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Udaan assistant GC rejoins CAM in Bengaluru

BY Nimitt Dixit |

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has added Lakshmi Rajagopalan, who was the assistant general counsel at B2B e-commerce platform Udaan, as a partner in its financial services and technology practice in Bengaluru.
Korea’s Shin & Kim gets new head of financial regulatory group

BY Nimitt Dixit |

Korean Big Six law firm Shin & Kim has continued the growth of its regulatory focus in 2024 with the addition of Seongkoo Cheong as a partner to lead its financial regulatory practice.
A&O Shearman, CC, AZP, AHP guide Indonesia’s $2.35 bln global sukuk issue

BY Nimitt Dixit |

Global law firms Clifford Chance and A&O Shearman and local law firms AZP Legal Consultants and Assegaf Hamzah & Partners (AHP) have advised on the issuance of Indonesia’s landmark $2.35 billion global sukuk.
Gibson Dunn lands finance expert from White & Case in HK

BY Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

U.S. law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has hired Daniel Abercromby as a partner in its Hong Kong office from White & Case, where he was a joint leader of the Asia Sponsor Finance practice.
Malaysia’s ASL hires two corporate, finance partners

BY Nimitt Dixit |

Malaysian law firm Adnan Sundra & Low (ASL) has expanded its corporate offerings with the addition of M&A partner Liza Uma and banking and finance partner Yong Wee Hoo.
BRIEFS: SG Bill to Arm Financial Watchdog With More Investigative Authority

BY Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

A new bill will give the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) more authority to supervise and investigate the financial sector, including the power to enter the premises of financial institutions without a warrant or prior notice in some situations.
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE: A Sustainable Future

BY Nimitt Dixit |

Strong government intervention and a willing market is turning Hong Kong into a global sustainable finance hub, but it is far from reaching its full potential. 
HK: Goodwin adds debt finance expert from White & Case

BY Nimitt Dixit |

U.S. law firm Goodwin Procter has made its first Hong Kong partner hire in 2023 with the addition of debt finance attorney Stephen Howard from White & Case, where he was a local partner.
Pinsents, PJS advise ADB on $3 bln Manila airport upgrade

BY Mari Iwata |

Pinsent Masons MPillay and PJS Law have advised the Asian Development Bank in its role supporting the Philippines Department of Transportation (DOTr) on the 170.6-billion-peso ($3 billion) refurbishment and expansion of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila.
Milbank leads on financing of largest wind power plant in SE Asia

BY Mari Iwata |

Milbank has advised Asian Development Bank (ADB) and senior secured parties on the $692 million financing and construction of a 600-megawatt wind power plant in southern Laos. The project will be the largest wind power plant in Southeast Asia, and the first in Laos.