| UK firm Charles Russell Speechlys has ventured into Asia by opening an office in Hong Kong, which will be run in association with a newly launched local firm under Jonathan Mok, previously a partner at Mayer Brown JSM. | Allen & Gledhill and Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy have represented NetLink NBN Trust, the broadband unit of Singapore Telecommunications, on its $1.95 billion initial public offering. | | Winston & Strawn has lost a six-lawyer corporate team – including head of Greater China commercial practice Mabel Lui and partners Polly Chu and Daniel Tang – to Withers. | Submissions for ALB’s annual ranking of the best law firms for M&A in Asia are now open. |
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| This week, we looked at the growing participation of women in Japan’s legal industry, thanks in no small part to technology. We also took a look at Brunei’s legal market and tracked Asia’s lateral hires in the second quarter of 2017. | | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has represented U.S.-based Key Safety Systems (KSS) on a $1.6 billion deal to acquire nearly all of Japanese airbag-maker Takata’s assets, which tapped Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu for advice. | | Recently merged CMS has relocated partner Jeremie Witt from Dubai and appointed him the head of its three-member infrastructure, construction and energy (ICE) disputes team in Singapore. | | Paul Hastings and Chinese firm Llinks Law Offices have advised Alpha Investment Partners on its joint venture with Keppel Land China to purchase mixed-use development SOHO Hongkou, which turned to King & Wood Mallesons for counsel. | | Indian law firm Veritas Legal has appointed banking and finance specialist Zubin Mehta as a partner in Mumbai from AZB & Partners. | | Withers poaches corporate team from Winston, CMS appoints Dubai partner to lead ICE disputes group in Singapore, and many more in this week’s Asia Deals table. | | Submissions are now open for The Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards. Now on its 16th year, these prestigious awards recognise and celebrate Hong Kong’s top deals, dealmakers and lawyers. | | Milbank, A&G and CC on Singtel unit NetLink NBN Trust’s $1.95 bln IPO, Weil advises on merger between Fitness First Asia and Celebrity Fitness, and many more in this week’s Asia deals table. |
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