UK insurance firm Fenchurch to enter Asia with SG office

by Nimitt Dixit |

 

Insurance-focused law firm Fenchurch Law has expanded its offerings beyond the UK for the first time, announcing plans for an office in Singapore.

Singapore will serve as the London-based Fenchurch’s Asia hub, as the firm looks to tap policyholders and brokers from across the island-nation and wider Asia-…

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PRC’s Guantao, Hong Kong law firm Gallant in association

by Charlie Wu 吴卓言 |

The Hong Kong office of PRC law firm Guantao has entered into an association with local firm Gallant with the aim to better service clients when it comes to cross-border legal work, specially in relation to the Greater Bay Area.

Aussie law firm W+K to open in SG with Kennedys hires

Sydney-headquartered insurance and risk-focused law firm Wotton + Kearney (W+K) is set to open an office in Singapore in June after hiring Kennedys partners Ben Nicholson and Tom Morrison.

Korea’s Jipyong pens partnership with Kenyan law firm

South Korean law firm Jipyong has entered into a partnership with Kenya’s G&A that aims to assist investors from the North Asian country looking to enter Africa.

US law firm Weil exits Beijing, 'in discussions' for Shanghai closure

by Reuters |

Weil, Gotshal & Manges has become the latest U.S. law firm to retreat from the Chinese market, saying Wednesday it is moving towards ending its presence on the mainland.

HK: GPS co-founder exits to launch new disputes-focused firm

by Charlie Wu 吴卓言 |

Philip Georgiou, an international arbitration and litigation expert who co-founded Hong Kong law firm Georgiou Payne Stewien (GPS Legal), has left to launch his own firm, Georgiou Partnership.

India’s Precept forms UAE alliance with Ahmed AlRaeesi

by Nimitt Dixit |

Five-partner Indian law firm The Precept Law Offices has formed a strategic alliance with Dubai-based Ahmed AlRaeesi Advocates and Legal Consultants to serve clients in India and the United Arab Emirates.

Country Garden lenders' group hires advisers for debt revamp talks

by Reuters |

Country Garden has total liabilities of $200 billion. That includes $11 billion offshore debt now deemed to be in default.

Perkins Coie latest U.S. firm to shutter office in China

U.S. law firm Perkins Coie has announced the closure of its Shanghai office, making it the latest international law firm to scale back operations in mainland China.