Singapore’s WongP inks deal with AI startup Harvey
Singapore Big Four law firm WongPartnership says it has become the first in Southeast Asia to partner with Harvey, a legal artificial intelligence platform, to implement its generative AI solutions.
SAM, Trilegal, Touchstone, Links act on $336 mln Premier Energies IPO
India’s Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has continued its strong IPO performance this year, advising Premier Energies on its $336 million listing. Trilegal and Linklaters represented the book-running lead managers, while Touchstone Partners acted for the selling shareholders in the offer for sale (OFS).
Trilegal, Latham, Quillon act on Platinum Equity’s India PE debut
Trilegal and Latham & Watkins have advised U.S.-based buyout fund Platinum Equity on its debut private equity deal in India, in the form of the acquisition of a majority stake in Inventia Healthcare, a Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company, at a valuation of $300 million.
Jingtian expands HK team with MoFo partner duo
PRC law firm Jingtian & Gongcheng has strengthened its corporate & securities and capital markets practice in Hong Kong after hiring two partners from Morrison & Foerster, namely Vivian Yiu and Huang Ke.
BYJU’s GC rejoins SAM as corporate equity partner
Roshan Thomas has left his role at troubled edtech unicorn BYJU’s to rejoin Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co as an equity partner in its Bengaluru-based corporate practice.
Reed Smith latest U.S. firm to scale back in China
Pittsburgh-founded Reed Smith is planning to close its Beijing office, becoming the latest major U.S. law firm to shrink its footprint in China. It will leave the firm with just one branch on the mainland, in Shanghai.
Malaysia: RDS co-founder departs with team to launch cap marks boutique
Ong Eu Jin, a founding partner of Malaysian law firm Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership (RDS), has departed with a team of 10 lawyers, including three partners, to set up Ong Eu Jin Partnership, a boutique specialising in capital markets and mergers and acquisitions.
Tokyo: Sakuragawa Kyowa, Inohara form foreign law joint enterprise
Japan’s Sakuragawa Kyowa Law Office and Inohara Foreign Law Office have formed a foreign joint law enterprise to tap rising demand for cross-border deals involving Japanese companies amid a corporate succession crisis.
Malaysia’s ASL hires two corporate, finance partners
Malaysian law firm Adnan Sundra & Low (ASL) has expanded its corporate offerings with the addition of M&A partner Liza Uma and banking and finance partner Yong Wee Hoo.
Cleary, DLA advise on $1.1 bln Japan-Sweden pharma deal
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Swedish law firm Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå are advising Japan’s Asahi Kasei on its $1.1 billion offer to buy Swedish drugmaker Calliditas Therapeutics, which is being counselled by DLA Piper.
VIDEO VIEW WATCH THE VIDEOS OF ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS TV
Diversity & Inclusion in Japan's Legal Industry
As one of Japan’s Big Four law firms, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune has made it its mission to improve diversity and inclusion, or D&I, across the firm and Japan’s legal industry. ALB talks to Mari Itoh, a partner at AMT and a
ALB Asia's Fastest Growing Firms: One Asia Lawyers Group
One Asia Lawyers Group has been recognised by Asian Legal Business as one of Asia’s fastest-growing firms this year. In this interview with ALB, OAL Managing Partner Tetsuo Kurita shares some of his firm's growth highlights and development
Kingfisher ALB Hong Kong Law Awards: Hear From Our Partners
After two years of virtual events, the Kingfisher ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2022 made an epic in-person comeback on Sept. 9, bringing around 200 legal professionals and leaders together for the prestigious celebration held concurrently at the
Highlights from the Kingfisher ALB Hong Kong Law Awards
The 21st Kingfisher ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2022, the first in-person awards in Hong Kong in two years, was a one-of-a-kind celebration, being held simultaneously at two locations that were connected by a livestream. Awards were given out in 47
Introducing the new Asian Legal Business website
Watch this video and hear from Amantha Chia, Head of Legal Media Group at Thomson Reuters, as she offers an overview of the upgraded ALB website and its new features.
ALB Conversations: Geopolitical Risks and Corporate Japan (EN/JA)
Japanese companies have seen rising geo-economic risks from the Ukraine war, which not only requires them to cut Russian businesses but also may force appraisal their businesses with China, as Russia moving closer to China in the face of
ALB Conversations: 5 Questions with Kyu Chul Lee, DR & AJU
Kyu Chul Lee, managing partner of Korea’s DR &AJU, sheds light on his management philosophy and strategy for the firm’s growth. He also recounts some of the highlights from his time in charge and the motto he lives.
Why Hong Kong IPOs continue to rise
Vincent Wang, Partner at Paul Hastings weighs in on Hong Kong’s capital markets trends.
Charles Russell Speechlys: The pandemic is changing private wealth priorities
Charles Russell Speechlys unpacks how the global COVID-19 pandemic has turned private wealth on its head, why Hong Kong work in this space is booming, and what will keep lawyers busy in the coming month.
ALB Conversations: The Impact of COVID-19 on Offshore Disputes
Jeremy Lightfoot, head of Carey Olsen’s dispute resolution and litigation practice in Hong Kong, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted offshore disputes, and offers predictions and insights for what is ahead.
18th Practical Law ALB Hong Kong In-House Legal Summit
The 18th Practical Law ALB Hong Kong In-House Legal Summit 2021 took place successfully on 7 September at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong. This signature annual event gathered over 240 in-house counsels, legal practitioners and industry experts to
ALB SSQ China Law Awards 2021
Asian Legal Business (ALB) is proud to present the 18th Annual SSQ ALB China Law Awards 2021 - the pre-eminent legal awards in China! These prestigious awards will pay tribute to the outstanding performance of private practitioners and