Tag: Southeast Asia
Kudun and Partners integrates law firm, names Vietnam head
Kudun & Partners integrates corporate and capital markets law firm Manunya & Associates with its founder Manunya Thitinuntawan joining as a partner
Cruz Marcelo MP is first Filipino LESI Gold Medal winner
Patricia Bunye, managing partner of Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia, is the first Filipino to receive the LESI Gold Medal
Cracking the bad eggs
As Indonesia’s new criminal codes take effect, local and foreign businesses are in a race to keep pace or pay the price
Indonesian firms assist on USD750m Bank Mandiri bond offering
Indonesian firms assist Bank Mandiri on USD750 million global bond offering in the first benchmark USD issuance from Southeast Asia since late February 2026
ACC Singapore session highlights core priorities of ESG, AI
ACC Singapore spotlights ESG and AI as key boardroom priorities in Southeast Asia at its session at the Mandala Club on 25 March
PJS Law steers USD35m microgrid rollout in Philippines
PJS Law advises Singapore-headquartered WEnergy Global and Philippine developer ARCII on the launch of a PHP2.1 billion (USD35 million) off-grid microgrid initiative
Firms act on USD5.1bn STT GDC buyout
Seven firms advised global investment firm KKR and Asian communications technology group Singtel on the full SGD13.8 billion
Malaysia’s RDS in strategic alliance with China’s DeHeng
RDS Partnership has formed a strategic alliance with China’s DeHeng Law Offices to support Malaysian clients expanding into the country
Thailand’s Pisut adds two new partners to corporate practice
Bangkok-based Pisut & Partners has strengthened its corporate and commercial practice group with the addition of partners Kru Sukcharoen and Panida Doungrutana
DeHeng opens Hanoi office to deepen Southeast Asia push
DeHeng Law Offices opened its Hanoi branch on 10 January, marking its fifth Southeast Asian office
Simmons & Simmons names new M&A head in Southeast Asia
Simmons & Simmons has appointed former Ashurst partner Michelle Phang as its new Head of M&A for Southeast Asia
Harneys expands dispute resolution team with Singapore hire
Offshore law firm Harneys has appointed former WongPartnership specialist Wei Lee Lim to lead its Singapore dispute resolution practice
Jones Day deepens APAC derivatives bench with Singapore talent
Jones Day has enhanced its global derivatives and financial markets team by hiring partner Colin Rice in Singapore from Norton Rose Fulbright
Legal support behind Chengdu’s manufacturing push abroad
As Chengdu pushes its “Brands Going Global” strategy, manufacturers shift from exports to global value chains
Orrick boosts Singapore bench with first disputes partner
Orrick has strengthened its Asia practice and Singapore office by adding Elaine Wong as its first disputes and international arbitration partner
AHP, Freshfields, CMS, Skrine drive Petronas-Eni oil-gas JV
Petronas and Eni have formed a 50:50 joint venture to combine oil and gas assets in Malaysia and Indonesia with legal support from Freshfields, CMS, Skrine, and AHP
Anderson Mori launches Malaysia desk to tap investment surge
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune has launched a Malaysia desk with RDS Partnership to support Japanese investment and cross-border work in Southeast Asia
O’Melveny & Myers boosts cross-border capabilities in Asia
O’Melveny hires John Curran as Corporate Finance Partner in Singapore to expand Asia presence
Orrick strengthens Tokyo energy team with new partner hire
Orrick expands its Tokyo energy team with the hire of former RWE Renewables counsel Akira Takahashi
Han Kun Singapore brings in dispute resolution partner
Han Kun hired Jerald Foo as partner in Singapore to strengthen its cross-border dispute resolution work in Southeast Asia
Milbank boosts corporate, M&A practice in Asia with new hire
Milbank hires Maurice Conway in Singapore to expand private equity in Southeast Asia
Cooley shores up emerging companies, VC practice in Singapore
Cooley hires David He in Singapore to expand its venture capital practice
Philippines’ Florete boosts disputes with Cambodian partner
Florete Law partners with A&D Law to offer cross-border legal services in Southeast Asia
Fresh talent advances Dentons Lee’s construction, disputes
Dentons Lee has hired Kyoung-ho Kim in Seoul to enhance its expertise in international construction, infrastructure, energy, and disputes
Bird & Bird forms Singapore restructuring, insolvency group
Bird & Bird launches Singapore restructuring group led by Ashok Kumar and Darius Tay to boost regional legal services
Freshfields lifts tech, life sciences with Singapore partner
