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Davis strikes JV deal with former Atsumi lawyers
| Wednesday, 2 February 2011
Atsumi & Sakai has been rocked by the departure of partner Horoaki Takahashi and seven-strong team to Canadian firm Davis to create a joint venture to be named Davis & Takahashi.
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Japan: Seven new partners, new name for Atsumi & Partners
| Monday, 1 November 2010
Japanese firm Atsumi & Partners has added another name to shingle after recruiting an eight-lawyer (including seven-partners) team from local rivals TMI Associates. The partner whose name will now appear alongside the firm’s founding partner, Hiroo Atsumi, is Yutaka Sakai.
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Nishimura opens first overseas office in Beijing
| Thursday, 3 June 2010
Nishimura & Asahi, the largest of the Japanese 'big four' firms, has opened its Beijing representative office upon receiving the licence from the Ministry of Justice in April.
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Shanghai 2009 上海法律市场09年度报告
| Monday, 6 April 2009
The global financial crisis has not diminished law firms’ passion for the country’s most cosmopolitan and fast-paced city. Rather, it provides a timely opportunity for ambitious firms in this up-and-coming financial centre to prepare for a new wave of competition. ALB China investigates
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Tug-of-war for Lovells-bound partner in Tokyo
| Friday, 29 August 2008
Simmons & Simmons’s corporate partner and Tokyo office head Rika Beppu has to serve her full notice period – delaying her move to its rival Lovells - so that the firm can retain its joint venture with Japanese law firm TMI Associates.
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ANALYSIS: Asahi Koma's demise a coup for the competition
| Tuesday, 1 May 2007
After news leaked out early last year that Asahi Koma Law Offices was in discussions with Nishimura & Partners about a potential merger, the two firms were forced to publicly confirm the merger plans, leaving the entire process wide open to the prolonged scrutiny of the firms' competitors and clients, as well as the media.
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Paul Weiss yields Yano
| Sunday, 1 April 2007
The managing partner of Paul Weiss in Tokyo has left the firm for a role as comanaging partner of Morgan Lewis-TMI, the JV set up between US firm Morgan Lewis & Bockius and Japanese firm TMI Associates.
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Paul Weiss yields Yano to Morgan Lewis-TMI
| Friday, 30 March 2007
Lisa Yano, managing partner of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in Tokyo has left the firm for a role as co-managing partner of Morgan Lewis-TMI, the joint venture set up between US firm Morgan Lewis & Bockius and local firm TMI Associates.
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GROWTH SPURTS: Firms on the rise
| Tuesday, 1 November 2005
Whether it is for landing a prominent role on a key transaction, undergoing impressive growth, or simply upping sticks to a new location, the following firms across Asia are the ones that are on the march
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TMI Associates secures third JV
| Wednesday, 19 October 2005
Japanese firm TMI Associates has announced its second international joint venture (and third overall); this time with US firm Morgan Lewis & Bockius.
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Southeast Asia's largest IPO offers firms rich pickings
| Thursday, 18 November 2004
Thailand's largest refinery operator and petroleum product supplier, Thai Oil Public Company Limited, has closed the country's largest ever IPO and the largest in Southeast Asia for three years.
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