Morgan Stanley law firm news

ALB discusses what a world without the global financial crisis means for private equity in North Asia with Paul, Weiss partner Jack Lange

Morrison & Foerster has lured leading international tax lawyer Eric Roose and his team of three from White & Case to join its Tokyo office.

The rivalry heats up amongst Tokyo-based international firms at the night of nights for Japan’s legal fraternity – the ALB Japan Law Awards 2011.

Indonesian firm Melli Darsa & Co and US firm Jones Day have teamed up to advise PT Bukit Maknur Mandiri (BUMA), one of Indonesia’s largest coal mining contractors, on its US$320m tender offer.

Following the Nasdaq listing of China-based online retailer Mecox Lane in late October, Dangdang , the top-ranked Chinese online book retailer, has recently launched its US$312m IPO on the New York Stock Exchange.

Ashurst, Amarchand, Luthra & Luthra and DLA Piper have acted on the US$3.4bn IPO of Coal India, India’s largest IPO to date.

The rapidly growing renewable energy market is moving into overdrive as China Suntien Green Energy becomes the fourth Chinese clean-energy company to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in a little over two weeks.

伴随可再生能源市场的回暖，中国新能源企业再次掀起香港上市热潮。 近日,新天绿色能源在香港上市,共筹得资金3.7亿美元。

King & Wood, Freshfields and Debevoise are representing AIA in its highly anticipated Hong Kong IPO. As the issuer has businesses and operations in 15 markets in the region, a large number of local firms in these jurisdictions have also been engaged for legal support.

美国国际集团(AIG)旗下友邦保险近日正式启动备受关注的公开招股，将于29日挂牌，计划集资约200亿美元。除金杜、富而德以及德普三家大所任发行人律师外，还有多家亚洲律所也为此上市项目提供过了法律意见和服务。

In one of the most high-profile lateral moves in recent times, Manoj Sandrasegara has left Drew & Napier for rival firm WongPartnership. He will lead WongPartnership’s insolvency & restructuring practice group alongside current heads Chou Sean Yu and Mark Choy.

The fact that Davis Polk’s recent partner additions give it a ready-to-launch Hong Kong law capability underline the benefits of top-lead strategic hiring.

美国达维律师事务所在近日新增两位合伙人–前富而德事务所北京办公室的执行合伙人Antony Dapiran与香港证券交易所上市部门前资深副总裁陈翊庭， 该所也将正式拓展其香港法律业务。

Businesses are now turning their attention back to compliance issues

Businesses are now turning their attention back to compliance issues

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has appointed former general counsel of Goldman Sachs JB Were, Lisa Gay, as chairperson of the new Markets Supervision Advisory Panel.

Beijing Tianyin, Woo, Kwan, Lee & Lo, King & Wood, and Freshfields have been involved in Guangzhou Automobile Corporation's proposed acquisition of Hong Kong-listed Denway Motors through share-swap, a deal that is valued at US$4bn.

广州汽车近期宣布，将通过换股方式实现骏威汽车私有化。与广汽常年合作的律师事务所北京天银和香港胡关李罗在该交易中再次为客户效力。

Recent Asian debt market transactions have put high-yield notes capabilities back on law firm agendas. Four Chinese property companies have recently offered high-yield notes with a total deal value of US$1.37bn.

近月来，多家律所协助了四家地产商发行美元保证优先票据，总价值高达13亿美元。