John Kang, The Asian Lawyer
John Kang covers the business of law in Asia and Australia from Hong Kong. Email him at [email protected].
June 13, 2018 | International Edition
Asia Deal Digest: June 14, 2018• Simpson Thacher guides Ant Financial on its latest $14 billion financing round.• IPhone maker Foxconn turns to King & Wood Mallesons for a $4.3 billion A-share listing.• Linklaters represents lenders on Taiwan's first commercial offshore wind farm project.
By Anna Zhang | John Kang
4 minute read
June 12, 2018 | International Edition
Former Big Five Legal Services Offshoot Andersen Global Enters Asia Via Indian Tie-UpAndersen Global's expansion into Asia comes as the Big Four accounting firms have been growing and expanding their legal services offerings in the region.
By John Kang
3 minute read
June 11, 2018 | International Edition
JunHe Poaches Corporate Partner From Latham & WatkinsThe move illustrates a practice increasingly common among large Chinese firms: recruit from global firms by offering a faster track to partnership.
By John Kang
2 minute read
June 08, 2018 | International Edition
Korea's Kim & Chang Launches in VietnamWith South Korea's largest law firm setting up shop in Ho Chi Minh City, all of the Big Six Korean firms have now established outposts in the Southeast Asian country.
By John Kang
3 minute read
June 06, 2018 | International Edition
PwC's Hong Kong Law Practice Continues to Expand; Hires Longtime Mayer Brown JSM PartnerM&A specialist Martin Robertson is the latest to join PwC's Hong Kong affiliated law firm Tiang & Co.
By John Kang
2 minute read
June 05, 2018 | International Edition
International Law Firms Are Opening Offices in Tokyo AgainFirms like Mayer Brown, Debevoise & Plimpton and King & Spalding came to Japan riding on a recent wave of outbound projects and M&A deals.
By John Kang
7 minute read
June 05, 2018 | International Edition
Mayer Brown Expands Japan Practice With Morgan Lewis DuoCorporate partner Satoru Murase and international trade partner Yoshihide Ito join the firm in the United States; both were once partners at Bingham McCutchen, which ceased operations in 2014.
By John Kang
2 minute read
June 01, 2018 | International Edition
Indonesia's Assegaf Hamzah & Partners Acquires IP BoutiqueOne of Indonesia's largest firms is expanding its intellectual property practice. Indonesia still ranks low on the international IP index but it has been building a more effective foundation for IP policy.
By John Kang
2 minute read
May 31, 2018 | International Edition
Norton Rose Fulbright Expands in AustraliaBanking and projects partner Chris Patten, disputes partner Andrew Battisson and senior government adviser Bill Conley all joined the global firm in May.
By John Kang
2 minute read
May 30, 2018 | International Edition
PwC's Legal Arm in Hong Kong Hires New PartnerFormer KWM Shanghai international partner Martyn Huckerby joins PwC affiliate Tiang & Co. as head of competition law.
By John Kang
2 minute read
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