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Allen & Gledhill appoints Wang Xin partner to lead China practice in Shanghai, strengthening M&A

Jipyong and Kudun and Partners advise RIMAN¡¯s Thailand entry, managing licensing, regulation and compliance strategy    

ENEOS acquires Chevron Asia-Pacific downstream fuels and lubricants assets for JPY336 billion, pending 2027 approvals

KICA delegates visit JILA in Tokyo for collaboration on in-house operations and issues

LPA Tokyo hires partner Yoshiki Tsurumaki from King & Wood to boost corporate and M&A

Hogan Lovells and Freshfields advise on Brookfield¡¯s acquisition of World Freight Company

Allen & Gledhill establishes two new practices ¨C technology disputes, and healthcare, life sciences and pharmaceuticals

Drew & Napier assists digital asset platform Payward on its USD600 million acquisition of Hong Kong-based fintech Reap

Firms serve Kobe Bussan and Gourmet Kineya on their Meal Hub joint venture and airline catering business acquisition

Italian law firm Gianni & Origoni appoints Hong Kong-based partner Teresa Lee

Dechert appoints two partners from Milbank ¨C David Cho, ex-managing partner of the Seoul office, and special counsel Min Kim

Firms advise on Vault Minerals and Regis Resources merger to establish a new Australian Securities Exchange-listed gold company

Global Vietnam Lawyers names Le Phuong Dang as a partner and head of its Hanoi office, effective 4 May 2026

Mallesons appoints Mark McNamara as the firm¡¯s new chair, effective 30 June 2026, succeeding David Friedlander

Pinsent Masons appoints partners Chen Han Toh and Nicholas Hanna as co-heads of the firm¡¯s Singapore joint law venture, Pinsent Masons MPillay

Indonesian law firm Makarim & Taira S appoints Vincent Lie as its new managing partner, effective 1 May 2026

MinterEllison has advised Sumitomo Metal Mining Oceania, the Australian subsidiary of Japan¡¯s Sumitomo Metal Mining

Nishimura & Asahi advises on Japanese automotive instrument manufacturer Nippon Seiki¡¯s JPY49.8 billion (USD312 million) Toyodenso share buy

Fujian-based knitting machinery leader Huixing Machine completes the acquisition of the core business of 120-year-old German counterpart Mayer & Cie

Walkers and Baker McKenzie advise on Malaysian developer IOI Properties Group¡¯s SGD2.5 billion (USD1.9 billion) Singapore tower buy

Ashurst ADTLaw advises CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust?(CICT) on its SGD3.9 billion (USD3 billion) acquisition of Paragon

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto advises Hitachi Global Life Solutions on the JPY110 billion reorganisation of its home appliance business

AJ & Co appoints Rouse Lawyers founder's brother as a partner in its corporate advisory team in Brisbane

Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, the Singapore arm of the global law firm, and Gibson Dunn advised on regulatory technology company Diginex¡¯s

Grandall Law Firm has added six equity partners across its Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Fuzhou and Wuhan offices

Lee & Ko guides Korean global game developer Netmarble and affiliate Netmarble Neo on a bid to integrate the latter as a wholly owned subsidiary

Malaysian law firm Zaid Ibrahim & Co promotes Jonathan Lim Hon Kiat as managing partner, effective 3 April 2026

Practitioners say that while red-chip model is unlikely to disappear, companies will increasingly have to demonstrate its commercial necessity and regulatory compliance

Fieldfisher has welcomed the return of Margaret Tan back to the firm¡¯s fold as a partner at the Shanghai office, strengthening the corporate practice in Greater China

Four lawyers launch their own firm, Puno & Partners, in the Philippines

Nishimura & Asahi assists Panasonic on the transfer of its power tool division to Japanese manufacturer Makita

Firms are advising Delivery Hero on selling its foodpanda transport business in Taiwan to Grab for USD600 million

Simmons & Simmons has hired trademark lawyer Patsy Lau as a partner at its Hong Kong office, further strengthening its Asia

JunHe Law Offices welcomes return of partner Ryan Choi at the Hong Kong branch to bolster its capital markets practice

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is planning to reopen a Singapore office to strengthen cross-border capabilities across the Asia-Pacific region

A&O Shearman hires partner from one of Japan¡¯s big four in a historic first for an international law firm in Tokyo

JunHe has recruited private equity lawyer Zhao Rongjing as a partner, based at the firm¡¯s Shanghai and Hong Kong offices

In 2018, a large state-owned design institute signed a strategic co-operation agreement with a Hong Kong investment company to jointly develop a hydropower project in Nepal

Manila-based firm Sabornay Law has formed an alliance with Japan¡¯s Uryu & Itoga (U&I) to strengthen cross-border legal capabilities between the Philippines and Japan

