Cleary Gottlieb law firm news

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is the latest in a long line of elite US firms to undergo localisation following the moves of other Hong Kong-based US firms – most recently Davis Polk and Latham & Watkins which underwent the same process in 2010.

US law firms have made a clean sweep of the 2011 ALB China Employer of Choice Awards, taking out all five positions in the international firm category for mainland China.

Jun He has added Li Liang and Wang Shengzhe as counsels in its Shanghai and Haikou offices, respectively.

Hong Kong: After launching its Hong Kong law practice with the lateral hire of Freeman Chan from Norton Rose in late 2010, US firm Cleary Gottlieb has added another partner to its forty-strong office in the SAR with the transfer of Christof von Dryander.

Brazil’s Vale, the world’s largest iron ore producer and second largest diversified mining company, has engaged a list of legal advisors including Norton Rose and Cleary Gottlieb to advise on its Hong Kong float.

巴西Vale矿业集团近日通过股票凭证或预托证券的方式在香港上市。

In another manifestation of a trend started by its US counterparts, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has recently hired Norton Rose’s China corporate finance head Freeman Chan to kick start its Hong Kong law practice.

美国佳利律师事务所近日为了开发香港法律业务，聘请了英国诺顿•罗氏律师事务所的中国企业融资合伙人Freeman Chan为到香港办事处担任合伙人。

Baker & McKenzie has been named the strongest law firm brand in the Acritas worldwide Sharplegal Global Elite Brand Index 2010.

Despite a brief pause during the hung parliament, M&A is on an upward trajectory in Australia with cross border deals driving the market.

Korean law firms Shin & Kim and Kim & Chang as well as international players Cleary Gottlieb and Simpson Thacher have acted on the largest ever public offering by a Korean company: the US$4.4bn IPO of Samsung Life Insurance.

An expert legal panel will facilitate a 90 minute presentation about recent merger control activity in China and the leadership shown by China's courts on unilateral conduct issues.

Orrick has named Hong Kong securities and finance partner Michelle Taylor as its new head of China, after James Tervo stepped down from the post to relocate back to San Francisco.

奥睿律师事务所近期宣布香港合伙人Michelle Taylor为新任大中华区主管。她将负责管理该所在北京，香港和上海的办公室。

London has once again emerged as Australia’s main competitor for top legal talent after revelations that Bingham McCutchen is offering newly qualified lawyers £100,000 (A$175,000) salaries

Sidley Austin, Jun He, Dewey & LeBoeuf and Linklaters have taken the lead Asian legal advisory roles on the landmark IPO of the world’s largest aluminium producer, Rusal.

US West Coast firm Orrick seems to be proving that flexibility and innovation on fees can be an advantage not only in the market for clients but also in the market for top talent.

While the rest of the world takes a year-long hiatus from making private equity transactions, China’s domestic PE industry, now led by domestic players, remains active and is fast evolving. A strong private equity market will not only drive economic growth but also foster a more sophisticated domestic PE legal fraternity.

In the latest demonstration of China’s determination to become a major player in the global wind power market, CIC has proposed to acquire a 15% equity interest in AES Corporation.

Cleary Gottlieb, Lovells and Milbank as well as Malaysian law firms Kadir Andri & Partners and Zul Rafique & partners have all played roles in helping the Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) launch its US$1.5bn inaugural sukuk.