ALB Singapore Rising Stars 2023 Rowena Thu, 30 Nov 2023 - 01:43 ..read more

ALB Asia Top 50 2023 Rowena Thu, 30 Nov 2023 - 00:15 ..read more

ALB CONVERSATIONS: Emi Takeda and Takamasa Makita, Managing Directors, Legal, Accenture Japan   At Accenture Japan, the legal department is divided into three key components: contracting, contract management, and compliance, operations, regulatory, and ethics (CORE). These three groups collaborate closely on all projects, underscoring the importance of cooperation and teamwork. Emi Takeda (L) and Makita Takamasa, both managing directors in the legal department, supervise contracting and contract management, and CORE, respectively, fostering a culture of collaboration within the com ..read more

Japan’s Miura to continue overseas expansion with Ho Chi Minh office   Japanese law firm Miura & Partners (M&P) has announced that it will open an office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in February 2024. This will be M&P’s third overseas office after Jakarta and San Francisco, both of which opened in April this year to meet demand from clients that are looking abroad in the wake of Japan’s shrinking domestic population and economy. However, Vietnam is already a crowded place for Japanese law firms, with most of the country’s largest firms – including Nishimura & Asahi, TMI ..read more

Shearman, AMT, White & Case act as Japan’s Benesse goes private for $1.78 bln   Shearman & Sterling and Anderson Mori & Tomotsune are advising Japanese educational services provider Benesse Holdings on a 270-billion-yen ($1.78 billion) management buyout (MBO) plan proposed by Swedish investment house EQT AB Group, represented by White & Case. The move comes as Benesse's mail schooling courses struggle with declining student numbers, the Nikkei reported, adding that the company would try to jump-start its business under private ownership if the buyout is successful. The t ..read more

Wilson Sonsini, Davis Polk, Fangda, Jingtian on $470 mln WuXi XDC Hong Kong IPO   PRC law firm Fangda Partners and U.S. law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati have advised Chinese medical research group WuXi XDC on its $470 million Hong Kong IPO, the third-largest new share sale in the city in 2023. Davis Polk & Wardwell and Jingtian & Gongcheng acted for the underwriters. WuXi XDC is a joint venture between WuXi Biologics and WuXi STA that provides end-to-end contract research services covering antibodies and other biologics intermediates, Reuters reported. It added that ..read more

SG: Hogan Lovells international arbitration partner joins NRF   Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has enhanced its dispute resolution offering in Singapore with the addition of international arbitration partner Kent Phillips from Hogan Lovells. A partner at Hogan Lovells since 2016, Phillips has represented multinational and domestic companies on high-value commercial disputes, particularly related to infrastructure, natural resources and energy in Southeast Asia and India. Phillips has over 20 years of experience as an international arbitration lawyer, having been a London-based pa ..read more

ALB India Top Female Lawyers 2023 Rowena Tue, 07 Nov 2023 - 19:18 ..read more

RANKINGS: ALB India Top Disputes Lawyers 2023 Rowena Tue, 07 Nov 2023 - 18:42 ..read more

Skadden, Freshies lead on HK’s largest IPO in 2023 A Midea company sign is seen at the Appliance and Electronics World Expo (AWE) in Shanghai, China March 23, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song   U.S. law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and PRC firm Jia Yuan Law Offices are advising Chinese home-appliance maker Midea Group on its planned $1 billion initial public offering, expected to be the first billion-dollar IPO in Hong Kong this year. Joint sponsors China International Capital Corp (CICC) and Bank of America are being represented by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer on Hong Kong and U ..read more