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Mayer Brown closes Bangkok office, partner-in-charge joins Hunton Andrews Kurth

BY Aparna Sai |

Mayer Brown has closed its office in Bangkok, and the office partner-in-charge, Maythawee Sarathai, has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth as a partner.
Bakers China arbitration head joins Mayer Brown in Singapore

BY Aparna Sai |

Mayer Brown has hired Paul JP Teo as a partner in Singapore from Baker McKenzie, where was the Hong Kong-based head of the firm’s international arbitration practice for Greater China.
Mayer Brown HK trio test positive for COVID-19

BY Aparna Sai |

Three lawyers from Mayer Brown’s Hong Kong office have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the firm. The lawyers recently returned from a business trip overseas, where they are thought to have contracted the virus.
HK: Deacons strengthens trademarks practice with IP partner from Mayer Brown

BY Aparna Sai |

Hong Kong law firm Deacons has boosted its trademarks practice with the appointment of IP expert Benjamin Choi as a partner from Mayer Brown.
‘Aligning Our Expertise Globally Is One of Our Priority Tasks’

BY Elizabeth Beattie |

Terence Tung, Asia senior partner at Mayer Brown, talks to ALB about how the region has become a key component of the firm’s global strategy, how the operations here have integrated with the broader firm, and what opportunities lie ahead in Asia.
Ex-DLA Piper partner joins Mayer Brown in HK

BY Aparna Sai |

Mayer Brown has appointed M&A lawyer Sheng Wu as a partner in the firm’s corporate and securities practice in Hong Kong from DLA Piper.
A&O, Mayer Brown advise on Sri Lanka's $2.4 bln bond offering

BY Aparna Sai |

Allen & Overy has advised the Sri Lankan government on the issuance of a dual tranche bond offering worth $2.4 billion, with Mayer Brown counselling the joint lead managers and local firm FJ & G De Saram representing the underwriters.
Mayer Brown hires corp partner from Hogan Lovells in HK

BY Aparna Sai |

Mayer Brown has bolstered its corporate and securities practice in Hong Kong with the hire of Steven Tran as a partner from Hogan Lovells.
Mayer Brown leads as Japan’s Sumitomo purchases Chile mine stake

BY Aparna Sai |

Mayer Brown, Torys, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría and Bofill Mir & Alvarez Jana have advised Japan’s Sumitomo on its acquisition of a 30 percent stake in the Quebrada Blanca copper mine expansion in northern Chile from Canadian mining company Teck Resources Ltd.
Mayer Brown expands new Tokyo office with partner duo from Ashurst, Shearman

BY John Kang |

Mayer Brown has hired banking and finance specialist Shri Maski and corporate expert Gordon Palmquist as partners at its recently opened Tokyo office from Ashurst and Shearman & Sterling, respectively.