John Kang, The Asian Lawyer
John Kang covers the business of law in Asia and Australia from Hong Kong. Email him at [email protected].
November 14, 2019 | International Edition
Mongolian Law Firm Launches Country's First Legaltech PlatformThe platform can automate contracts and has a chatbot feature powered by artificial intelligence.
By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer
2 minute read
November 14, 2019 | International Edition
Simpson Thacher, Freshfields Advise on Alibaba's $13B Hong Kong ListingThe New York-listed Chinese tech giant's secondary listing in Hong Kong would be the largest listing globally so far this year.
By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer
3 minute read
November 13, 2019 | International Edition
Cleary Gottlieb Hong Kong Partner Injured in Anti-Government ProtestsShuang Zhao, one of two Hong Kong partners of the Wall Street firm, was accidentally splashed with acid on Tuesday.
By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer
2 minute read
November 12, 2019 | International Edition
IP Firm Rouse Hires Former Hogan Lovells Shanghai Managing PartnerDouglas Clark, who headed Hogan Lovells' Shanghai office until 2010, will join the firm in January and split his time between Hong Kong and its recently opened Shenzhen office.
By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer
2 minute read
November 12, 2019 | International Edition
Offshore Firm Walkers Snaps Up Finance Partner in Hong Kong From ApplebyNicholas Davies joins after about three years at offshore rival Appleby.
By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer
1 minute read
November 12, 2019 | International Edition
Squire Patton Boggs' China Public Policy Head Leaves After 10 MonthsYan Xuan has returned to Microsoft Corp. as global vice president based in Beijing.
By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer
2 minute read
November 11, 2019 | International Edition
Baker McKenzie's New Global Chairman Has Big PlansMilton Cheng assumed his position last month as the legal giant's first-ever global chairman based in Asia. In an interview with Law.com, he spells out his vision for the firm expanding in the U.S. and China, adapting to the U.S.-China trade war, and continuing global integration.
By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer
7 minute read
November 08, 2019 | International Edition
Litigation Funder IMF Bentham Expands in SingaporeRuth Stackpool-Moore joins as an investment manager from Asia Dispute Funding, an exclusive broker to Harbour Ligation Funding in the Asia-Pacific region.
By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer
2 minute read
November 06, 2019 | International Edition
Hogan Lovells Lands Restructuring Partner in Hong Kong From DLA PiperJonathan Leitch is the third Hong Kong partner hire since Miguel Zaldivar took over as Asia Pacific and the Middle East regional head last year.
By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer
3 minute read
November 06, 2019 | International Edition
Haiwen, King & Wood Mallesons Advise on Postal Savings Bank of China's $4.7B Shanghai IPOThe two firms were also on the state-run bank's $7.4 billion Hong Kong IPO in 2016.
By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer
2 minute read
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