The rule of law and legal certainty are the foundations of a healthy democracy. While strict adherence to rules and regulations indicates a well-functioning system, occasional flexibility is warranted, to signal that discretion is appropriate if errors occur despite...
An advent of regulatory developments, compliances and challenges for India’s credit cards and buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) ecosystem dawned in the first quarter of this 2022-23 financial year. In April, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued new directions that consolidate...
For 20 years, e-signatures and the transformation to paperless offices were dangled as the promises of a brave new world that remained, well, on paper. Now a tectonic shift is underway. Georgy Thomas reports
From July through to early September...
How should Chinese companies determine their listing destinations when capital is tight at home and abroad amid new policies, Sino-US regulatory stand-offs and global geopolitical uncertainty? Sophia Luo reports
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AS THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC and escalating geopolitical storms...
Japanese multinational companies often second their nationals to connected companies in different jurisdictions. The group learns about internal cultural differences, employees gain valuable experience and relationships are strengthened within the group.
In a secondment, the employee has a relationship both...
The startup ecosystem has grown steadily over the past few years, raising a record USD42 billion for more than 1,500 deals in 2021 alone. Raising debt is expensive, and often impossible, for most startups, so founders primarily look to...
Harshit Anand, formerly a counsel at Trilegal, has now become a partner in the corporate practice at AP & Partners. He specialises in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and general corporate and disputes advisory.
Anand has more than a...
It has not been easy for a trademark to be recognised as a well-known trademark. However, with changing perceptions, expanding globalisation and consumers becoming more brand-conscious, a shift is happening. Courts are no longer reluctant to support the rights...
Role
Legal Manager, Funds (2-4 PQE) 16634/VTA
Location
Hong Kong, China
Job Description
If you are a junior lawyer who has funds experience and are keen to develop your career in a top-ranked legal team, then this opportunity is for you! You will work...
M&A and reorganisation has long been held as a favourable method of resource allocation that stimulates market vitality and improves the quality of listed companies. However, after the 2013-2016 M&A-centred bull market ended in massive stock market turbulence, a...
Hong Kong-based Gopher Investments has acquired London-headquartered fintech company Finalto, the financial trading division of online gambling software supplier Playtech, for USD250 million. White & Case acted as instructing counsel and Bedell Cristin was the British Virgin Islands counsel...
The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) hosted a panel discussion on “Legal and practical considerations when investing in Germany” on 14 July. Around 30 counsel attended the hybrid event to get a deeper insight into the legal perspectives on...
Restructuring lawyer Ben McCosker has joined Mayer Brown as counsel in Hong Kong. McCosker was previously a counsel at offshore law firm Walkers for more than five years in Hong Kong until 2021, when he moved to London to...
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.
The MoU, which was signed...
Linklaters advised the SIX Exchange Regulation, an autonomous and independent body within the SIX Swiss Exchange, on the amendment of its listing rules.
The new rules, which took effect on 25 July, paved the way for A-share listed companies to...
The world’s largest iron and steel company China Baowu Steel Group, a state-owned enterprise, has acquired a 51% stake in XinSteel, the biggest steelmaker in Jiangxi province.
This RMB4.26 billion (USD630 million) deal was advised by JunHe and Clifford Chance.
JunHe’s...
Related party transactions (RPT) have always remained a key monitoring agenda for regulators, given the nuances in how it is used for the personal gains of people in control. The revised RPT regime brought in by the Securities and...
Han Kun Law Offices has opened a branch in Wuhan, its sixth after Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Haikou.
The new branch will focus on investment and financing, funds, financial management, intellectual property, dispute resolution and compliance.
Wuhan is the...
Ashley Alder, chief executive of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), will step down at the end of September to chair Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority from January next year. He has served the Hong Kong watchdog as...
The world’s first public sector issuance of social and green dual-tranch bonds saw Linklaters’ capital markets partner Gloria Cheung advising the issuer, Hong Kong developer New World Development.
The USD700 million bonds, include USD200 million five-year social bonds with a...
Cindy Sim Xin Yee, a partner at Malaysian law firm Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill, has moved into an in-house counsel role as head of legal at Grab Digital Bank project in Kuala Lumpur.
