1 OCTOBER 2020 Top 10 Headlines | APARNA SAI The 16th annual Japan Law Awards, a virtual event held on Sept. 24, was a resounding success, honouring the who’s who of the country’s legal industry, including in-house counsel, law firms and private practice lawyers.
Nishimura & Asahi claimed six awards on the night, including the Dealmaker of the Year for Yo Ota, Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm) for Asa Shinkawa, Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year and Japan Law Firm of the Year. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and DMD Advocates have successfully advised telecommunications company Vodafone Group in an international arbitration case against the Indian government over a $2 billion tax claim. Full Article |
| U.S. law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has advised Japan's largest mobile phone operator Docomo, publicly listed some 28 years ago, on a 4.25 trillion yen ($40 billion) tender offer by its parent company NTT to take it private. Full Article |
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| The introduction of Singapore’s new Variable Capital Company (VCC) provides clear opportunities for investment fund structuring and domiciliation, explains Jay Moghe, Head of Asia Pacific Sales and Business Development at Ocorian, a global leader in corporate and fiduciary services, fund administration and capital markets. Full Article |
| Jasmeet Wadehra, head of legal for India and South Asia at Visa, talks about why it is important for leaders to de-clutter employees’ lives, how law firms are being flexible in their engagement to support client needs, and why change management and technology adoption should go hand in hand. Full Article |
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| In a recent development in India, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (‘CBDT’) has authorised the Indian tax authorities to share ‘relevant and precise’ information with the Competition Commission of India. Full Article |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell has advised Ming Yuan Cloud Group on its HK$6.2 billion ($797 million) IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer representing the joint sponsors and underwriters. Full Article |
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| Korean law firm Shin & Kim has added four tax lawyers in Seoul: Sunny Kim, who joins as a senior foreign attorney and head of the firm’s international tax practice, and tax experts Ellen Go, Michelle Kim and Sae Bom Baik. Full Article |
| Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and JunHe have advised Chinese hotel management company Huazhu Group on its $783 million secondary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Jingtian & Gongcheng representing the underwriters. Full Article |
| Orrick on Docomo’s $40 bln take-private, Skadden on Hitachi Capital's $13.2 bln deal with MUFJ, and much more in this week’s Asia Deals roundup. Full Article |
| Shin & Kim hires tax quartet, Hai Run grows practice in Beijing, and much more in this week's Asia Appointments roundup. Full Article |
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