Thailand’s Chandler MHM has advised Phu Yen TTP Joint Stock Company (Phu Yen JSC) on a $186 million loan to develop and operate a 257MW solar power plant in Hoa Hoi, Phu Yen Province, Vietnam, with Clifford Chance representing the lenders.

Link Legal India Law Services has merged with SD Services, a compliance and litigation firm based in Chennai

In light of Facebook’s recent controversies, as well as the online activism related to the Sushant Singh Rajput case, is it time for India to pass specific legislation regulating content posted on social media, and perhaps even create a regulatory authority? 

In its second annual list of India’s best disputes lawyers, ALB India spotlights 30 standout practitioners in the country’s litigation and arbitration scene. The list has been selected based on submissions made to ALB. The names are in alphabetical order, and certain lawyers have been profiled below. 

With COVID-19 keeping lawyers at home and making face-to-face meetings difficult, in-house legal teams have had to embrace technology like never before. Legal department leaders say that this is not a passing phase; tech will be a critical component of their work long after the pandemic subsides. 

Pink Legal is India’s first-ever website dedicated to women’s laws and rights. Manasi Chaudhari, founder and CEO of Pink Legal, talks about the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on women, and why there are so few female lawyers in the country. 

Singapore boutique firm Peter Doraisamy has added three new lawyers: Partners Mike Chiam and Kyle Gabriel Peters, and associate Nicholas Kwa.

Shearman & Sterling, Fangda Partners and Tian Yuan Law Firm have advised Chinese cancer cell therapy developer JW Therapeutics on its $300 million IPO in Hong Kong, with Davis Polk & Wardwell and Commerce & Finance Law Offices counselling the joint sponsors and underwriters.

Sabrina Lin is the deputy chief legal officer for overseas businesses and head of legal for overseas investment arm at Charoen Pokphand Group. In this chat, she shares with ALB about how U.S.-China tensions and COVID-19 are adding extra elements of complexity to her work, why she looks for people with a “personal touch” when it comes to hiring, and what her average day looks like.