Elizabeth Broomhall In Hong Kong

September 08, 2014 | International Edition

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has decided against actively pursuing a merger in the US just months after the firm set up a six-partner strategy committee to investigate potential opportunities in the jurisdiction.

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

4 minute read

September 07, 2014 | International Edition

Law firms advising on the $21bn IPO of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba are to split a massive $15.8m in legal fees, as the Hangzhou-based company prepares to list on the New York Stock Exchange later this month.

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

2 minute read

September 07, 2014 | International Edition

Danny Gilbert, the straight-talking founder of Gilbert + Tobin, tells Legal Week how his firm has grown from a boutique to challenge Australia's legal old guard

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

5 minute read

August 19, 2014 | International Edition

Ashurst has raided White & Case and O'Melveny & Myers in a hiring spree aimed at filling perceived gaps in its Asian practice.

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

2 minute read

August 14, 2014 | International Edition

Hong Kong solicitors last night passed a vote of no confidence against the city's Law Society president Ambrose Lam following comments he made in June in support a controversial Beijing phite paper.

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

3 minute read

August 14, 2014 | International Edition

Former King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) Australia head Tony O'Malley and M&A and tax head Tim Blue are to join PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to spearhead the expansion of the accounting giant's legal services business across Asia-Pacific.

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

3 minute read

August 13, 2014 | International Edition

Singapore law firm WongPartnership has become the latest outfit to enter the Indonesian legal market, forging an alliance with Jakarta-based firm Makes & Partners.

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

2 minute read

August 13, 2014 | International Edition

Baker & McKenzie plans to be among the first international firms to apply for a joint operation with a Chinese outfit in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (SFTZ), as part of plans to bolster its cross-border M&A dealflow from mainland China.

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

3 minute read

August 12, 2014 | International Edition

Hong Kong Law Society president Ambrose Lam faces a vote of no confidence tomorrow night after he reportedly voiced support for a recently issued Beijing White Paper.

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

4 minute read

August 12, 2014 | International Edition

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman has become the latest firm to open a Beijing office, following the hire of a five-lawyer team from Paul Hastings.

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

3 minute read