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].
April 15, 2020 | International Edition
Fangda Partners Co-Founder to Join Alibaba-Affiliated Ant Financial as General CounselJonathan Zhou is leaving the firm, which he helped build from scratch and put on the map, after 25 years.
By Anna Zhang
4 minute read
April 09, 2020 | International Edition
How Bad Will the Ramifications Be in China's Luckin Coffee Fraud Case?The company once dubbed China's answer to Starbucks might well turn out to be the one that pushed Chinese listings in the U.S. back to the verge of extinction.
By Anna Zhang
7 minute read
April 07, 2020 | International Edition
White & Case Hires Herbert Smith Freehills' Seoul Office Managing PartnerDongho Lee joins as the third partner in the office for the U.S. firm following a three-partner exodus in 2019.
By Anna Zhang
2 minute read
April 03, 2020 | International Edition
Magic Circle Trio Lead on Q1 Asia Pacific M&A as Deal Values Plummet Amid COVID-19 PandemicAllen & Overy, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters ranked among the region's top M&A advisers during the first three months of 2020.
By Anna Zhang
3 minute read
April 03, 2020 | International Edition
3 Mayer Brown Hong Kong Lawyers Test Positive for COVID-19The three tested positive for the virus after returning to Hong Kong from London. Mayer Brown recently reversed its policy requiring lawyers and staff to work in the office after receiving an anonymous letter from Hong Kong employees highly critical of the directive.
By Anna Zhang
3 minute read
April 01, 2020 | The American Lawyer
As the Coronavirus Spreads, Deal Lawyers Await Its Impact on China's MarketsInvestment between the U.S. and China fell off in 2019, and circumstances make 2020 look even worse.
By Anna Zhang
4 minute read
April 01, 2020 | International Edition
Latham, CMS and Others Bolster Southeast Asia PracticeMergers and acquisitions partner Mark Cooper joins the U.S. firm in Singapore from Hogan Lovells, while CMS, Ashurst and DLA Piper also hired partners in the region.
By Anna Zhang
4 minute read
March 27, 2020 | International Edition
Clifford Chance Launches Text Comparison Tool in Singapore Legaltech LabCompareNow compares and marks up text for lawyers and is developed by a startup co-founded by former Clifford Chance lawyers.
By Anna Zhang
2 minute read
March 26, 2020 | International Edition
Lessons From Hong Kong in the Time of CoronavirusLaw firms with offices in Hong Kong have much to teach their colleagues across the globe about how to deal with the coronavirus as they are now forced to reexamine how their offices should operate amid a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases.
By Anna Zhang
6 minute read
March 24, 2020 | International Edition
Mayer Brown's Efforts to Reopen in Hong Kong Backtracked After Employees Raise ConcernsMayer Brown's earlier decision to reopen its Hong Kong office was met with criticism from some employees as the number of cases of the coronavirus began to spike again in the region. The firm reinstated its work-from-home policy Monday.
By Anna Zhang
4 minute read
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