Herbert Smith LLP announced today a further strengthening of its international arbitration capability in China, through the relocation of one of its highly-rated arbitration partners from London and the recruitment of a well-known Chinese arbitration expert....

Allen & Overy today announced a further investment in its Asian arbitration practice with the relocation of senior associate Andrew Battisson from London to Singapore. The move, which is expected to take place in October, boosts the firm's presence...

In connection with this process, the firm also has announced a new management structure for its Greater China practice. Effective July 10, 2009, Hogan & Hartson appointed Jun Wei and Steven Robinson as Co-Managing Partners of its Greater China practice....

Multi-jurisdictional law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman was named Offshore Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer Awards held in London on Tuesday, June 23rd. According to the judges’ criteria, the award is presented to the firm which demonstrates...

CPA Global, the world’s leading provider of intellectual property (IP) management services and outsourced legal support, is targeting further expansion in Asia, with a particular focus on the growing China market. The company, which already has...

RacingThePlanet is a unique category of rough country footraces that take place over seven days and some 250 kilometers in remote and culturally rich locations around the world. Competitors must carry all their own equipment and food, are only provided with...

Senior corporate partner Andrew Tortoishell has been appointed to the Takeovers and Mergers Panel (the "Panel") and the Takeovers Appeal Committee (the "Appeal Committee") in Hong Kong. The Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC")...

International law firm Withers today announced that its Hong Kong Partner, Mimi Hutton, has been elected an International Fellow of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). Hutton, who joined Withers’ Hong Kong office when it opened...

Baker & McKenzie won the 'Asia Pacific Intellectual Property Firm of the Year award at the Managing Intellectual Property ( MIP ) magazine’s 2009 Global Awards. The Firm was also named ‘Russian Intellectual Property Firm of the Year'. ...

International law firm Withers is to open a new office in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) focusing on international litigation and corporate restructuring. Withers will become the only onshore law firm with litigators offshore. This will enable major litigation...

Walkers, the global offshore law firm of choice for leading financial market participants and international law firms announced today it has expanded its new Singapore office. Amid expectations of an increase in offshore legal work in Singapore, particularly...

Baker & McKenzie is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Aglionby, a partner in Hong Kong and China and head of the International Commercial Arbitration practice in Asia Pacific, to the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade ("CCPIT")...

Baker & McKenzie's global climate change practice has been awarded Top Legal Advisor to Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI) Projects by New Energy and New Carbon Finance. This is the second year running that the award has been...

Mallesons Stephen Jaques has been named National Law Firm of the Year for Australia and Regional Law Firm of the Year at the International Financial Law Review’s (IFLR's) Asia Awards 2009. The firm has also won three Deal of the Year Awards for Structured...

"The staffing adjustments we are making are necessary and appropriate given the deteriorating economic climate. We are reshaping our resource structure and cost base to better align with current business activity levels as a result of the recent market...

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has established its fifth Asia office with the opening of a Singapore location. Joining K&L Gates offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Taipei, the Singapore office anchors the firm’s growing presence in...

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, a leading international law firm, announced today its financial results for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009. The firm reports $986 million in revenue for 2008, which is an increase of 1 percent from the previous...

Mallesons Stephen Jaques has been recognised as a Caring Company for 2008/09 by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. The Caring Company award recognises companies operating in Hong Kong which demonstrate good corporate citizenship. Mallesons was nominated...

Walkers, the global offshore law firm of choice for investment banks, international law firms, investment managers, and other financial institutions announces its further expansion into the Asian markets with the opening of a new office in Singapore. Walkers'...

Matthew Gearing specializes in international arbitration and also posses substantial experience of conducting international disputes in the courts. He has been based in Allen & Overy's London office and is now based in the firm's Hong Kong office....

The global association, built on strong practice and sector synergies between the two firms, will give Bird & Bird a presence in Singapore, a key regional hub in South East Asia. Bird & Bird already has offices in Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai....

Ashurst LLP announces that it has received regulatory approval to open a new office in Hong Kong and to enter into a formal association with a Hong Kong law firm to provide local law advice alongside the international practice through the Hong Kong association....

Shanghai is widely regarded as one of the most important centres for finance and trade in mainland China, and is renowned for its strength in the manufacturing and technology industries. Building on the success of the firm's other Asian offices in Hong Kong...

Ogier, one of the leading providers of offshore legal and fiduciary services, was ranked Band 1 Fund Management Offshore Law Firm in Hong Kong in the Chambers Asia 2008, a guide that lists the top lawyers in the region, reaffirming the firm’s strength...

Lovells is reinforcing its position in the emerging market of Vietnam with the opening of an office in Hanoi to complement its long standing presence in Ho Chi Minh City. This follows on from the recent hire of two senior level consultants, Gregory F. Buhyoff...

Mallesons Stephen Jaques has been named Legal Adviser of the Year for Energy, Mining and Utilities in the inaugural Financial Times-Mergermarket M&A Awards Asia 2008. Mallesons is one of only two Australian firms to be recognised in the awards, which...

Work on an innovative transaction in Shanghai earned “Deal of the Year (Banking)” honors for international law firm Troutman Sanders from China Law & Practice.  The award was announced at the legal journal’s annual gala in Beijing...

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge announces the opening of a Hong Kong office by entering into an association with Hong Kong law firm Lister Swartz (www.listerswartz.hk) effective 1 October. “Expanding our client service capacity formally into Asia...

DLA Piper announced that the firm has received a perfect score, a 100 percent rating, on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) 2009 Corporate Equality Index (CEI). The firm is one of only 259 businesses nationwide to receive this distinction. “We...

Slaughter and May today announces that it plans to open an office in Beijing, subject to receiving the necessary approvals from the regulators in China. An application will be submitted to the Beijing Justice Bureau shortly and it is hoped that a licence...