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NRF EMEA offers staff shorter week, salary cut in response to COVID

BY Aparna Sai |

The Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA) offices of Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) are offering lawyers the chance to reduce their working week by 20 percent in return for an up to 20 percent cut in base pay.
Delhi lawyers set up infra, disputes boutique

BY Aparna Sai |

Priyabrat Tripathy and Abhishek Aggarwal, formerly lawyers at law firm Agarwal Jetley & Co. and highway builder GR Infraprojects, respectively, have launched an infrastructure and dispute resolution-focused boutique in Delhi called Apex Partners.
Ashurst launches business consulting service

BY Kristen Liu 刘诗宇 |

Ashurst has launched Ashurst Consulting, a new business line providing specialist consulting services as an additional offering to its existing legal services. The new line will initially be offered in Australia.
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.
Insurers fret as company bosses face coronavirus legal claims

BY Reuters |

Insurers are increasingly worried about shareholders, employees or customers bringing coronavirus-related claims against company executives and are considering excluding the virus from policies which protect the bosses, industry sources say.
The Outbreak of COVID-19 Is Effecting Deliveries of Contractual Liabilities; Can the Contractual Parties Claim This as Force Majeure Event? [Brought to you by Yang & Co]

BY Yang & Co |

The rapid deployment of COVID-19 has caused the World Health Organization (WHO) declares a public health emergency and making Indonesian government closes international borders for temporary.
Coronavirus to hit law firm revenue, with layoffs on the way – consultants

BY Reuters |

Law firm revenue will take a hit and layoffs are likely on the horizon, as demand for certain legal work drops and clients take longer to pay bills as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, industry consultants said.
Orrick to exit HK market, winding down operations in August

BY Hu Yangxiaoxiao 胡阳潇潇 |

U.S. law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe is set to close its office in Hong Kong, with operations scheduled to be wound down by August 31, 2020.
FIRM PROFILE: Helmsman and Tang & Co. (in association with Helmsman LLC)

BY Helmsman, Tang & Co |

Tang & Co. and Helmsman LLC are founded by two shipping and commodity trading law specialists. Although presently based in Singapore and Hong Kong, the firm is international in terms of clients and work.
Drew launches regional network with Malaysia’s Shearn, Indonesia’s Makarim

BY Aparna Sai |

Singapore Big Four law firm Drew & Napier has become the latest law firm in the city-state to establish a regional network after setting up Drew Network Asia (DNA), which also counts Malaysia’s Shearn Delamore & Co. and Indonesia’s Makarim & Taira S as members.