Anna Zhang
Anna Zhang is the Hong Kong-based Asia Bureau Chief for Law.com International. She writes about lawyers and legal issues across Asia. Her coverage includes the business of law, global and domestic law firms, in-house legal departments and regulatory issues. She can be reached at [email protected].
June 23, 2020 | International Edition
McDermott Will & Emery Ends 13-Year China Alliance, Exits AsiaWinston & Strawn said it has formed a relationship with MWE China Law Offices, known in Chinese as Yuan Da Law Offices, now that its alliance with McDermott has ended.
By Anna Zhang
3 minute read
June 22, 2020 | International Edition
China Outbound Investment Decline Continues, Inbound Rises Amid COVID and Regulatory ChallengesChinese investments into Europe suffered the biggest drop, but deals into North America and into the rest of Asia were also down from last year.
By Anna Zhang
4 minute read
June 17, 2020 | International Edition
Freshfields Pilots Fully Agile Work Scheme in Hong KongThe firm is piloting an agile working program which will remove restrictions on how much its Hong Kong lawyers can work from home.
By Anna Zhang
5 minute read
June 16, 2020 | International Edition
US Firms Land Roles on Multibillion-Dollar Take-Private Deal of Chinese Classifieds SiteFirms including Wilson Sonsini and Paul Weiss are advising a buyer consortium that will take New York-listed 58.com private in a deal that values the company at $8.7 billion.
By Anna Zhang
4 minute read
June 16, 2020 | International Edition
Skadden, Clifford Chance Advise on This Year's Largest Hong Kong ListingBeijing-based venture capital boutique Shihui Partners and Han Kun Law Offices are advising on Chinese law.
By Anna Zhang
4 minute read
June 12, 2020 | International Edition
Eversheds Sutherland and Singaporean Partner Firm Scrap MergerThe combination with Harry Elias, a first-of-its-kind arrangement when approved in 2017, is coming to an end in July.
By Anna Zhang
4 minute read
June 10, 2020 | International Edition
Linklaters, Clifford Chance Advise on $5.3B Cathay Pacific Bailout in Hong KongThe city's flagship carrier will receive a lifeline from the government as well as its major shareholders amid the aviation sector's worst financial crisis in recent memory.
By Anna Zhang
4 minute read
June 09, 2020 | International Edition
Hong Kong Still Leads in International Dispute Resolution, but Singapore is Catching UpThe difference between the number of new cases filed at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and the Singapore International Arbitration Center narrowed to 24 cases in 2019 from over 100 cases in 2018.
By Anna Zhang
5 minute read
June 05, 2020 | International Edition
Nishimura First Japanese Firm to Launch Singapore AllianceThe alliance with Singapore's Bayfront Law will allow Nishimura to provide a one-stop platform of Singaporean, Japanese and international legal services.
By Anna Zhang
3 minute read
June 04, 2020 | The American Lawyer
US Efforts to Chill Chinese IPOs Could Be a Burden for Big LawU.S. listings work is one of the few areas where U.S. law firms still have something close to a monopoly when it comes to Chinese clients.
By Anna Zhang
4 minute read
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