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 13, 2023 | International Edition
Squire Patton Boggs Takes Shipping Disputes Team From Ince & CoThe moves mark the latest blow to the independent Hong Kong practice Ince & Co, which recently lost eight lawyers, including three partners, to U.K. law firm Hill Dickinson.
By Brian Yap
3 minute read
November 09, 2023 | International Edition
China's Haiwen Continues Strategic Hiring Spree with Addition from AlibabaThe Chinese firm has already recently hired five other partners from Herbert Smith Freehills and Mayer Brown.
By Brian Yap
2 minute read
November 08, 2023 | International Edition
Global Offshore Firms Scramble for China Restructuring and US IPO Work Amid Traditional Deal DroughtA continued decline in deal flow for traditional work in Greater China has set off fierce competition among global offshore law firms for restructuring as well as U.S. listing and take-private work.
By Brian Yap
5 minute read
November 08, 2023 | International Edition
Korea's Bae, Kim & Lee Installs New Management Team, Indian Firms Expand Further with New HiresLateral movements are all the rage in Southeast Asia.
By Brian Yap
5 minute read
November 08, 2023 | International Edition
China's Jingsh to Launch Office Trio in Japan, South and North KoreaIf successful, Jingsh will be the only Chinese law firm to have an office in North Korea. It will also be the first Chinese law firm to be operating in the country.
By Brian Yap
3 minute read
November 07, 2023 | International Edition
'A Global Outlier': Japan Is APAC's Bright Spot for Institutional Real Estate Investments, Goodwin Report FindsJapan, with its stable economy and low interest rates, has out-competed most of its peers in the Asia Pacific for institutional real estate investments.
By Brian Yap
4 minute read
November 06, 2023 | International Edition
Goodwin Hires Debt Finance Partner from White & Case Hong KongWhite & Case's debt capital markets partner Margie Chan has also recently left the firm's Hong Kong practice.
By Brian Yap
3 minute read
November 01, 2023 | International Edition
DLA Piper Adds Real Estate Partner from BCLP In SingaporeDLA has been building its presence in the region, saying 'Singapore is a key office in our Asia network'.
By Brian Yap
2 minute read
October 31, 2023 | International Edition
Freshfields Builds US M&A Advisory Capability With Latham & Mayer Brown Partner Hires In TokyoFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has made simultaneous U.S.-qualified partner hires from Latham & Watkins and Mayer Brown in Tokyo in an effort to win U.S. work mandates from Japanese clients and inbound work from U.S. companies.
By Brian Yap
4 minute read
October 31, 2023 | International Edition
Swiss-Korean Litigation Boutique Launches Second European OfficeThe firm's latest office launch coincides with the recent hire of international dispute resolution lawyer Arie Eernisse, who was most recently a senior foreign attorney at Big Six South Korean law firm Shin & Kim.
By Brian Yap
2 minute read
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