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Grandall Law Firm has hired Thomas So as a partner and head of its dispute resolution department in Hong Kong. So is a Justice of the Peace and a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political...
China’s first REIT public offering this year and the biggest transaction volume so far raised RMB9.4 billion (USD1.42 billion) with partners from Han Kun Law offices advising. Huaxia China Communications Construction Company (Huaxia CCCC) REIT saw a billion shares priced...
DeHeng Law Offices and Tian Yuan Law Firm advised on China’s first national asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) for a public-private project. The issuer was Chongqing Maohe, which specialises in the municipality’s infrastructure projects and is 90% owned by China Construction...
Assured increase of FDI in the insurance sector Shinoj Koshy

Assured increase of FDI in the insurance sector

By Shinoj Koshy and Muskan Agrawal, L&L Partners
On 14 March 2022, the government issued Press Note 1 of 2022 allowing 20% foreign direct investment (FDI) through the automatic route in the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) a corporation established and governed under the Life Insurance...
EU’s Digital Markets Act and implications for Big Tech Ashima Obhan Samridhi Poddar

EU’s Digital Markets Act and implications for Big Tech

By Ashima Obhan and Samridhi Poddar, Obhan & Associates
According to a press statement issued on 25 March, the European Council and the European Parliament have struck a provisional political agreement on the Digital Markets Act (DMA act). The act classifies platforms in the European Union (EU) as...
Following an extensive nomination process, Asia Business Law Journal unveils its top performers of the country’s legal profession. Lim Miran and Nguyen Yen report View the A-List B urdened by mounting debt, foreign exchange squeeze and runaway inflation, Sri Lanka still fumbles...
NCLT’s ability to issue warrants strengthens insolvency resolution Sonam Gupta

NCLT’s ability to issue warrants strengthens insolvency resolution

By Sonam Gupta and Saumay Kapoor, Bharucha & Partners
The inability to resolve the insolvency of a corporate debtor does not merely stem from the fact that the entity is, in fact, distressed. In many cases, the resolution professional (RP) is unable to obtain the assistance and co-operation...
RERA poses a challenge for private equity Vandana Pai

RERA poses a challenge for private equity

By Vandana Pai and Subham Chatterjee, Bharucha & Partners
The Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act, 2016 (act), the most significant reform of India’s real estate sector in modern times, came into effect in 2017. The act established a Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) in each state. Each...
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What can a lessor do when the lessee is in bankruptcy?

By Chen Zhuo and Wang Hao, Tian Yuan Law Firm
In a financial lease, if the lessee goes bankrupt or enters reorganisation due to insolvency, the lessor is certain to be adversely affected. To uphold its own interests, the lessor should carefully assess the status of the lessee and...
Choosing between BVI and Cayman for going offshore Peter Vas

Choosing between BVI and Cayman for going offshore

By Peter Vas, Loeb Smith Attorneys
How to choose between the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and the Cayman Islands for a corporate structure has been one of the most frequent questions among businesses planning to establish an offshore company. This is a complex matter that...
Regional developments in CBDCs and implications for India Anu Tiwari Arjun Goswami

Regional developments in CBDCs and implications for India

By Anu Tiwari and Arjun Goswami, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Like the rest of its global peers, India relies on the existing correspondent banking model for cross-border remittances, which require the participation of multiple banks, with transactions recorded on different ledgers that are backed by different technologies and diverse...
Shanghai, Shenzhen self-regulatory rules for bankruptcy, reorganisation Wang Zhenxiang

Shanghai, Shenzhen self-regulatory rules for bankruptcy, reorganisation

By Wang Zhenxiang, Jingtian & Gongcheng
As a growing number of listed companies seek to revamp their creditor-debtor relationships through bankruptcy, prior listing rules at both Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges have become inadequate for guiding bankruptcy-related operations. On 31 March 2022, both exchanges respectively released...
2021 model dispute cases in banking industry

2021 model dispute cases in banking industry

By Yao Xiaomin and Yuan Yuhui, Lantai Partners
With the successive promulgation of the Civil Code and its judicial interpretations, and the general implementation of the Minutes of the National Courts' Civil and Commercial Trial Work Conference in judicial practice, the adjudication approaches and standards in banking-related...

