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Malaysia: Wong & Partners, Shook Lin & Bok act on record insurance merger
| Monday, 18 October 2010
Tier-one Malaysian firms Wong & Partners and Shook Lin & Bok have clinched one of the biggest Malaysian merger & acquisition deals this year – the 30% stake acquisition in Hong Leong Assurance Berhad. The deal makes Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (MSI) the second largest general insurer in the country.
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Shanghai Yaoliang appoints foreign counsel
| Friday, 9 July 2010
Shanghai Yaoliang Law Firm has recently upped its capabilities in offering international advice by appointing UK and Malaysian qualified lawyer, Janet Yong, as foreign counsel in its international team.
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US$1.37bn offerings puts high-yield notes back on agenda
| Friday, 21 May 2010
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.
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Financial lawyers head back to work
| Friday, 5 February 2010
Even though the financial crisis hit hard, banking & finance lawyers have found innovative ways to keep busy and keep fee revenues up
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Stamford Law gains three lawyers from local rivals
| Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Singapore-based Stamford Law has reeled in a trio of new hires from local competitors this month – Wendy Tan, Richard Tan and real estate specialist Richard Tan Ming Kirk.
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New management unveiled at Rajah & Tann
| Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Two new partners have been elevated to senior management positions at Rajah & Tann, following the retirement of both its longstanding managing partner and deputy managing partner, who are joining the bench.
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Beijing 2009 北京法律市场09年度报告
| Wednesday, 4 March 2009
In the context of the global financial crisis and the Olympics aftermath, the legal industry in the country's capital city is inevitably affected. But Beijing's legal fraternity believes that the legal services market will remain vibrant and prosperous.
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Islamic finance on the rise
| Monday, 30 June 2008
As the credit crunch takes hold, more companies are finding that Islamic financing is a viable alternative
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Firms positive about Singapore legal liberalisation
| Monday, 18 February 2008
Singapore's step to liberalise the legal services market and create a more competitive market finds wide support amongst law firms in the region, but some warn it will worsen the already crippling shortage of local talent.
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A&O ramps up for India, Middle East
| Friday, 18 May 2007
Indian lawyer Srinivas Parthasarathy has made the move from the Mumbai office of leading local Indian firm J Sagar & Associates to Allen & Overy's India group based in the firm's Singapore joint venture office, Allen & Overy Shook Lin & Bok.
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Singapore 2007
| Tuesday, 1 May 2007
As the Singapore legal market moves quickly toward liberalisation, local firms are eyeing regional markets as the next source of growth
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Firms collaborate on Tangguh LNG project
| Friday, 8 September 2006
White & Case, Allen & Overy and Latham & Watkins have worked in tandem to help close the groundbreaking US$2.6bn financing of the greenfield Tangguh LNG project in Indonesia.
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