Mumbai-based SNG & Partners and southern-based firm R&P Partners have created a pan-India presence after establishing a joint venture to widen their client base and strengthen their foothold outside their respective territories.
SNG & Partners is a second-generation firm established...
The Supreme Court in a recent ruling has held that when an agent under a power of attorney is in possession of an immovable property, the possession is that of the principal owner. However, if an unauthorised sale is...
The Supreme Court, in a recent matter, held that in case of offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), courts cannot proceed merely on the basis of the principle of “preponderance of probabilities”. An allegation under...
Role
Banking Associate, Financial Regulatory (NQ-2 PQE) - 16867/VTA
Location
Hong Kong, China
Job Description
This is an excellent opportunity for a recently qualified lawyer to cut their professional teeth within an established banking financial regulatory team. You will work on a wide range...
Trilegal assisted GE India Energy Investments in acquiring a 49% stake in Gujarat-based wind turbine firm Morjar Windfarm Development.
The GE unit acquired the stake in Morjar Windfarm from Continuum Green Energy India, which will retain the remaining majority stake....
Alpha Rajan & Partners have appointed Nikita Misra as a partner at their recently launched Dubai office to spearhead the firm’s UAE, Middle East and North Africa operations.
She has more than 12 years of experience in advising and handling...
Argus Partners named Bhavya Mohan as a partner in the dispute resolution practice from June at the firm’s Bengaluru office.
Prior to joining Argus, she was an advocate with Arista Chambers, and as an associate at AZB & Partners and...
IndiGo, the largest low-cost passenger airline in India, has appointed Abeer Kumar as its head of litigation. Previously, he headed the legal team at bike taxi app Rapido.
He began practicing in 2007 as an associate at Chambers of Indu...
Role
Associate, Litigation & Arbitration (1-5 PQE) - 16865/VTA
Location
Singapore
Job Description
A prestigious merged international/local law firm is seeking an Associate to join one of the longest-established litigation and dispute resolution practices in Singapore. You will join a team handling good quality...
Hylands has appointed Tian Dapeng, Yin Yue, Cai Yuee, Lu Bing and Wang Yuan as partners at the firm’s Beijing headquarters.
Tian, who was a partner at DHH Law Firm, specialises in banking and finance, dispute resolution and asset management....
Japan's leading general trading company Mitsui & Co has agreed to buy 28.6% of the shares in Rol-Ryż, a leading European pulses and rice distributor and subsidiary of Italian rice company Euricom. Mitsui will acquire the stake through a...
Energy and project finance specialist Julien Bocobza has strengthened White & Case’s global project development and finance practice as a partner in Tokyo. He relocated from London, where he was a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright for eight years.
Bocobza...
Private equity expert Daniel Dusek has joined Goodwin in Hong Kong as a partner in its global private equity practice after spending six years with Kirkland & Ellis’ office in the city as a partner. He previously worked with...
Three significant offshore bonds with a combined value of USD700 million issued under standby letters of credit (SBLC) this year caught people’s attention, with pundits waiting to see whether they signal a new dawn in sector financing.
In the first...
Baker McKenzie’s Hong Kong team advised UK-based property developer Knight Dragon and its subsidiary KD Tokens to raise GBP140 million (USD171.4 million) via tokenisation, allowing individual investors to share the rental income from a central London residential tower.
Partner and...
Former Dalmia Bharat general counsel, Sanjeev Gemawat, has joined Vedanta as group general counsel this month. He had worked at Dalmia Bharat for over six years, serving as the group’s GC and company secretary.
With nearly three decades of experience...
Zhong Lun Law Firm adds two partners to strengthen its capital markets, customs and import/export practice, positioning Cheng Huade in its Hangzhou office and Tiger Lee in its Shenzhen office.
Cheng will be a key member of the firm’s capital...
Jia Yuan Law Offices advised AVIC Chengdu UAS on an RMB4.37 billion (USD649 million) IPO on the Star Market of the SSE, surpassing the initial target of RMB1.64 billion.
China Securities and AVIC Securities are the sponsors.
Jia Yuan’s team was...
JunHe advised the largest French communications giant Publicis Groupe on its China branch’s acquisition of a digital product consultancy Wiredcraft.
The law firm and its Hong Kong office advised Publicis on PRC and Hong Kong laws, alongside co-operation with a...
Grandway Law Offices advised Chinese rocket maker ExPace on its RMB1.6 billion (USD239 million) series B financing as the company looked to increase its chances of successful future launches.