South Korean law firms Lee & Ko and Shin & Kim are counselling on LY Corporation-backed LAAA Investment¡¯s KRW300 billion (USD200 million) investment in Kakao Games

Firms assist Thailand-based Arise Digital Technology¡¯s USD3.2 billion acquisition of a 25% stake in telecoms company True Corporation

In investment and M&A deals, valuation adjustment mechanism (VAM) agreements, also known as bet-on agreements, are increasingly used to bind the parties¡¯ interests and drive the target¡¯s performance

Han Kun Law Offices has appointed Joanne Loi as a partner at its Hong Kong branch, further strengthening the firm¡¯s capital markets practice

As M&A activities climb across the region, rising regulatory complexity and shifting market dynamics are redefining strategy, execution and the evolving role of general counsel

Duan & Duan Law Firm has received regulatory approval to establish a Guangzhou office

¡°Singapore is increasingly emerging as the first stop for many Chinese companies entering Southeast Asia¡± to pursue M&A activity, says Ivy Liu

Firms have advised on Indian company Inox Clean Energy¡¯s acquisition of Dubai-based solar project developer SkyPower MENA for an undisclosed amount

Indonesian law firm Hendra Soenardi and º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø AZB & Partners are among several firms, having acted on Stonepeak¡¯s acquisition

Fangda Partners, Freshfields, Noerr and DVMB acted as legal advisers on the deal

Zhaowei Machinery & Electronics listed on the HKEX on 9 March, raising HKD1.9 billion (USD243 million)

ASL Law is the first Vietnamese law firm to launch an office in the US, primed by local businesses¡¯ appetite to move into the American market

Loeb & Loeb has hired Phoebe Yan as a partner in its Beijing and Hong Kong offices to strengthen its investigations and regulatory practices across Greater China

Yi Wayn Ng acknowledges that ongoing geopolitical factors ¡°will undoubtedly influence M&A dynamics in 2026¡±

White & Case has hired Alex Elser as a partner in Sydney to strengthen its global M&A practice, private capital industry group

Lisbeth Lanvers-Shah, the newly appointed head of the India desk and of counsel at LPA Singapore, believes India is poised for increased cross-border activity across multiple sectors

Thailand¡¯s Chandler Mori Hamada has strengthened its corporate and M&A practice with the appointment of Paveen Khiewvichit as a partner, effective 6 March 2026

Clifford Chance and White & Case have acted on Japanese scientific instrument manufacturer Shimadzu¡¯s acquisition of Tescan

Fresh from taking the reins as Chooi & Company¡¯s managing partner, Yeong Hui Yap is already preparing for the growth

MoFo and Paul Hastings advised Japanese forestry and housing company Sumitomo Forestry on its approximately USD4.5 billion

Seven firms advised global investment firm KKR and Asian communications technology group Singtel on the full SGD13.8 billion

Weil welcomed back private equity expert Yu Peng as a partner in its Hong Kong office, where he had previously practised for three years

DLA Piper has strengthened its capital markets capabilities in Hong Kong and Chinese mainland with two major hires

Montage Technology, a leading provider of data processing and interconnect chips, listed on the HKEX on 9 February, raising USD901 million

A&O Shearman has strengthened its M&A practice in Australia with the appointment of Clayton James as a partner

Dong Ho Yoo, the new head of Jipyong Vietnam as of 1 February, has unveiled his plans to strengthen the firm¡¯s existing services

Latin American e-commerce giant Mercado Libre has appointed Mah Soon Sin as its China head of legal and government relationship

Withers has appointed former Sidley Austin partner Raymond Oh as a senior partner based in Hong Kong and Singapore, where he will lead the firm¡¯s corporate practice

Malaysian law firm Skrine has launched a dedicated India desk in response to a sharp increase in cross-border corporate activity between the two countries

Jia Yuan Law Offices has opened an office in Changsha, marking another expansion move following the opening of its Wuhan office

Zhong Lun Law Firm has recently established a branch office in Xi¡¯an, marking its first presence in northwest China and its 17th office worldwide

K&L Gates has rehired Lu Guiping as a partner at the Hong Kong office to strengthen its international debt and equity capital markets practice

LVMH will sell DFS¡¯s Greater China business to CTG Duty Free for no more than USD395m. Freshfields, Ruimin Law Firm and KWM advised on the deal

White & Case has hired Eduard (Ed) Sheremeta as a partner in Tokyo to expand its real estate, mergers and acquisitions, and private capital offerings in the Asia-Pacific region

Reed Smith¡¯s newly appointed Singapore managing partner Manoj Purush says his first order of business at the firm¡¯s helm is to sharpen focus across multiple industries.

