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HFW Continues to Grow in Australia With Hire of Partner Duo

The firm has hired several partners over the past 12 months.
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HSF Expands Hong Kong Private Capital Team with Teneo Hire

Anthony Vasey began his legal career with Slaughter and May in London and Hong Kong before joining White & Case in 2010.
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Australian Lawyers Get New 'Right to Disconnect' After Hours—But Will They?

Lawyers can only refuse unreasonable out-of-hours contact.
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Trio of Firms Score Roles as Warburg Pincus, LendLease Buy Singapore Portfolio For $1.2B 

Latham & Watkins, Allen & Gledhill and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are advising.
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Jones Day Hires King & Spalding Corporate Partner in Singapore

Parveet Singh Gandoak has advised on some of the largest South Asia cross-border corporate transactions in recent years.
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'Lifeline' for Fraud?: Chinese Lender Accused in Lawsuit by Quinn Emanuel Lawyers of Facilitating Fintech Scheme

The $140 million lawsuit accuses Chinese Construction Bank Corp. and related entities of issuing the "lion's share" of phony letters of credit that facilitated Vesttoo's alleged multibillion-dollar fraud.
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With the Rise of Political Polarization, Dispute Resolution Services Take Center Stage in Singapore

Geopolitical events and fallout over the past few years, particularly the continuously deteriorating relationship between China and the U.S., have contributed to the growth of Singapore's dispute resolution platforms.
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Appleby Boosts Asia Offering With Launch Of Offshore Fiduciary Service in Shanghai

The launch comes in light of growing "client demand for a full-service offshore law and fiduciary business", said David Bulley, managing partner of Appleby's Hong Kong and Shanghai offices.
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Clifford Chance Advises on $1.3B Asia Fund Formation by Sea Town

Clifford Chance lawyer says the transaction is the latest example of a growing private credit market in Asia.
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KPMG M&A Partner and Team of Three Depart For Australia's Mills Oakley

Several KPMG partners have already left ahead of the September shutdown.
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Lawyers Cite Strong Appetite for Capital Markets Work in India as IPO Pipeline Grows

The latest listings highlight an increase of activity in India's capital markets, which lawyers explain is "driven by the surge in domestic liquidity."
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Global Firms' Asia Offices Lag Behind US and Europe in AI Uptake

The packaging of AI legal services to Asian clients proves more challenging for global firms.
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In Landmark Decision, Australian Judge Rules Sex is Changeable in Gender Identity Case

The Federal Court finds Roxanne Tickle suffered discrimination when excluded from a women's social media platform.
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Richard Susskind, Now Special Envoy for Justice and AI, Talks AI's Role in Access to Justice

"The biggest competitor for law firms in the future, I say, is AI-empowered clients," said Richard Susskind, as he takes on his new role as special envoy for justice and artificial intelligence to the Commonwealth.
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Hill Dickinson Ties Up with Singapore Firm PDLegal

Firms with strong insurance and shipping practices view Singapore as a key hub.
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Australia's IPH Group Takes Over Fourth Canadian IP Law Firm

Bereskin & Parr will merge with Smart & Biggar, which IPH purchased in 2022.
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Freshfields, Sullivan & Cromwell on $2.4B Japan-US Tobacco Deal

Freshfields has advised Japan Tobacco on several of its strategic investments and deals over the past few years.
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Qantas' Jetstar Faces COVID Travel-Credit Class Action

Suit alleges Jetstar didn't provide refunds for flights canceled during the COVID pandemic.
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Australia's Clayton Utz Poaches Four Government Partners from Rival

Takes MinterEllison's Canberra office head
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Hogan Lovells Partner Duo Leaves to Rebuild O'Melveny Singapore

Stephanie Keen and Sylvia Taslim are moving to O'Melveny's Singapore outfit, which has suffered several partner and team departures since 2014.
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Sidley Loses Two Disputes Partners in Singapore, One Departs for Skadden

Veteran lawyer Friven Yeoh is set to move to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.
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Demand for Legal Advice on Greenwashing Is High in Australia as Regulators Crack Down

The country's consumer and financial services regulators have each become increasingly active in pursuing greenwashing violations. But some lawyers say there is still confusion about what constitutes greenwashing.
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IPH Group Appoints First Canadian Regional CEO

Stuart Wood's new role is part of the Australian-based intellectual property group's move to a more agile, regional governance structure.
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In the Name of Law, Who are the Real Casualties of Market Downturns? 