Shareholding ratio and corporate control

By Zhang Bo, Zhilin Law Firm
What is the impact of different shareholding ratios on shareholders’ rights? What are the risks to the right of control brought by a decline in the shareholding of the original shareholders after the introduction of new investors? What measures...
Applying management science thinking boosts a legal department’s capacity to support its business departments. Steven Cao, general counsel of Energy China Overseas Investment Division/China Gezhouba Group Overseas Investment, reveals how in-house counsel can successfully apply project management methods In academic...
Role Mandarin-speaking General Legal Counsel (10+ PQE) - 16783/VTA Location Europe Job Description Rare opportunity to join one of the world’s largest digital technology group of companies as the first head of legal for the EU (inc. UK). This is a key role to...
Shearman & Sterling has hired Ong Kok Jin as a counsel in its global M&A practice in Singapore. Ong joined from Herbert Smith Freehills where he was a senior associate for almost three years in Singapore. Ong specialises in energy...
Mohan Pillay, the head of Pinsent Masons MPillay in Singapore, is stepping down after leading the firm for 12 years to be succeeded by partner Ian Laing. Pillay set up MPIllay in 2006 and the firm formed a joint...
Ropes & Gray has appointed asset management lawyer Vincent Ip as the managing partner of the firm’s Hong Kong office to succeed Dan Anderson who had been the office managing partner for five years. Anderson will continue co-leading the...
A more considered approach to investigations during tough pandemic times should not be construed as less commitment from the Competition Commission of India’s plans to ensure fair competition, write its Former Chair Dhanendra Kumar and NLSIU Competition Law professor...
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Monkey business

The NSE scandal comprising a mysterious Himalayan yogi, a 'group operating officer' who had never worked in the securities market, and a board that looked the other way shows that it takes only a few key individuals to tarnish...
Value of FTO in biopharma investment, financing Li Ying Wu Lili

Value of FTO in biopharma investment, financing

By Wu Lili and Li Ying, Han Kun Law Offices
The biopharmaceutical industry will see continued growth in investment and financing this year, not least fuelled by continuing global demand for pandemic vaccines. In the tug-of-war between return and risk, both experienced investment giants and emerging capital players invariably...
With the approval of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, Golden Wheel Tiandi, a Hong Kong-listed and Jiangsu-based real estate company, restructured three tranches of senior notes in an aggregate principal amount of approximately USD450 million. The scheme had...
Pitfalls in suspending employees amid fraud investigations

Pitfalls in suspending employees amid fraud investigations

By Leo Yu and Tobey Wang, Jingtian & Gongcheng
It is common practice for employers to suspend employees during investigation of suspected fraud, including but not limited to malpractice such as corruption, bribery and embezzlement. But if suspension is implemented improperly, employers risk being put on the legal...

Legal Counsel – FICC

Role Legal Counsel - FICC Location Hong Kong Job Description We are working with an Investment Bank to help them source looking a seasoned and high caliber global markets lawyer in Hong Kong to provide legal coverage to our Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities...

Rising prominence of store layouts in IP disputes

By Prachi Agarwal and Mishthi Dubey, Anand & Anand
Prachi Agarwal and Mishthi Dubey examine the jurisprudence around store layouts and provide practical advice for their protection It is seemingly often that a reference to a certain restaurant or a store strikes in the mind an associated imagery including...
Role Banking & Finance Associate (2+ PQE) Location Hong Kong Job Description Our client is a leading international law firm looking for a Banking & Finance associate to join the team. The role covers all sorts of financing structures, including: bilateral and syndicated loan...
Role Corporate Trust Asssociate (1+ PQE) Location Hong Kong Job Description Our client is a leading international law firm looking for a Capital Markets associate to join the Corporate Trust team. This opportunities allow for ECM or DCM associates to specialise in an advisory...

