05 JUL 2018 This Week's Headlines BY APARNA SAI Japanese law firm Nishimura & Asahi is set to open an office in New York City, its first in the Western Hemisphere. The office, which will be launched in the autumn of 2018, will be led by senior corporate partner Katsuyuki Yamaguchi and have eight other lawyers. It will provide legal services across all aspects of Japanese law, including cross-border transactions, business formations, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, licensing of intellectual property, real estate, banking and finance, as well as dispute resolution, including complex, large-scale and highly specialized litigation and arbitration. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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Japanese law firm Nishimura & Asahi is set to open an office in New York City, its first in the Western Hemisphere. Full Article |
AnJie Law Firm has become the latest Chinese firm to open in Hong Kong after opening an office in the city through a tie-up with Hwang Hauzen, which was set up last year by Dechert’s former office head. Full Article |
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India’s HSA Advocates has hired energy expert Rachika Sahay as a partner at its New Delhi office from power company Ostro Energy, where she was general counsel. Full Article |
Linklaters has counselled a subsidiary of China Minmetals Corporation on the $275 million sale of its 90 percent stake in Lane Xang Minerals, which owns the Sepon mine in Lao PDR, to Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining. The buyer was advised by Dentons. Full Article |
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Hogan Lovells has appointed Miguel Zaldivar, the co-leader of its Infrastructure, Energy, Resources and Projects (IERP) practice, as its new chief executive for the Asia-Pacific and Middle East region. Full Article |
A historic peak in global mergers and acquisitions in the first half of 2018 has seen the energy and power sector retain its lead as the biggest contributor, with the value of deals increasing by 62 percent, Thomson Reuters data showed. Full Article |
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Clifford and Dentons act on $275 mln landmark mining acquisition, Ogier confirms role in Foxconn’s $4.3 bln IPO, and much more in this week’s Asia Deals table. Full Article |
A Chinese court has temporarily barred Micron Technology Inc (MU.O) from selling its main semiconductor products in the world’s biggest memory chip market, citing violation of patents held by Taiwan’s United Microelectronics. Full Article |
King & Wood boosts corporate and securities practice with HKEX hire, Link Legal corporate partner exits for Luthra, and much more in this week’s Asia Appointments table. Full Article |
The global derivatives industry launched an Irish law version of its dispute resolution mechanism for trillions of euros of swaps contracts on Tuesday to “future-proof” users against the uncertainties presented by Brexit. Full Article |
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