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Withers launches tax practice in Dubai with EY hire

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Private-client specialist law firm Withers has launched a tax office in Dubai after hiring Stijn Janssen, the former co-head of Ernst & Young’s Dubai international tax group.
S.Korea: Former KFTC sec. gen. joins Yoon & Yang

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

South Korean law firm Yoon & Yang has hired Cholsoo Han, the former secretary general of the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC), as a senior advisor to its antitrust practice in Seoul.
HSA raids Khaitan as it launches in Bangalore, names new MP

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Indian law firm HSA Advocates has hired three lawyers from Khaitan & Co. as it named Amitabh Sharma as its new managing partner and announced the opening of an office in Bangalore
SE Asia Deals: Week of Apr 25

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Putri Norlisa Chair, Wong & Partners acts on QL Resources’ deal with FamilyMart to operate convenience stores in Malaysia, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Squire Patton Boggs advise Equitas Holdings’ IPO India , and many more in this week’s Southeast Asia deals table.
Colibri first Central Asian law firm to open in Iran

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Colibri Law Firm has become the first one from Central Asia to have an office in Iran, after launching in Tehran, in partnership with local outfit Gheidi & Associates.
SE Asia Deals: Week of Apr 18

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

K&E and Linklaters act on Blackstone Group’s $1.1 bln acquisition of a majority stake in Mphasis, Wong & Partners and ZICOlaw star in Sime Darby’s $780 mln sukuk offering, and many more in this week’s Southeast Asia deals table.
Shearman, Simmons act on $3 bln Qatari IWPP financing

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Simmons & Simmons has advised Qatar’s Umm Al Houl Power Company on the financing of $3 billion independent water and power project (IWPP) in Doha, with Shearman & Sterling advising a consortium of international and local banks as lenders
Birds’ Mideast TMT head joins Dentons in Dubai

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Dentons has appointed Kelly Tymburski as a partner in its Dubai office from Bird & Bird, where she was head of that firm’s TMT practice in the Middle East.
SE Asia Deals: Week of Apr 11

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

STB, Freshfields, Platinum and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas on Blackstone’s $1.1 bln purchase of HP’s stake in Mphasis, AZB advises Panasonic Healthcare on its $1.1 bln acquisition of Bayer's global diabetes care biz, and more in this week's Southeast Asia deals table.
Pillsbury, Hogan Lovells star in NTT Data’s $3 bln buy of Dell Systems

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman has advised Japan's NTT Data Corp in its $3 billion acquisition of Dell Inc's IT consulting division, Dell Systems, which turned to Hogan Lovells for counsel.