to acquire the remaining 49% equity interest in its subsidiary SMIC Northern via a RMB40.6 billion (USD5.98 billion) share issuance in the largest restructuring on the Star Market to date.
The China Securities Regulatory...
Christopher & Lee Ong and Lee Choon Wan & Co have advised on the IPO of Penang-headquartered artificial intelligence (AI) chip designer SkyeChip on the Bursa Malaysia, raising MYR352 million (USD88 million) and increasing the company’s market capitalisation by...
Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to Microsoft’s chief executive officer Satya Nadella and nine entities from a Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) penalty order related to significant beneficiary ownership (SBO) in LinkedIn Technology Information.
The high court has...
Clifford Chance has advised on the issuance of USD733 million in infrastructure asset-backed securities (IABS) by Bayfront IABS VIII, a newly incorporated distribution vehicle of Singapore-based infrastructure credit platform Clifford Capital.
The issuance marks Clifford Capital’s eighth and largest public...
The Bombay High Court has reaffirmed the limits of an arbitral tribunal’s intervention in disputes arising from a commercial agreement. The court observes that arbitrators can neither read provisions into the agreement contrary to law nor base its observations...
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in Hyderabad, Telangana state, has arrested Nowhera Shaik over alleged fraud of INR30 billion (USD314.42 million) after thousands of investors filed complaints that sparked an investigation.
The ED arrest was made under the provisions of...
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised JSW Energy on the sale of shares in JSW Steel through block trades executed on the NSE and BSE trading platforms.
In May 2026, JSW Energy disposed of 25 million equity shares in the company, representing...
South Korean law firm Shin & Kim has strengthened its corporate and M&A practice with the addition of partner Banghyun Kim from Bae Kim & Lee, who brings two decades of legal experience.
“Kim has earned a strong reputation from...
Crawford Bayley & Co, Duane Morris & Selvam and JSA are advising on Online Instruments’ (India) proposed NSE and BSE initial public offering, expecting to raise INR7.5 billion (USD77.49 million).
The offering comprises a fresh issue of equity shares of...
China’s newly amended Maritime Code, approved on 28 October 2025 and implemented on 1 May 2026, represents the first comprehensive overhaul since its original enactment, expanding from 15 chapters and 278 articles to 16 chapters and 310 articles. Rooted...
DFDL and King & Wood have advised Singapore-headquartered data centre developer and operator Empyrion Digital on the construction aspects of its first Thailand data centre in Bangkok.
King & Wood acted as international counsel, with Hong Kong-based counsel Tian Xu...
Law firms YKVN and Allens have advised on Lian SGP’s acquisition of a controlling stake in Vietnamese pharmaceutical giant Imexpharm from South Korea’s SK Group via a public tender offer.
According to reports, Lian SGP, a Singapore-based entity wholly owned...
The National Green Tribunal has cracked down on real estate developer Omaxe’s illegal construction and unauthorised tree felling for the development of a multi-sports arena and commercial facilities in Delhi’s Dwarka area (the project). The tribunal found Omaxe had...
To improve the ease of doing business, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced a fast-track mechanism for processing alternative investment funds’ (AIF) private placement memorandums (PPMs) filed by angel funds and non-large value fund AIF...
Adani Group’s Gautam Adani and his nephew, Sagar Adani, have consented to pay an USD18 million penalty in an agreement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). They were accused of making false and misleading statements for a...
If an employee breaks the law in the name of the company, does the company bear responsibility? Judicial practice has long centred on tracing the flow of benefit. Now the effectiveness of a company’s compliance framework is becoming the...
Pharmaceutical R&D company WuXi AppTec has issued RMB6.78 billion (USD996.6 million) in USD-settled zero-coupon convertible bonds due in 2027. Fangda Partners, Wilson Sonsini, Jingtian & Gongcheng and Linklaters provided legal support.
The initial conversion price was HKD153 (USD19.5) per share,...
Mohana Nijhawan, a former associate at the firm, has rejoined Chandhiok & Mahajan as counsel at the New Delhi office, strengthening its restructuring and insolvency practice.
With more than a decade of experience in insolvency, restructuring and disputes, Nijhawan’s expertise...
DSK Legal has strengthened its presence in South India with the lateral induction of partners Sameena Chatrapathy, Kavita Pancholi and Anu D’ Rose Prabu, along with a team of 22 professionals, to establish the firm’s Chennai office.
“Chennai has been...
Australian law firm Thomson Geer has rebranded as Thomsons and launched Faculti Lawyers, a specialist incorporated legal practice.
Thomsons chief executive partner Adrian Tembel told Asia Business Law Journal that the establishment of Faculti Lawyers was driven by rapid technological...
