John Kang, The Asian Lawyer
John Kang covers the business of law in Asia and Australia from Hong Kong. Email him at [email protected].
July 20, 2018 | International Edition
South Korean Firms Make a Push in Vietnam as Most Global Firms Look OnAs thousands of South Korean companies entered the fast-growing Vietnamese market, their law firms followed, giving rise to increased competition in the nation's legal market.
By John Kang
7 minute read
July 20, 2018 | International Edition
Skadden, Kirkland Advise on Tencent-Backed Chinese Group Discounter's $1.6B US IPOKing & Wood Mallesons and Jingtian & Gongcheng are acting as Chinese counsel on the proposed listing, which values the three-year-old startup at some $21 billion.
By John Kang
2 minute read
July 20, 2018 | International Edition
Japan's Mori Hamada & Matsumoto to Launch in VietnamMori Hamada is the last of the Big Four Japanese law firms to enter the Southeast Asian country. It will open an office in its largest city, Ho Chi Minh City, in August.
By John Kang
3 minute read
July 17, 2018 | International Edition
Trade Wars Prompt Chinese Investors to Pour Billions into Europe, Pull Back From USIn the first half of 2018, the value of Chinese investment in Europe was $22 billion—nearly nine times the $2.5 billion invested in North America.
By John Kang
3 minute read
July 13, 2018 | International Edition
PwC Launches New Local Law Practice in Singapore, Hiring Prominent Partner from a Top Singapore FirmRachel Eng will leave WongPartnership after 23 years and launch a new local firm for the accounting giant. She had been the firm's deputy chair since 2016.
By John Kang
3 minute read
July 12, 2018 | International Edition
Hogan Lovells' New Asia Pacific and Middle East Head Has Big Plans in an Interconnected WorldMiguel Zaldivar is the first American partner to oversee the region for the firm. He wants to improve the interconnection between the firm's practices in the Asia Pacific/Middle East and its practices in the U.S. and Europe.
By John Kang
6 minute read
July 12, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Greenberg Traurig Grabs New Asia Real Estate Chair From Sidley AustinReal estate lawyer Joel Rothstein will first be based in New York, then spend time in the firm's Asian offices in Tokyo, Shanghai and Seoul.
By John Kang
1 minute read
July 12, 2018 | International Edition
Former Sidley Partner Joins Greenberg Traurig as Asia Real Estate ChairReal estate lawyer Joel Rothstein will first be based in New York, then later spend time in the firm's Asian offices in Tokyo, Shanghai and Seoul.
By John Kang
1 minute read
July 11, 2018 | International Edition
Asia Deal Digest: July 12, 2018• Skadden advises mobile chat app Momo's $650 million convertible notes offer.• Paul Hastings acting on Korean logistics investment in Illinois.• Allen & Gledhill guides Singapore's first retail private equity bond.
By Anna Zhang | John Kang
4 minute read
July 11, 2018 | International Edition
Jingtian to End Mayer Brown Association, Launch Own Hong Kong Law PracticeThe Chinese firm decided to launch its own local law practice in Hong Kong to “further strengthen its competitive advantage in overseas capital markets.”
By John Kang
2 minute read
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