JSM law firm news

The Ryan Giggs saga continues to fuel controversy in the UK about privacy, freedom of expression and technology. But this debate has yet to capture such scandals in Asia, writes Mayer Brown JSM partner Kenny Wong.

Mayer Brown JSM has promoted Hong Kong-based competition lawyer Gerry O’Brien to consultant in its antitrust and competition practice.

Mayer Brown JSM has promoted Ben Sandstad to its partnership with additional responsibilities of heading the firm’s structured finance practice in Asia.

史密夫律师事务所香港和北京团队近日携手为中石化集团国际石油勘探开发有限公司(中国石油化工集团公司的全资子公司，简称“国际勘探公司”)提供法律服务，协助国际勘探公司与澳大利亚太平洋液化天然气有限公司(简称澳太平洋公司)签署价值约15亿美元股份的认购协议，认购澳太平洋公司15%股份。

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.

Workplace initiatives encouraging staff fitness have been prevalent in Western firms for some time. But as the 2011 ALB Employer of Choice survey reveals, law firms operating in Asia see exercise as an increasingly important plank in their work/life balance strategies.

Herbert Smith has advised China National Offshore Oil Corporation on its bid to acquire one third of Britain’s Tullow Oil Plc’s stake in a Ugandan oil exploration project.

史密夫近日协助中国海洋石油总公司（中海油）与英国图洛石油公司签署销售和购买协议，以收购该公司在乌干达三个勘探区各1/3的权益。

Hong Kong has released the final guidelines on its first statutory minimum wage on Monday – a controversial move first announced in October 2010 amid anger from labour groups as overheads set to soar. The future bodes well for employment law practice groups; but some lawyers worry the impact on the economy will be significant.

香港最低工资指引3月28日公布。新规则的颁布预示着就业法方面的法律业务将大大增加，但一些律师也担心它会对经济的产生重大的影响。 自1990年以来，香港的劳动立法已经有了一个巨大的变化，它正朝劳工保护方向发展。

Tilleke & Gibbins, Thailand’s largest independent law firm, has appointed veteran legal academic Dr Jakkrit Kuanpoth as of counsel to the firm’s intellectual property protection group.

Shearman & Sterling has elected seven counsels to the partnership across its worldwide platform. Significantly for Asia and the Middle East, new partners will be elected in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Abu Dhabi.

Hadiputrano, Hadinoto & Partners, Soemadipradja & Taher, Holman Fenwick Willan and Freshfields have advised on a landmark cash and share swap tri-merger involving three public-listed companies. The deal has created one of the biggest global players in coal and has led to the first-ever listing of an Indonesian coal miner on the LSE main board.

Emphasis on its Asian banking & finance, corporate & securities, IP and real estate practice has seen Mayer Brown JSM elevate six lawyers in Hong Kong to partnership – part of 32 partner promotions worldwide.

US firm Mayer Brown JSM is set to drastically scale down its Thai operations after the departure of three key partners from its Bangkok office.

Hong Kong, home to many successful business empires and the long-established international financial centre on China's door step, is regarded by the rapidly growing mainland high-net-worth community as the preferred location to operate and manage their wealth.

随着国内富裕阶层不断快速壮大，财富管理正成为一项新兴法律服务业务。同时，香港也正在成为国内富裕家族和个人进行投资、理财、以及"家族办公室"设立和管理等经济活动的首选之地。

ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2010 Real Estate Firm of the Year winner Mayer Brown JSM has advised Hang Lung Properties, a Hong Kong-listed company, in its US$1.42bn follow-on offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Jem Li, who was admitted to the partnership of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft in Beijing this April, has fast-tracked his career by taking on the managing partner position at Winston & Strawn's Beijing office.

美国温斯顿律师事务所近日宣布资深公司与并购业务律师李占柱加盟其北京办公室任管理合伙人。此前，李占柱就职于美国凯威莱德国际律师事务所。