Opening up new markets: Trowers becomes first foreign firm to get licence in Malaysia Legal Business Trowers & Hamlins has become the first law firm to secure a Qualified Foreign Law Firm (QFLF) licence in Malaysia…
Targeting South Korea: EY Law agrees new alliance as Asia-Pacific growth continues Legal Business EY Law continues to enhance its Asia-Pacific presence with an alliance deal with South Korean firm Apex Legal, in a…
Asia: BLP launches international arbitration practice in Hong Kong with local team hire Sarah Downey Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has launched an arbitration practice in Hong Kong with the hire of a nine-strong team from…
Singapore scramble: Morgan Lewis teams up with Stamford Law to enter market Legal Business Singapore continues to be an attractive legal market for many Western law firms targeting the fast growing Asia-Pacific region with…
‘We’ve done our homework’: Pinsents finally secures Australia launch for renewed infra push Mark McAteer It has been a long time in the offing but Pinsent Masons today (6 March) announced the launch of an infrastructure…
A $4bn fund in Asia: Debevoise & Plimpton advises Baring Private Equity Asia on weighty fund raise Legal Business The Hong Kong office of Debevoise & Plimpton has secured a heavyweight instruction advising Baring Private Equity Asia on the…
Opening up new markets: Trowers applies for foreign firm licence in Malaysia Legal Business Trowers & Hamlins has chosen to build on its representative office in Malaysia, following the country’s legal market liberalisation, by…
Withers targets Asia through new Australian presence Legal Business The end of 2014 saw two Legal Business 100 firms open international offices targeting new markets. Private client leader Withers…
Targeting South Korea: Milbank opens in Seoul Legal Business The influx of Western law firms in South Korea continued today (2 February) after local authorities rubber stamped Milbank, Tweed,…
Asia: DLA Piper builds up its Singapore office while Milbank and Sidley expand in China Legal Business DLA Piper, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and Sidley Austin have all completed partner raids on rivals in Asia as…
Feuding brothers: Leading Indian firm Amarchand splits after failing to settle ownership battle Jaishree Kalia India’s largest law firm Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co has agreed to split the 600-lawyer firm…
Leaving Asia: Fried Frank closes down in Hong Kong and Shanghai Legal Business Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson has decided to close its Hong Kong and Shanghai offices, leaving the US firm…
Asia: Reed Smith establishes South East Asia corporate practice as Greenberg launches in Tokyo Legal Business Reed Smith has hired Stephenson Harwood’s South East Asia head of corporate Matt Gorman to launch a corporate practice in…
Partner exits pile up: Edwards Wildman loses leading Hong Kong insurance partner to Simmons & Simmons Legal Business Having been plagued with a series of partner departures from London, Edwards Wildman Palmer has now taken a hit to…
Asia round-up: Hogan Lovells turns to A&O for first partner based in Vietnam, while Bakers appoints new MP Sarah Downey Hogan Lovells has put its first partner on the ground in Vietnam, recruiting Allen & Overy’s (A&O) senior associate Jeff…
‘Chinese law firms are underestimated’: Q&A with Roger Parker, managing partner for EMEA at Reed Smith Legal Business Reed Smith’s managing partner for Europe, Middle East and Asia, Roger Parker, discusses international expansion, Chinese law firms and trying…
BLP brings in Magic Circle veteran Bob Charlton to lead on its Asian expansion plans Tom Moore Berwin Leighton Paisner has parachuted in Bob Charlton to head its Asia group, a role he held at DLA Piper…
Stephenson Harwood scales back on Asia offering with Guangzhou office closure as Hogan Lovells makes another hire Legal Business UK firm Stephenson Harwood has closed its office in Guangzhou as the firm reviews its strategy in China, while Hogan…
The early Bird & Bird catches the worm – firm prepares to practise Chinese law Legal Business Bird & Bird has put plans in place to gain entry to a pilot scheme in China that will allow…
Hong Kong Law Society president forced to go amid row over independence from China Legal Business Ambrose Lam, president of the Hong Kong Law Society since May last year, was forced to resign on 19 August…
