Other News HFW lands disputes partner in HK from Tanner De Witt UK law firm HFW has added a new partner, disputes expert Kevin Warburton, in its Hong Kong office. Warburton will join HFW from local firm Tanner De Witt Latham, A&G, Links advise on $1.14 bln aviation deal Allen & Gledhill and Latham & Watkins have advised Singapore-based ground handler SATS on its $1.14 billion acquisition of French cargo-handling company Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), with Linklaters acting for seller Cerberus Capital Management. SUBMISSIONS OPEN: ALB Asia's Top 15 Private Wealth Lawyers 2023 ALB is pleased to launch ALB Asia's Top 15 Private Wealth Lawyers, which will be announced in ALB Asia magazine's December 2022 edition. DOWNLOAD FORM HERE Deadline: October 31, 2022 India’s Luthra hires partners in New Delhi, Bengaluru Indian law firm Luthra & Luthra Law Offices has hired two partners, Tamal Mandal in Delhi, and Abhilekh Verma in Bengaluru. They join from the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) and from Kochhar & Co, respectively Estate in the BVI and other Offshore Jurisdictions: Your Family Business [Brought to you by Conyers] Many high-net-worth individuals have used companies incorporated in offshore financial centres, such as the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) to hold their assets and business. When they plan their estate or distribute the estate of their deceased family members, they often adopt a family-oriented approach: the passing of the family assets and business to the next generation. SUBMISSIONS OPEN: ALB Asia Top Innovative Law Firms 2023 Innovation has inevitably become a tangible and urgent need for the legal sector around the world, when facing the evolving business ecosystem driven by digital transformation and unpredictability caused by the pandemic. Particularly in Asia, law firms exhibit great passion over the years for embracing the wave and incorporating new technologies and techniques to secure new clients and enhance service delivery. DOWNLOAD FORM HERE Deadline: November 21, 2022 Rajah & Tann acts on $482 mln SG-Korea waste management deal Rajah & Tann has advised Singapore’s Keppel Infrastructure Trust on its $244 million joint venture with Keppel Infrastructure Holdings and Keppel Asia Infrastructure Fund, to acquire waste management company, Eco Management Korea Holdings for $482 million. SUBMISSIONS OPEN: ALB Asia Rising Stars Hong Kong 2023 We are now accepting submissions for ALB’s Rising Stars Hong Kong list, which spotlights the next generation of the region’s lawyers. The list will be published in the January 2023 issue of ALB Asia. DOWNLOAD FORM HERE Deadline: October 31, 2022 Co-founder of SG boutique Fullerton Law exits to set up new firm Alfred Lim, co-founder of Singapore boutique Fullerton Law Chambers, has left the firm along with associate director Jamie Lye to start Meritus Law. SUBMISSIONS OPEN: ALB North Asia's Top 15 Litigators 2023 We are now accepting submissions for ALB North Asia's Top 15 Litigators 2023. DOWNLOAD FORM HERE Deadline: November 21, 2022 CLICK HERE TO READ MORE NEWS ON THE ALB WEBSITE |