04 OCT 2018 Top 10 Headlines | APARNA SAI Withers has hired a total of six new partners in Tokyo, specialising in real estate and investment funds, from organisations including White & Case and Deloitte.
Koji Yamamoto and Yoshiyuki Omori have joined the Withers’ investment funds practice in Tokyo from Deloitte, and they will be joined by three of their team members. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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| Asian Legal Business (ALB) is pleased to reveal the list of finalists for the 3rd annual Philippine Law Awards, the foremost awards event for the country’s legal profession. The winners will be announced at a black-tie event on Friday, Oct 26, 2018, at Makati Shangri-La, Manila. Full Article |
| Morgan Lewis & Bockius has continued its hiring in Asia by adding two corporate partners in Tokyo from Morrison & Foerster; Motonori “Moto” Araki and Mitsuyoshi “Mitsu” Saito. Araki will serve as Tokyo managing partner. Full Article |
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| King & Wood Mallesons has acted for Affinity Private Equity Partners, one of the largest independent Asian private equity firms, on its A$630 million ($457 million) purchase of Australia-listed debt and trade finance provider Scottish Pacific Group, which was represented by PwC Legal. Full Article |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell has appointed mergers and acquisitions expert Ken Lebrun as a partner in its Tokyo office from Shearman & Sterling. Full Article |
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| Tsuyoshi Ikeda, a former investigator for Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC), has left Japanese Big Four law firm Mori Hamada & Matsumoto to start an antitrust and consumer protection boutique called Ikeda & Someya. Full Article |
| U.S. law firm Dorsey & Whitney has hired capital markets specialist David Cameron as a partner in its corporate group in Hong Kong from Allen & Overy, where he was a registered foreign lawyer. Full Article |
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| UK-headquartered HFW has launched a consulting arm focused on the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Full Article |
| Clifford Chance handles hotpot chain Haidilao’s $964 mln IPO, AZB & Partners powers Tata Consultancy’s $2.2 billion buyback, and much more in this week’s Asia Deals table.
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| Syed Zaid Albar, who founded Malaysian law firm Albar & Partners, has been named as the new executive chairman of the country’s Securities Commission. He replaces Tan Sri Ranjit Ajit Singh, who retired after six years in the role. Full Article |
| Withers boosts Japan practice with six new partner hires, Morgan Lewis poaches MoFo’s M&A expert, and much more in this week’s Asia Appointments table. Full Article |
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