Sim joined Lee Hishammuddin Allen &...
After being held online in the past two years, Singapore’s annual TechLaw.Fest returned for its fifth time with a hybrid event, featuring a metaverse experience. Around 3,300 participants from more than 100 countries and at least 60 speakers attended...
In venture capital (VC) financing for startups, in addition to claiming certain protective ‘preferential’ rights, investors will usually require founders to bear more stringent personal liability for their (and company’s) breaches of contract or certain other matters. Subject to...
As part of the State Council’s efforts to reform the overall business environment, six major cities – Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Shenzhen – have since the end of October 2021 been part of a pilot programme aimed...
A group of 14 law firms have advised the first four A-listed companies – Keda Industrial Group, Ningbo Shanshan, GEM and Gotion High-tech – on trading global depository receipts (GDRs) on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
The quartet listed on 28...
Role
Compliance Officer - 16876/vTA
Location
Shenzhen, China
Job Description
Candidates are invited to join a top-tier fund management firm in Shenzhen, supporting its growing Chinese business. Reporting to the Head of Compliance, you will work with the Head of Compliance, advising business units...
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) corporate compliance standards have become a mainstream non-finance branch of business evaluation, advocated and promoted worldwide by the UN. ESG standards also embrace labour protection-related metrics such as forced labour, working conditions and protection,...
Companies seeking to complete a business transformation or strategic development such as expansion, industrial chain upgrading or diversification, for example, may do so through a share acquisition. This, however, can expose them to risks caused by improper handling of...
On June 20, 2022, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued directions to all non-bank prepaid payment instrument (PPI) issuers that loading of PPIs through credit lines was not permitted (PPI credit circular). This clarification was aimed at the...
Many private companies with financing needs, known as issuers, have in recent years adopted private placement of convertible bonds to broaden their funding channels, accomplished by entering into convertible bond investment agreements with investors on equity trading markets such...
As companies come into existence only through statute, and their powers and those of their officers are similarly derived, documents and their proofs are vital when companies are involved in litigation. It is essential to understand the distinction between...
Most issuers owning a “China time-honoured brand”, a title granted by the Ministry of Commerce to enterprises existing before 1956, are manufacturers and merchants of consumer goods with trademarks and trade names embodying their core brand value entrenched over...
On 6 July 2022, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a press release setting out measures it proposed to introduce to “mitigate volatility and dampen global spillovers” caused by “high risk aversion” gripping financial markets amid “recession risks”....
A convoluted, unenviable economic landscape awaits Chinese companies planning to go public this year, between recurring covid-19 outbreaks, Russia’s war in Ukraine, rising interest rates amid soaring US inflation, and pressure from China’s own economic downturn. Likewise, much has...
Listing compliance and corporate governance are often relegated to a form of financial internal control in A-share IPOs and daily operation and management of companies. But their significance and importance in laying firm foundation for effective listing and continuing...
Private companies are usually started from scratch and face challenges such as compliance costs and operating pressures. Many have undergone a development phase of “barbaric growth”, where compliance issues – even of a criminal nature – inevitably arise. For...
Eligible companies listed on the Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE) may apply to transfer to the Star Market of Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) or ChiNext of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) under ‘Guiding Opinions on the Listing Transfers of Companies...
One of the most common claims by investors in margin trading disputes is that a securities company failed to fulfil its suitability obligation – ensuring that the product it was selling to the client was appropriate to their needs...
Innovative tech companies wanting to increase their R&D capacity or overcome technical thresholds will often form tie-ups with universities, research institutes and other technological entities. This approach has been used by many Star Market-listed companies, including Luster Lighttech, HSC,...
With the introduction of the Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE) and the board transfer system for New Third Board-listed companies, China’s registration system reform has essentially developed a multi-layered capital market to provide financing channels for enterprises of different sizes,...
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.
The event was held on 15 July at...
Sidley Austin has helped Guangzhou R&F Properties to complete a USD4.9 billion debt restructuring, allowing the Chinese developer to buy more time to pay off 10 offshore bonds and avoid default. It is reportedly the largest restructuring of public...
