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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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Japan’s largest firm opens first office in Vietnam
| Tuesday, 14 September 2010
Nishimura & Asahi, the largest of Japan’s “Big Four” law firms, has launched its first representative office in Southeast Asia. The new office in Ho Chi Minh will be the firm’s second overseas venture, after its first international office was launched in Beijing only three months ago.
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Korean Hanwha taps into Chinese chemicals industry
| Wednesday, 18 August 2010
South Korea's Hanwha Chemicals has recently purchased a 50% stake in Solarfun Power Holdings or US$370m. The deal marks the latest attempt by Hanwha's parent, Hanwha Group, to raise its profile in China through acquisitions and public offerings.
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Yulchon advises on Korea’s largest outbound M&A deal of the year
| Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Korean law firm Yulchon is advising Seoul-based Honam Petrochemical Corp on its US$1.27bn acquisition bid for a controlling stake in Malaysia’s largest petrochemical maker– Titan Chemicals Corp– one of Korea’s biggest M&A deals this year.
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Foreign lawyers in Korea to help improve legal system
| Tuesday, 23 March 2010
Thirty foreign lawyers in Korea have been signed up to help the Korean Bar Association improve and update the country’s judicial reporting, publishing and technological systems to international standards.
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Korea 2010
| Thursday, 4 February 2010
ALB reports from Seoul on a legal services market that has recovered
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2010: The Year Ahead
| Friday, 22 January 2010
A panel of legal industry pundits predict Tiger-Year trends and provide a guide to the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead
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Infrastructure investment pays dividends
| Thursday, 12 November 2009
Governments in the region are investing in infrastructure projects to stimulate activity, yet just how much of this stimulus is now translating into business for law firms?
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Korea’s Yulchon boosts antitrust practice
| Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Korean firm Yulchon has strengthened its antitrust practice by hiring a former official from the country’s chief antitrust watchdog, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC)
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International arbitration lawyers in demand in Korea
| Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Demand for lawyers specialising in international arbitration and antitrust matters in Korea is likely to increase as the legal market opens up to foreign firms and international arbitration gains more ground in the country.
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