M&A Associate (4+ PQE)

Role M&A Associate (4+ PQE) Location Hong Kong Job Description Our client is a leading law firm looking for a mid-senior associate to join the M&A team. The role will focus on cross border M&A transactions, private equity and venture capital investments, joint ventures,...

IP associate (3+ PQE)

Role IP associate (3+ PQE) Location Hong Kong Job Description Our client is a leading IP Law firm looking for a mid level associate to join the team. The team covers both contentious and non-contentious aspects of IP, with a particular focus on Life...
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) released the first edition of “An inside look at legal entity management practices”, which showcases a detailed analysis of legal entity management (LEM), also known as subsidiary governance, a set of practices and...
Role TMT / Fintech Associate (5+ PQE) Location Hong Kong Job Description Our client is a leading TMT law firm looking for a mid-senior level associate specialising in the TMT / Fintech space. The team has a very strong Pan Asian presence and is...
Role Restructuring & Insolvency Associate (3+ PQE) Location Hong Kong Job Description Our client is a leading UK law firm looking for a Restructuring & Insolvency (Finance) associate to join the team. The team covers a Pan Asian practice and focuses on restructuring and...

ECM associate (4+ PQE)

Role ECM associate (4+ PQE) Location Hong Kong Job Description Our client is a UK Law Firm looking for a mid-senior level associate to join the ECM team. The teams focuses on capital market and corporate finance transactions, primarily advises underwriters and companies on...

DCM Associate (4-5 PQE)

Role DCM Associate (4-5 PQE) Location Hong Kong Job Description Our client is a reputable international law firm looking for a mid-level associate to join their DCM team. They focus on international DCM for both state owned and private companies in different industries. The...
Role Litigation (Construction) Associate (1+ PQE) Location Hong Kong Job Description Our client is a leading law firm looking for a Disputes associate with a focus in construction. They cover a wide range of arbitration and litigation work in all aspects of construction in...
The General Counsels’ Association of India (GCAI) celebrated its first anniversary in Mumbai on 9 March 2022 with discussions, cake, cocktails and dinner. Founder members and Mumbai-based general counsel attended the event at Jolie’s Club at Worli in Mumbai. CV...
Role Banking & Finance Associate (4+ PQE) Location Hong Kong Job Description Our client, an offshore law firm is seeking a Mid/Senior Associate to join the Banking and Finance team. They have great work life balance, very collegiate with a very international team. The role...
The Association of Corporate Counsel Hong Kong (ACC HK) conducted a webinar on 24 March on the current opportunities for in-house counsel to do pro bono work and the issues they need to consider before starting. The event explored...
First-to-file takes centre stage in Philippines Mila Federis

First-to-file takes centre stage in Philippines

By Mila Federis, Federis & Associates
Foreign companies that embark on a global registration for an important trademark usually follow a schedule of countries where filings will be prioritised, with Philippine applications being filed much later. By the time the company decides to file in...
Russia-Ukraine crisis influences Indian pharma industry Sachin Malik

Russia-Ukraine crisis influences Indian pharma industry

By Sachin Malik, Anand and Anand
India accounts for more than 20% of the total generic medicine exports globally and contributes to about 60% of the global vaccination requirements. The Indian pharmaceutical sector is valued at approximately USD42 billion. The Indian pharmaceutical industry ranks third...

Stepping up IP strategy with external agents

By Frank Liu, Shanghai Pacific Legal
Large companies with competent intellectual property departments have comprehensive and refined plans for promoting their IP strategies. Companies without such luxuries often rely on the support of external investigation companies, IP agencies and lawyers (collectively, agents) to formulate and...
Battery manufacturers and businesses operating in Asia supply chains face stricter rules under proposed EU sustainability regulations as part of the European Green Deal objectives to be net zero by 2050. The proposals are aimed at restricting access to the...
With the approval of the Supreme People’s Court, the Shanghai Maritime Court ruled to recognise and enforce a commercial judgment made at the UK High Court based on the principle of reciprocity. This is the first time a Chinese...
In partnership with the University of the Philippines, the Legal Management Council of the Philippines (LMCP) conducted a mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) seminar on 11, 12 and 18 February, and 2 March. “The LMCP is truly proud of its...
Rajah & Tann Singapore has reshuffled its management team by appointing arbitration lawyers Ng Kim Beng and Kelvin Poon as joint deputy managing partners. The new heads will assist managing partner Patrick Ang, who took his second term in...
For their eyes only