Terminated M&A deals sweep China¡¯s semiconductor sector, drawing widespread market attention

Caught between national ambition and market reality, law firms in Chengdu and Chongqing are reshaping their paths

TT&A, Ashurst and Latham & Watkins advised on TotalEnergies Renewables¡¯ INR31.8bn sale of Adani Green shares

Jingtian & Gongcheng opened a Chongqing office on 19 December 2025, its 11th nationwide and second in southwest China

WuXi AppTec has sold its China clinical research services business to Hillhouse Investment

Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader plan a merger to form a global firm with 3,100 lawyers and USD3.6bn revenue

Tian Yuan advised on China Hongqiao¡¯s RMB63.5 billion aluminium merger, the largest private A-share M&A deal in China

Simpson Thacher, Fangda Partners, Davis Polk, Ogier, KWM, Latham & Watkins and Maples Groupadvised Geely on a USD2.4 billion deal to take electric carmaker Zeekr private and delist it from the NYSE

Jingtian & Gongcheng adds Lin Qing, Yang Junjun and Li Xinwei to its Beijing office, boosting expertise in M&A, capital markets and cross-border investment

Jia Yuan Law Offices hires Rachel Wang and Helen Liu for capital markets and M&A, based in Hong Kong and Shanghai

S&A Law Offices expands its regional disputes practice with the acquisition of U&L Partners

Japan remains the most active and favored market for hotel investment and M&A in the Asia-Pacific region, driven by continuing growth in inbound tourism

Zhong Lun and Han Kun advised Solta Medical, maker of Thermage, on acquiring full equity in China distributor Shibo Zhenmei

Jia Yuan Law Offices opens a Wuhan branch, expanding its Central China presence and strengthening regional capital markets services

When it comes to value contribution, there is more about an in-house counsel¡¯s role than meets the eye

Atsumi & Sakai has significantly deepened its competition and antitrust bench in Tokyo by onboarding former Japan

Clyde & Co hires Patrick Peng as partner and Greater China corporate head, boosting its insurance capabilities in Hong Kong

Jia Yuan Law Offices has appointed Zhou Mengjun as a partner in Shanghai, strengthening its investment funds and M&A capabilities

Beijing-based boutique Furui Law Firm has hired Zhang Sijie as a partner to further strengthen its cross-border practice

MinterEllison hires Lee Horan in Sydney to strengthen its M&A, private equity, and capital markets practice

Greenberg Traurig strengthens its Singapore team with Ashok Lalwani and Shih-Chi Pan to boost cross-border and India-focused legal capabilities across Asia

Joshua Cole joins Baker Botts in Singapore, bringing 25+ years of experience in M&A, data centres, and subsea cable transactions across APAC

King & Wood Mallesons is advising Huaihe Energy on its RMB11.69bn (USD1.64bn) acquisition of a power subsidiary

Greenberg Traurig has hired Ashok Lalwani, a former Baker McKenzie leader, to expand its cross-border and India-focused corporate practice in Singapore

Mori Hamada advised Daiwa House on its USD1.9 billion stake buy in Sumitomo Densetsu, with Anderson Mori acting for the target

Paul Hastings has hired Zhou Quan as a partner in Hong Kong, expanding its Greater China capital markets and M&A practice.

Japan emerges as a hub for regenerative medicine, with opportunities for foreign companies amid strict local regulations

Veteran lawyer Wang Weidong has joined Jingtian & Gongcheng in Beijing as a partner, bringing more than 30 years of experienc

Kirkland & Ellis and Baker Botts advised JERA on its USD1.5 billion first US shale gas acquisition from Williams and GEP Haynesville II

Jardine Matheson to acquire remaining Mandarin Oriental shares for USD4.2bn, advised by Linklaters and Slaughter

Simbolon & Partners has allied with Cambodia¡¯s BNG Legal to boost Asean reach in corporate, investment, dispute resolution and IP work

Duan & Duan Law Firm has obtained a practice licence for its new Wuhan branch to expand its presence in Central China

LAW Partnership has allied with Lee & Tengku Azrina to strengthen its regional reach and cross-border legal capabilities in Malaysia

O¡¯Melveny & Myers is closing its Tokyo office after nearly 40 years, with Tokyo head Yoji Maeda set to retire

MoFo advised SoftBank on its USD5.4bn acquisition of ABB¡¯s robotics unit, with Freshfields advising ABB

Greenberg Traurig expands its Singapore office with seven new lawyers to strengthen its regional full-service capabilities

Clifford Chance, He Ping, Slaughter and May, and Linklaters advise on HSBC¡¯s HKD106b Hang Seng Bank privatization

Han Kun Law Offices has hired Zhang Dong at its Shenzhen office to strengthen the dispute resolution practice

Zhong Lun Law Firm hired Yang Li as a partner in Beijing to strengthen its bankruptcy and restructuring practice

Zhong Lun expands its capital markets practice with new Hong Kong partner Wu Hao

Financial investors face rising M&A fraud risks and need stronger legal safeguards

The Revenue of 111 Chinese law firms depicts a struggling legal market and a rampant race for survival