The firm’s leading partner Hu Qi spearheaded the team with support...
China’s largest consumer genetic testing platform Mega Genomics raised HKD215.3 million (USD27.6 million) from its IPO on the HKEX. Paul Hastings, King & Wood Mallesons and Appleby were advisers.
The genetic testing company was backed by the Chinese renowned Meinian...
Shortage of tech talent across all industries is taking a particularly huge toll on information technology companies as digital ecosystems evolve and adapt to repercussions of the pandemic – with many IT employees offered huge salary hikes and perks...
The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) is a non-profit company that serves as a voluntary council to further the cause of self-regulation in the advertising industry. It is sponsored by advertisers, the media, advertising agencies, and other professional...
In the wake of the merciless pandemic, preventive and predictive healthcare has rightly become the norm. Healthcare systems have undergone a complete overhaul in the past few years, moving the focus from illness to wellness. In a highly connected...
India’s solar energy ecosystem is rapidly developing. A recent phenomenon is the peer-to-peer (P2P) trading of solar energy, where persons generating solar energy for their private use are selling excess power generated to other users using blockchain technology. P2P...
Role
Deputy General Counsel – Legal Department (LEG)
The posting is closing on 7/31/2022 (11:59pm)(GMT-4)
Job Description
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 190 countries that works to foster global economic and monetary cooperation, promote financial stability, facilitate international trade,...
In PTC India Financial Services Limited v Venkateshwarlu Kari and Anr., the Supreme Court ruled on the exercise of rights under a pledge of dematerialised shares. The issue was whether the re-classification of the pledgee as the beneficial owner...
Data protection laws are evolving rapidly as the world becomes more digitalised, and Japan is working hard to keep its sword sharp, writes Putro Harnowo
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n February, Kyodo News reported that the number of personal information leaks from Japanese listed...
China’s first commercial-use licensing of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) saw East & Concord Partners advising.
Pengbo Hainan, a subsidiary of China Biotech Services, gained licences in BNCT equipment and medicine from Japanese companies Sumitomo Heavy Industries and Stella Pharm.
The...
Two Indonesian law firms William & Hendrik and Siregar & Djojonegoro have merged into William Hendrik & Siregar Djojonegoro (WH&SD). The new firm will be led by Zippora Siregar as the managing partner and other co-founders William Palijama, Hendrik...
Massive infrastructure development and liberalisation of overseas investment have boosted the Philippines’ competitiveness, but the pandemic has changed everything. What will a newly elected government mean for business-related legal reform? Putro Harnowo reports
Six years ago, former president Rodrigo Duterte vowed to...
Ogier has strengthened its IP prowess with the hire of global IP expert Sophie Peat as partner in the Cayman Islands and team head, bringing the total number of partners at the firm to 100. Peat moved from Cayman...
Jingtian & Gongcheng has hired Arthur Tsang as a partner in its Shanghai office and Kelvan Cheung as a partner in Hong Kong.
Tsang was previously a partner at Hylands Law Firm. His practice focuses on M&A and investment for...
China’s third largest online logistics platform has debuted on the Hong Kong bourse – a move that summoned the strike of the gong back to the trading floor.
Logistics start-up GoGoX raised HKD675 million (USD86 million) from its IPO on...
Hong Kong e-commerce platform Yoho Group has debuted on the main board of the HKEX. The IPO raised HKD115 million with Deacons advising Yoho Group in relation to the listing with Maples Group providing Cayman Islands counsel.
The Deacons' team...
Phuong Tran has joined Allen & Gledhill as a partner in Ho Chi Minh City. He was most recently deputy head of legal at investment holding company Masan Group and previously a partner at the Singapore office of Vietnamese...
Nippon Paint Automotive Coatings (NPAC), a subsidiary of Nippon Paint Holdings, has completed an RMB350 million (USD52 million) acquisition of additional shares in five Chinese automotive coatings companies. DeHeng Law Offices acted as NPAC’s counsel.
The five are NBC companies...
Players of any string instrument will tell you that strings must be changed regularly, even when there is no noticeable depreciation in the sound quality. The same principle applies to market operation. A shift in regulation, system or business...
Lomesh Kiran Nidumuri has joined Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) as a disputes-practice partner. He was previously a partner at IndusLaw where he headed the disputes team.
Nidumuri will be based in Bengaluru and lead the disputes practice for South India...
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) advised British oil and gas company BP in acquiring a 40.5 per cent stake and the operatorship of the Asian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH) project in Pilbara, Western Australia.
