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SURVEY OPEN: ALB Korea Super 30 Lawyers
By ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS / 25 AUGUST 2022

Research for the annual ALB orea Super 30 Lawyers has commenced. The list will recognize the most highly recommended private-practice lawyers based permanently in Korea.

These lawyers will be selected based on client feedback.

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DEADLINE: September 16, 2022

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HSF strengthens China finance practice with hire from Paul, Weiss
Herbert Smith Freehills has welcomed back banking and finance expert Ellan Mao as a partner in the Hong Kong office from Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, where she was a counsel.

Gibson Dunn, Ropes advise on Asia’s largest GP-led transaction
Ropes & Gray has advised PE funds Coller Capital and Hahn & Company on a $1.5 billion investment into South Korea’s largest cement company, Ssangyong C&E, with Gibson Dunn & Crutcher also advising Coller Capital.

CLOSING SOON: ALB Top 50 Largest Law Firms 2022
Research for the ALB Top 50 Largest Law Firms 2022 rankings has commenced. Please use the forms below to submit your numbers to us. We will also be reaching out to you individually.
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DEADLINE: August 31, 2022

HK: PRC firm Grandall adds real estate partner from Bakers
Grandall Zimmern Law Firm, the Hong Kong association firm of the PRC’s Grandall, has hired real estate expert Shiu-man Wan as a partner from Baker McKenzie, where he spent 18 years.

SUBMISSIONS OPEN: ALB Asia's Top 15 Intellectual Property (IP) Lawyers
ALB is pleased to launch our ALB Asia's Top 15 Intellectual Property (IP) Lawyers, which will be announced in ALB Asia magazine's October 2022 edition.
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DEADLINE: September 2, 2022

Reed Smith adds arbitration expert in HK from PRC firm Fangda
Reed Smith has hired arbitration specialist Matthew Townsend as a partner in Hong Kong from PRC law firm Fangda & Partners, where he was a counsel.

SUBMISSIONS OPEN: 2022 ALB Asia Fastest Growing Firms
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Squire Patton Boggs makes another SG partner hire from HFW
U.S. law firm Squire Patton Boggs has hired shipping specialist Joel Cockerell as a partner in Singapore from HFW.

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SUBMISSIONS OPEN: ALB Asia's Top 15 Intellectual Property (IP) Lawyers
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SURVEY OPEN: ALB Korea Super 30 Lawyers
Research for the annual ALB orea Super 30 Lawyers has commenced. The list will recognize the most highly recommended private-practice lawyers based permanently in Korea.
Deadline: September 16, 2022

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