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SAM adds Desai Diwanji dealmaker in Mumbai
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co has bolstered its corporate transaction capabilities with the addition of partner Mahesh Wasadikar from Desai & Diwanji in Mumbai.
Orrick Tokyo head moves to White & Case to launch disputes practice
U.S. law firm White & Case has launched its disputes practice in Tokyo with the addition of Shinsuke Yakura, the former head of Orrick’s office in the Japanese capital, as a partner.
MoFo Singapore MP joins Bakers with M&A team
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, the Singapore member firm of Baker McKenzie, has added an M&A team from Morrison Foerster led by principals Shirin Tang, the former managing partner of MoFo’s Singapore office, and Ang Lip Kian.
Clayton Utz, Nishimura, Allens, Jones Day on $1 bln Japan-AU coal deals
Allens had advised Australia’s Whitehaven Coal on separate deals with Japan's Nippon Steel and JFE Steel to sell stakes of 20 percent and 10 percent, respectively, in its Blackwater coking coal mine for a total of $1.08 billion.
CAM continues hiring spree with PSA corporate partner
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has kept up its strong lateral partner growth in 2024 with the addition of Arya Tripathy to its corporate and technology practice in Delhi. Tripathy joins from PSA Legal Counsellors.
Senior SAM lawyer moves to Trilegal as antitrust market stays hot
Merger control specialist Aparna Mehra is moving to Trilegal after quitting her decade-long partnership at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co as the market for antitrust lawyers in India stays hot.
Dentons expands HK disputes team with NRF trio
Global law firm Dentons has strengthened its litigation and arbitration practice in Hong Kong after hiring three lawyers from Norton Rose Fulbright, namely partner Alfred Wu, senior consultant Philip Nunn, and senior associate Muriel Cheng.
Trilegal snaps up four partners in Mumbai, Bengaluru
Indian law firm Trilegal has expanded its capital markets and banking capabilities with the addition of four equity partners across Mumbai and Bengaluru, taking its total partner strength to 130.
US law firm Dechert considering shuttering offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, say sources
U.S.-founded law firm Dechert is considering closing its offices in Hong Kong and Beijing, becoming the latest foreign firm to scale back in Greater China, two people said, amid a prolonged capital market downturn and growing Sino-U.S. tensions.
ALB Conversations: Anom Sedayu, Vice-President Legal, PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry
Anom Sedayu, Vice-President Legal at PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero), talks about how risk is not limited to just legal risk, why general counsel need to be more sensitive to their company's day-to-day operations, and what trend will have the biggest impact on in-house roles going forward.