Japanese law firm Miura & Partners has continued its expansion within Southeast Asia after announcing that it will enter into a strategic alliance with Malaysian law firm Donovan & Ho.
Indian law firm Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co has been mandated to assist Hexaware Technologies, an AI-focused tech company backed by Carlyle Group, on its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) in India, which is expected to raise $1.2 billion.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has confirmed to ALB that it will close its Shenzhen office, which was launched in June 2023.
Ropes & Gray and Nishimura & Asahi have advised U.S. investment fund Bain Capital on its $634 million acquisition of Japanese aircraft interior maker Jamco, which turned to Mori Hamada & Matsumoto for counsel.
Global law firm Ashurst has announced the appointment of Teruma Naito as a partner in its projects and energy transition (PET) practice in Tokyo. Naito joins from leading Japanese firm Anderson Mori & Tomotsune.
Indonesian law firm AVYA Law has appointed Noor M Aziz as partner to head its corporate, commercial, and business transactions practice group, marking the firm's third partner hire since July.
AZB & Partners and Kirkland & Ellis have guided Bain Capital’s investment into Indian automotive component maker Dhoot Transmission Group, which was represented by Trilegal.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
Vincent Wang, Partner at Paul Hastings weighs in on Hong Kong’s capital markets trends.
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.
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.
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
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