The project is anticipated to be one...
On 29 March 2022, the State Council of China promulgated its Decision on Amending and Abolishing Some Administrative Regulations (Order No. 752), which amended certain provisions under 14 administrative regulations including the Regulations on the Administration of Foreign-funded Telecommunications...
Cosmetology has emerged as a focal point of consumer complaints, surpassing many traditional categories of goods and services, in the China Consumers Association’s analysis of complaints received by the National Consumers Association in 2021.
The Law Enforcement Guide for Medical...
As e-commerce flourishes in both mainland China and Hong Kong, disputes related to online consumption have correspondingly increased. In this article the author presents a comparative analysis of legal requirements concerning standard terms adopted by e-commerce platforms in both...
Debtors satisfying bankruptcy conditions under the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law may file with a competent court to gain protection in the form of ceasing interest accrual, release of preservation, suspension of execution, release from unfulfilled contracts, or restoration of credit.
Lawful...
Linklater and Allen & Overy advised on an updated Common Ground Taxonomy debt instrument between China and the European Union, which was launched by the International Platform on Sustainable Finances.
The USD500 million three-year green notes were offered by Bank...
China’s largest carbon-neutral commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) saw Zhong Lun Law Firm advising on the RMB8.7 billion (USD1.3 billion) bond issue.
The CMBS is linked to a portfolio of office buildings owned by Jinmao Investment Management and was oversubscribed 2.5...
NaaS Technology has been listed on Nasdaq through a merger with US company RISE Education Cayman in a deal that makes NaaS the third China concepts stock to go public in the US this year and the first IPO...
Argus Partners has hired five lawyers from Algo Legal as partners. The five have brought along their teams, comprising 35 lawyers in total.
Abhinav Bhalaik and Ankit Guha of Algo Legal have joined as equity partners, while Armaan Patkar, Namitha...
IP specialist Anand & Anand has promoted Twinky Rampal to equity partner with Gitika Suri, Ritika Ahuja and Udita Patro becoming salaried partners.
Rampal has played a key role in the team’s trademarks department after joining the firm in 2008...
Inbrew Beverages bought 32 liquor brands from United Spirits (USL), the Indian arm of Diageo, for INR8.2 billion (USD108 million) in a deal involving legal work from Khaitan & Co, Reed Smith, Touchstone Partners, White & Case and Trilegal.
Khaitan...
Indonesian firm ABNR advised International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector lending arm of World Bank Group, on the sale of its 20 per cent interest in Indonesia's Bank Mayora to Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI). The transaction is part of...
Japanese law firm Nishimura & Asahi has hired energy and natural resources specialist Alexander Woody as a partner in Tokyo. Woody joins from White & Case in Tokyo where he was a partner and associate for 22 years.
Woody advises...
Our law firm recently represented a party in a series of “education and training contract” dispute cases, but the focus of the trials was not limited to the contract itself – rather on the determination of commingling of finances...
Since the State Administration of Taxation and Ministry of Public Security jointly issued the Notice on Launching Special Actions against the Crime of False Issuance of Special Value-added Tax (VAT) Invoices through Gold Transactions in 2015, authorities have cracked...
The world has witnessed some major changes to tax laws and reporting requirements dating back to a few years before the pandemic, but governments ultimately need to ensure their tax systems are simple, fair and reliable.
With the pandemic, natural...
From widespread layoffs in K12 education and training organisations to recent news of “personnel optimisation” and “downsizing” at several large internet companies, the impact of economic and policy shifts on the labour market is gradually manifesting.
Based on current legal...
Commercial acceptance bills are one of the most widely adopted methods of settlement in commercial businesses, most primarily characterised by their “non-causal” nature – which means that although a bill relationship must be formed on the basis of certain...
A horizontal monopoly agreement refers to an arrangement between competing business operators regarding the price, output, sales market and technical restrictions of their competing products or services. These agreements on price fixing, output restriction, market division, technology restriction and...
For family wealth inheritance and tax planning purposes, many shareholders of domestic listed companies wish to pass on some future earnings from company shares to their children through trusts. In some cases of existing companies listed on the Star...
Partner Xu Guochuang of Haiwen & Partners advised Startorus Fusion in its multimillion-yuan angel round of funding.
The investors were Sequoia China Seed Fund, Xiaomi-backed Shunwei Capital, Kunlun Capital, Casstar, Telescope Investment, MSA Capital, K2VC, Unity Ventures, Legend Star, Inno...
