Anna Zhang The Asian Lawyer

Anna Zhang The Asian Lawyer

July 30, 2019 | International Edition

Asia Deal Digest: July 2019

• Allen & Overy, Freshfields on Asahi's $11 billion acquisition of AB InBev's Australia business. • Slaughter and May, Linklaters on a $3 billion Thai Insurance deal. • Davis Polk, Latham on Tencent-backed DouYu's $775 million Nasdaq listing.

By John Kang and Anna Zhang, The Asian Lawyer

9 minute read

May 31, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Law Firms Face a Tale of Two Cities in China

Beijing or Shanghai? U.S. firms consider their options.

By Anna Zhang, The Asian Lawyer

4 minute read

May 17, 2019 | International Edition

'Things Fell Right Off a Cliff': Global Lawyers Discouraged by Trade War

The escalating conflict between the U.S. and China will not be good for the law firms in the long-term, global trade attorneys say.

By Anna Zhang, The Asian Lawyer

6 minute read

May 17, 2019 | Law.com

Global Lawyers Discouraged by Trade War

The escalating conflict between the U.S. and China will not be good for the law firms in the long-term, global trade attorneys say.

By Anna Zhang, The Asian Lawyer

6 minute read

May 01, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Global Firms Are Struggling in China as Work Dries Up

After years of outbound Chinese investment, the wave of work being steered toward global firms has quickly begun to recede.

By Anna Zhang, The Asian Lawyer

3 minute read

April 18, 2019 | International Edition

Sheppard Mullin Closes in Beijing as Am Law 100 Continues to Slim Down in China

The L.A.-based firm has shuttered the eight-year-old office to focus resources in Shanghai.

By Anna Zhang, The Asian Lawyer

3 minute read

April 18, 2019 | Law.com

Sheppard Mullin Closes Beijing Office Following Team Departure

The U.S. firm has shuttered the eight-year-old office to focus resources in Shanghai.

By Anna Zhang, The Asian Lawyer

3 minute read

April 04, 2019 | Legaltech News

US Government Pressures Chinese Company to Sell Grindr Over National Security Risks

Shenzhen-listed Kunlun said that it is negotiating with CFIUS over its ownership of Grindr, but has not reached an agreement.

By Anna Zhang, The Asian Lawyer

3 minute read

April 03, 2019 | Law.com

Chinese Company Pressured by US Government to Sell Dating App Grindr

The interagency body known as CFIUS is reportedly concerned that Chinese ownership of Grindr poses national security risks.

By Anna Zhang, The Asian Lawyer

4 minute read

April 03, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Global Firms Study an Unpredictable Market in South Korea

The government's 2016 decision to pull back from a full-market liberalization raised many eyebrows, especially among the global firms intending to practice Korean law.

By Anna Zhang, The Asian Lawyer

4 minute read