The market in Asia is down so firms are suffering the consequences but the real casualties are the lawyers who have been laid off.
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Burger King Knocked Off Its Throne by Small Indian Eatery in Trademark Case

The U.S. fast-food giant lost its trademark battle in an Indian court, allowing a local restaurant to keep its Burger King crown.
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Ex-Bird & Bird Partner Admits 'Sexually Motivated' Conduct, Abuse of Position

Though consensual, the Brussels-based lawyer acknowledged that his advances were not appropriate "given the power imbalance" between himself and his junior colleague.
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K&L Gates Hires Real Estate Partner and Team in Sydney

Paul Lalich joins from Australian firm HWL Ebsworth.
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Latham, Freshfields, Ashurst Assist Hong Kong Tycoon on Secondary London Listing and $449M Acquisition

Latham & Watkins, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters are advising on the secondary listing while Ashurst is advising on a $440 million wind farm purchase.
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O'Melveny Capital Markets Partner Launches Own Hong Kong Practice

Edwin Kwok has been a partner at O'Melveny for more than eight years and was previously a Hong Kong partner at Paul Hastings.
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Australia's Corrs Chambers Westgarth Poaches Partner Quartet from Four Firms

Hires work in insurance, tax disputes, commercial litigation, and banking and finance.
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Burr & Forman partner Garry K. Grooms has entered an appearance for 4M Acquisitions and Wallace D. Tweden in a pending environmental lawsuit. The action, filed July 22 in Tennessee Middle District Court by the McKellar Law Group and Mark E. Martin LLC on behalf of Tennessee Riverkeeper, contends that the defendant's violated the Clean Water Act and Tennessee Water Quality Control Act by allowing for the discharge of pollutants into waters of the U.S. without obtaining a National Pollutant Discharge permit. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Aleta A. Trauger, is 3:24-cv-00886, Tennessee Riverkeeper, Inc. v. Tweden et al.

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Ramsey M. Al-Salam, Gene W. Lee and Stevan R. Stark of Perkins Coie have entered appearances for R-Pac International in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The case, filed Aug. 12 in New York Southern District Court by PinilisHalpern LLP and Friedman Suder & Cooke on behalf of Adasa Inc, asserts a single patent related to wireless sensors used for tagging products. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, is 1:24-cv-06102, Adasa Inc. v. R-Pac International LLC.

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Walmart has tapped lawyer Nicole M. Wright of Zausmer PC to defend a pending product liability lawsuit. The action was filed Aug. 12 in Michigan Eastern District Court by Wolfe Trial Lawyers on behalf of a plaintiff claiming burns from a defective propane tank. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Leitman, is 2:24-cv-12100, Hill v. Ferrellgas, Inc. et al.

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Kevin Simpson and James Randall of Winston & Strawn have stepped in to represent Comcast in a pending consumer class action. The case, filed Aug. 11 in Georgia Northern District Court by Kaufman PA, contends that the defendant placed pre-recorded debt collection phone calls to the plaintiff in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee, is 1:24-cv-03553, Pond v. Comcast Cable Communications LLC.

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Potter Anderson & Corroon partners Christopher N. Kelly and Kevin R. Shannon have stepped in to represent cloud computing company Fastly and its top executives in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The complaint, filed Aug. 23 in Delaware District Court by deLeeuw Law and Bragar Eagel & Squire on behalf of Mark Sweitzer, accuses the defendant of failing to disclose that revenue growth in 2023 was primarily driven by a 'consolidation trend' in which companies simplified operations by reducing the number of content delivery network vendors under management, thereby reducing competition and increasing the defendant's market share. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Gregory B. Williams, is 1:24-cv-00969, Sweitzer v. Nightingale et al.

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