One of the world’s top suppliers of rechargeable battery components for electric vehicles, Tianqi Lithium, debuted on the HKEX in the largest share sale in the Asian financial hub to date this year. Latham & Watkins, Zhong Lun Law...
Japan’s Supreme Court in June ordered Twitter to delete specific tweets related to a burglary case that happened more than eight years ago. The plaintiff is a man arrested for breaking into a woman’s dressing room of a traditional...
Baker McKenzie has reshuffled its Asia-Pacific leadership with three appointments across practice and industry groups.
Hong Kong-based partners Derek Poon and Stephen Crosswell are named the new Asia-Pacific chairs of private equity practice and the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT)...
DLA Piper and Dentons advised Deewin Tianxia, the Chinese commercial automobile service provider, in raising HKD977.4 million (USD124.5 million) in its Hong Kong IPO.
The company’s controlling shareholder state-owned Shaanxi Automobile Group is the fourth biggest commercial auto manufacturer in...
Sidley Austin has hired finance lawyer Daniel Lindsey as a partner in its global finance group in Singapore, where he will work closely with the firm's private equity practice. Lindsey moved from Hong Kong, where he was most recently...
Withers has appointed partner Zhang Wei as managing director of its Hong Kong office, making her the youngest to hold this post among the firm’s 17 global offices and bolstering its growing number of women leaders.
She joins women leaders,...
Corporate lawyer Maythawee Sarathai has joined Thai law firm Siam Premier as a partner in Bangkok. He was most recently a partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth and had been a long-standing partner at Mayer Brown in Bangkok from 1997...
Mishcon de Reya has beefed up its transactional team in Singapore with the addition of aviation lawyer Ethan Tan as a partner. Tan joined from Reed Smith in Singapore, where he was an of counsel.
Tan advises major airlines, lessors,...
THE PROCESS OF MINING MINERALS and using minerals to produce commodities is an important industry in many countries. China is no exception – it is both an exporter and importer of minerals. For example, China is the world’s largest importer...
Given the impact of the pharmaceutical industry on public health and safety, courts apply severe measures when dealing with pharmaceutical trademark infringement. A strict approach is taken when assessing whether the similarities of marks will adversely affect the public...
In the recent case of PTC India Financial Services Limited v Venkateswarlu Kari and Anr, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgement settling key aspects of the law in relation to pledges and the interplay between the Depositories Act,...
To further speed up India’s mission of achieving half its installed power capacity through non-fossil fuels by 2030, the Ministry of Power (MoP) by its notification of 6 June 2022, introduced the Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy...
Role
Associate, Finance (3+ PQE) - 16874/VTA
Location
Hong Kong, China
Job Description
This is a great opportunity if you want to develop your career at a market-leading offshore firm with excellent associate mentoring and a supportive environment. Our client, a world-leading offshore firm,...
How to identify and collaborate well with external counsel that best fit the company’s needs is a persistent puzzle for in-house counsel. Nancy Wei, legal director at Tupperware (China), and formerly placed at Mayer Brown and Stephenson Harwood, shares...
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is now calling for nominations for the 2022 Australian Corporate Lawyer Awards, which recognise leadership, excellence in the provision of legal services and the contribution made by in-house lawyers.
All in-house lawyers can be...
In a significant move that would bring major changes to insolvency procedures, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has proposed to allow the sale of part assets/businesses of corporates facing such proceedings.
However, such an approach can be...
Finance and restructuring partner Andrew Brereton will become the new managing partner at King & Spalding’s Singapore office, succeeding Kelly Malone. Brereton joined the firm in 2019 after spending more than two decades at Clifford Chance in Singapore, where...
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.
The event was held on 15 July at...
After two years of virtual meetings, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Australia will host prominent inspirational speakers as it brings the community together again in person at the 28th In-house Legal National Conference and Awards in Brisbane.
Many prominent figures will...
South Korea’s healthcare company SD Biosensor and South Korean private equity fund SJL Partners were advised by Paul Hastings in their definitive merger agreement to acquire the Nasdaq-listed US diagnostic manufacturer Meridian Bioscience in an all-cash USD1.53 billion transaction....
Thai law firm Kudun & Partners represented a Thai beverage company Ichitan Group in acquiring newly issued ordinary shares of data intelligence service provider Predictive for a total value of THB122.6 million (USD3.3 million).
