As U.S. takes aim at Chinese biotech giants, lawyers warn of ‘dramatic impact’
Law firm interviewed: Ropes & Gray
The United States has extended its sprawling trade and technology control regime to cover the biotechnology sector as it is determined to “de-risk” from China. In a bid to slow China’s advance to…
Anant Law Firm launches in Cambodia after Bun split
Cambodia’s sleepy legal market has a big new player, after two co-founders of one of the country’s most prominent law firms, Bun & Associates, left to establish Anant Law Firm.
Japan’s TMI establishes 2nd Malaysia alliance, sets up new office
Major Japanese law firm TMI Associates has entered into an alliance with Malaysian law firm SY Teo & Co, set up by Sze Yi Teo, an associate in TMI’s Singapore office. The alliance will also establish an office in Kuala Lumpur under the name of SY Teo & Co in Association with TMI Associates.
R&T, TKQP lawyers handed three-year suspensions for misleading SG’s highest court
Two partners on opposite sides of a matter, Chandra Mohan Rethnam of Rajah & Tann and Paul Seah Zhen Wei of Tan Kok Quan Partnership, have been handed three-year suspensions by the Court of Three Judges for misleading a five-judge panel on Singapore’s highest court, the Court of Appeal.
Why are Singapore’s maritime authorities investigating a shipping crash in the U.S.?
On March 26, the Singapore-flagged cargo vessel Dali crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the U.S. city of Baltimore, taking the lives of six bridge construction workers. Since then, the city-state has sent shipping regulators to the U.S. for an investigation that brings international maritime laws to the fore, as authorities determine liability and damages arising from the wreckage.
UK insurance firm Fenchurch to enter Asia with SG office
Insurance-focused law firm Fenchurch Law has expanded its offerings beyond the UK for the first time, announcing plans for an office in Singapore.
SUBMISSION OPEN: ALB M&A Rankings 2024
Submissions for ALB’s annual ranking of the best law firms for M&A in Asia are now open.
India’s CAM launches in ‘global hub’ Abu Dhabi
Indian legal giant Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has set up its second international office in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) international finance centre in the United Arab Emirates.
AI copyright under spotlight as Asian courts take diverse IP approaches
When AI chatbot ChatGPT hit the market in late 2022, it unleashed an AI frenzy that’s still engulfing the world.
India’s Precept forms UAE alliance with Ahmed AlRaeesi
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.