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March 14, 2019 | International Edition

In Hong Kong, Ince & Co Adds Three Partners, Expects Combination With Gordon Dadds

The sole partner of legacy Gordon Dadds' Hong Kong office has left the firm and its associate firm Justin Chow & Co. will not be included in the integration.

By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer

4 minute read

March 13, 2019 | International Edition

Asia Deal Digest: March 14, 2019

• Skadden, Davis Polk on Sea Ltd.'s $1.5 billion follow-on offering. • Latham, Freshfields advising Warburg-backed logistics real estate developer's $1.5 billion IPO in Hong Kong. • Clifford Chance, Linklaters on Chinese property developer's $800 million bond sale.

By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer

4 minute read

March 13, 2019 | International Edition

Winston & Strawn Snaps Up Wilson Sonsini Capital Markets Partner in Hong Kong

Khoon Jin Tan joins Winston & Strawn after the Chicago-based firm lost four corporate partners in 2017.

By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer

2 minute read

March 12, 2019 | International Edition

The Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Merger Has Unravelled in Asia

Less than a year into the transatlantic merger, the firm has lost every single team member from the legacy Bryan Cave's Asia team. Here's how it happened.

By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer

6 minute read

March 11, 2019 | International Edition

UPDATED: Herbert Smith Freehills Re-Registers as Australian Firm in Korea Ahead of Brexit

Seoul offices registered with U.K. firms may no longer be valid after Britain leaves the European Union.

By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer

4 minute read

March 08, 2019 | International Edition

Herbert Smith Freehills Snaps Up Norton Rose Fulbright Partner in Brisbane

Workplace health and safety specialist Aaron Anderson joins the Anglo-Australian firm after more than 12 years at Norton Rose Fulbright.

By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer

2 minute read

March 07, 2019 | International Edition

Latham, Freshfields Advise on Warburg-Backed Logistics Real Estate Developer's $1BN Hong Kong IPO

Global Law Office and Commerce & Finance Law Offices are acting as Chinese counsel on the proposed listing.

By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer

3 minute read

March 07, 2019 | International Edition

Founding Partners of Hogan Lovells' Australia Practice Leave Firm to Launch Multidisciplinary Advisory

Husband-and-wife team Tim and Nicky Lester launched the transatlantic firm's Australia practice in 2015, opening offices in Sydney and Perth.

By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer

3 minute read

March 07, 2019 | International Edition

Shearman & Sterling to Rebuild Hong Kong Capital Markets Team

The New York-based firm plans to recover from the loss of at least 10 lawyers in Hong Kong's most competitive practice.

By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer

3 minute read

March 06, 2019 | International Edition

Brexit Hits UK Law Firms in South Korea; Seoul Offices May Be Forced to Close Temporarily

The five U.K. firms present in Seoul—Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith Freehills, Linklaters, Stephenson Harwood and Allen & Overy—will have to either re-register their office licenses or close their offices, at least temporarily.

By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer

7 minute read