The team was led by partner...
Eminent environment lawyer Sudhir Mishra has received the Guardians of Sustainability Award this year for the first time at a curtain-raiser for The Canvas – World’s First student SDG accelerator initiative.
“It’s a huge recognition for me and my sustained...
The Finance Act 2022 has inserted a new section in the Income-tax Act, 1961, under which a person responsible for paying to any resident for the transfer of a virtual digital assets (VDAs) will be able to deduct 1%...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the deadline for card-on-file (CoF) tokenisation from 30 June to 30 September 2022, citing implementation issues highlighted by merchants.
“Industry stakeholders have highlighted some issues related to implementation of the framework in...
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has notified the Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022. The intention of the new guidelines is to protect consumer interests from misleading advertisements, said the Ministry of...
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) on 10 June offered a one-year window for independent directors in Indian businesses to clear their online self-assessment proficiency test conducted by the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA).
Failure to do this means...
Following protests over amendments to the Information Technology (IT) Rules proposed in February 2022, the Ministry of Electronics and IT on 6 June invited comments from stakeholders. The ministry’s website reposted the draft a week after pulling it off...
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, has issued stringent internet monitoring regulations from which industry bodies and businesses have sought a reprieve.
The new norms, which came into effect on 28...
When an applicant for a trademark encounters an obstacle posed by an existing trademark, they usually take the course of invalidation, cancellation or opposition to deal with it. Another approach is to strive for coexistence, when the prior trademark...
When one company believes another has violated the principle of good faith in registering a name similar to its own, thus infringing on its legitimate rights and interests, it can submit the dispute to the administrative authority for adjudication.
Although...
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.
The departing partners are Abdullah Hussain, Akhil Anand, Altaf Fathima, Anant...
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are increasingly at the forefront of business administration and strategy. To help in-house legal teams better navigate the ever-changing ESG landscape, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) developed a curated collection of ESG-focused...
Dhir & Dhir Associates’ partner Jayashree Dasgupta has left the firm after serving an 18-year career to open her own independent litigation chambers in South Delhi. She currently has two lawyers, with other appointments expected in the near future.
“Back...
Carey Olsen has hired funds lawyer Rebecca Lee as an of counsel in its corporate and investment funds team in Singapore. Lee joined from Maples Group in Singapore, where she was a registered foreign lawyer for almost five years.
Lee...
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. Freny Patel reports
Update: Banks can now...
Financial turmoil from the pandemic pushes global companies to restructure their debt cross-border, where advanced regimes in offshore jurisdictions provide viable options
Cross-border restructuring with parallel proceedings in different jurisdictions is inevitable for large business groups with complex, integrated and...
After being suspended for three years, the Korea In-house Counsel Association (KICA) and the Seoul Bar Association co-hosted an in-house counsel mentoring programme on 29 June at the Seoul Bar Association building. About 80 newly admitted lawyers attended the...
After a more than 25-year stint with the largest Korean law firm Kim & Chang and co-founder of the firm’s international arbitration and cross-border litigation group, partner Park Eun Young is setting up as an independent arbitrator in his...
Dentons Rodyk, the Singapore office of multinational law firm Dentons, has hired corporate lawyers Evelyn Ang as a senior partner in its M&A practice. Ang joined from the Atlas Asia Law Corporation (AALC), the law practice of accounting firm...
O’Melveny assisted SK Innovation, an intermediate holding company of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, in its USD30 million investment in Amogy, a US company specialising in ammonia-based fuel cell systems. The transaction is a bridge note financing, which is...
JunHe has appointed Leon Liu and Carol Sun as partners in Shanghai.
Previously, both were partners at Yuanda China Law Firm specialising in government enforcement and cross-border regulatory compliance. Liu was also a co-founder of Yuanda.
Liu, who was a prosecutor...
Tian Yuan Law Firm and Linklaters advised Ming Yang Smart Energy Group, a wind turbine manufacturer, on its global depositary receipts (GDR) trading on the Shanghai-London Stock Connect scheme on the Main Market of the LSE.
The deal raised USD706...
