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The latest news from the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on law firms in Hong Kong, Singapore, China and Australia, as well as emerging markets such as South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia and more.
By John Kang, The Asian Lawyer | January 31, 2019
Ben Constance is the fifth partner to join the U.K. firm's Singapore office, launched a year and a half ago.
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By Anna Zhang | September 12, 2018
The initial team will comprise six to eight legal analysts and business services roles; the Brisbane center will support offices and clients across Australia.
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By Anna Zhang | June 8, 2018
Corporate partner Shaolin Luo is now general counsel for Shanghai-based YunFeng Capital.
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By Anna Zhang | May 29, 2018
The Magic Circle firm's Shanghai Free Trade Zone joint operation wasn't the first, but it might just be the tipping point.
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By Anna Zhang | May 21, 2018
The firm's long-awaited Shanghai Free Trade Zone tie-up with best friend Zhao Sheng Law Firm finally got a green light from the government.
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By Anna Zhang | April 25, 2018
Four years after making its first-ever lateral hire in the Chinese territory, the Magic Circle firm has recruited disputes partner Wynne Mok from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.
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By Anna Zhang | Anna Ward | April 6, 2018
Hong Kong-based Bob Charlton stepped down after three-and-a-half years as the legacy U.K. firm's Asia practice leader.
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By Anna Zhang | March 26, 2018
The global firm has scooped up 17 new partners in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane as the 130-year-old local firm prepares to close its doors.
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By Asian Lawyer Staff | March 23, 2018
Davis Polk & Wardwell, Korea's Lee & Ko and India's Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas are among the top winners of the fifth annual event honoring the leading firms and lawyers in Asia.
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By Asian Lawyer | February 12, 2018
Davis Polk, Skadden, Freshfields and Kirkland are among the contestants for the awards that will be announced on March 22 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong.
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By Tony Sabine | May 28, 2024
The global professional services firm says its ChatView product will reduce the workload of lawyers and investigators tasked with going through huge volumes of chat messages as part of their regulatory requirements.
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By Jessica Seah | May 21, 2024
Some firms in Asia see lingering uncertainty and bad news as a sign that it's time to cut and run. But law firms cannot tout a global offering without having a presence in Asia, writes Jessica Seah in the Asia Legal Briefing.
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By Jessica Seah | May 21, 2024
Veteran partner Jia Yan was most recently the co-chair of the Beijing and Shanghai offices of Paul Hastings.
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By Jessica Seah | May 20, 2024
Some firms in Asia see lingering uncertainty and bad news as a sign that it's time to cut and run. But law firms cannot tout a global offering without having a presence in Asia, writes Jessica Seah in the Asia Legal Briefing.
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By Lindsay Zhu, Scott Warren, Haowen Xu and Charmian Aw | May 15, 2024
Nearly six months after the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) was first introduced for public consultation, the much-awaited final rules on Regulating and Facilitating Cross-border Data Flows were published and came into effect. The New Regulations largely repeat the Draft Regulations, but now have further relaxed personal data exports from China.
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By Thisanka Siripala | May 14, 2024
Japan's top law firms are under pressure to improve workplace diversity amid the dwindling popularity of the legal profession.
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By Jessica Seah | May 13, 2024
The software promises to not only map out geopolitical events and translate them into legal risks, but also aims to help in-house legal departments identify potential political impacts and infringements on their deals and matters.
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By Jack Womack | May 10, 2024
Law firms have been grappling with the regime of sanctions introduced in the U.K. following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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By Natasha Teja | May 6, 2024
The incident follows a ransomware attack on the Singapore Law Society's private network system in May last year.
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By Jessica Seah | May 3, 2024
U.S. law firm closures in mainland China are picking up pace amid concerns around data security as well as a prolonged market downturn.
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