Brian Yap
Brian Yap is a Tokyo-based correspondent for Law.com International. He writes about legal and regulatory issues across Asia. His coverage includes the business of law at international and domestic law firms and in-house legal departments and the impact of regulatory decisions on law firms and global companies. He can be reached at [email protected].
November 14, 2022 | International Edition
Nishimura & Asahi Advises on Sale of Sogo & Seibu Department Stores to Fortress InvestmentU.S. private equity firms have been active in snatching up assets in Japan in recent years.
By Brian Yap
2 minute read
November 13, 2022 | International Edition
How Korea's Kim & Chang Is Leaving Asian Competitors in the DustNearly 50 years ago, the firm adopted a Western legal services model and that has continued.
By Brian Yap
5 minute read
November 11, 2022 | International Edition
Mishcon's Hong Kong Associate Firm Adds Two Lawyers To RanksA Hong Kong veteran litigator has ceased his own practice to join Karas.
By Brian Yap
2 minute read
November 08, 2022 | International Edition
Japanese Law Firms Expand in London, Offering Japan-Bound Fintech Advisory WorkThe move comes after the Japanese government launched a program in 2020 encouraging fintech startups to establish a physical presence in Japan.
By Brian Yap
4 minute read
November 03, 2022 | International Edition
Kim & Chang Launches Second Office in VietnamBig Six Korean law firm, Kim & Chang, is launching its second Vietnamese office in Hanoi.
By Brian Yap
3 minute read
November 02, 2022 | International Edition
Shihui Partners Adds Beijing IP Team of 30 including King & Wood PartnerShihui Partners has hired a team of over 30 intellectual property practitioners, including patent lawyers, and patent agents and process managers.
By Brian Yap
2 minute read
November 01, 2022 | International Edition
Baker McKenzie Appoints New Asia Pacific ChairShih Yann Loo, a senior partner in Baker McKenzie Hong Kong's intellectual property group, has been appointed as the firm's Asia Pacific chair.
By Brian Yap
2 minute read
October 27, 2022 | International Edition
Japanese Firm Nozomi Sogo Brings on First Ever Foreign PartnerNozomi Sogo Attorneys At Law has hired the president of European Business Council in Japan as the Tokyo-based firm's first foreign partner.
By Brian Yap
2 minute read
October 27, 2022 | International Edition
Dechert Replaces Hong Kong Head 10 Months After Predecessor LeftDavid Cho, former head of Dechert's Hong Kong office and Asia co-managing partner, left the firm in January.
By Brian Yap
2 minute read
October 26, 2022 | International Edition
Hong Kong Legal Walk Makes Its Debut, Raising Money for CharitiesThe event has attracted the participation of more than 30 local and international law firms and five barristers' chambers in the city, including Allen & Overy, Davis Polk and Morrison & Foerster.
By Brian Yap
3 minute read
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