RBI relief for fintech’s credit report quandary

By Kaushal Mathpal
Reserve Bank of India's move to allow fintech companies to access credit information via credit bureaus is a positive move, but ownership and control issues remain unresolved, writes Kaushal Mathpal A s per the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) latest digital...
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Taxation era for Indonesia’s digital financial world

By Freddy Karyadi and Anastasia Irawati
The rapid development of crypto-asset trading and transactions in the country has enticed the government to impose a tax on the commodity The Indonesian government has been planning for some time to impose tax levies on the digital world...
To further fulfil the commitment to protect personal information, mainland China promulgated the new Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), which gives individuals rights to control and decide how, with whom and for what purposes to share, analyse or process...
Merits & Tree Law Offices has appointed four partners – Zhang Yifei in its Beijing headquarters, and Yu Jie, Chen Xiao and Yang Cheng to its Shenzhen branch. Zhang’s practice focuses on M&A, investment and financing. He joined a private...
Shi Libin has joined JunHe as an expert in corporate and securities law. She joins from Linklaters and has legal qualifications in China and New York State. Shi is proficient in bonds and equity-linked securities legal services involving infrastructure, energy,...
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Haiwen sharpens IP focus

Jia Yuanyuan, an IP specialist, has joined Haiwen & Partners as a partner in Beijing. Jia, formerly a partner at Zhong Lun Law Firm, specialises in IP litigation, technology transactions and licensing. She also worked with AFD China, an IP...
Gansu Sheng Fang Zhou Law Firm merged with China Commercial Law Firm to form a Lanzhou branch. This is China Commercial’s second foray into northwest China after opening office in Xian. Sheng Fang Zhou was the first law firm in...
Han Kun Law Offices has opened a branch in Haikou, its fifth after Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. It will provide legal services in areas such as funds establishment, financial and wealth management, equity investment, dispute resolution IP...
ByteDance, the parent company of Douyin and TikTok, has hired Julie Gao, a senior partner of Skadden, as its chief financial officer. The move is expected to signal the restart of ByteDance’s IPO process. Liang Rubo, who took over as...
Safeguarding trademarks poses real challenges as the virtual world collides with the real one, but opportunities abound for those who are quick to adapt India Japan Taiwan INDIA When people say “Old is gold”, it is not without reason. Today, where heritage is...
A comparison of trademark frameworks: Japan

A comparison of trademark frameworks: Japan

By Takashi Hirose, Oh-Ebashi & Partners
Safeguarding trademarks poses real challenges as the virtual world collides with the real one, but opportunities abound for those who are quick to adapt India Taiwan Obtaining trademark rights in Japan requires filing an application for trademark registration with the Japan...
A comparison of trademark frameworks: Taiwan

A comparison of trademark frameworks: Taiwan

By Tsai CF, Tsai Yu-Li and Tsai Lu-Fa, Deep & Far Attorneys
Safeguarding trademarks poses real challenges as the virtual world collides with the real one, but opportunities abound for those who are quick to adapt India Japan Trademark protection is obtained through registration. In addition, Taiwan follows the first-to-file system. The following...
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A comparison of trademark frameworks: India

By Safir Anand, Anand and Anand
Safeguarding trademarks poses real challenges as the virtual world collides with the real one, but opportunities abound for those who are quick to adapt Japan Taiwan When people say “Old is gold”, it is not without reason. Today, where heritage is...
Unchartered frontiers

Unchartered frontiers

Despite a blanket ban on cryptocurrency trading and crypto mining by Chinese regulators, blockchain-based NFT applications are still being widely experimented with by domestic companies. Allen Sun, founder of tech startup BlockVita, talks to China Business Law Journal about...
Kazakhstan’s subsoil contract system, investment risks

Kazakhstan’s subsoil contract system, investment risks

By Wang Jihong and Chen Haobi, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Kazakhstan is rich in mineral resources and mining is the backbone of its national economy – tapping more than 90 types of mineral deposits, 1,200 types of mineral raw materials and vast reserves of tungsten, chromium, uranium, copper, iron...
With a remarkable spike in deal activity in 2021, who are the top 100 foreign lawyers advising clients for India-related matters? View the A-List Deal activity in India has once again reached a new record in 2021 surpassing the previous high...

