Bryan Cave law firm news

An independent trade advisory council has been set up by cross-border supply chain specialist law firm Bryan Cave International Trade with its first member, Teng Theng Dar appointed to the board as a member, effective 25 March 2011.

Asia will undergo infrastructure and arbitration booms in the next ten years and the expanding market has room to accommodate more foreign law practices.

Kensington Swan has sent a team of five people from its Auckland and Wellington offices to staff the firm’s new branch in Abu Dhabi

Shanghai-based Llinks has appointed experienced tax partner Clare Lu to lead and build the firm's tax legal service team.

近日, 资深税务律师陆易作为合伙人加入上海通力律师事务所，并将领导该所税务法律服务团队的设立和发展。

The global financial crisis has not diminished law firms’ passion for the country’s most cosmopolitan and fast-paced city. Rather, it provides a timely opportunity for ambitious firms in this up-and-coming financial centre to prepare for a new wave of competition. ALB China investigates

DLA Piper has formally launched its joint venture with Kuwaiti firm Al-Wagayan, Al-Awadhi and Al-Saif. The joint venture, which was foreshadowed by the firm last October, will operate under the name DLA Piper Kuwait.

Another five years of oil & gas revenues - this time boosted by record high prices - have created a lake of liquidity in a region that has the need, the wherewithal, the ambition and the sheer will to make things happen. Law firms have for some time been feasting on big-ticket oil & gas, project finance, infrastructure and banking & finance work. But never to the current degree, and never across so many centres of activity.

Three women lawyers who have gained reputations in their practice areas have advanced a few more rungs up the corporate ladder by making moves to other firms.

Speaking of growth, it's another new office for Bryan Cave. The firm is following up its recent launches in Milan, Hamburg and San Francisco with a Paris operation.

Shortly after losing Hong Kong managing partner Mary Ellen Hutton to UK firm Withers, Bryan Cave has hired a senior partner from US rival Hogan & Hartson to maintain its commitment to the Hong Kong and Asia market.

International law firm Bryan Cave's Hong Kong office continues to grow with the addition of Peter Chow as partner, focusing on international arbitrations and complex construction disputes.

Shortly after losing Hong Kong managing partner Mary Ellen Hutton to UK firm Withers, Bryan Cave has hired a senior partner from US rival Hogan & Hartson to maintain its commitment to the Hong Kong and Asia market.

US firm Bryan Cave has chosen Alpha & Leader, a Guangzhou-based law firm with offices in Beijing and Shanghai, to be its 'preferred' local partner. Alpha & Leader employs more than 100 professionals and focuses on practice areas of risk and asset management and arbitration.

Specialist high-net-worth legal service provider Withers has opened an office in Hong Kong in the hope of benefiting from a dearth of high-end legal advice for individuals and families in a region that now boasts a fifth of the world's privately held wealth.

And the finalists are...
It's that time of year again. Now in its fifth year, the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards is back and promises to be bigger and better than ever in 2006. The following pages document the official finalists - and potential winners - of this year's awards

The proposed abolition of estate duty in Hong Kong will influence why people set up trusts, but it seems that throughout Asia people are more interested in giving rather than dodging taxes

The figures show that it was a tough year for growth in Asia in 2004 with many firms dropping in numbers. However, while Singapore and Hong Kong posts may have suffered, all eyes are on the new hotspot of China. Kate Mills reports on this year's ALB50

Following a full-scale review of its Far East practice, Bryan Cave LLP is consolidating its focus in Hong Kong on private client work.

US firm Bryan Cave LLP is consolidating its focus in Hong Kong on private client work following a full-scale review of its Far East practice.