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CC, Simpson Thacher lead on $21bn China financing
Clifford Chance (CC) and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have acted on a $21bn (£14bn) Chinese financing. The money was raised by the Aluminium Corporation of China (Chinalco) ahead of its expected $19.5bn (£13.1bn) investment in mining giant Rio Tinto.S...
15 Apr 2009 | 11:19
Latham and Jones Day head up $600m Satyam auction
Latham & Watkins and Jones Day have won lead roles on the Indian Government-sponsored auction for outsourcing firm Satyam Computer Services, reports The Am Law Daily.On Monday (13 April), the scandal-plagued company announced the sale of a 51% stake i...
14 Apr 2009 | 12:39
DLA restructures Dubai amid late payment claims
DLA Piper is restructuring its Middle East practice amid claims that the firm has been in talks with a major client to resolve payment issues in the region.The law firm said last week it had laid off eight associates in Dubai, equating to around 8% of...
09 Apr 2009 | 17:00
CC, Lovells lead on billion-dollar Hong Kong IPO
Clifford Chance (CC) and Lovells have landed top roles advising on Hong Kong's largest initial public offering (IPO) so far this year. CC advised Swiss bank UBS on the placement of Chinese liquor distributor Silver Base on the main board of the Hong K...
09 Apr 2009 | 10:48
Simmons cuts China associates after partner recall
Simmons & Simmons is bringing back three senior corporate partners from China to London, making several local associate redundancies as a result. China corporate head Damon Le Maitre-George and corporate partner Charles Mayo will relocate from Hong Ko...
09 Apr 2009 | 06:25
Herbert Smith hires for HK restructuring launch
Herbert Smith has launched a Hong Kong restructuring practice with a partner recruited from the local arm of Bermuda's Appleby. Michael Barker will focus on restructuring and insolvency work across China, including Hong Kong, and will work closely wit...
07 Apr 2009 | 10:35
Linklaters confirms Shao as new Asia chief
Linklaters has named a new Asia managing partner. Zili Shao, presently the Shanghai-based head of the magic circle law firm's China practice will relocate to Hong Kong to take on the regional role, effective as of 1 May. As Asia managing partner, Shao...
06 Apr 2009 | 11:30
SJ Berwin to relocate partner duo for Dubai launch
SJ Berwin is gearing up to launch in Dubai with an office set to open in the emirate as soon the firm receives regulatory approval. It is understood that London-based litigation partner Tim Taylor and Paris-based funds formation partner Benjamin Aller...
06 Apr 2009 | 11:28
Indian law society attacks 'sell out to global players'
The president of the Society of Indian Law Firms has laid out the case against opening his country's legal market to foreign lawyers. In an opinion piece published in India's Economic Times, Lalit Bhasin of New Delhi's Bhasin & Co calls "totally unacc...
02 Apr 2009 | 06:50
Freshfields leads on Morgan Stanley Japan tie-up
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Sullivan & Cromwell have taken lead roles on the merger of the Japanese securities units of Morgan Stanley and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), a deal which will form the third-largest brokerage in the country....
30 Mar 2009 | 10:46
With bankruptcies set to sweep Asia, foreign firms face resource crunch
When economic crisis struck Asia in the late 1990s and early 2000s, international law firms with newly-crippled clients in the region flew in their top restructuring specialists from the US and Europe.This time around, though, those lawyers are much i...
26 Mar 2009 | 04:10
Corporate lawyers on edge as China blocks trophy Coke deal
Chinese authorities have blocked a $2.4bn (£1.7bn) bid by Coca-Cola to acquire Chinese beverage maker Huiyuan Juice Group, prompting concerns about the impact the decision will have on M&A in the region. The deal, which would have represented the lar...
26 Mar 2009 | 02:35
Ryanair lawyer takes top legal role at UAE airline
Etihad Airways has named a new legal chief with the hire of a senior lawyer from Ryanair. Jim Callaghan has taken up the role of general counsel and executive vice president of legal at the United Arab Emirates' national airline, and will be responsib...
24 Mar 2009 | 08:05
SJ Berwin set for Asia launch with ex-Dewey pair
SJ Berwin is set to launch its first Asian office with the hire of a former Dewey & LeBoeuf Hong Kong co-head, it has emerged.Daniel Liew has been designated Asia managing partner for SJ Berwin, which is presently awaiting permission to operate as a f...
23 Mar 2009 | 11:49
CC to relocate more partners to Middle East
Clifford Chance (CC) is set to relocate two further partners from London to the Middle East. The latest partner moves includes the co-head of the firm's public/private partnership (PPP) practice, Andrew Rolfe, who is set to relocate to Abu Dhabi along...
23 Mar 2009 | 11:00
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