John Kang, The Asian Lawyer

July 12, 2019 | International Edition

The U.S. firm is only the second international firm to pull out from South Korea, Asia's fourth-largest economy.

By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer

3 minute read

July 12, 2019 | International Edition

Former Incisive Law director Moses Lin rejoins Singaporean firm Shook Lin & Bok as a partner and maritime practice head.

By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer

2 minute read

July 11, 2019 | International Edition

Corporate lawyer Paul Marston joins the New York-based firm as counsel following the departure of arbitration lawyer Tony Andriotis, who left to join Quinn Emanuel earlier this year.

By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer

2 minute read

July 10, 2019 | International Edition

Azman Jaafar says he will expand the firm's professional services offerings as well as its Southeast Asia-focused legal network.

By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer

5 minute read

July 09, 2019 | International Edition

The global firm has been named the top law firm brand in the region by the market research firm Acritas since 2017.

By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer

3 minute read

July 04, 2019 | International Edition

Chinese firm Zhong Lun also broke into the top 5 in the M&A league table for Asia Pacific, excluding Japan, by deal value, thanks to its role as Chinese counsel on SoftBank's deals.

By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer

5 minute read

July 03, 2019 | International Edition

The deal, which will be the largest-ever insurance transaction in Southeast Asia, is the latest in a string of acquisitions by the insurer backed by Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li.

By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer

2 minute read

July 02, 2019 | International Edition

Takashi Tanazawa and Hirokazu Ina were both longtime lawyers at Jones Day

By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer

3 minute read

June 30, 2019 | International Edition

Eric Lin joins Reed Smith as an energy and natural resources partner, the latest in a string of partner hires by the U.S. firm in China and Hong Kong in recent months.

By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer

3 minute read

June 21, 2019 | International Edition

• Debevoise, Akin Gump, Cleary and Linklaters on Alibaba's $2 billion Russian joint venture. • Clifford Chance, Linklaters on the first London-Shanghai share listing. • Squire, Milbank on a Chinese solar farm operator's $468 million Hong Kong listing.

By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer

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