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Skadden, Jia Yuan, Freshies, KWM act on Midea’s $3.5 bln HK share offering
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Jia Yuan Law Offices, and Shihui Partners are advising Chinese home appliance maker Midea Group on its HK$26.97 billion ($3.46 billion) share offering in Hong Kong, the city's largest listing in more than three years.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and King & Wood Mallesons are representing the joint sponsors and underwriters on the offering.
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Former Perkins Coie Beijing partners join Loeb’s Beijing office with 17-member team
U.S. law firm Loeb & Loeb has welcomed James Zimmerman and Scott Palmer as partners in its Beijing office. They will be joined by a team of 15 lawyers, paralegals, and intellectual property specialists from Perkins Coie’s Beijing office, which recently announced its closure this week.
SUBMISSIONS OPEN: ALB Asia's Top 15 IP Lawyers 2024
ALB is pleased to launch our ALB Asia's Top 15 Intellectual Property (IP) Lawyers, which will be announced in ALB Asia magazine's December 2024 edition.
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Deadline: September 27, 2024
Record-breaking 23rd ALB Hong Kong Law Awards celebrates legal excellence
Hong Kong's finest legal minds converged at the JW Marriott on Sept. 13 for the 23rd Annual ALB Hong Kong Law Awards. This glittering gala, a highlight of the city's legal calendar, transformed into a powerhouse of networking as over 350 elite professionals from more than 100 law firms and 60 in-house legal teams gathered to celebrate excellence and innovation in the field.
SG: Former Harry Elias IP head becomes RHTLaw partner
Singapore’s RHTLaw Asia has appointed Esther Wee, the former head of intellectual property at local rival Harry Elias Partnership, as a partner (foreign lawyer), as it seeks to strengthen its corporate and IP practices.
SUBMISSIONS OPEN: India Top Intellectual Property Boutique Firms 2024
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Korea’s Shin & Kim gets new head of financial regulatory group
Korean Big Six law firm Shin & Kim has continued the growth of its regulatory focus in 2024 with the addition of Seongkoo Cheong as a partner to lead its financial regulatory practice.
DLA brings back former practice head to co-chair Tokyo employment group
Lawrence Carter, who retired in 2022 as the head of DLA Piper’s employment practice in Tokyo, has rejoined the firm to co-chair the same practice group.
Philippines: Four SRM&O senior partners set up boutique KMAPS Law
Four senior partners from Siguion Reyna Montecillo & Ongsiako, one of the Philippines’ oldest law firms, have branched out to set up their own boutique law firm as growing foreign direct investment and a liberalised regulatory landscape bring more legal work to the country.
CAM, Khaitan, Links act on Bajaj Housing Finance’s $782mln IPO
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has advised Indian home-loan financier Bajaj Housing Finance (BHF) and its promoter Bajaj Finance on BHF’s $782 million initial public offering, with Khaitan & Co and Linklaters representing the book-running lead managers to the offer.
What’s the Catch With ‘Catch-All Controls’? [Brought to you by Lakshmikumaran Sridharan attorneys]
Dual-use items are subjected to provisions of export control in order to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, in accordance with Foreign Trade Policy 2023 (“FTP”) and Handbook of Procedures (“HBP”) . “Dual-Use Items” are defined as goods, including software and technologies, which have potential to be used in both civilian/industrial applications as well as use in weapons of mass destruction.
Latham, Milbank, SyCip act on largest greenfield infra FDI deal in Philippines
Milbank and SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan have acted for global investor Actis on its strategic partnership with the Philippines’ Meralco and its subsidiary, Solar Philippines New Energy Corporation, advised by Latham & Watkins, to invest $600 million in the Terra Solar Project.
SUBMISSIONS OPEN: Firms to Watch (Indonesia) 2024
in its December 2024 issue, ALB is spotlighting a list of Firms to Watch for Indonesia. These are firms that are small but are already making waves, and either challenging (or with the potential to challenge) much larger law firms for their share of the work.
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Bakers-KL Korea JV launches tax practice with Kim & Chang duo
Baker McKenzie KLP JV, the South Korean joint venture law firm between Baker McKenzie and KL Partners, has continued its ongoing market expansion with the launch of a tax practice with the addition of Kim & Chang attorneys John Kwak and Doug Suh.
Former Trilegal equity partner becomes CAM’s fourth September partner hire
Rohan Ghosh Roy, a former Trilegal partner who helped build the firm’s technology and private equity clientele, is joining Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas as equity partner in Mumbai, following a two-year career break.
Navigating disruptions and distractions in international dispute resolution at Singapore Convention Week 2024 [Brought to you by the Ministry of Law, Singapore]
New developments and innovations emerge around the world every day. But not all will have an impact on you. How then do you discern what will affect you – be it positively or negatively, so that you can take the necessary steps to either mitigate the risks and negative impact, or seize the opportunities? How can you distinguish “disruptions” from “distractions”?
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ALB is pleased to launch our ALB Asia's Top 15 Intellectual Property (IP) Lawyers, which will be announced in ALB Asia magazine's December 2024 edition.
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Deadline: September 27, 2024
SUBMISSIONS OPEN: Firms to Watch (Indonesia) 2024
in its December 2024 issue, ALB is spotlighting a list of Firms to Watch for Indonesia. These are firms that are small but are already making waves, and either challenging (or with the potential to challenge) much larger law firms for their share of the work.
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Deadline: September 27, 2024
SUBMISSIONS OPEN: India Top Intellectual Property Boutique Firms 2024
India's IP landscape features boutique law firms offering specialized expertise at lower costs, focusing on patents, trademarks, or copyrights. Submissions welcome but not mandatory. Only firms with 10 or fewer partners will be considered.
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Deadline: October 7, 2024
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DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN JAPAN'S LEGAL INDUSTRY
As one of Japan’s Big Four law firms, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune has made it its mission to improve diversity and inclusion, or D&I, across the firm and Japan’s legal industry.
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Rankings and Listings Results ALB Asia Top 15 Female Lawyers 2024
In a legal landscape increasingly shaped by female talent, Asian Legal Business (ALB) presents its fourth annual ranking of the Top 15 Female Lawyers in Asia, showcasing the remarkable achievements and contributions of women in the legal profession across the region. As we celebrate these outstanding women, we delve into their unique perspectives, exploring the challenges they've overcome, the impact of their leadership, and the evolving role of women in shaping the future of Asia's legal market.
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