Corporate M&A | Asian Legal Business

Indonesia’s Sarvasūkṣma hires M&A partner from White & Case affiliate

BY Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 | 03 Feb 25

Indonesian law firm Sarvasūkṣma has hired Rika Rusman as a corporate and M&A partner from Witara Cakra Advocates (WCA), White & Case's local association firm.

CAM gets first resident partner in new Abu Dhabi office

BY Nimitt Dixit | 02 Jul 24

Indian law firm Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has brought back corporate and M&A specialist Himanshu Chahar as director of corporate transactions in its recently opened Abu Dhabi office. He becomes the office’s first partner-level hire.

Dentons bolsters HK office with dealmaker hire from Dechert

BY Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 | 12 Jun 24

Global law firm Dentons has expanded its M&A and capital markets capabilities in Hong Kong after hiring corporate lawyer Stephen Chan as a partner from Dechert.

Malaysia’s CLO raids rival for five-partner corp team

BY Nimitt Dixit | 03 Jan 24

Malaysian law firm Christopher & Lee Ong, a member firm of Rajah & Tann Asia, has significantly strengthened its corporate team with the addition of five partners from local rival Adnan Sundra & Low.

Ropes & Gray, Milbank, Wachtell act on Nippon Steel’s $15 bln purchase of U.S. Steel

BY Mari Iwata | 03 Jan 24

U.S. law firm Ropes & Gray has advised Japan’s largest steelmaker Nippon Steel Corporation on its $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, which was represented by Milbank and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.

Freshfields enhances Japan M&A offering with dual partner hire

BY Nimitt Dixit | 01 Nov 23

Global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has added transactional attorneys Noah Carr and Gordon Palmquist as partners in its Tokyo office from Latham & Watkins and Mayer Brown, respectively.

Thailand: Ex-Blumenthal partners launch new firm

BY Mari Iwata | 28 Apr 23

Ittinant Suwanjutha, Anuwat Ngamprasertkul, and Siripen Kulworakulpitak, former partners at Thailand’s Blumenthal Richter & Sumet, have left to set up a new law firm called IAS Advisory.

Yoon & Yang welcomes lawyers from Kim & Chang, BKL

BY Mari Iwata | 07 Mar 23

Korean law firm Yoon & Yang has hired three senior foreign attorneys: U.S.-qualified M&A expert Jason W. Lee joins from Kim & Chang, corporate specialist Sung Jin Ro joins from an in-house role at Versum Materials, and China-qualified technology practitioner Song Feng Hong joins from Bae Kim & Lee.

Corporate Lawyer 4-5 PQE Hong Kong

BY | 03 Oct 22

One of the leading international law firms is looking for a Corporate Lawyer to be based in Hong Kong who is expected to work closely with all Corporate Partners on a broad range of corp

India’s Fox Mandal welcomes corporate expert from Trilegal

BY Mari Iwata | 22 Sep 22

Indian law firm Fox Mandal & Associates has hired corporate/M&A specialist Rohan Singh as partner in Mumbai from Trilegal, where he was a counsel.