12 SEPTEMBER 2019 Top 10 Headlines | APARNA SAI Just like in previous years, the 18th edition of The Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards, held on Sept. 6 at the JW Marriott Hotel, was a resounding success.
The glorious night of celebration saw Herbert Smith Freehills claim the biggest titles of the night: The Macallan Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year, and also Managing Partner of the Year (for Justin D’Agostino). Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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| Channel Islands-headquartered Carey Olsen has hired corporate lawyer James Webb as a partner in Hong Kong from rival offshore law firm Walkers, its second such hire in three months. Full Article |
| Research for the ALB Top 50 Largest Law Firms 2019 rankings has commenced. Please use the forms below to submit your numbers to us. We will also be reaching out to you individually. Full Article |
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| On 13 June 2019, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) released the Draft Measures on Security Assessment of Cross-border Transfer of Personal Information (“Draft Measures”) to solicit public comments. Prior to that, the same authority has issued another draft regulation for comments related to the same matter on 11 April 2017, namely the Draft Measures on Security Assessment of Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information and Important Data (“2017 Draft”). The Draft Measures, to a large extent, resets the regulatory framework constructed under the 2017 Draft. Several key features of the Draft Measures are summarised below: Full Article |
| Withers KhattarWong, the Singapore alliance firm of Withers, has hired a team of three private funds lawyers, led by partner Daniel Yong, from Morgan Lewis Stamford. Full Article |
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| The finalists for the 6th ALB Indonesia Law Awards 2019 have been revealed ahead of the event to be held at the Grand Hyatt, Jakarta on October 10, 2019. This year’s ALB Indonesia Law Awards received more than 460 nomination forms, bringing close to about 100 law firms and in-house teams. Full Article |
| ZICO Law’s Malaysian firm, Zaid Ibrahim & Co, has welcomed back Jonathan Lim Hon Kiat as a partner in its corporate practice Kuala Lumpur from local boutique Koh Dipendra Jeremiah Law (KDJ Law), where he led the fintech practice. Full Article |
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| We are now accepting submissions for the ALB India Top Disputes Lawyers 2019. Full Article |
| CNPLaw has welcomed back corporate and commercial lawyer Jimmy Yap as partner in Singapore from local boutique Angeline Suparto Law Corporation, where he was a senior legal consultant. Full Article |
| Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) advises on SMBC’s $11 bln deal, Ashurst leads as Jiangu Shagang bought further stake in Global Switch, and much more in this week’s Asia Deals table. Full Article |
| Carey Olsen appoints corporate partner from Walkers, Nixon Peabody lands investment expert from So Lawyers, and much more in this week’s Asia Appointments table. Full Article |
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