This year, in the face of the recurring pandemic and ongoing crisis in the real estate industry, the increasingly complex financial market environment poses new demands on, and challenges to, the development of the asset management industry. With the...
The gatekeepers to China's capital markets are under the microscope via a comprehensive registration system that takes no prisoners. Yu Xiao reports
In China, the pace of comprehensive implementation of the stock offering registration system is accelerating. Under the comprehensive...
The Philippines has marked its ninth straight year with a clean sheet in the US Trade Representative’s annual Special 301 Report reviewing the global state of IP protection rights and enforcement.
The report reviewed more than 100 trading partners, listing...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) of the Philippines has enhanced its collection efforts in recent years. In the first quarter of 2022 alone, about PHP534.2 million (USD10 million) was collected through its post-clearance audit (PCA) and prior disclosure programme...
Asia Business Law Journal identifies 50 up-and-coming lawyers in Indonesia who are poised for further success. Lim Miran and Linda Silaen report
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As the country weathers the pandemic, Indonesia’s legal industry faces formidable challenges with an ever-changing landscape,...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has wrecked the lives of people living there, tilted global relations, and sent shockwaves across energy and commodities markets. It has also broken international rules, particularly technology and IP laws.
Conflict crisis
Sanctions against Russia have limited...
The Indian government notified the rules for initiating insolvency proceedings against personal guarantors as a distinct class other than individuals in 2019, along with notifying part III of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) for insolvency proceedings against...
As mentioned in the previous article in this series, the war in Ukraine has seen the US, EU and other Western countries and regions impose a stream of economic sanctions against Russia, greatly affecting the international trade in liquefied...
A company is an organisation made up of shareholder investment and various production factors, and has legal personality according to law. The will of a company, originating from the will of individuals, is expressed through resolutions passed by shareholder...
Fair use is a common defence in trademark infringement actions, with a jurisprudential basis that a trademark owner cannot exclusively monopolise a descriptive phrase and deprive a third party’s right to accurately describe its goods. Examples are the Sichuan...
When speaking to legal professionals, we often hear of a certain partner at a law firm experiencing an unexpectedly difficult transitional period after becoming a corporate’s in-house counsel, even though the roles are assumed by many to be different...
Dipti Lavya Swain, a partner at HSA Advocates in New Delhi, is resuming his independent practice, DLS Law Offices – the firm whose New Delhi and Mumbai offices he had merged with HSA.
DLS started operating in May 2018, and...
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) continues to attract virtual assets businesses seeking to capitalise on its status as a leading offshore financial centre. Unlike other jurisdictions that have either prohibited certain types of digital assets or imposed material restrictions...
In August 2017, a financial leasing company (company A) and a heat supply company (company B) entered into a finance lease contract under which company A, the lessor, conducted a finance lease transaction with company B, the lessee, for...
Summary procedures in international arbitration have started to gain popularity in recent years, finding their way into the arbitration rules of major arbitration institutions including the HKIAC (Hong Kong), SIAC (Singapore), SCC (Stockholm), ICSID (International) and more recently, LCIA...
King & Wood Mallesons acted as Hong Kong counsel with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft providing international counsel on the city’s first 144A catastrophe bond and only its second insurance-linked securities (ILS).
Hong Kong-based reinsurer Peak Re sponsored the bond and...
China’s liability system for misrepresentation by securities intermediaries has entered a new era with significant reform under the Several Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on the Trial of Civil Tort Compensation Cases for Misrepresentation in the Securities Market,...
I RECENTLY had the pleasure to meet a husband and wife couple, Barry Pang and Anne Pang Pi-Yao, who are masters of the martial art of Wing Chun. Together, they became pioneers of this style of Chinese Kung Fu in...
Criminal, civil and administrative intellectual property (IP) are the three major categories of judicially adjudicated IP cases. However, as criminal cases impose the most severe form of punishment for IP infringement and can involve personal freedom, they are special.
Although...
Convertible bonds generally refer to bonds issued by listed companies that are convertible into shares. In recent years, however, many investment companies have entered into convertible bonds investment agreements with investees with reference to the “convertible bonds” trading structure...
CMS partner Mariel Dimsey will take up the post of secretary-general at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre in August while Eric Ng, who currently serves as HKIAC’s managing counsel, is being promoted to deputy secretary-general.
Dimsey is co-head of...
