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A&G, A&O Shearman advise on $7.8 bln SG semiconductor JV

BY Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

Singapore Big Four law firm Allen & Gledhill is advising Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (VIS) on its proposed $7.8 billion joint venture with NXP Semiconductors, which is being represented by A&O Shearman.
AZB, Khaitan, SAM guide Sterlite-GIC $1 bln power JV

BY Nimitt Dixit |

Indian law firms AZB & Partners and Khaitan & Co have advised energy company Sterlite Power and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has represented Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC on the creation of their joint venture to build a power transmission platform in India.
Baker McKenzie becomes second international firm to launch Korea JV

BY Nimitt Dixit |

Global law firm Baker McKenzie is launching a legal joint venture in South Korea with local firm KL Partners. The resulting 20-lawyer Baker McKenzie KLP JV will be the largest international law firm in Korea by partner strength, according to the firm.
Withers equity partner joins SG disputes boutique Meritus

BY Mari Iwata |

Singapore boutique Meritus Law has hired Ushan Premaratne as a director from Withers KhattarWong, where he was an equity partner.
CAM, AZB steer Jio Financial Services and Blackrock’s India asset management JV

BY Nimitt Dixit |

India’s Jio Financial Services, part of billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Group, and U.S.-based BlackRock announced the formation of a 50:50 joint venture, Jio BlackRock, to enter India’s asset management market.
AZB corporate duo break away to set up new firm

BY Mari Iwata |

Shameek Chaudhuri and Arvind Ramesh, former partners at India’s AZB & Partners have left to set up a new firm called Vritti Law Partners in Mumbai. The firm aims to expand to other Indian cities in due course.
Global Firm | Corporate M&A /JV | 4-6 PQE | Singapore

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Top tier international law firm is looking for a mid to senior level corporate associate to join their Corporate practice in Singapore due to work flow and strategic growth.
Thailand’s Kudun gets new head of intl. practice group

BY Aparna Sai |

Thailand’s Kudun & Partners has appointed corporate lawyer Troy Schooneman as a partner and head of its international practice group.
Former Orrick Tokyo partner launches boutique firm in the U.S.

BY Aparna Sai |

David Case, a former IP and technology partner with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe in Tokyo, has left the firm to launch his own boutique, Asia Pacific Law, in the United States.
Ashurst’s SG firm hires Shook Lin partner as corp co-lead

BY Aparna Sai |

ADTLaw, Ashurst’s formal law alliance in Singapore has appointed Michelle Phang as co-lead of its corporate practice from Shook Lin & Bok.