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Shearman's former Asia MP joins recruiting firm in Hong Kong

BY Aparna Sai |

Matthew Bersani, Shearman & Sterling’s former Asia managing partner, is set to join Hong Kong-based recruitment firm Asia Search Partners.
K&S snaps up Shearman energy duo

BY Aparna Sai |

U.S. firm King & Spalding has strengthened its Singapore office with the hire of energy partners Anthony Patten and Lachlan Clancy from Shearman & Sterling. Clancy will relocate to Tokyo shortly.
Latham HK partner leaves to join Shearman in London

BY Aparna Sai |

Shearman & Sterling has hired finance specialist Gary Hamp as a partner in London from Latham & Watkins in Hong Kong.
HK: Bakers strengthens finance practice with Shearman hire

BY Aparna Sai |

Baker McKenzie has appointed leveraged finance specialist Kenneth Ching as a partner in Hong Kong from Shearman & Sterling, where he was a counsel.
Capital Law, Shearman, A&O act on Thailand’s largest IPO to date

BY Aparna Sai |

Shearman & Sterling and Bangkok-based The Capital Law Office have advised Thailand’s Central Retail Corporation (CRC) on its 78.1 billion baht ($2.6 billion) initial public offering, with Allen & Overy advising the joint managers.
Host of law firms act as SoftBank, Naver set out to build $30 bln Asian tech giant

BY Aparna Sai, Reuters |

SoftBank Corp has announced plans to merge internet subsidiary Yahoo Japan with Korean messaging app operator Line Corp to create a $30 billion tech group, as it strives to compete more effectively with local rival Rakuten and U.S. tech powerhouses.
Shearman boosts cap markets practice in HK with Haiwen partner hire

BY Aparna Sai |

Shearman & Sterling has appointed Max Hua as a partner in its capital markets practice in Hong Kong from PRC firm Haiwen & Partners.
Mobilising the Workforce

BY Elizabeth Beattie |

In an increasingly digitized economy, flexible working is growing common across the board.
SG: Shearman cap markets counsel returns to A&O as partner

BY Aparna Sai |

Allen & Overy has welcomed back capital markets specialist Felipe Duque as a partner in Singapore from Shearman & Sterling, where he was a counsel.
Shearman establishes presence in South Korea

BY Aparna Sai |

U.S. law firm Shearman & Sterling has opened an office in Seoul, headed by project finance partner Anna Chung. The team also includes counsel Scott Baggett and an associate.