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DOCVIT latest PRC firm to launch Hong Kong office

BY Charlie Wu 吴卓言 |

Beijing-based DOCVIT Law Firm has expanded its footprint by opening a new office in Hong Kong, the firm's tenth branch overall, amid a growing influx of mainland Chinese legal practices in the city.
Drew & Napier secures funding to sue Swiss government for AT1 wipe-out

BY Sarah Wong |

Singapore Big Four firm Drew & Napier is pressing ahead with litigation against Switzerland with the backing of litigation financing company Omni Bridgeway.
HK sexual harassment case: Claim dropped against ex-Deacons partner

BY Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

The Hong Kong District Court has set aside an anonymity order granted to a woman who had accused Stefano Mariani, a former partner and head of tax at Deacons, of sexual harassment.
Malaysia's 1MDB sues PetroSaudi exec, White & Case

BY Reuters |

Malaysia's scandal-hit state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) has filed a lawsuit against a top PetroSaudi International executive seeking the return of $1.83 billion invested in a joint venture, state news agency Bernama reported on Thursday.
Japan’s Isshiki bolsters IP litigation offering with ex-judge, MoFo hires

BY Mari Iwata |

Japanese boutique firm Isshiki & Partners has strengthened its intellectual property litigation capabilities with the addition of two new partners: Yukio Nagasawa, a former IP judge, and Akira Irie, a litigator from Morrison & Foerster.
Yoon & Yang adds three former judges to bolster litigation bench

BY Sarah Wong |

South Korea Big Six firm Yoon & Yang has continued to strengthen its litigation practice after adding three former judges Dongkeun Lee, Jae Ho Hwang, and Sungwook You to its rapidly expanded partner ranks.
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.
Offshore firm Appleby announces another HK partner hire

BY Charlie Wu 吴卓言 |

Offshore law firm Appleby has added litigation and insolvency expert John McCarroll SC as a partner in Hong Kong, from the BVI office of rival Harneys. The hire is subject to regulatory approvals.
Simmons grows SG, HK offices with laterals, relocation

BY Mari Iwata |

UK law firm Simmons & Simmons has beefed up its partner strength in Asia by hiring Terence Seah in Singapore from Stephenson Harwood and Jeffrey Friedenberg as the head of its private funds practice in Hong Kong, and also relocating disputes partner Steven Kaye to Singapore from London.
Singapore's TSMP gets new criminal litigation, investigations head

BY Mari Iwata |

Singapore law firm TSMP Law Corporation has hired Tania Chin as director and head of its criminal litigation and investigations practice from Credit Suisse, where she held the role of vice president of APAC compliance investigations.