January 25, 2015 | International Edition
DLA Piper begins Singapore rebuild with trio from Gibson Dunn and Jones DayThe new recruits will bring the Singapore team to five partners and boost the US practice in Asia
By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong
2 minute read
January 23, 2015 | International Edition
'Law firm of the future' - Dentons MPs on the merger that will bring east and west togetherLegal Week speaks to the firm's management on the next steps for going global
By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong
6 minute read
January 22, 2015 | International Edition
Sale of the century – Alibaba's GC on the company's record-breaking IPOTimothy Steinert – general counsel for Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba – talks to Elizabeth Broomhall about the biggest IPO in history, the company's move into the movie business and his plans for a bigger legal team
By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong
12 minute read
January 21, 2015 | International Edition
What was behind Fried Frank's lonely retreat from Asia?Legal Week looks at why the US firm closed its offices when others have stayed
By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong
4 minute read
January 21, 2015 | International Edition
Dentons to merge with China's largest law firm DachengThe combined firm -the first tie-up of this scale between a China and US firm - will be the largest in the world by headcount with 6,500 lawyers across 50 cities
By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong
4 minute read
January 21, 2015 | International Edition
Kobre & Kim opens San Francisco office with focus on IP litigationThe US disputes boutique has hired IP litigation specialist Michael Ng from Kerr & Wagstaffe.
By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong
1 minute read
January 20, 2015 | International Edition
Freshfields partner to rejoin Latham weeks after team defection to CadwaladerFormer A&O lawyer William Woo will boost Latham's HK corporate team, joining three years after his departure to Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong
2 minute read
January 19, 2015 | International Edition
A&O, Norton Rose continue Singapore push with partner relocationsThe magic circle firm has added derivatives capability on the ground as NRF relocates its head of Asia energy
By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong
2 minute read
January 19, 2015 | International Edition
CC, Davis Polk partners among those appointed to promote HK financeCC's Mark Shipman and Davis Polk's Bonnie Chan among 22 members of Hong Kong's Financial Services Development Council.
By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong
2 minute read
January 15, 2015 | International Edition
Hogan Lovells hires Gide's Vietnam head as firm continues hiring spree in SE AsiaSamantha Campbell is the second partner to join the UK firm in the country following the hire of A&O partner Jeff Olson.
By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong
3 minute read
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