Dechert gains Singapore licence after eight-month wait as PwC completes local tie-up
Dechert and PwC step into Singapore as global players sustain push into key Asian hub This summer saw continued interest…
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Asia: Simmons & Simmons launches Beijing IP agency as Bakers hires from Magic Circle firms in HK push
Simmons & Simmons has created a specialist trade mark practice in China, hiring George Chan as a partner from Asia…
Asia: Fears over Hong Kong’s judicial autonomy see vote of no confidence passed in local law society head
Hong Kong lawyers turned out in force last night (14 August) to cast a vote of no confidence in local…
Dechert gains Singapore licence after 8 month wait
Eight months after applying for a Foreign Legal Practice licence to open in Singapore, US law firm Dechert has been…
Stephenson Harwood gets licence to open Seoul office
Stephenson Harwood will open its Seoul office in autumn this year after the Korean Ministry of Justice awarded the firm…
Simmons & Simmons forms Africa alliance with Fasken Martineau
Top-20 UK firm Simmons & Simmons has become the latest firm to establish a presence in Africa, by forming an…
‘We’re all struggling with how to capitalise on changes in the global marketplace’ – Simmons’ Hoyland points to Asia for growth
After announcing a return to form financially, with both revenue and profits up for 2013/14, Simmons & Simmons managing partner…
Asia-Pacific: office number 76 for Baker & McKenzie in Brisbane
Baker & McKenzie has opened a third office in Australia, launching in Brisbane as it targets expansion into energy and…
Bird & Bird secures dual Indonesia tie-up in continued Asia push
Bird & Bird has signed strategic co-operation agreements with two Indonesian law firms, intellectual property specialists K&K Advocates and business…
Squire Patton Boggs bolsters Asia presence with Tokyo merger
Newly-merged transatlantic firm Squire Patton Boggs has bolstered its presence in Tokyo by tying up with Japan-headquartered corporate boutique Mamiya Law…
Bird & Bird secures dual Indonesia tie-up in continued Asia push
Bird & Bird has signed strategic cooperation agreements with two Indonesian law firms, intellectual property specialists K&K Advocates and business law…
Asia-Pacific: Taylor Wessing launches in South Korea with local tie-up
Taylor Wessing last month became the latest international firm to set up in South Korea, establishing an association with local…
Flight MH370: Kennedys’ aviation partner David Johnston on standby for claims
As the Malaysian government this week releases the raw data used to show Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 crashed into the…
Asia-Pacific: Taylor Wessing launches in South Korea with local tie-up
Taylor Wessing has become the latest of in a procession of international firms to set up in South Korea, establishing…
Asia: CC’s Charlton on high Asian promotion rate; Winston takes on DLA team; BLP enters Indonesia; Wragge LG ends Singapore tie-up
In a fortnight that has so far seen Winston & Strawn hire a four-strong corporate team from DLA Piper in…
Allen & Overy latest to launch in Myanmar despite ongoing risk factors
Allen & Overy (A&O) has become the first Magic Circle firm and the latest of the UK’s top 20 to launch…
Stephenson Harwood enters Formal Law Alliance with Singapore’s Virtus Law
Stephenson Harwood has received formal approval to work with Singapore firm Virtus Law from the local Attorney General’s Chambers. Under the…
Skadden latest US firm to enter Seoul after obtaining local licence
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has announced it is opening in Seoul, South Korea, joining a growing number of UK…
Asia moves: Hires for BLP, Milbank and Rajah & Tann as Harneys launches in Singapore
Ever active, the legal market in Asia has seen a number of high profile hires and losses over the past…
Asia network: BLP ties-up with Legal Network Consultants in Myanmar
With energy and infrastructure deals at the forefront of its game plan, UK top 20 firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has…