Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer law firm news

From a one-man show to one of the more reputable firms in Singapore; that’s the story of Tan Peng Chin LLC in a nutshell.

International law firms CMS Cameron McKenna and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have announced the biggest cross-border M&A transaction of 2011.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has hired Linklaters’ counsel Howard Lam to join the firm as partner.

To ramp up its China practice, international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP has promoted its Hong Kong-based partner Teresa Ko as the chairwoman of its China practice and transferred three other partners Jenny Connolly, Melissa Thomas and Simon Weller to its China branches.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has added three new counsels to its Hong Kong practice: Edward Freeman (corporate), Gwen Wong (corporate), and Richard Bird (IP/IT). Freshfields has promoted 11 lawyers globally, effective from 1 Nov 2010. This round of promotions is in addition to the nine lawyers already promoted in May this year.

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

Nishimura & Asahi, the largest of Japan’s “Big Four” law firms, has launched its first representative office in Southeast Asia. The new office in Ho Chi Minh will be the firm’s second overseas venture, after its first international office was launched in Beijing only three months ago.

Being at the forefront of a country's developing anti-trust regime and working closely with clients and regulators during this evolution is regarded by many competition lawyers as a fascinating part of their work

India’s AZB & Partners, Singapore’s WongPartnership and Korea’s Kim & Chang have benefited from a resurgence in Asian (ex Japan and Australasia) M&A in the first half of this year by claiming the top three spots on legal advisory leader boards, according to data released by mergermarket.

Two PRC firms dominated the M&A deals volume chart in Greater China this year, with King & Wood and Grandall Legal Group securing leads in Mergermarket's latest top ten legal advisors league table.

This webinar will provide some background and analysis to the new UK Bribery Bill and the four categories of offences created by the Bill. In contrast, we will also discuss the legislative difference between US Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA). Particular focus will be on how both legislations will affect businesses in Asia.

Commerce & Finance, DeHeng, Tian Yuan and King & Wood have ranked in the top ten of mergermarket’s 2009 table of legal advisors to Greater China M&A.

The lawyers of King & Wood received an early Christmas present when long-time client China Pacific Insurance (CPIC), a leading composite insurance group in the PRC, made its debut on the HKSE on 23 December following a long period of preparation.

US-based firm Maalouf Ashford & Talbot has opened in Saudi Arabia after establishing an association with Saudi-admitted Dr Mohammed Al-Sunbusi, who will anchor the office.

The focus of M&A practices at most law firms has been on the booming energy & resources sector but 2010 will also see increased consolidation in both the financial services and the industrials sectors, according to Allens Arthur Robinson head of M&A Ewen Crouch

Legal advisors have to evolve as fast as Alibaba itself to keep, or win, mandates. ALB meets the company’s in-house team

Lawyers for China Minsheng Banking Corp (CMBC), the first and largest privately owned joint stock commercial bank in the PRC, had to work together to juggle the requirements of the Shanghai Stock Exchange as well as the HKSE in order to complete the launch of CMBC’s IPO in Hong Kong.

China is hurtling along the path of technological advancement and investors are facing a whole new world of opportunity and growth

After a year-long wait, the first court decision in a private antitrust litigation has finally been made.

自反垄断法实施以来，一些针对行业龙头企业反垄断的诉讼已经立案。第一批面对反垄断诉讼挑战的公司包括百度，中国移动，盛大以及中石化等。在经过了一年多的等待后，全国首例反垄断纠纷案于近日审结。