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Dealmaker: Robert Ogilvy Watson

Ashurst's Hong Kong head on dodgy dye jobs, tackling bad press and handling rookie errors
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Japan's Nishimura and Asahi to open in Myanmar and Thailand

Japanese law firm Nishimura and Asahi (N&A) has announced plans to open two new Asian offices in Myanmar and Thailand. The Tokyo-headquartered outfit, which is one of Japan's big four law firms, said its base in Yangon, Myanmar, the country's former capital, would open in May, whilst the Bangkok branch would launch in July.
2 minute read

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DLA Piper seals strategic alliance in Indonesia

DLA Piper has launched a strategic alliance with Indonesian law firm Ivan Almaida Baely & Firmansyah (IAB&F), as the global firm looks to step up its presence in the booming economic region. According to its website, the Jakarta-based firm has two partners, including founding member Ivan Baely and offers services to international and domestic corporations, investors and state owned enterprises.
2 minute read

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Transfer Window Asia: recent moves including Hogan Lovells and K&L Gates

Hong Kong law firm Deacons has added to its corporate team with the hire of private equity partner Robert Woll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr (WilmerHale). Woll, who headed the US firm's Beijing office for six years, is a specialist in M&A and private equity transactions, and deals involving venture capital and real estate investment funds.
6 minute read

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Fixed-fee Australian boutique launches in Hong Kong

Unconventional Australian law firm AdventBalance has opened an office in Hong Kong as it seeks to grow its footprint in Asia. The boutique outfit, which operates as a company rather than a partnership and which charges clients fixed-fees instead of hourly rates, said its decision to open in the Asian financial hub comes amid heightened demand for its services in the region.
3 minute read

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Allen & Gledhill adds five-partner disputes team from Rajah & Tann

Allen & Gledhill has boosted its disputes team with the hire of five partners from Rajah & Tann and the chief executive of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). Those joining the Singaporean firm from its rival include Chong Yee Leong, who heads R&T's international arbitration and construction practice and Chong Boon Leong, who specialises in power and telecoms disputes.
2 minute read

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DLA and Amarchand advise Etihad on £248m Jet Airways deal

DLA Piper and Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co have advised Etihad Airways on its $379m (£248m) purchase of a 24% stake in India's Jet Airways. Abu Dhabi's flag carrier agreed to buy more than 27m shares in the Indian low cost airline yesterday, boosting its network of flights on the subcontinent.
2 minute read

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MoFo boosts Hong Kong PE team with Ropes & Gray partner hire

Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) has added to its Hong Kong private equity team with the hire of Ropes & Gray partner Marcia Ellis. Ellis, who was a partner at MoFo between 2007 and 2008, has rejoined her old firm this week to work alongside corporate partner Thomas Chou and M&A partner Jeremy Hunt, who joined the firm last year from magic circle firm Allen & Overy.
3 minute read

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Herbert Smith Freehills promotes 19 in first post-merger partnership round

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has made up 19 lawyers in its first promotions round since the Anglo-Australian merger which created the firm last year, with the majority of the new partners based in the Asia-Pacific region. The promotions, which come after legacy Herbert Smith made up 10 partners last year, include four London lawyers - Samantha Brown (pensions), Mike Flockhart (corporate), Barnaby Hinnigan (finance) and Hywel Jenkins, who specialises in dispute resolution.
3 minute read

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Ropes bolsters London and Hong Kong with Fried Frank hires

Ropes & Gray has strengthened its London and Hong Kong partnerships with the hire of two partners from US rival Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson. In London it is adding former Allen & Overy finance partner Mark Wesseldine, taking City partner count to almost 20, while in Hong Kong it has hired capital markets and corporate partner Victoria LLoyd. Wesseldine, who has spent more than 10 years advising clients in the European leveraged finance market on complex cross-border financings and restructurings, has broad experience across all financing disciplines. He will join Ropes on 1 May.
3 minute read

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