SJ Berwin and KWM set to vote on merger
The respective partnerships at UK firm SJ Berwin and Asia-Pacific firm King & Wood Mallesons are set to vote on a global merger in…
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Chinese firm Yinke launches in Israel
Chinese law firm Yingke has launched in Israel after the acquisition of local law firm Eyal Khayat Zolty, Neiger & Co. The firm will operate in Israel under the name Yingke Israel -…
Chinese firm Zhong Lun nabs London partner
Chinese law firm Zhong Lun has hired corporate lawyer Tom Fairley in its London office, making him the first Western partner in the firm’s London partnership. Fairley joins…
Bird & Bird takes on aviation expert in Singapore
Bird & Bird has boosted its international aviation group in Singapore with the hire of Leo Fattorini, who leaves an in-house role at Virgin Atlantic to join the firm as a partner.…
Taylor Wessing elects new Germany MP
Taylor Wessing has elected a new managing partner for Germany, with Michael-Florian Ranft taking over the role from Wolfgang Rehmann. Rehmann led legacy firm Wessing into a…
Dacheng enters UAE with cooperative agreement
Chinese firm Dacheng Law Offices has entered into a cooperative agreement with UAE law firm Hussain Lootah &…
BLP set to launch in Beijing
UK firm Berwin Leighton Paisner is set to launch a presence in Beijing this May after receiving approval from Chinese authorities. The new office will focus on real…
DLA Piper cuts six lawyers in Hong Kong
DLA Piper has made six lawyers redundant in its China equity capital markets team in Hong Kong. Reports say that the fee-earners were laid off at the end of last year along with a…
19 firms rejected in Singapore license process
Singapore’s granted foreign law practice licenses to Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Jones Day, Sidley…
Slaughters appoints new Hong Kong head
Slaughter and May has appointed corporate partner Peter Brien as the new senior partner for Hong Kong. Brien replaces long-serving incumbent Richard Thornhill, who retires…
Pekeng law school appoints McConnaughay as dean
The Peking University School of Transnational Law in Shenzhen - a US-style intitution that teaches both US and Chinese law - has appointed Philip McConnaughay to the role of Dean. McConnaughay takes over from former…
Kirkland & Ellis boosts HK office with Paul Weiss hire
Kirkland & Ellis has boosted its Hong Kong M&A practice with the hire of partner Frank Sun from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,…
Eversheds hires Shanghai employment team from Salans
Eversheds has scooped up a team of four employment leaders departing the Shanghai office of Salans ahead of Salans’ upcoming merger with US firm
Growing role for Chinese law firms in Asia-Pacific
Nine of the top 20 firms by headcount in Asia are Chinese, according to the annual survey published by Asian Lawyer.
The firm with the largest number of lawyers working in the region is Chinese firm
Cadwalader hires capital markets partner in Beijing
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft 1950] has bolstered its China capital markets team with the hire of K&L Gates corporate partner Rose Zhu in Beijing. Zhu specialises in capital…