Empowering administrative enforcement of IPR

By Mi Tai, Sanyou Intellectual Property Agency
Administrative enforcement is one of the major means of legal protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) in China, due to its convenience, efficiency, low costs and low burden of proof. According to the 2020 Status of IP Protection in...
Why Chinese entrepreneurs reject family trusts – Part II

Why Chinese entrepreneurs reject family trusts – Part II

By Zhang Ting and Hou Xiaoling, DOCVIT Law Firm
Family trusts are starting to take off in mainland China, but their target clientele, high-net-worth entrepreneurs, still harbour doubts and misunderstandings about the rising business. These include concerns about the complexity of the family trust structure, misgivings about the...
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When worlds collide

By Edward Chin
When different judicial systems clash on disputes involving foreign commercial judgments recognised and enforced in mainland China the outcomes have always been tricky, even under the confines of bilateral treaties. But recent progress may allow greater certainty, writes Edward...
IP protection in Germany for Japanese companies

IP protection in Germany for Japanese companies

By Peter Reckenthäler and Gottfried Schüll, Cohausz & Florack
In late 2021, a German-Japanese symposium attended by 400 international guests was held at the German Patent and Trademark Office (GPTO). The symposium titled “Patent infringement proceedings in Japan and Germany” demonstrated the close partnership between Japan and Germany...
Overview of Sino-US judicial reciprocity

Overview of Sino-US judicial reciprocity

By Zhang Jinhui and Zhang Guanglei, Jingtian & Gongcheng
Judgments rendered by foreign courts may be recognised and enforced by courts in China based on international treaties to which China is a party, or the principle of reciprocity, according to articles 288 and 289 of the Civil Procedural...
Liangshan Development Group issued USD204 million senior unsecured notes due in 2025 on the Singapore Exchange with a coupon rate of 6.5%. The funds raised are used to repay offshore debts and Fitch has assigned the note a BB-...
Dubai-based Sunita Singh-Dalal who leads Stephenson Harwood’s private wealth practice in the Middle East has resigned on medical grounds and taken a sabbatical from work. “I certainly do not intend to disappear and see this as a short sabbatical of...
Alpha Rajan & Partners, which has its headquarters in New Delhi, has set up an affiliate entity in Dubai to expand the firm’s regional presence. The Dubai office will provide advisory and consultation services for clients in the Middle East...
Q&A platform Zhihu raised HKD834 million (USD106.3 million) in a homecoming IPO on HKEX in a deal that saw Skadden advising the issuer on Hong Kong and US law, Han Kun Law Offices on China law and Maples Group...
Amit Kapur and Vivek Chandy are re-elected joint managing partners of JSA for another three-year term. The firm reconstituted its executive committee with Kapur, Dina Wadia, Rupinder Malik, Varghese Thomas and Chandy as the members. Malik and Thomas have replaced...
With the advent of the new fiscal year, several law firms announced their annual promotions as hard work is rewarded and the next generation of leaders is fostered. Here are highlights from some of India’s leading firms. Khaitan & Co...
Trilegal and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) have tabled “ESG – Into the Mainstream” – a report detailing key issues that Indian industry faces if it is to meet environmental, social and governance requirements. The...
EU plan for regulating foreign subsidies distorts internal market

EU plan for regulating foreign subsidies distorts internal market

By Nancy Nan, AnJie Broad Law Firm
The EU is closely intertwined with the global economy and one of the largest trading zones in the world. A strong, open and competitive single market enables both EU and foreign companies to compete vigorously on a global scale....
Japan outbound investment back on track Masako Takahatavideo

