HopgoodGanim has welcomed senior Queensland lawyer Ian Hughes to the firm. Hughes’ experience includes multi-million dollar claims on behalf of major international organisations such as Italy’s national energy agency, Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi and machinery manufacturer, Same & Lamborghini, Britain’s ED&F Man, the US Department of Navy and the Panama Canal Commission.
Hughes was most recently at ClarkeKann and prior to that was a partner of some 20 years seniority at McCullough Robertson.
Leading Portuguese law firm Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados and Timor-Leste's JLA, Advogados e Consultores have announced a strategic partnership aimed at bridging legal services between Portuguese-speaking markets and Southeast Asia.
Japanese law firm Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (MHM) is set to plant its flag in the San Francisco Bay Area, marking its second major U.S. expansion in less than two years.
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP won the Insurance Law Firm of the Year award at the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2024, apart from being the sponsor of the Insurance In-House Team of the Year award. Edwin Northover, Asia-based corporate partner and head of the firm’s financial institutions and corporate practices in Asia, talks about the firm's recent achievements, trends in the insurance industry, and future outlook for insurance law in Hong Kong.