As the first branch of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) established outside mainland China, CIETAC Hong Kong Arbitration Centre (CIETAC Hong Kong) accepts and administers arbitration cases in accordance with procedural laws of Hong Kong...
With mass implementation of remote working and online transactions in the pandemic era, to meet the needs of transaction convenience, efficiency and cost control, the financial sector turned to electronic signatures using facial recognition and other biometric recognition technologies....
Exit control, or restriction on departure from China, can be imposed on individual debtors to urge them to fulfill their obligations in civil litigation. It can be applied before or during a civil proceeding, as well as during the...
In 2015, Alphago, a go-playing computer program developed by Google subsidiary DeepMind, became the first of its kind to defeat a professional human player on a full-sized board without handicap, triggering an ongoing discussion about AI development and its...
Clifford Chance has strengthened its global funds and investment management team with the hire of Xing Liyong as a partner in Hong Kong. Xing joins from Kirkland & Ellis where she was a partner in the Hong Kong office...
The HKEX listing of Vision Deal, a special purpose acquisition company backed by former Alibaba CEO David Wei, saw three firms advising in the HKD1 billion (USD127 million) transaction.
Kirkland & Ellis, Appleby and Freshfields advised in the second SPAC...
A joint initiative aiming to prevent risks associated with non-fungible tokens (NFTs) was issued by the China National Internet Finance Association, China Banking Association and Securities Association of China on 13 April 2022.
The Initiative to Prevent relevant Financial Risks of...
Antitrust enforcement are continuing to crack down on outlawed resale price maintenance (RPM), with a multinational dental medical device manufacturer’s Chinese entity recently fined RMB9.12 million (USD1.35 million).
The fine was imposed on 9 February 2022 for RPM “price fixing”...
Having served as the secretary-general of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) since 2016, Sarah Grimmer will be stepping down in August to be succeeded by Mariel Dimsey, who is currently a partner at CMS Hong Kong.
Grimmer will...
Biomedical expert Wu Li has joined Lifang & Partners, bringing four colleagues with him to the firm.
Wu, who was a partner of AnJie & BB Law Firm, advises companies in the biomedicine, chemical and medical equipment industries on intellectual...
Role
M&A Lawyer
Location
Hong Kong, China
Job Description
This is an excellent opportunity for a junior M&A lawyer to take the next step in your career with a highly regarded M&A team in Hong Kong. You will have the opportunity to work closely...
Role
Funds Lawyer
Location
Hong Kong, China
Job Description
Leading US law firm with a strong track record in corporate, M&A, and investment funds work seeks a mid to senior-level Funds Lawyer to join their market-leading team in Hong Kong.
Job Requirements
US qualification is...
Role
ED, Compliance
Location
Shanghai, China
Job Description
Our client, a bulge bracket bank, is looking to add a seasoned securities regulatory compliance professional at the Executive Director level to their China compliance team based in Shanghai. You would advise senior management and business...
Role
Vice President - Advisory Compliance
Location
Beijing, China
Job Description
A commercial banking compliance professional is sought for a global powerhouse financial institution to be based in China. Our client, a world-leading investment bank, is seeking a VP-level advisory compliance officer to join...
Role
Compliance Manager
Location
Hong Kong, China
Job Description
This world-leading consumer electronics company is recruiting an experienced compliance manager with minimum 3 years of experience in corporate compliance and ideally also corporate governance. This role will actively be engaged in advising top management...
The antitrust authority will be stepping up oversight over the platform economy, technology development, data security and livelihood sectors such as utilities, healthcare and medicine.
These key sectors were identified as vulnerable to antitrust violations, reflecting continued antitrust enforcement actions...
Honasa Consumer (HCPL), the parent company of Mamaearth, has acquired a 63% stake in premium skincare brand Dr Sheth’s for INR280 million (USD3.6 million).
L&L Partners acted as legal adviser to New Delhi-based HCPL on the acquisition. The L&L team...
Veritas Legal advised House of Masaba Lifestyle in the INR900 million (USD11.61 million) acquisition by Aditya Birla Fashion House.
Veritas’ team comprised partner Kunal Doshi, senior associate Karun Jhangiani and associate Freya Irani.
Khaitan & Co advised Aditya Birla Fashion House,...
The Federation of Indian Corporate Lawyers (FICL) held its First Corporate Lawyers Summit. The event marked the occasion for the release of the FICL code of ethics for in-house corporate lawyers based on the model guidance by in-house counsel...
