15 AUGUST 2019 Top 10 Headlines | ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS The one-of-a-kind Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards is returning for its 18th edition this year. It will be held on Sept. 6 at the JW Marriott Hong Kong. As in other years, the annual event will give recognition to the outstanding legal practitioners, top law firms and most important deals from within and around Hong Kong.
This year, more than 120 law firms and in-house teams have entered submissions, and we have seen fierce competition in several categories. The most keenly contested one is Woman Lawyer of the Year with 39 nominees, while 30 and 22 nominations have been received for the Taylor Root Award Young Lawyer of the Year and Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year respectively. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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| A total of 46 countries, including the United States, China, India and South Korea have signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation after it opened for signatures on Aug. 7. Full Article |
| Dentons has announced a proposed combination with South Korean firm Lee International, which it says would make it the only international firm with a Korean legal practice. Full Article |
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| The Manpower Law recognizes the permanent worker as the default position. If there is any contravention in any of the requirements of a contracted worker, the law would gravitate towards causing such worker to be a permanent worker. Full Article |
| Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has advised Indian renewable energy company Greenko Energy Holdings on its $950 million green bond offering, Asia’s largest so far this year, with Shearman & Sterling representing its shareholders, GIC Holdings and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). Full Article |
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| Research for the ALB Top 50 Largest Law Firms 2019 rankings has commenced. Please use the forms below to submit your numbers to us. We will also be reaching out to you individually. Full Article |
| Financial technologies (FinTech) have the potential to supplement or disrupt the financial services industry, with internet banking and mobile payment applications as obvious early examples. As offshore centres press forward with ambitions to be leading regional technology hubs, FinTech is an important point of focus, both for market participants and for regulators. Full Article |
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| Submissions are now open for ALB Asia’s annual 40 Under 40 list, which profiles the most accomplished lawyers in Asia under 40 years of age. Full Article |
| Trilegal welcomes new partner from CAM, L&L scoops up corporate expert from K Law, and much more in this week's Asia appointments spotlight. Full Article |
| Indonesia has been seeing the rise of some quality smaller law firms that are punching well above their weight in terms of work handled and services delivered. Full Article |
| AZB & Partners leads as Larsen & Toubro picks up $1.55 bln worth of shares in Mindtree, Freshfields acts on Brilliant Lights $794 mln deal, and much more in our weekly deals spotlight. Full Article |
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