August 05, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Wong & Partners Acts on $885 Million Bank Islam DealMalaysian investment company BIMB Holdings Bhd. has made an offer for the country's oldest shariah-compliant bank.
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July 26, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Chapman Tripp on Z Energy IPOThe New Zealand company, formerly the local subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell Plc., is seeking to raise $726 million.
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August 22, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Bo Xilai Trial CommencesThe former Chongqing party boss was defiant on the first day of his long-awaited corruption trial.
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July 26, 2013 | The American Lawyer
MoFo Adds Two Singapore PartnersJake Robson and Adam Summerly were both previously partners in the Singapore office of Norton Rose Fulbright.
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July 22, 2013 | Law.com
Law Professor's Rape Comments Spark OutrageA law professor's comments about a gang rape case involving the son of a high-ranking military officer in China have drawn widespread condemnation. Yi Yanyou, a criminal procedure professor and director of the Centre for Evidence Law at Beijing's prestigious Tsinghua University, was a visiting scholar this past spring at Yale Law School's China Center and is a frequent writer and media commenter on Chinese criminal procedure.
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August 19, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Orrick Adds Tokyo PartnerEdward Johnson was Paul Hastings' Tokyo managing partner from 2006 to 2009.
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September 11, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Khaitan Adds Mumbai Disputes PartnerSachin Mandlik, formerly an independent practitioner, specializes in litigation and arbitration proceedings involving corporate and constitutional law.
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July 17, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Chinese Law Professor's Rape Comments Spark OutrageYi Yanyou, a professor at China's top-ranked Tsinghua University who was a visiting scholar at Yale Law School last spring, said raping sex workers was "less harmful than raping ordinary women."
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August 30, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Beijing's AnJie Law Firm Adds PartnerZhang Xianzhong was previously a partner with Grandall Law Firm.
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August 15, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Asia Deal Digest: August 15, 2013* Skadden guides U.S. auto parts maker on $1.25 billion China JV exit* Allen & Gledhill on $906 million Singapore hotel buy* Firms feast on Domino's Pizza Japan takeover
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