U.S. law firm Paul Hastings has advised Tencent-backed South Korean gaming company Shift Up on its 435-billion-won ($315 million) initial public offering on the Korea Exchange.

Clifford Chance and Jingtian & Gongcheng are advising China Resources Beverages, the beverage division of the state-owned China Resources Enterprise, on its upcoming Hong Kong IPO, which is expected to raise up to $1 billion. Paul Hastings and Zhong Lun Law Firm are acting for the joint sponsors.

Hong Kong law firm Wilkinson & Grist has welcomed back corporate expert Hulka Lo as a partner from U.S. firm Paul Hastings.

The Hong Kong office of Beijing-headquartered DeHeng Law Offices has made its second partner hire in a matter of weeks after bringing on board corporate expert Samuel Ng from U.S. outfit Paul Hastings.

U.S. law firms Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Paul Hastings, and South Korean law firm Kim & Chang have guided Doosan Robotics’ $317 million initial public offering on the Seoul Stock Exchange, the largest IPO in Korea this year.

The COVID-19 pandemic may have irreversibly upended workplace dynamics by relegating in-office work to an option for many employees, and law firms are not insulated from the evolving trend. Leaders share with ALB how they respond to this paradigm shift by nurturing an “ownership mentality” among the up-and-coming generation of talent and cultivating workplace allegiance in the post-pandemic era.

Paul Hastings has hired its second capital markets partner in Hong Kong in three months, after bringing on board Steven Hsu from Sidley Austin.

U.S. law firm Paul Hastings and one of its lead restructuring lawyers, Luc Despins, are seeking sanctions against a group of plaintiffs they claim are involved in an alleged campaign of harassment waged by Chinese businessman and media entrepreneur Guo Wengui.

Paul Hastings has hired capital markets expert Peter Cheng as a partner in Hong Kong from Deacons, the city’s largest local firm.

Paul Hastings and JunHe have advised Onewo, the property services arm of the developer China Vanke, on its $713 million IPO in Hong Kong, with Herbert Smith Freehills and Commerce & Finance Law Offices advising the joint sponsors.