Asia Pacific News
SJ Berwin name poised to vanish as King & Wood merger vote looms
SJ Berwin is gearing up for a vote on a global merger with Asia-Pacific firm King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) that would see the UK outfit’s name disappear.
Revealed: King & Wood Mallesons' Singaporean merger fallout
King & Wood Mallesons’ year-long merger negotiations with Singaporean firm WongPartnership failed just days before a tie-up was to be announced to the market, The Lawyer can reveal.
Morgan Lewis sees first ex-Dewey partner exit as Beijing co-head quits
Morgan Lewis & Bockius Beijing co-head Ingrid Zhu-Clark is to leave the firm, becoming the first ex-Dewey & LeBoeuf partner to exit the US outfit since a team of nearly 20 partners joined from the bankrupt firm last year.
Bingham raids White & Case in Tokyo for seven lawyer funds team
Bingham has expanded in Japan by snatching a seven-lawyer investment funds team from White & Case’s Tokyo office.
Exclusive: China giant Yingke targets domestic SME market with launch of virtual legal services
Yingke, one of China’s largest law firms, is getting closer to launch a new division branded as Yingke Cloud, aimed at revolutionising the provision of volume legal services in China.
Asia Pacific Analysis
Look both ways
Chinese firms are pushing ahead with international expansion as equally important internal changes are being played out
Battlegrounds
Hong Kong and Singapore are becoming important international disputes hubs, and moves are afoot to further open up their court systems
Number crunching: DLA Piper Asia Pacific
This month DLA Piper’s UK country head Andrew Darwin will begin his new role as Australia managing partner, a position he is expecting to occupy for two years.
IPO blimey
Many firms are having their worst time for a decade in Hong Kong, due to a precipitous fall in IPO work
Asia Rainmaker Q&A
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Darani Vachanavuttivong, Tilleke & Gibbins, Bangkok
Having started out as an auditor, Tilleke & Gibbins’ Darani Vachanavuttivong soon made the transition to law, becoming an expert in IP in the process
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Xu Ping, King & Wood Mallesons, Beijing
While many Chinese clients are not yet experienced in managing cross-border M&A transactions, neither are they familiar with using external legal advisors.
