John Kang covers the business of law in Asia and Australia from Hong Kong. Email him at [email protected].
February 15, 2019 | International Edition
Arnold & Porter to Open Seoul OfficeThe office is led by litigation partner James Lee, who joined in December from White & Case's Seoul office, which he helped launch in 2015.
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February 14, 2019 | International Edition
2 Australian Firms Hire New Partners From DLA Piper and Addleshaw GoddardFormer DLA Piper partner Kathy Dalton joins employment law specialist firm Workdynamic Australia in Melbourne and former Addleshaw Goddard Oman legal director Andrew Johnston returns to Australia to join Sparke Helmore.
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February 13, 2019 | International Edition
Ashurst Expands Asia-Pacific Corporate Practice With Singapore Partner From SidleyWaltter Kulvik joins Ashurst from Sidley Austin, where he was a counsel. He is the Anglo-Australian firm's fourth partner-level hire in its Asia-Pacific corporate practice so far this year.
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February 13, 2019 | International Edition
Asia Deal Digest: Feb. 14, 2019• Allen & Overy, Linklaters on $1.25 billion Indian bond sale. • Davis Polk helps Go-Jek on $1 billion funding round. • Hogan Lovells, Freshfields on Asahi's acquisition of premium beer business from Fuller.
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February 12, 2019 | International Edition
Norton Rose Recruits Debt Capital Markets Partner in Hong Kong From Davis PolkMargie Chan joins the global legal giant after more than a decade at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York and Hong Kong, most recently as counsel.
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February 11, 2019 | International Edition
Litigation Funder Vannin Capital Hires Managing Director in Sydney From Local RivalSteven Taylor joins from Litigation Lending Services in Sydney, and is Vannin's fifth managing director-level hire in Australia since 2015.
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February 11, 2019 | International Edition
Watson Farley & Williams Snaps Up Maritime Partner in Hong KongJian Guan joins from an in-house role as senior legal counsel at China Merchants Commerce Financial Leasing Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of state-run conglomerate China Merchants Group.
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February 11, 2019 | International Edition
China's Jingtian & Gongcheng Adds Another Capital Markets Partner in Hong KongQizhen Dong, who joins from an in-house role at a Hong Kong-based investment firm, is the third partner hire for L&C Legal, which was launched just five months ago.
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February 11, 2019 | International Edition
Morgan Lewis Continues Asia Expansion With Corporate Hire in SingaporeVanessa Ng joins Morgan Lewis Stamford with an associate from local firm Fortis Law Corp., where she led the corporate finance and corporate commercial practice group with Chun Bin Soh, who also left the firm in October of last year.
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February 11, 2019 | International Edition
Ashurst Adds Projects Partner in Indonesia From Allen & Overy's Jakarta AffiliateFrédéric Draps joins Oentoeng Suria & Partners after 13 years at Allen & Overy, including the last six years at its Jakarta affiliate firm Ginting & Reksodiputro.
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