16 APRIL 2020 Top 10 Headlines | ELIZABETH BEATTIE As COVID-19 continues to dominate headlines, and mental space, law firms are doing their best to adapt to new government-mandated rules, a slowdown in transactions and a global business culture shift, but some are more successful at this than others.
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| Yulchon and Debevoise & Plimpton have advised U.S. insurer Prudential Financial on the 2.3-trillion-won ($1.89 billion) sale of its Korean unit to Korea’s KB Financial Group, which was represented by Kim & Chang. Full Article |
| The ALB Singapore’s Top In-House Teams 2020 list showcases the achievements of the finest in-house legal teams in Singapore. Full Article |
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| The rapid deployment of COVID-19 has caused the World Health Organization (WHO) declares a public health emergency and making Indonesian government closes international borders for temporary. Full Article |
| White & Case has added private equity specialist Dongho Lee as a partner in Seoul from Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), where he was managing partner and head of the corporate practice. Full Article |
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| I believe that the last thing every litigator would like to experience is realising that the client does not have the necessary documents to support their stance in a dispute. This not necessarily happened because the client deliberately not keeping any documents pertaining the dispute, but can also be caused by lack of knowledge from the client of what document that should be kept. For example, in any business contract, it is pivotal that respective party has the agreement (contract document) and also all of the documents that entails. Full Article |
| The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has set a new annual record for new cases after notching up 479 new filings in 2019. Full Article |
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| Allen & Gledhill has advised on the United Hampshire U.S. REIT’s $394.6 million initial public offering (IPO), with Clifford Chance representing the sponsors and investors. Full Article |
| India’s third largest law firm by strength, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has added Arjun Perikal as a partner in Bengaluru from J. Sagar Associates. Full Article |
| White & Case works Sony’s $400 mln investment, Allen & Gledhill and Clifford Chance play key roles on United Hampshire $394 mln IPO, and many more in this week’s Asia Deals table. Full Article |
| KWM grows China practice, hires 10, litigation specialist becomes Incisive Law’s new managing director, and many more in this week’s Asia Appointments table. Full Article |
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