Elizabeth Broomhall In Hong Kong

September 13, 2012 | International Edition

Eversheds has secured a licence for its long-planned launch in Beijing, with Kirkland & Ellis also confirming that it intends to move into the Chinese capital.

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

2 minute read

September 13, 2012 | International Edition

Freshfields is to relaunch in Singapore office in the coming weeks, more than five years after the firm closed its former office in the Southeast Asian city-state. The magic circle firm has signed a lease on a new 8,000 sq ft office in Singapore's Ocean Financial Centre. Leading the new venture will be partner Stephen Revell, who oversees Freshfields' global capital markets practice, and who will relocate from Hong Kong.

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

3 minute read

September 12, 2012 | International Edition

Simmons & Simmons and Allen & Overy (A&O) have taken lead roles on ONGC Videsh's $1bn (£622m) acquisition of stakes in oil fields in Azerbaijan from New York's Hess Corporation. The Simmons team was led by Hong Kong partners Tom Deegan and Vivien Yang, who advised the India-based energy company on its acquisition of a 2.72% share in the Azeri, Chirag and Guneshli (ACG) fields and a 2.36% interest in the associated Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline.

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

2 minute read

September 07, 2012 | International Edition

Linklaters and Australia's Allens have named a trio of partners to head up the alliance firms' joint ventures (JVs) in Asia. The appointments come after the launch of a two-part pan-Asian venture between Allens and Linklaters, whose exclusive alliance deal was announced in April this year.

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

1 minute read

September 06, 2012 | International Edition

Covington & Burling has hired Bird & Bird partner Weishi Li as the firm prepares to open an office in Shanghai later this year. Li, a native Mandarin speaker who specialises in life sciences and technology, was an intellectual property partner at Bird & Bird but will sit within Covington's corporate practice.

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

2 minute read