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Herbert Smith confirms Australia merger discussions to firm's staff
Herbert Smith has officially confirmed to staff that it is in merger talks with Australia’s Freehills, issuing a note to all staff earlier this morning (3 February). The note from senior partner Jonathan Scott informs staff that an interesting oppor...
03 Feb 2012 | 12:23 | 1 comment
Clydes ramps up expansion plans with Beijing and Australia launches targeted
Clyde & Co has added Beijing, Australia and Mexico to its list of international targets, as the insurance leader ploughs ahead with plans to expand in the US. The firm is currently weighing up office launches in Beijing and Australia in a bid to ta...
03 Feb 2012 | 00:00
Minter Ellison becomes latest firm to launch office in Mongolia
Minter Ellison has launched an office in Mongolia in response to demand from clients for it to have a presence in the region. The move comes as part of the Australian firm's wider strategy to expand in Asia, with a particular focus on capturing ene...
01 Feb 2012 | 08:00
Morrison & Foerster seals Hong Kong IPO triple
Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) has signed off three multimillion-dollar listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in recent weeks, as Asian capital markets work continues to grow in importance for international law firms. The US law firm advised the und...
26 Jan 2012 | 00:00
Linklaters takes key China role on closely-watched Thames Water deal
Linklaters has taken the lead role for China Investment Corporation (CIC) on its acquisition of a 9% stake in Thames Water. The high-profile deal - which marks the Chinese sovereign wealth fund's first major UK share purchase - saw the magic circle...
24 Jan 2012 | 07:00
Herbert Smith in talks to build global platform with top-tier Australian firm
Herbert Smith has become the latest UK law firm to set its sights on the coveted Australia market, with the firm entering into merger talks with Freehills. The two firms are holding exploratory discussions about a tie-up, with all options under con...
20 Jan 2012 | 00:00 | 1 comment
Finance partners cheer bid to make London a renminbi trading hub
Finance partners have welcomed plans by the UK Government to help strengthen London’s position as a leading financial centre by turning it into an offshore trading hub for China’s renminbi (RMB) currency. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osbo...
20 Jan 2012 | 00:00
How Chinese law firms are getting social with the country's answer to Twitter
"Almost all of our lawyers have accounts" - Ben Lewis investigates how Chinese law firms are getting in social media on Weibo, 'China's Twitter'...
13 Jan 2012 | 00:00 | 
A&O leads for Asia M&A while Linklaters and Freshfields dominate lean Euro market
Allen & Overy (A&O) has emerged as the top-ranked UK M&A adviser in 2011 in the strategically key Asia-Pacific market, securing an apparent vindication for its sustained push in the region. Figures from Legal Week’s exclusive data provider Merger...
13 Jan 2012 | 00:00 |
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White & Case and Linklaters head up Indonesia Govt's $1.75bn sovereign debt issue
White & Case and Linklaters are among a number of firms to have won roles on the Indonesian Government's $1.75bn (£1.1bn) sovereign debt issue on the Singapore Exchange, reports The Asian Lawyer. White & Case is advising on US law aspects of the i...
11 Jan 2012 | 11:43 |
MoFo wraps up Hong Kong capital markets deal hat-trick
Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) has completed three multimillion-dollar listings on the Hong Kong stock exchange in recent weeks, as Asian capital markets continues to grow in importance for international law firms. The US firm advised the underwriters ...
10 Jan 2012 | 09:03 |
Fifteen-lawyer Reed Smith Hong Kong team breaks away to join new spin-off
Reed Smith is to lose 15 lawyers in Hong Kong as part of a 50-strong team leaving to join a trio of ex-former partners at newly formed firm Howse Williams Bowers (HWB). The team, which includes 35 members support staff, will reunite with Reed Smith...
09 Jan 2012 | 13:06 |
Eversheds reprises role for China client on key land purchase
Eversheds' Hong Kong office has advised Chow Tai Fook Enterprises on its RMB2.36bn (£698m) purchase of the remaining stake in a key residential and commercial development in China. Chow Tai Fook took 100% ownership of the 430,000 sq m development ...
05 Jan 2012 | 15:30 |
Simpson Thacher confirms plan to launch in Korea
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has announced plans to open an office in Seoul, reports The Asian Lawyer. The US firm said in a statement that it will open in the South Korean capital "as soon as practicable in 2012." The announcement follows the ratifi...
05 Jan 2012 | 11:58 |
King & Wood Mallesons to operate three-strand partnership post merger
The tie-up between Australia's Mallesons Stephen Jaques and China's King & Wood will operate under a three-partnership Swiss verein structure it has emerged, as final details of the combined firm are disclosed. The combination will see three separa...
15 Dec 2011 | 13:05 |
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