07 MAR 2019 Top 10 Headlines | ALB Asian Legal Business completed its entry into the Indian market with the triumphant staging of its first-ever Law Awards in that country, which saw more than 200 in-house counsel, private practice lawyers and corporate executives attend.
Held at the Grand Hyatt Mumbai on Feb.27, the event witnessed awards being given out in a total of 34 categories, and many of these were won by the Indian legal market’s biggest names. Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, for example, picked up the coveted India Law Firm of the Year title, to go with its Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year award. It also won in two individual categories: Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year (for Misha) and Young Lawyer of the Year - Law Firm (for Natashaa Shroff). Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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| ALB’s annual survey of the best law firms to work for in Asia is closing soon. The deadline for responses is March 15. Full Article |
| Washington DC-headquartered law firm Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer has opened an office in South Korea, after hiring two White & Case partners – James K. Lee and Kyungseok Kim. Full Article |
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| The ALB Hong Kong’s Top In-House Teams 2019 list showcases the achievements of the finest in-house legal teams in Hong Kong. Full Article |
| Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has appointed Rajat Bose as a partner in the firm’s tax practice in Delhi from EY where he was an associate partner. Full Article |
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| Submissions are now open for the ALB 2019 Intellectual Property Rankings. Full Article |
| Mayer Brown has bolstered its corporate and securities practice in Hong Kong with the hire of Steven Tran as a partner from Hogan Lovells. Full Article |
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| 2018 was a mixed year for the Asian banking and finance sector. On the one hand, there was a decrease in lending, particularly in leveraged facilities where deal flow weakened. On the other hand, the market saw an increase of foreign investment in Chinese financial institutions, a development that was encouraged and permitted under new domestic rules. Full Article |
| Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow has expanded in Singapore with the hire of Kenny Kwan, formerly the head of the capital markets practice at Drew & Napier, and arbitration partner Ashish Chugh, who joins from K&L Gates. Full Article |
| Davis Polk aids Go-Jek in $1 bln series F funding round, top law firms powered $800 mln acquisition of Paju Energy, and much more in this week’s Asia Deals table. Full Article |
| Yoon & Yang names new managing partner, Broad & Bright ups the game with hire from EA, and much more in this week's Asia Appointments table. Full Article |
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