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Herbert Smith HK finance regulatory partner exits to join Freshfields

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has made a notable hire for its Asia disputes practice with the hire of Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) financial services regulatory partner Tim Mak in Hong Kong. Mak, whose start date at the magic circle firm is still to be confirmed, is top rated by Chambers and Partners for China non-contentious regulatory work in the financial services sector.
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King & Spalding adds to Singapore team with King & Wood Mallesons disputes partner

King & Spalding has hired King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) partner Peter Megens to join its Singapore office. Megens, who is currently co-head of KWM's arbitration practice and a senior member of its construction team, will relocate from Melbourne, Australia to Singapore in July. Megens has over 30 years' experience representing clients in disputes arising out of construction, energy, mining and infrastructure projects.
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Seyfarth Shaw to open first Asia office with DLA hire

Seyfarth Shaw is to formally open an office in Shanghai in the summer, marking its debut into Asia. The US firm has appointed former DLA partner Wan Li as managing partner of the new office - it's second outside of the US alongside London. Focusing on corporate, employment and energy and resources work, the base is located in Jing An Kerry Centre Tower II, Shanghai's Jing An business district.
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Magnificent sevens - balancing law and captaining the HK rugby sevens team

Trainee lawyer Rowan Varty had a starring role at last month's Hong Kong Sevens tournament. But as the captain of the Hong Kong team and a player for the region's national squad, it was his rugby skills rather than his legal ability that had fans cheering. Despite spending the day in the office and evenings on the pitch, Varty is rather modest about his sporting achievements. In fact, he spends a lot of his time making up for them, conscious of gaining the respect of his peers and colleagues through hard work and fair treatment.
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Bird & Bird plans further Asia-Pac expansion as firm eyes Indonesia and Korea

Bird & Bird is mulling ambitious plans for further expansion in Asia, with openings in Indonesia and South Korea on the cards alongside plans to ramp up its existing offering in Malaysia. The UK outfit, which has previously stated its aim to grow its Asia practice to account for 20% of firmwide revenues and lawyer headcount over the next three to five years, is reviewing opportunities for co-operation arrangements in Indonesia and South Korea, as well as planning to enhance its partnership with Tay & Partners in Malaysia ahead of market liberalisation in June.
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BHP Billiton turns to Herbert Smith litigator for new legal chief

BHP Billiton has appointed Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) litigator Geoff Healy as its new head of legal. Healy, who is currently based in the firm's Sydney office will start his new role at the Anglo-Australian mining firm on 3 June, based in BHP's main headquarters in Melbourne. Healy joined HSF in 1990 and was made partner in 1997. He was a client relationship partner for BHP Billiton and in 2006 represented the company in a Royal Commission inquiry into whether the company had breached Australian laws in its dealings with Iraq.
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Pinsents launches Singapore TMT practice with local team hire

Pinsent Masons has launched a technology, media and telecoms (TMT) practice in Singapore with the hire of a team led by partner Bryan Tan from local boutique Keystone Law Corporation. Tan, a founding member of Keystone, will join Pinsents in the Asian city state this May, alongside two associates and one trainee.
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CC and A&O among international quartet on key Hong Kong IPO double

Clifford Chance (CC) and Allen & Overy (A&O) have landed lead roles on two key Hong Kong initial public offerings (IPOs), working opposite US outfits Davis Polk & Wardwell and Kirkland & Ellis respectively. The planned listings of state-owned brokerage China Galaxy Securities Co and Sinopec Engineering (Group) Co, a wholly owned subsidiary of Asia's biggest oil refiner, Beijing-based Sinopec Group, are said to be the biggest IPOs in Hong Kong so far this year.
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Herbert Smith Freehills opens for business in Seoul

Herbert Smith Freehills has opened in Korea today, making it the third UK law firm to launch in the country after receiving approval from the Ministry of Justice last month. The office is being co-headed by disputes partner Tony Dymond who has relocated from London and corporate partner Lewis McDonald from Singapore, alongside a group of two associates, a paralegal and two back office staff.
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DLA and MoFo act on Sinopharm's Hong Kong share sale

DLA Piper and Morrison & Foerster have scored lead roles on the HK$4bn (£335m) sale of new shares by China's biggest drug distributor Sinopharm. The deal marks the second H share placement for Sinopharm since its $1.1bn (£714m) IPO in 2009, with 165.7 million shares being sold to between six and 10 non-retail investors at HK$24.60 (£2.06) each.
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