Freshfields boosts its Singapore team with Harry Evans, enhancing its focus on tech and life sciences for regional growth
Malaysia’s RDS Partnership adds partners amid market
RDS Partnership boosts its corporate practice with new partners Sharifah Hamzah and Hurriyyah Kamaruzzaman
Baker McKenzie, Linklaters steer Thai data centre deal
Baker McKenzie and Linklaters advised on a major data centre deal in Thailand involving GIP, CP Group, and True IDC
Sunny Liew boosts cross-border bench at new Malaysian firm
Ong Eu Jin Partnership appoints quad-qualified Sunny Liew to lead China-focused cross-border deals
Baker empowers capital markets with Singapore specialist
Baker McKenzie hires capital markets expert Alexander Stathopoulos
Dentons plans Thai combination in latest SEA expansion
Dentons is expanding in Southeast Asia by combining with Thai firm Pisut & Partners
Rajah & Tann’s new MP eyes further regional expansion
Kim Beng Ng named Rajah & Tann’s new managing partner, focusing on expansion and AI
Five firms lead on SEA’s largest data campus financing
Yondr Group secures USD900 million for Southeast Asia’s largest data centre campus
Miura & Partners enters Malaysia in expansion streak
Miura & Partners expands into Malaysia via alliance with Donovan & Ho
A&O, Abdullah Chan act on USD1.2bn Malaysia data centres deal
Sime Darby Property secured a USD1.2 billion data centre deal with Pearl Computing
Quartet drives largest Cambodian microfinance sale
Bank SinoPac has acquired Amret Microfinance for USD 550 million, marking Cambodia's largest deal
Mofo Singapore deepens M&A bench with ex-partner’s return
Morrison Foerster boosts private equity & M&A in SE Asia, HK, Japan with Scott Jalowayski joining as partner in Singapore
HHP rehires M&A partner to meet rising demand in Jakarta?
HHP rehires M&A partner Bima Sarumpaet to meet rising investment demand in Jakarta
Rajah & Tann?hires new head for China amid investment surge
Rajah & Tann Asia appoints Michelle Li as head of arbitration, construction, and projects for China
Miura & Partners grows Asean work with Thai office
Miura & Partners has expanded its presence in Asia with the upcoming launch of a Bangkok office
Hogan Lovells boosts arbitration expertise with ex-MP
Hogan Lovells has hired Rob Palmer as a partner in Singapore to strengthen its international arbitration practice in Asia
K&L Gates expands energy practice in Singapore?
K&L Gates expands its energy practice in Singapore with Brad Roach and Alexandra Jones
Rajah & Tann steers Vietjet’s USD8bn deal in aviation rebound
Vietjet has secured an $8 billion deal for 400 LEAP-1B engines, signaling aviation's recovery in Southeast Asia
YKVN sole counsel in Vietcombank’s mandatory CB takeover
YKVN advised Vietcombank on its historic mandatory acquisition of Construction Bank
Wintell expands to Singapore in lift for Southeast Asia ties
Wintell & Co is opening its first overseas branch in Singapore to expand its legal practices
Tilleke & Gibbins adds tax, capital market talent in Bangkok
Tilleke & Gibbins hires Pootranon and Krailadsiri for Bangkok capital markets and tax
WongPartnership seals tie-up with Harvey in Asean first
Singapore-based WongPartnership has become the first law firm in Southeast Asia to partner with global generative AI
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow boosts global M&A with key hires
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow boosts M&A with Shirin Tang and Ang Lip Kian
Atsumi & Sakai opens first Southeast Asian office in Vietnam
Atsumi & Sakai has continued its global expansion with a Vietnam office launch in Ho Chi Minh City
Norton Rose boosts Singapore banking, finance with new hire
Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed partner Beelee Seah to strengthen the global law firm’s banking and finance team in Singapore
Allen & Gledhill’s arbitration partner launches boutique firm
Having been a partner for more than a decade, Chua Kee Loon, also co-deputy head of international arbitration at Allen & Gledhill, has left to establish a new disputes-focused firm, Chua & Partners
Shukla, Chak made partners in HSF India practice
Herbert Smith Freehills has promoted Siddartha Shukla and Dhananjaya Chak to the partnership of its India practice
OCBC’s arm sells in-house feeder fund platform
Dechert advised Bank of Singapore, the private banking arm of OCBC Bank, on the sale of its in-house private market feeder fund platform to global fintech Institutional Capital Network (iCapital)
Shearman hires energy counsel
Shearman & Sterling has hired Ong Kok Jin as a counsel in its global M&A practice in Singapore










































































