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Mori Hamada to open in Myanmar and Osaka

BY Kanishk Verghese |

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto is set to open its doors in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, and Osaka later this year.
Yoon & Yang hires ex-KECO CEO

BY Kanishk Verghese |

South Korean law firm Yoon & Yang has hired Seung-Hwan Park, the CEO of Korean Environment Corporation (KECO), as a partner in Seoul.
HSF hires financial regulatory partner in HK

BY Kanishk Verghese |

Herbert Smith Freehills has hired financial services regulatory (FSR) specialist William Hallatt as a partner in its global FSR practice in Hong Kong.
S&C leads on $5.8 bln Korean beer repurchase

BY Kanishk Verghese, Reuters |

Sullivan & Cromwell is advising Anheuser-Busch InBev SA (AB InBev) on its agreement to buy back South Korea’s Oriental Brewery Co (OB) from KKR and Affinity Equity Partners for $5.8 billion, a deal that will be Asia’s biggest ever sale for private equity, excluding flotations.
Dechert adds lit partner in HK

BY Kanishk Verghese |

Dechert has hired disputes lawyer Kareena Teh from Baker & McKenzie as a litigation partner in Hong Kong.
Proskauer lures Asia lit head from Dechert

BY Kanishk Verghese |

Proskauer has hired partner David Chu from Dechert in Hong Kong to head the firm’s Asia litigation practice.
Sidley, Cleary lead on mammoth Suntory buy

BY Kanishk Verghese, Reuters |

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Sidley Austin have scored lead advisory roles on Japan’s Suntory Holdings’ agreement to acquire U.S. spirits company Beam Inc for $13.6 billion cash.
Hogan Lovells lures IP/TMT partner from Freshfields

BY Kanishk Verghese |

Hogan Lovells has hired intellectual property and TMT expert Mark Parsons from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as a partner in Hong Kong.
2 Takahiros join K&L Gates in Tokyo

BY Kanishk Verghese |

K&L Gates has strengthened its Tokyo office with the hires of commercial disputes partner Takahiro Hoshino and finance and real estate partner Takahiro Tsumagari.
HSF promotes, relocates partner to Seoul

BY Kanishk Verghese |

Herbert Smith Freehills has promoted and relocated disputes lawyer James Doe from Doha to Seoul to replace partner Tony Dymond, who has left the firm to join Debevoise & Plimpton in London.