Japan outbound investment back on track

By Masako Takahata, Japan In-house Lawyers Association (JILA)
The pandemic has pushed Japan from its reign as the world’s largest investor. As the global recovery rolls out, the country is ready to take back its position through various investments in the infrastructure sector and renewable energy projects. Global...
Legal updates for Japanese investors in the Philippines Shiela Esquivel Ciselie Marie Gamo-Sisayan Nilo Divina

Legal updates for Japanese investors in the Philippines

By Nilo Divina, Ciselie Marie Gamo-Sisayan, and Shiela Esquivel, DivinaLaw
The Philippines and Japan share a long history of economic partnership and co-operation. Japan ranks as a top strategic economic partner and is the Philippines’ top export market and second-biggest import supplier, as well as its second-largest source of...
Duties of a company’s ‘responsible person’ in Taiwan Lee Li-pu Chen Chiu-Hua Pan Yi-Chun

Duties of a company’s ‘responsible person’ in Taiwan

By Lee Li-pu, Chen Chiu-Hua, and Pan Yi-Chun, Formosan Brothers
Foreign companies establishing a subsidiary in Taiwan or becoming major shareholders of a Taiwanese company need to appoint personnel to serve on the management board. This article will introduce the responsibilities of two types of “responsible persons” – directors...
Investment strategies in Vietnam for foreign businesses Dang Anh

Investment strategies in Vietnam for foreign businesses

By Anh Dang, Vietnam International Law Firm (VILAF)
Vietnam has long been an attractive investment destination for foreign investors, thanks to its strategic location, socio-political stability and low-cost yet skilful labour force. Despite the difficulties posed by the pandemic, Vietnam has proved that it can effectively handle...
Practice and developments for investing in Taiwan Alex Jih-Ching Yeh Mark J Harty

Practice and developments for investing in Taiwan

By Alex Jih-Ching Yeh and Mark J Harty, LCS & Partners
Since 2019, the world has faced major challenges from the pandemic and increasing global conflict and competition among superpowers. However, Taiwan has enjoyed a new economic boom during this period, and new business opportunities are being pursued and explored...
IP protection in India for Japanese businesses Joginder Singh Rajeev Kumar

IP protection in India for Japanese businesses

By Joginder Singh and Rajeev Kumar, LexOrbis
India is the second-largest country in the world by population, the world’s largest democracy, and the largest English-speaking nation in the world. Its population is expected to rise from 1.211 billion to 1.522 billion during 2011-2036, an increase of...
Strategies for foreign companies investing in Bangladesh

Strategies for foreign companies investing in Bangladesh

By ABM Nasirud Doulah and Amina Khatoon, Doulah & Doulah in Dhaka
Bangladesh is an emerging economy in Asia that could maintain its steady GDP growth and a stable BB- credit rating as per S&P and Fitch in recent years. Its large labour force and big consumer market have made it...
Guide for Japanese investment in Thailand

Guide for Japanese investment in Thailand

By Nuanporn Wechsuwanarux, Susumu Hanawa, and Kornkitti Sivamoke, Chandler MHM
For the past five consecutive years, Japan has been the top investor in Thailand under the Foreign Business Operations Act, 1999 (FBOA). The Board of Investment (BoI) of Thailand, the governmental authority responsible for granting investment promotions, announced that...
Recent IP protection measures in Brazil

Recent IP protection measures in Brazil

By Rana Gosain, Daniel Law
Japan is a key strategic partner for Brazil in Asia. The official ties between the two countries can be traced back to the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation in 1895. Today, enormous opportunities exist for co-operation...
New era of labour dispute cases in Taiwan

New era of labour dispute cases in Taiwan

By Samrong Hwang, Albert Kao and Pang-Heng Hung, Formosa Transnational
Taiwan is considered as having relatively better protection for employees than employers in terms of legal and practical settings. Taiwan’s Labour Standards Act has been amended 16 times in the past 10 years, and the amendments give more protection...
Strategic investment in India for Japanese investors

