28 NOVEMBER 2019 Top 10 Headlines | APARNA SAI It was a star-studded night at the fourth annual ALB Philippine Law Awards, as some of the biggest names in the industry came together to celebrate the outstanding contributions of private practitioners and in-house counsel in the country.
The event, which was held at the Makati Shangri-La in Manila, saw SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan win seven awards – the most that night. The awards included Dealmaker of the Year (for Marievic G. Ramos-Añonuevo), Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year (for Emmanuel M. Lombos), Arbitration Law Firm of the Year and Philippine Deal Firm of the Year. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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| The ALB 2020 In-House Survey offers respondents the chance to win a Fitbit Ionic Smartwatch. Please take the survey HERE. Full Article |
| Fangda Partners and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have advised Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on its $11.3 billion secondary listing in Hong Kong, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and King & Wood Mallesons advising the joint sponsors and underwriters. Full Article |
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| Uncertainty is the operative word for 2019. Uncertainty surrounds trade agreements, growth forecasts, interest rates and political manoeuvring. Unlike legal and tax changes which tend to cause a short-term reaction before becoming the new norm, these factors are unpredictable. And this uncertainty about the future bleeds into the world view, feeding stock exchange swings, currency fluctuations, IPO valuations and ultimately, the M&A market. Full Article |
| HFW has followed up its recent hire of Locke Lord’s Hong Kong managing partner Wing Cheung with the addition of a nine-member corporate finance team from the same firm, including partner Matthew Wong. Full Article |
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| Modern society lives in the era of information technology which nowadays is called the era of indus-trial revolution 4.0. The support provided by the government in the development of information technology must also be followed by legal developments, so it will give maximum benefit to the public and attract investors to Indonesia. One of the legal break-throughs launched by the government in the era of the industrial revolution 4.0 is e-Court Full Article |
| Rohan Batra and Reena Choudhary, two former principal associates at India’s Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, have co-founded a law firm named R&R Law Chambers in Delhi. Full Article |
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| MDS KhanLex, a Mongolian law firm, has launched iGeree, an online contract automation and artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot platform. Full Article |
| Linklaters has hired Andrew Payne, who specialises in distressed M&A, debt and special situations, as a partner in the firm’s Singapore office from DLA Piper. Full Article |
| Legal giants assist on Alibaba's massive $11.3 bln IPO, Clifford Chance assist as Bajaj raise $1.2 bln via QIP, and much more in this week's Asia Deals table. Full Article |
| Hui Ye Law Firm goes on hiring spree, welcomes six senior lawyers, Pinsent Masons names global infrastructure head, and much more in this week's Asia Appointments table. Full Article |
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