Global retailer MINISO Group has achieved its dual-primary listing on the Hong Kong bourse, raising HKD567 million (USD72.2 million). Five law firms assisted in the listing.
Skadden acted as Hong Kong and US counsel, led by Shanghai-based partner Li Haiping...
Agram Legal Consultants advised IT company Tech Mahindra in its USD82.3 million acquisition of Mumbai-based Thirdware Solutions. JSA advised Thirdware, which delivers industry specific technological expertise through a range of services spanning business applications consulting, design, implementation and support.
The...
Juris Corp appointed Vedanarayanan Lakshmanan, and Bindiya Raichura as the equity partners for their Mumbai office, and Namrta Sudan Rai as a salaried partner in New Delhi.
Lakshmanan, with 37 years of experience, excels in the areas of finance, taxation,...
Intra-company disputes are usually resolved by courts in China, but the absence of special procedural rules in the Civil Procedure Law leads to time-consuming and laborious settlements, with parties either unable to obtain a satisfying result or losing more...
Mumbai-based law firm Solomon & Co Advocates & Solicitors, founded in 1909, elevated associate partners Soniya Putta, Shruti Maniar and Jacqueline Aikin to the firm’s partnership.
Having 13 years of experience, Putta, is a part of the litigation & dispute...
Gold-focused digital alternative credit platform Indiagold has appointed Mini Gautam as the company’s legal head and general counsel. She is the founder and managing partner of Arthavat Law Offices, providing legal as well as financial and tax services to...
In this case, the claimant company specialises in aviation-related technology and the respondent supplies general technical services. In 2018, the two parties signed a Technical Service Contract concerning research and development of certain techniques to be used on a...
Chinese property platform KE overcame significant hurdles to complete a dual-primary listing via introduction on the HKEX with weighted voting rights (WVR) in the first such so-called “homecoming” debut in Hong Kong.
Unlike IPOs and secondary listings, KE will raise...
Adani Group has acquired Switzerland-based Holcim’s entire stake in India’s two leading cement companies, Ambuja Cements and ACC, through an offshore special purpose vehicle amounting to USD10.5 billion.
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (CAM) acted as legal counsel to Adani,...
Fast-moving consumer durables major Marico bought a majority stake of 54% for an undisclosed amount in healthy breakfast and snacks brand True Elements, owned by HW Wellness Solutions.
Vaish Associates Advocates acted as the legal advisers led by associate partners...
Data is the oil of the information age. Despite the varied and complex socioeconomic and political landscapes, many Asian jurisdictions are taking giant strides in strengthening personal data safeguards
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INDIA
THAILAND
PHILIPPINES
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The 2021 Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) is China’s first comprehensive...
Data is the oil of the information age. Despite the varied and complex socioeconomic and political landscapes, many Asian jurisdictions are taking giant strides in strengthening personal data safeguards
CHINA
INDIA
THAILAND
The Philippines’ Data Privacy Act (DPA) applies to the processing of...
Data is the oil of the information age. Despite the varied and complex socioeconomic and political landscapes, many Asian jurisdictions are taking giant strides in strengthening personal data safeguards
CHINA
INDIA
PHILIPPINES
Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act, 2019 (PDPA) was promulgated to protect...
Data is the oil of the information age. Despite the varied and complex socioeconomic and political landscapes, many Asian jurisdictions are taking giant strides in strengthening personal data safeguards
CHINA
THAILAND
PHILIPPINES
Since the EU tightened the protection of personal data with the...
Data is the oil of the information age. Despite the varied and complex socioeconomic and political landscapes, many Asian jurisdictions are taking giant strides in strengthening personal data safeguards
INDIA
THAILAND
PHILIPPINES
The 2021 Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) is China’s first comprehensive...
L&L Partners’ managing partner Rajiv Luthra has issued a notice for the dissolution of the firm’s litigation arm and chalked out a plan to reorganise its various practice areas under a one-firm structure.
As a result, the dispute resolution practice...
Role
Associate, IP (1+ PQE) - 16869/VTA
Location
Hong Kong, China
Job Description
Our client is a Hong Kong stalwart and is recognized for its contentious and non-contentious IP practice. They are seeking a Hong Kong-qualified lawyer with China experience to join their top-ranking...