Strategic investment in India for Japanese investors

By Rishabh Shroff, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
India is the world’s sixth-largest economy and expected to continue growing in the next decade, with much of success and growth due to its appeal to foreign investors – attracted by the size of the opportunity, demographics, low-cost manufacturing...
Arbitration issues for foreign investors in Bangladesh

Arbitration issues for foreign investors in Bangladesh

By Sameer Sattar, Sattar&Co
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a key driver of economic development of an emerging country like Bangladesh. There are several methods of injecting FDI into a country, but the most popular structure is either through cross-border joint ventures or...
Compliance challenges for foreign investment in the US

Compliance challenges for foreign investment in the US

By Jeffrey L Kessler, Eva W Cole and Heather P Lamberg, Winston Strawn
While the US remains a top destination for foreign investment, certain laws and regulations create challenges for foreigners seeking to conduct business there. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations can lead to civil and criminal penalties, substantial...
Hong Kong’s new bookbuilding, placing requirements

Hong Kong’s new bookbuilding, placing requirements

By Rossana Chu, LC Lawyers
The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) is introducing new rules on conduct expected of capital market transactions that take effect on 5 August 2022. The SFC requirements adopt key proposals from the consultation process for its Proposed...
Richard Grasby, an offshore private wealth expert, has joined Appleby as a partner to lead the Hong Kong office’s private client and trusts practice. Grasby’s practice is in private wealth, succession planning, trusts, family office and related matters. He is...
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W&H welcomes PPP expert

W&H Law Firm has added Duan Aiqun as a senior partner in its Beijing office. Duan, who was a senior partner at Kangda Law Firm earlier, focuses on finance and securities, and corporate M&A. He was involved in the expert...
JunHe hired Sophie Chen, a seasoned lawyer with over 25 years of practice, to strengthen its business in cross-border capital markets practice. Chen is qualified to practice law in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Australia, specialising in corporate M&A...
Akin Gump has added international arbitration specialist Ing Loong Yang as a partner in its Hong Kong office. Yang, who was a partner at Latham & Watkins in Hong Kong since 2013, has extensive international arbitration and complex commercial litigation...
Grandall Law Firm has forayed into Yinchuan with the merger of city firm Ningxia Xingye Law Firm. The Yinchuan firm, now renamed as Grandall Yinchuan Office, will be the 35th branch of the Beijing-based firm. With the new office along...
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Lawyer back to Shearman

Shearman & Sterling has re-hired Wanda Woo as a capital markets partner in Hong Kong. Previously, she was an associate at the firm in 2011 to 2018. She joined from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she was a...
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has hired Grace Chong as of counsel to lead its global financial regulatory practice in Singapore. Chong joined from Simmons & Simmons, where she was of counsel in Singapore for more than two years. Chong’s practice...
White & Case has strengthened its global project development and finance practice with the hire of partner Joanne Emerson Taqi in Sydney. Taqi joined from Norton Rose Fulbright, where she was a partner for almost 11 years in Sydney. Taqi...
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Skadden green bond deal

Skadden advised JP Morgan, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Daiwa Capital Markets Europe and Morgan Stanley as the underwriters in the USD500 million offering of 1.625% government-guaranteed bonds due 20 January 2027 by Japan Bank of International Co-operation,...
Norton Rose Fulbright has hired corporate lawyer Keith McGuire as a consultant in Singapore. McGuire was a partner at Pricewaterhouse Coopers Legal in Singapore for more than four years. Having more than 30 years of experience in cross-border M&A with...
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Simmons gets new HK head

Simmons & Simmons has appointed its partner in the financial markets group, Eva Chan, as the new head of Hong Kong office, effective from 1 January 2022. Chan succeeded Fiona Loughrey, who had been the head of office for...
Hong Kong firm Karas, in association with Mishcon de Reya, has hired dispute resolution lawyer Kevin So as partner. He joined with his team from Hong Kong firm Howse Williams, where So was a partner for more than two...
HK digital bank first

HK digital bank first

Mayer Brown represented Hong Kong-listed alternative investment financial services firm Sun Hung Kai in its USD90 million series B investment in Sygnum Bank, the world’s first digital asset bank with a Swiss banking licence and a Singapore asset management...
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Baker in Thai power buy

