Indian law firm Kochhar & Co. has opened an independent office in Dubai, six months after procuring a licence from the Dubai Legal Affairs Department of the Ruler's office to practise local law in the UAE.
The new full-service office is located in the Citadel Towers of Dubai’s Business Bay, and has a 12-member team consisting of a managing partner, senior partners and partners.
Kochhar and Co. is the first law firm from the Indian sub-continent to acquire this sort of a full licence.
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.
U.S. law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel and global legal giant Herbert Smith Freehills are planning to merge to create a firm with more than 2,700 lawyers, according to a joint statement on Monday.
Japanese boutique Tokyo International Law Office (TKI) is set to establish its first overseas outpost with the opening of a Singapore office in January 2025, marking a significant milestone in the rapidly expanding firm's global strategy.
