The 16th annual Japan Law Awards, a virtual event held on Sept. 24, was a resounding success, honouring the who’s who of the country’s legal industry, including in-house counsel, law firms and private practice lawyers.

Singapore law firm Oon & Bazul has added corporate specialist Ng Yi Wayn as a partner from local rival RHTLaw.

Our Client is a market leading Wall St firm with deep roots in Asia covering all major markets and practice areas. 

The partner is seeking a 2+ years experienced Bengoshi Associate for the award winning Corporate practice in Tokyo.

Indian law firm Kochhar & Co has hired Richa Chaturvedi as the resident partner in its Singapore office. She was most recently a foreign lawyer at local IP boutique Yusarn Audrey.

Our Client is a market leading Wall St firm with deep roots in Asia covering all major markets and practice areas. 

The partner is seeking a 2+ years experienced Bengoshi Associate for the award winning Corporate practice in Tokyo.

Harry Elias, one of Singapore’s best-known trial lawyers and the founder of Harry Elias Partnership (HEP), passed away on Aug. 26. He was 83.

Sidley Austin has welcomed back finance specialist Olivia Ngan as a partner in the firm’s China corporate and finance practice in Hong Kong. Ngan joins from Linklaters, where she was a counsel.

Facebook is a non-partisan platform which denounces hate and bigotry, the company’s India head said on Friday, amid a controversy over how the U.S. social media giant regulates political content in its biggest market by number of users.

Baker McKenzie and Farooq & Associates have advised Reliance Bangladesh LNG & Power on its $642 million financing of a 718 MW gas-fired thermal power generation project in the South Asian country, with Clifford Chance and Dr. Kamal Hussain & Associates representing the lenders.

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan has added corporate and M&A experts Gaurav Dayal and Amritha Salian as partners in Delhi and Bengaluru, respectively.