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Hogan Lovells appoints new APAC, ME chief exec to replace retiring Sherrington

BY Aparna Sai |

Hogan Lovells has appointed Miguel Zaldivar, the co-leader of its Infrastructure, Energy, Resources and Projects (IERP) practice, as its new chief executive for the Asia-Pacific and Middle East region.
Hogan Lovells, SAM, Khaitan lead on $16 bln Walmart-Flipkart deal

BY Aparna Sai, Reuters |

Hogan Lovells and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas have advised U.S. retailer Walmart on its agreement to pay $16 billion for a roughly 77 percent stake in Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart, which turned to Khaitan & Co. for advice.
HK: Ex-Hogan Lovells IP specialist starts own consultancy

BY John Kang |

Intellectual property specialist Deanna Wong, who left Hogan Lovells in November after 14 years with the firm in Hong Kong and Beijing, has set up her own IP consultancy called DeLab Consulting.
Nixon Peabody CWL lands veteran IP specialist from Hogan Lovells

BY John Kang |

Nixon Peabody CWL has hired Henry Wheare as an intellectual property partner in Hong Kong from Hogan Lovells, where he had been a partner for two decades, and was most recently a counsel.
Hogan Lovells shutters Mongolia office, managing partner to put up independent firm

BY John Kang |

Hogan Lovells is closing its office in Ulaanbaatar after seven years in the Mongolian capital.
Five firms lead on $1.28 bln Philippine energy deal

BY Raj Gunashekar |

Hogan Lovells and Picazo, Buyco, Tan, Fider & Santos have advised investment consortium Philippines Renewable Energy Holdings Corp (PREHC) on its tender offer to acquire up to 31.7 percent of Energy Development Corp. (EDC), valued at $1.28 billion (P64.5 billion).
Hogan Lovells snaps up finance partner in SG from Norton Rose

BY Raj Gunashekar |

Hogan Lovells has appointed banking lawyer Matthew Leigh as a finance partner in Singapore from Norton Rose Fulbright.
Ashurst, Hogan Lovells act on $600 mln oil-backed loan to Ecuador

BY Raj Gunashekar |

Ashurst has acted for Thailand's state-owned energy firm PTT as the buyer of a five-year $600 million oil-backed loan agreement with Ecuador's state-run oil company PetroEcuador, represented by Hogan Lovells.
A&O, Freshies, Hogan Lovells on AB InBev's $7.8 bln sale of beer brands to Asahi

BY Raj Gunashekar, Reuters |

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Hogan Lovells have advised Belgian beer maker Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) on the $7.8 billion sale of its eastern European brands to Japanese brewer Asahi Group Holdings, which was represented by Allen & Overy.
Helping hand

BY Ranajit Dam |

Indonesia’s ambitious infrastructure plans has had a slow start so far, with investors bogged down by regulatory hurdles. Ranajit Dam talks to lawyers helping clients navigate these and other obstacles.