Asia/Singapore
Quinn Emanuel sets up shop in Singapore
Office led by partner Duncan Watson KC recognises city-state’s arbitration prowess
Fountain Court’s Matthew Gearing KC becomes first former solicitor called to Singapore Bar
The former A&O partner joins KCs Toby Landau, Sapna Jhangiani and Jern-Fei Ng as UK appointments to the Law Society of Singapore
The Global Legal Post launches international comparative guide to cryptoassets
Edited by Brown Rudnick partners Jane Colston and Jessica Lee, online resource outlines emerging legal frameworks for cryptoassets
WFW completes double energy partner hire from McDermott in Singapore
Clarinda Tjia-Dharmadi and Merrick White’s move leaves McDermott with just one Singapore partner
Greenberg Traurig adds King & Wood Mallesons partner to co-head Singapore office
Jake Robson adds M&A expertise to office launched last year with energy and infrastructure team
China decoupling will continue for Western law firms in year ahead
WarwickPlace Legal’s Robert Bata wraps ups his predictions for 2024 with a look at how legal industry trends will pan out in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America
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A luxury brand guide to Asia Pacific customs powers in trademark enforcement
DLA Piper partner Edward Chatterton and colleagues provide a high-level overview of how APAC customs authorities can help brand owners stop counterfeit goods entering a country
White & Case announces 42-lawyer partner promotion class
Cohort edges down from 46 last year with proportion of women slipping from 52% to 36%
Mourant adds Maples & Calder partner for Singapore debut
Craig Luton to lead offshore firm’s ninth office as it pivots towards alternative asset management
The Global Legal Post launches online international Commercial Litigation and Cross-border Enforcement guide
Law Over Borders guide helps users navigate commercial disputes in array of key jurisdictions
DAC Beachcroft forms association with Ince & Co’s former Singapore ally
Incisive Law cut ties with embattled UK law firm Ince ahead of latter calling in administrators in April
Some firms might be trying to crack America – but Asia is where the action is
Access to Asia’s growing economies should be a key strategy for firms with a mature, global client base, writes WarwickPlace’s Robert Bata
‘A life of meaning’ – influential Law Society of Singapore president dies, aged 57
Adrian Tan continued in his role despite undergoing treatment for cancer
Linklaters hires Norton Rose Fulbright arbitration partner in Singapore to lead Asia team
Andrew Battisson has returned to a Magic Circle UK firm having first made partner at Allen & Overy
Ashurst signs up four-partner Shearman international energy team
Team move across UK and Asia comes hot on the heels of news of Shearman’s planned merger with Allen & Overy
PR alliance Mirovia expands into Asia with new member agencies in India and Singapore
Alliance of legal PR firms looks to key Asian legal markets with its latest arrivals
Baker Botts secures Ashurst energy projects team for Singapore debut
Launch sees US firm regain physical presence in Asia Pacific after shuttering Hong Kong base in 2021
7 Bedford Row’s Jern-Fei Ng KC joins Duxton Hill Chambers in Singapore
Ng is the fourth KC to be admitted to the Singapore Bar, adding to his practices in London and Hong Kong
Singapore partner succeeds London investigations specialist at helm of Baker McKenzie’s financial institutions group
Annual practice and sector group leadership refresh also ushers in new tax, IP and tech chiefs
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Allen & Overy adds corporate partner duo in Singapore from Baker McKenzie
Kenny Kwan and Caryn Ng join as magic circle firm moves to bolster its Asia-Pacific equity capital markets and public M&A offering
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