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RBI tightens NBFC governance as PE and VC board observers face director duties, liability risks

Anant Mishra joins Aretha Legal as a partner in the firm¡¯s corporate, M&A, private equity and venture capital practice

º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø startup funding cooled in 2025, yet AI and deeptech rose amid regulatory reforms

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

Singapore law firm Collyer Law has appointed Hari Veluri as a director and head of its newly established disputes practice

Harneys has appointed William Lee as a partner in its Hong Kong office, further strengthening the firm¡¯s corporate practice

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

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

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

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

Former JSA and IC Universal partners launch Mantrika Legal, a new corporate law firm in Mumbai

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

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

Aequitas Law Partners launches in Mumbai with four former IC Universal Legal partners bringing strong expertise in corporate and regulatory law

Burgeon Law has merged with IC RegFin Legal with the latter growing to a combined strength of 150+ lawyers

Cooley hires David He in Singapore to expand its venture capital practice

David Wang, ex-head of Paul Hastings¡¯ Beijing and Shanghai offices, and partner Meka Meng have joined Hogan Lovells to boost M&A

Bombay Law Chambers advised Fireside Ventures on its Series A investment in Ace Blend

Former CAM partner Akshay Jeet Bhat has launched First Principles Law

Shivangi Sharma Talwar has joined JSA¡¯s Gurugram office as a retained partner in the corporate practice, bringing over 14 years of experience

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto strengthened its corporate M&A practice by adding partner Stan Yukevich from Morrison & Foerster

Bharucha & Partners appointed Vishnu Dutt U, Kaushik Moitra, Sneha Jaisingh, and Swathi Girimaji as equity partners

The BVI is Asia¡¯s key partner, offering flexible and cost-effective solutions for global cross-border structuring

Shringarika Priyadarshini has joined JSA as a retained partner in its Gurugram corporate practice

Based on insights from in-house counsel and top business leaders, India Business Law Journal celebrates º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø most popular lawyers making the A-List

Payal Dayal, former corporate head at AKS Partners, has joined Sarthak Advocates as a partner, bringing three team members with her

Our international A-list lawyers predict the practice areas that are bursting to boom this year

RPC has welcomed Kiat Wee Lau as a partner in its corporate practice to enhance the firm¡¯s capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region

Anisha Shroff will be heading the new Stratage Law Partners office in Bengaluru as a partner, with the firm hoping its presence in the city will effectively cater to clients in southern India

Nidhi Khadria, former director of legal at Matrix Partners joins Lex Consult to become the firm¡¯s third partner

Khaitan & Co has roped in JSA partner Sahil Shah as counsel in the investment funds practice group and will be based in Mumbai

Fangda Partners has made Zhang Huanyan a partner in its Guangzhou office