Baker McKenzie has advised Univenture BGP, a joint venture between Thailand’s real estate company Univentures and energy developer B.Grimm Power, on its THB11.33 billion (USD351.5 million) acquisition of power plant operator Eastern Cogeneration Company (E-Cogen). Baker’s team in Bangkok advised...
Nishimura & Asahi has hired Tetsuo Kabe, former commissioner of the National Tax Agency and top government finance official, as of counsel in Tokyo. Previously, Kabe held various positions in the government, including counsellor of the Embassy of Japan...
Sidley advises KKR tech

Sidley advises KKR tech

Sidley Austin represented global investment firm KKR as lead investor in the USD180 million series F financing round of Livspace, a home interior and renovation platform serving homeowners in India, Malaysia and Singapore. Sidley Austin also represented KKR in its...
Offshore law firm Mourant has appointed litigation lawyer Michael Popkin as a partner in its Hong Kong office. He was most recently counsel at another offshore law firm, Campbells, in Hong Kong for more than four years. Popkin has 25...
Dentons advised Victoria’s Secret & Co, the retailer and owner of Victoria’s Secret and Pink stores, on a joint venture with a Hong Kong-listed lingerie manufacturer, Regina Miracle International (Holdings). Valued at USD100 million, the joint venture will operate all...
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Toshiba sells energy arm

Simmons & Simmons advised Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, a 100% subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, on the sale of the entire stake of Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Europe (TTDE) to a listed private equity holding company headquartered in...
Singapore law firm PDLegal has hired Cathryn Neo as partner in its international arbitration and China practices. She joined from Ashurst ADTLaw, Ashurst’s formal law alliance in Singapore, where she was a senior associate for a year. Neo is an accredited mediator with...
Ferretti, an Italian luxury yacht builder controlled by state-owned Weichai Holding Group, raised HKD1.91 billion (USD244 million) from a Hong Kong IPO in the first listing by a European business on the city bourse in a decade. The 83.5 million...
Recbio Technology, a Jiangsu-based innovative vaccine maker, raised HKD765 million (USD97.7 million) from its IPO on the main board of HKEX. The Temasek and Sequoia-backed company issued 30.85 million shares at HKD24.80 each in the chapter 18A listing. Founded in...
Global Law Office advised integrated circuit manufacturer Vergiga Semiconductor on Series B financing, led by global semiconductor giant Intel. Vergiga Semiconductor is one of the few domestic companies that successfully develop discrete power devices on 12-inch wafers. The company had...
Conch Environment Protection, a spin-off from Hong Kong-listed Conch Venture, completed listing by way of introduction on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The listing was implemented through a “distribution as is” of all company shares to all shareholders of...
Role Compliance Manager - 16806/VTA Location Beijing/Shanghai, China Job Description Our client, a top-tier UK law firm, has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Compliance Manager. This role will be responsible for supporting the development and delivery of the Chinese compliance function and a...
Role Capital Markets PSL, APAC (5+ PQE) - 16805/VTA Location Hong Kong, China Job Description A top-tier UK law firm is keen to hire a Professional Support Lawyer for its market-leading Asia Pacific-focused capital markets team in Hong Kong. This opportunity would suit an...
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New horizons

By George W Russell
As Asia-Pacific companies increasingly look abroad for fresh opportunities, law firms are expanding their footprints in response. George W Russell discovers that the region’s legal businesses are crossing borders through a range of strategies, from direct ownership to network...
As technology revolutionises the banking sector, brick-and-mortar retail is increasingly becoming obsolete as regulators jump to set new standards for inclusive finance India Philippines Thailand INDIA The onset of the pandemic has caused an unpredicted increase in the demand among consumers for digital banking,...
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A comparison of digital banking regulations: India

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As technology revolutionises the banking sector, brick-and-mortar retail is increasingly becoming obsolete as regulators jump to set new standards for inclusive finance Main Philippines Thailand The onset of the pandemic has caused an unpredicted increase in the demand among consumers for digital banking,...

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