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Singapore Law Firms Partner With AI Startups to Develop Legal Tech Capabilities

A slew of collaborations between government bodies, private law firms and technology companies were announced at TechLaw Fest.
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Corporate Counsel

$10M John Deere Bribery Settlement Underscores Risks of Not Integrating Acquisitions

The Securities and Exchange Commission said that in the three years after Deere bought Wirtgen Thailand, the unit plied government officials with cash, massage parlor visits and lavish sightseeing trips to Europe. regulator found Illinois-based John Deere failed to integrate Wirtgen Thailand, a former German outfit into its existing compliance and controls environment after acquiring Wirtgen Group in 2017, resulting in "bribery schemes going unchecked for several years," the SEC's FCPA division enforcement chief Charles Cain said in a statement. "This action is a reminder for corporations to promptly ensure newly acquired subsidiaries have all the necessary internal accounting control processes in place."
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International Edition

Ashurst Hires Real Estate Partner From Australia's Corrs

Alex Peace is one of several partners who have recently left Corrs. Last month, a team of partners jumped en masse to King & Wood Mallesons.
2 minute read

International Edition

How One Firm Is Training Its Lawyers in the Use of Gen AI and Other Legal Tech

Australian corporate law firm Allens has rolled out a training program to give lawyers and staff the skills and confidence they need to use the various technologies.
4 minute read

International Edition

Dentons Takes Hong Kong Disputes Trio From Norton Rose Fulbright

Dentons' global chief executive partner Elliott Portnoy said he sees current uncertainty in the market as an opportunity for the firm to expand with new talent, expertise and practices.
2 minute read

International Edition

HFW Continues to Grow in Australia With Hire of Partner Duo

The firm has hired several partners over the past 12 months.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Why Smartmatic Escaped Indictment: A Closer Look at the Charges Against Its Executives

"It adds a lot of the hallmarks of some of the ugliest Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations that you could find," said Scott Greytak with Transparency International.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Letter from Asia: The Sorry State of U.S. Firms in China

Some Chinese lawyers think darker days are still to come.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Snell & Wilmer's Andrew Young and the Case of the FBI's Secret Encrypted Phone Company

The book "Dark Wire" features work that Young did as a federal prosecutor helping to run ANOM, an encrypted phone company that gave the FBI a window into international drug cartels.
9 minute read

Legaltech News

Robin AI Will Open Singapore Office, Drawn In by Talent and Business Opportunity

The Singapore branch is Robin AI's third physical office, adding on to its New York and London presence.
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