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KPMG Law grows ASEAN presence with Philippine association

BY Mari Iwata |

KPMG Law has expanded its ASEAN network to the Philippines after entering into an association with the newly launched firm Inicio Law.
KPMG Law expands in ASEAN with 275 ZICO lawyers

BY Sarah Wong |

More than 275 lawyers from the ZICO Law network, headquartered in Malaysia and with a presence in each of the ASEAN countries, are joining KPMG Law after an agreement was reached.
Mumbai: AZB compliance head returns after KPMG stint

BY Mari Iwata |

Indian law firm AZB & Partners has welcomed back Ajay Upadhyay as the Mumbai-based head of its compliance and investigation team from KPMG. Prior to leaving for KPMG in 2017, Upadhyay held the same role.
Jakarta: Tax specialist returns to AHP as partner

BY Mari Iwata |

Indonesian law firm Assegaf Hamzah & Partners (AHP) has welcomed back tax expert Nazly Parlindungan Siregar as a partner in Jakarta.  from KPMG in Singapore.
Shearn representing Malaysia, 1MDB on $5.6 bln lawsuit against KPMG partners

BY Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》, Reuters |

Shearn Delamore is representing Malaysia's government and state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) in a lawsuit seeking over $5.6 billion in damages from KPMG partners for alleged breaches and negligence linked to a corruption scandal at the fund.
KPMG expands legal offering to Thailand

BY Aparna Sai |

Big Four professional services firm KPMG has launched a legal offering in Thailand, as the firm continues to grow its legal presence in Asia.
Delhi Bar Council temporarily bars Big Four from practicing law in India

BY Aparna Sai |

The Bar Council of Delhi has passed an interim order barring Big Four professional services firms EY, Deloitte, PwC and KPMG from practicing law in India, according to media reports.
Deloitte to enter Hong Kong legal market

BY Elizabeth Beattie |

Deloitte is set to become the last of the Big Four accounting firms to establish a presence in the Hong Kong legal market, with plans to set up an affiliated law firm led by the firm’s China general counsel, James Jamison.
HK regulator sues StanChart, UBS, others over China Forestry IPO

BY Reuters |

Hong Kong's securities regulator has filed a suit against Standard Chartered Plc, UBS Group AG and four other parties over the 2009 IPO of timber company China Forestry Holdings Co Ltd, according to court documents.
Singapore: Tax partner leaves WongP for KPMG

BY Ranajit Dam |

Leung Yew Kwong, former tax partner at WongPartnership and an expert in income tax, GST, stamp duty and property tax, has joined KPMG as a principal consultant.