Herbert Smith law firm news
  • DLA reshuffles Asia IP/IT team after key losses; appoints new head of projects
    | Wednesday, 1 September 2010
    With Asia IP co-heads Justin Davidson and Gigi Cheah set to depart to Norton Rose, and Middle East, South Asia and Africa (MESA) IP head Joycia Young defecting to Clyde & Co, DLA Piper has moved quickly to plug holes in its management by elevating Matthew Glynn to head up its IP and technology practice in the region.
  • Herbert Smith, Wikborg Rein, SSEK advise on Indonesian deal
    | Wednesday, 18 August 2010
    Indonesian law firm Soewito Suhardiman Eddymurthy Kardono (SSEK), Herbert Smith and Norwegian law firm Wikborg Rein have advised on a US$875m project financing deal – Kangean Energy Indonesia’s (KEI) investment into BW Offshore for a floating gas production unit lease in Indonesia.
  • Vietnam: New Arbitration law set to stem court disputes
    | Wednesday, 28 July 2010
    A new law on arbitration due to take effect in January 2011 is set to change the flow of dispute settlements in Vietnam, persuading more locals to use arbitration methods instead of going to court, according to Vietnamese lawyer Viet Nguyen.
  • Local firms dominate M&A legal advisory tables for 1H10
    | Thursday, 15 July 2010
    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.
  • PRC firms break out in M&A league tables
    | Wednesday, 14 July 2010
    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.
  • Herbert Smith leads Hanergy’s US$2.6bn deal
    | Tuesday, 29 June 2010
    Herbert Smith has recently advised Hanergy Group on its US$150m acquisition of a 23% stake together with a US$2.55bn equipment purchase from Hong Kong-listed Apollo Solar Energy Technology.
  • 史密夫协汉能收购阿波罗股份
    | Tuesday, 29 June 2010
    近期,史密夫律师事务所被汉能集团聘为专项法律顾问,为该公司收购香港上市公司阿波罗太阳能23%的股份提供了法律服务和咨询。
  • DeHeng, King & Wood secure role on ABC's mega-IPO
    | Friday, 11 June 2010
    According to the Agricultural Bank of China's A-share IPO draft prospectus, Beijing DeHeng Law Office has secured the role as the issuer's legal advisor, while King & Wood has been appointed as the legal advisor to the lead underwriters.
  • Eye on outbound M&A
    | Tuesday, 27 April 2010
    One of the most striking trends seen in the global M&A markets throughout the past 18 months is the intensity of China’s interest in overseas acquisitions, and the explosion of Sino-foreign M&A activity has been the impetus for both international and domestic firms to ramp up their ability to handle outbound transactions.
  • 海外并购法律服务成为律所发展重点
    | Tuesday, 27 April 2010
    全球并购市场在过去18个月中最引人注目的趋势之一是中国企业对海外收购项目的不断增长的兴趣。跨国并购项目的增长也渐渐成为律所加强为海外并购项目提供法律服务的推动力和律所的发展重点。
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