The Supreme People’s Court (SPC) has identified relevant factors from an Anti-Monopoly Law perspective when assessing pay-for-delay settlement agreements, which arose when a drug patent holder pleaded to withdraw its patent infringement claims before the court.
On reviewing the application,...
TVS Motor Company has entered a partnership with Bengaluru-based Rapido as opportunities in the food deliveries and on-demand courier services market rev up along with the trend towards electric vehicles.
Khaitan & Co partner Vivek Sriram with associates Aswathy Thomas...
Gujarat-based Venus Pipes & Tubes was advised by L&L Partners in an IPO that received a huge response from retail investors.
The retail investor category was oversubscribed 19.04 times against the allocated shares. The qualified institutional buyers subscribed 12.02 times,...
In land-based photovoltaic acquisition projects, administrative penalties are often imposed by authorities for unapproved construction of buildings and related facilities. Confiscation of illegal buildings and major photovoltaic power generation facilities poses a considerable legal risk to acquirers. This article...
In April 2022, the 25th meeting of the Central Committee for Deepening Overall Reform examined and adopted the Guidance on Strengthening the Construction of Digital Government, requiring comprehensive implementation of the national cyber development strategy, wide application of digital...
Laura Cha Shih May-lung will continue her role as HKEX chair for two more years after being re-elected to the post she has held since 2018.
Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive Carrie Lam approved the re-election and expressed confidence in...
The first backdoor listing on the Growth Enterprises Market of Shenzhen Stock Exchange since changes in the rules on reverse takeovers saw Zhong Lun Law firm advising.
Zhong Lun represented listed food packaging company Precise and database centre Runze Science...
Judiciaries from Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Britain and the United States have established the International Judicial Dispute Resolution Network to promote judicial dispute resolution (JDR) and develop best practice for jurisdictions to incorporate JDR within...
China Business Law Awards 2021
China Business Law Awards 2020
China Business Law Awards 2019
China Business Law Awards 2017-18
China Business Law Journal reveals the law firms that have excelled in the past year
In the past year, the sporadic rebound of the...
Enduring challenges amid a perfect storm
The country is in the midst of grappling with unfavourable circumstances such as high unemployment and high inflation. Together these can potentially become as disruptive as the pandemic, but also not helping the economy...
Microsoft Corp invested USD200 million in the business-to-business e-commerce unicorn Udaan for its debt financing round through convertible notes.
The Bengaluru-based company raised a total of USD225 million through convertible notes. The securities issued will be converted into equity in...
A merger between two subsidiaries of HDFC by way of an all-stock amalgamation is set to go ahead with the deal expected to be completed in 18 months subject to regulatory approval.
The boards of HDFC and HDFC Bank gave...
Hai Run Law Firm has hired Bao Hua, Wang Huiping, and Zhu Wei as senior partners in their Beijing office and appointed Zhang Haidong as a consultant. With the addition of three partners and a consultant, the Beijing-based firm...
While law dictates that commercial contracts in violation of “public order and good morals” are invalid, the determination of violations leading to contract invalidity is a frequent point of contention
In the context of encouraging civil and commercial trials to...
Slaughter and May advised Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation on the USD10 billion Sha Tin-Central Link, the largest infrastructure investment in Hong Kong. Slaughter and May’s team in Hong Kong was led by partner Jason Webber assisted by associate Kevin...
Role
Associate, Investigations & White-Collar Crime
Location
Hong Kong, China
Job Description
Our client helps secure successful outcomes in White-Collar criminal defenses and investigations, litigation, and corporate compliance. They are looking to add a junior or mid-level bilingual Associate with internal investigations and/or White-Collar...
Role
Legal Consultants/Associates, Corporate
Location
Beijing, China
Job Description
This is an excellent opportunity to work closely with market-leading partners and high-profile clients. Our client, a renowned international law firm, is seeking an experienced corporate lawyer to join their top-tier China corporate team based...
Role
Corporate Partner
Location
Hong Kong, China
Job Description
A high regarded Singaporean/International law firm is looking to support their clients’ growth and strengthen their corporate practice with a Korean-speaking partner hire. They are seeking an established Corporate Partner with a Singaporean legal qualification...
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has come out with a consultation paper that invites the views of stakeholders on the need, nature, and levels of safeguards for issues relating to media ownership, particularly cross-media ownership and vertical...
The federal cabinet has approved a policy for acquiring land parcels that are mined out or unsuitable for coal mining purposes to increase investment and create job opportunities in the coal sector.
The land-use policy applies to lands acquired under...
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