Indian law firm Kochhar & Co. has opened an independent office in Dubai, six months after procuring a licence from the Dubai Legal Affairs Department of the Ruler's office to practise local law in the UAE.
The new full-service office is located in the Citadel Towers of Dubai’s Business Bay, and has a 12-member team consisting of a managing partner, senior partners and partners.
Kochhar and Co. is the first law firm from the Indian sub-continent to acquire this sort of a full licence.
Hui Doe & Sum Law Firm, a Hong Kong-based practice, is set to enter into a formal association with Yingke Law Firm, China's largest law firm by headcount, pending approval from the Law Society of Hong Kong.
Siraj Omar SC, former co-head of dispute resolution at Big Four firm Drew & Napier, has launched his own law firm specialising in commercial dispute resolution, marking a significant departure from one of Singapore's oldest law practices.
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.