Han Zhen, Lin Zhijun and Kou Chunyan have joined JunHe to strengthen the firm’s restructuring and M&A, capital markets and environmental law practices.
Han, who is now based in the Beijing office, has advised on M&A, restructurings, joint ventures and...
Vertex Growth and the government-owned corporation, Brunei Investment Agency, were lead investors in consumer lending fintech firm Kissht raising USD80 million in fresh funding. IndusLaw and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas were advisers in the deal.
The Singapore based Vertex Growth is...
Baker McKenzie FenXun has rehired capital markets specialist Yang Yingfei, who left the firm in 2020 after 10 years to join Puman Asia Capital as a partner and chief operating officer.
Yang is known for equity capital markets and debt...
The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) has named Renita Sophia Crasta and Daniel Choo as co-presidents for 2022-2024, starting from June. Both succeeded Dessi Berhane Silassie, who has held the role for the past two years.
Crasta is legal counsel...
A pro-arbitration approach has solidified Hong Kong’s status as a leading arbitration hub and centre of legal excellence
Hong Kong is the beating heart of arbitration in Asia. Nestled within the firmament of China’s Greater Bay Area, its status as...
China insurance conglomerate Ping An's fintech subsidiary, OneConnect Financial Technology, has debuted on the main board of the HKEX by way of introduction and dual-primary listing.
OneConnect went public on the Nasdaq in 2019 and debuted on the HKEX on...
Role
Corporate Counsel (5+ PQE) - 16868/VTA
Location
Hong Kong, China
Job Description
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Corporate Counsel to step into a pivotal role in a development legal team of a luxury hotel brand in Hong Kong. As Corporate...
Concerns that Indonesian businesses face in domestic and international arbitration was the focus of a seminar hosted by the Indonesian Corporate Counsel Association (ICCA) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Court of Arbitration.
The seminar, entitled “ICC and...
The upper house of Japan’s parliament, the House of Councillors, enacted a bill defining the legal status of stablecoins in June, making it the first major economy to enact such legislation. The law takes effect in a year and...
Han Kun Law Offices has hired Song Haining as a Beijing-based partner to bolster its intellectual property (IP) practice.
Song brings vast courtroom experience advising telecommunications, semiconductor and computer engineering companies on patent and trade secret disputes. He is also...
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Hong Kong held its annual general meeting on 16 June 2022 virtually and elected five new board directors. Following the general meeting, the association conducted a board meeting, resulting in the association’s vice...
CERT-In has shown more interest in collecting data and imposing restrictions on businesses than warding off cyber-attacks, writes Software Freedom Law Centre’s Mishi Choudhary
The government and its relationship with the privacy of citizens has always been disproportional. The state...
AZB & Partners’ Gautam Saha will soon be joining TT&A as a partner to head the firm’s National Capital Region office. Along with Saha, a team of 27, including 11 partners and a number of associates, will boost TT&A’s...
The Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) and the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) became the new lenders in the refinancing of wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy’s INR40.53 billion (USD513.5 million) loan.
Dhir & Dhir Associates acted as the sole advisers...
Argus Partners represented the Board of Control for Cricket in India when the BCCI secured a whopping INR483.9 billion (USD6.2 billion) from an auction of four media rights packages to the Tata Indian Premier League seasons 2023-2027.
Disney Star shelled...
Following an extensive nomination process, Asia Business Law Journal reveals the A-List of Japan’s legal profession. Lim Miran and Mithun Varkey report
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With the receding pandemic, Japan – the world’s third-largest economy – is on the mend...
Jindal Steel & Power’s subsidiary, Jindal Steel Odisha, has secured a loan from the State Bank of India (SBI) for INR157.27 billion (USD1.99 billion) in one of the largest project financing transactions in this sector to date.
Gravitas Legal assisted...
Role
Associate, Corporate Real Estate (2+ PQE) - 16862/VTA
Location
Singapore
Job Description
This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive Associate to join an established real estate practice in Singapore and work on a range of high-value and complex transactions. You will be...
Lavin Hirani has been appointed as a partner at MDP & Partners and will head the firm's media and entertainment practice.
In his previous assignments, he was an associate partner for three years at Naik Naik & Co and also...
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