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Saraf launches Hyderabad office with partner duo from DSK

BY Nimitt Dixit |

Indian law firm Saraf & Partners has continued its aggressive growth in 2023 with the launch of an office in one of India’s biggest urban centres, Hyderabad. The office will be led by partners Durga Bose Gandham and Altaf Fatima, who have joined from DSK Legal.
PE-focused Indian firm NovoJuris establishes offices in U.S.

BY Nimitt Dixit |

Bengaluru-based private equity-focused law firm NovoJuris Legal has opened two offices in the U.S. One caters to companies looking to enter the U.S., while the other focuses on U.S. immigration law.
HSF to shutter KL office, 2nd Asian office closure in a year

BY Nimitt Dixit |

Anglo-Australian law firm Herbert Smith Freehills will shut its Malaysian office at the end of April 2024, the firm has announced.
Country Garden: What happens next?

BY Reuters |

Country Garden's entire offshore debt will be deemed to be in default if China's largest private property developer fails to make a $15 million coupon payment on Tuesday, the end of a 30-day grace period.
NZ law firm K3 Legal ties up with HK firm to open first international office

BY Nimitt Dixit |

New Zealand-based law firm K3 Legal has formed an association with Hong Kong law firm Fred Kan & Co to launch its first international office in the SAR, eyeing work on cross-border investment between China and New Zealand.
Bakers cuts ties with HK counsel accused of sexual misconduct

BY Nimitt Dixit |

Global law firm Baker McKenzie has terminated the services of former counsel Stefano Mariani, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by a former junior colleague at law firm Deacons, where Mariani was previously a partner and head of tax.
K&L Gates guides first ever de-SPAC merger on SGX

BY Nimitt Dixit |

U.S. law firm K&L Gates served as lead counsel to live-streaming social entertainment platform 17LIVE Holding in its proposed combination with Singapore-based special purpose acquisition company Vertex Technology Acquisition Corporation.
Southeast Asia eyes hands-off AI rules, defying EU ambitions

BY Reuters |

Southeast Asian countries are taking a business-friendly approach to artificial intelligence regulation in a setback to the European Union's push for globally harmonised rules that align with its own stringent framework.
Baker McKenzie becomes second international firm to launch Korea JV

BY Nimitt Dixit |

Global law firm Baker McKenzie is launching a legal joint venture in South Korea with local firm KL Partners. The resulting 20-lawyer Baker McKenzie KLP JV will be the largest international law firm in Korea by partner strength, according to the firm.
Japan’s Anderson Mori to open another European office

BY Mari Iwata |

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, one of Japan’s largest law firms, has announced it plans to open an office in the Belgian capital of Brussels in early 2024, its ninth overseas outpost.