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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.
Yulchon adds Kim & Chang IP, antitrust lawyer
South Korean Big Six firm Yulchon has continued its aggressive expansion with the addition of antitrust and intellectual property expert Dave Koo, who becomes the firm’s tenth partner hire in 2024. Koo joins from Kim & Chang, where he was a senior foreign attorney.
Khaitan ropes in tax partner from LKS in Bengaluru
Khaitan & Co is the latest to hire in the busy Bengaluru market with the addition of indirect tax specialist Brijesh Kothary, who was previously a partner at tax-focused law firm Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan.
REAL ESTATE: Lands of Opportunity
With heightened refinancing costs impacting property values and changing consumer behaviour stifling demand for commercial and residential real estate in the Asia-Pacific region broadly, South and Southeast Asia have stood out with pockets of optimism in this sector.