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Kirkland launches restructuring practice in Asia with double Hogan Lovells hire

Kirkland & Ellis has launched a restructuring practice in Asia with the hire of Hogan Lovells' head of insolvency for the region, Neil McDonald.
3 minute read

International Edition

HSF makes disputes partner new head of SE Asia; Walter to step down

Herbert Smith Freehills' (HSF) South East Asia managing partner Michael Walter is to step down from the regional leadership role next month, to be replaced by Singapore-based disputes partner Alastair Henderson.
2 minute read

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KWM opts against US merger in favour of best friends network as veteran partner relocates to NY

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has decided against actively pursuing a merger in the US just months after the firm set up a six-partner strategy committee to investigate potential opportunities in the jurisdiction.
4 minute read

International Edition

Kirkland & Ellis re-hires DMC Partners general counsel to London office

Kirkland & Ellis has re-hired former partner Matthew Gerber to the firm's London private equity group following a stint at defunct private equity house DMC Partners.
2 minute read

International Edition

Legal fees for Alibaba IPO top $15.8m, beating Facebook

Law firms advising on the $21bn IPO of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba are to split a massive $15.8m in legal fees, as the Hangzhou-based company prepares to list on the New York Stock Exchange later this month.
2 minute read

International Edition

Independently minded: Gilbert + Tobin MP on why mergers are off the menu for his firm

Danny Gilbert, the straight-talking founder of Gilbert + Tobin, tells Legal Week how his firm has grown from a boutique to challenge Australia's legal old guard
5 minute read

International Edition

Hong Kong lawyers vote against Law Society president

Hong Kong solicitors last night passed a vote of no confidence against the city's Law Society president Ambrose Lam following comments he made in June in support a controversial Beijing phite paper.
3 minute read

International Edition

Ex-KWM management duo to spearhead growth of PwC Asia legal arm

Former King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) Australia head Tony O'Malley and M&A and tax head Tim Blue are to join PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to spearhead the expansion of the accounting giant's legal services business across Asia-Pacific.
3 minute read

International Edition

Singapore's WongPartnership forges alliance in Indonesia

Singapore law firm WongPartnership has become the latest outfit to enter the Indonesian legal market, forging an alliance with Jakarta-based firm Makes & Partners.
2 minute read

International Edition

Baker & McKenzie eyes Shanghai Free Trade Zone opportunities

Baker & McKenzie plans to be among the first international firms to apply for a joint operation with a Chinese outfit in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (SFTZ), as part of plans to bolster its cross-border M&A dealflow from mainland China.
3 minute read

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