Tag: Mayer Brown
China Business Law Awards 2023
China Business Law Journal reveals its top performing law firms of 2022
Mayer Brown’s new Asia head to boost growth in HK, SG, Tokyo
Mayer Brown names its Hong Kong-based corporate and securities partner Hannah Ha as chair of the firm’s Asia board, succeeding Duncan Abate, partner and head of its Asian employment and benefits group
Mayer Brown’s new Asia head to boost growth in HK, SG, Tokyo
Mayer Brown names its Hong Kong-based corporate and securities partner Hannah Ha as chair of the firm’s Asia board, succeeding Duncan Abate, partner and head of its Asian employment and benefits group
Mayer Brown in Tokyo secures corporate lawyer from Greenberg
Mayer Brown has hired Tokyo-based corporate lawyer Eiji Kobayashi as a partner, who left Greenberg Traurig, which he joined in 2019 as a partner
Indochine Counsel secures veteran lawyer from Tilleke & Gibbins
After spending 12 years, including more than five as a partner, at Tilleke & Gibbins, Ho Chi Minh City-based corporate and commercial lawyer Nguyen Quoc Vinh joins Indochine Counsel as a senior counsel
Deals of the year 2022
India Business Law Journal reveals the standout deals and disputes of 2022 and the law firms that showed their worth in successfully concluding them
Mayer Brown’s new Singapore chief focuses on energy disputes
Mayer Brown’s head of international arbitration in Asia, Tay Yu-Jin, succeeds Pieter de Ridder as the new managing partner of its Singapore office
Deals of the year 2022
China Business Law Journal announces the most exciting China-related legal transactions and disputes of 2022
Hong Kong PE expert moves to Morrison Foerster in Singapore
Morrison Foerster has hired a corporate lawyer and private equity specialist Steven Tran as a partner in its private equity and M&A groups in Singapore
DLA Piper hires M&A partner in Hong Kong to develop business
Mergers and acquisitions expert Fang Xin joins the Hong Kong office of DLA Piper as a partner in its corporate practice
Surviving the deluge
George W Russell asks legal experts how clients can draw on experience from damage control practice around the globe
Mayer Brown forms joint venture with Singapore’s PK Wong & Nair
Global law firm Mayer Brown has entered a JLV with Singapore firm PK Wong & Nair to establish Mayer Brown PK Wong & Nair to provide clients with an integrated service, offering seamless advice on international and Singapore law
Baker McKenzie FenXun, Mayer Brown advise on China firm’s lithium buy
Baker McKenzie FenXun has advised GFL International, a wholly owned subsidiary of China’s largest lithium compounds producer Ganfeng Lithium, on a 100% purchase of Argentina-focused Lithea for up to USD962 million
Counting blessings
China Business Law Journal conducted its annual legal market survey for 2021 with 94 leading law firms to seek their views on trends of the past year
Deacons adds corporate commercial practice partner
Mark Stevens has joined Deacons as the seventh partner in the firm’s corporate and commercial practice
Riding out the storm
How can businesses mitigate the damage from global economic headwinds?
Wheels keep turning
Having reached the midpoint of the year (at an almost uncanny pace), we habitually look back and then forward at both past achievements and future aspirations
Mayer Brown brings back restructuring lawyer to Hong Kong
Restructuring lawyer Ben McCosker has joined Mayer Brown as counsel in Hong Kong
Veteran corporate lawyer moves to Siam Premier
Corporate lawyer Maythawee Sarathai has joined Thai law firm Siam Premier as a partner in Bangkok
Matching the pieces
Tupperware legal director on how best to select and work with external counsel
JunHe expands Beijing and Chengdu offices
Han Zhen, Lin Zhijun and Kou Chunyan have joined JunHe to strengthen the firm’s restructuring and M&A, capital markets and environmental law practices
OneConnect debuts on HKEX in dual primary listing
China insurance conglomerate Ping An's fintech subsidiary, OneConnect Financial Technology, has debuted on the main board of the HKEX by way of introduction and dual-primary listing
Indonesia’s Future Legal Leaders 2022
Asia Business Law Journal identifies 50 up-and-coming lawyers in Indonesia who are poised for further success
China Business Law Awards 2022
China Business Law Journal reveals the law firms that have excelled in the past year
Indonesia’s top 100 lawyers 2022
After experiencing its first economic contraction in two decades, Indonesia’s strong rebound was interrupted by the spreading delta variant of covid-19 in 2021
Arbitration duo in move to Mayer Brown
International arbitration practitioner Kay-Jannes Wegner has joined Mayer Brown as a partner in international arbitration practice in Singapore. Wegner moved from Seoul where he worked as a partner and foreign legal consultant at Kim & Chang for more than 11 years
Former Law Society of HK president joins Grandall
Grandall Law Firm has hired Thomas So as a partner and head of its dispute resolution department in Hong Kong
The A-List: Top offshore lawyers 2022
Offshore financial centres worldwide have made relentless efforts to attract foreign business, and outward-looking Asian companies have responded to this demand by setting up overseas entities. However, finding the right legal team is daunting
Deals of the Year
India Business Law Journal reveals the standout deals and disputes of 2021 and the law firms that worked hard to successfully conclude them