John Kang, The Asian Lawyer
John Kang covers the business of law in Asia and Australia from Hong Kong. Email him at [email protected].
August 09, 2018 | International Edition
CMS Affiliate Adds 7-Lawyer Insurance Team in Hong KongDisputes lawyers Andrew Horton and Steven Wise have joined Shirley Lau & Co, which entered into an association with CMS in May.
By John Kang
2 minute read
August 08, 2018 | International Edition
King & Wood Mallesons Expands in New York, TokyoThe global legal giant has recruited a tax expert from Cahill Gordon & Reindel and a corporate lawyer from a Japanese firm where he was a name partner.
By John Kang
4 minute read
August 08, 2018 | International Edition
Jones Day Takes Simmons Former Tokyo Head as the UK Firm Suspends Japan Joint VentureThe departure of infrastructure and energy lawyer Richard Kramer has led to a temporary suspension of a joint venture between Simmons & Simmons and Japanese firm TMI Associates.
By John Kang
2 minute read
August 07, 2018 | International Edition
After Accounting Firm Raid, Dentons' Singapore Affiliate RestocksDentons Rodyk & Davidson is rebuilding its corporate practice in the city-state after a team moved to EY's local law practice.
By John Kang
2 minute read
August 07, 2018 | International Edition
Former Baker McKenzie Global Arbitration Chairman Joins Chambers in SingaporeChan Leng Sun joins Essex Court Chambers Duxton, which was set up last year and houses a handful of top lawyers, including former Singapore Attorney General V.K. Rajah.
By John Kang
2 minute read
August 06, 2018 | International Edition
Ex-Mayer Brown JSM Senior Partner Leaves Firm After Nearly Four DecadesIn 2007, Elaine Lo led the negotiations for Hong Kong's Johnson Stokes & Master in its eventual combination with Chicago-based Mayer Brown.
By John Kang
3 minute read
August 03, 2018 | International Edition
Freshfields, Clifford Chance Advise on Sinochem Energy's $2B Hong Kong IPOState-owned Sinochem Group seeks to list its oil and petroleum unit ahead of a planned merger with rival ChemChina.
By John Kang
2 minute read
August 03, 2018 | International Edition
Law Firms Uneasy as the Big Four Make Their Big Push in AsiaThe giant accounting firms are rapidly expanding their legal services offerings in key areas of the world's largest continent. Will they wrest valuable work from global law firms?
By John Kang | Anna Zhang
8 minute read
August 02, 2018 | International Edition
Fangda Launches Investor-State Arbitration Practice in Hong Kong With CMS HireFormer CMS counsel Olga Boltenko joins the Chinese firm's Hong Kong office to launch an investor-state arbitration practice as China's Belt and Road Initiative gears up.
By John Kang
2 minute read
August 02, 2018 | International Edition
Pinsent Masons Continues Growth in Australia, Adding Finance Partner in MelbourneJeremy King joins Pinsent Masons as the London-based firm continues to expand its Australia offering.
By John Kang
2 minute read
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