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International Edition

Withers Hires Singapore Banking Partner from Morgan Lewis Stamford

Chen Guan Feng was the former co-head of White & Case's banking and restructuring practice in Asia.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Rainmakers, Practice Chairs Among 9 White and Williams Attorneys Who Left for Stradley Ronon

"Our hope and intent is that the Stradley platform allows us to expand our scope and reach and that we can get support and just continue to do what we've been doing," partner Randy Friedberg said.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Orrick Leans Further Into Capital Markets Work, Lands Longtime Akin Gump Partner

Hsu has been doing SPACs "before they were cool" and the firm is bullish on both her and capital markets work moving forward.
3 minute read

International Edition

Five Firms on $1.8B SPAC Deal With Singapore PropTech Company

Latham & Watkins, Allen & Gledhill, Walkers, Skadden and Rajah & Tann advised on another SPAC deal from Singapore after Grab.
2 minute read

International Edition

White & Case Expands With APAC Trio in Sydney, Hong Kong

Projects duo Chris Flynn and Tim Kennedy join in Australia while capital markets specialist Margie Chan arrives in Hong Kong.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Square Strikes Big Down Under, Robinhood's IPO and a SPAC Comeback

Square's $29 billion buy of Afterpay and Robinhood's $2 billion IPO highlight another busy week in dealmaking.
14 minute read

International Edition

Latham & Watkins Hires Korea-Focused Partner From Clifford Chance

Richard Lee relocates from the Magic Circle firm's Hong Kong office following the closure of Seoul.
2 minute read

International Edition

The Global Lawyer: Internal Disputes and Where US Firms Lag in London

This is what happens when partnership disputes get messy, plus the ongoing need for physical offices and where Brits still beat Americans.
7 minute read

Litigation Daily

Proskauer Reaches Milestone in Long-Running, Wide-Ranging Assignment for Puerto Rico Financial Oversight Board

"It's not just a single case. It's not just a single mandate," said Proskauer Rose litigation Chair Tim Mungovan. "It's like we're part of the government. And sometimes we're aligned with them and sometimes we're adverse."
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Data: While New Securities Filings Took a Dramatic Dip in the First Half of 2021, SPAC Suits Surged

Cornerstone Research reports plaintiffs filed 112 new class action securities cases in federal and state courts in the first half of 2021, 25% fewer than in the second half of 2020. Despite the overall dip, there were 14 federal filings involving special purpose acquisition companies in the first half, twice as many as there were all of last year.
4 minute read

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