Call For Submissions: ALB Asia's Top 15 Rising Lawyers
BY Asian Legal Business |Young and rising lawyers in Asia’s legal community are continuing to make their mark in the market despite the disruptions by the Covid-19 pandemic and deserves recognition for their achievements and contributions.
Induslaw advises India unicorn Mohalla Tech on $502 mln funding round
BY Aparna Sai |IndusLaw has counselled Indian company Mohalla Tech, which owns social media platform ShareChat and short video app Mo, on its $502 million fundraising round. The funding values Mohalla Tech at $2.1 billion.
India’s JSA snaps up cap markets partner from AZB
BY Aparna Sai |Indian law firm J. Sagar Associates (JSA) has added Niruphama Ramakrishnan as a partner in Gurugram from rival AZB & Partners.
Mumbai: Former Flipkart GC joins Pernod Ricard
BY Aparna Sai |Bijoya Roy, formerly vice president and group general counsel at Indian e-commerce company Flipkart, has joined French alcoholic beverage producer Pernod Ricard as South Asia general counsel in Mumbai.
SAM, Khaitan act on $1 bln Indian education deal
BY Aparna Sai |Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has advised Indian online learning platform Byju’s on its $1 billion acquisition of Blackstone-backed Indian tutor Aakash Educational Services, which was represented by Khaitan & Co. Trilegal counselled Blackstone.
Seoul: Three new disputes partners for Yoon & Yang
BY Aparna Sai |Big Six Korean law firm Yoon & Yang has bolstered its disputes offering with the additions of three new partners: Former presiding judges Su Yeol Lee and Sang Jae Park, and former chief prosecutor Young Hyun Kim.
HK: PRC firm Jingtian nabs disputes partner from CC
BY Aparna Sai |Beijing-headquartered firm Jingtian & Gongcheng has hired Jimmy Chan (Chen Guohao) as a partner in Hong Kong from Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance.
Skadden, Hughes Hubbard advise Singapore’s Grab on world’s biggest SPAC merger
BY Aparna Sai |Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Hughes Hubbard & Reed have advised Grab Holdings, the largest ride-hailing and food delivery firm in Southeast Asia, on its agreement to merge with special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Altimeter Growth Corp.
Is your firm cybersecurity-ready? [Brought to you by SS&C Intralinks]
BY Jenkins Fung |Like all industries, law firms are susceptible to cyber-attacks. In 2016, the Panama Papers leak shocked the world and brought cybersecurity to the fore. What came to light wasn’t only how politicians and world leaders exploit secretive offshore tax regimes; but also the rather astonishing lack of basic security practices on the part of the law firm Mossack Fonseca.
Q&A with Beomsu Kim, one of ALB Asia Super 50 Disputes Lawyers [Brought to you by KL Partners]
BY Asian Legal Business |The most effective strategy in dispute resolution is to explain the client’s position to the court or arbitral tribunal in a clear and comprehensive manner.
SUBMISSIONS OPEN: ALB Asia Top 10 Offshore Litigators 2021
BY Asian Legal Business |We are now accepting submissions for the ALB Asia Top 10 Offshore Litigators 2021.
Asia Deals: Week of April 12
BY Rowena Muñiz |Host of firms on Mohalla Tech’s $502 mln funding round, Skadden on freee K.K.'s $329 mln follow-on equity offering, and much more in this week’s Asia Deals table.