Tag: White & Case
Firms assist Pakistan’s landmark panda bond issuance
Pakistan issues South Asia’s first sovereign panda bond, raising RMB1.75 billion and funding green infrastructure
Firms act on landmark USD880m Thai data centre financing
Firms assist on an USD880 million green loan for a Chonburi data centre in the largest such project financing completed in Thailand to date
Firms map out Sun Pharma’s USD11.75bn Organon acquisition
Firms guide Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, its subsidiaries and associate companies on the USD11.75 billion Organon acquisition
Mori Hamada hires energy and infrastructure partner in Tokyo
Japanese law firm Mori Hamada & Matsumoto bolsters its energy practice with Kristian Bradshaw joining in Tokyo as a partner
Firms act on Manipal Health’s USD1.2bn IPO bid in India
Firms are advising on Manipal Health’s proposed IPO in India, with the healthcare company hoping to raise USD1.2 billion
Singapore’s top 100 lawyers plus 25 Legal Icons
Asia Business Law Journal unveils the top talent in the Lion City’s legal profession
Deals of the Year 2025
A look back at the blockbuster transactions of 2025 as we gallop into the Year of the Horse
White & Case adds partner from KWM to boost M&A practice
White & Case has hired Alex Elser as a partner in Sydney to strengthen its global M&A practice, private capital industry group
Clifford Chance, White & Case lead Shimadzu’s USD678m buy
Clifford Chance and White & Case have acted on Japanese scientific instrument manufacturer Shimadzu’s acquisition of Tescan
Paul Hastings strengthens energy practice with Seoul hire
Paul Hastings has hired Sungjin Kang as a partner in Seoul to bolster its energy practice
White & Case boosts real estate practice, adds Tokyo partner
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
Baker bolsters APAC projects offering with new co-head hire?
Baker McKenzie has significantly strengthened its finance and projects bench in the Asia-Pacific with the addition of project finance specialist Matthias Schemuth
Rising red mist
As China’s overseas investments rise, companies face growing complexity in cross-border disputes
HK hire boosts Dentons’ project finance practice in Asia
Dentons hires Dominic Gregory in Hong Kong to boost project finance in Asia
Multiple firms drive Fujitec’s USD2.7bn take-private by EQT?
EQT is launching a USD2.7 billion tender offer to take Japanese elevator maker Fujitec private
KWM adds heavyweight partners in HK from top global firms
King & Wood Mallesons HK hires four lawyers specialising in derivatives and restructuring
Firms guide Anthem Biosciences’ USD359m IPO on BSE, NSE
Cyril Amarchand, Trilegal and White & Case advised on Anthem Biosciences’ INR33.95 billion IPO, oversubscribed nearly 64 times
China Business Law Awards 2025
Which Chinese and international law firms have earned client trust through exceptional expertise?
Firms steer USD1.1bn Singapore buy of Japan’s Pioneer
Top firms advised on CarUX’s USD1.1bn acquisition of Pioneer from EQT
Beijing rises among top arbitration hubs
Asian regions top White & Case-QMUL arbitration survey, challenging Eurocentric dominance in global dispute hubs
White & Case session a highlight at IHCF spring academy
White & Case says Korean lawyers must now take a broader problem-solving approach, speaking at IHCF spring academy
ALTA builds capital markets with new team head Kristo Molina
ALTA Advocates expands its team with Kristo Molina, former managing partner of White & Case’s Indonesia firm
A&O, W&C drive Nomura’s largest overseas buy in 17 years
Nomura to buy Macquarie’s US, EU public business for USD1.8bn in A&O Shearman-led deal
Simpson Thacher, White & Case lead on USD1.3bn recycling deal
Simpson Thacher and White & Case advised on Toyota Tsusho America's USD1.34bn acquisition of Radius Recycling
Deals of the Year 2024
The most complex and interesting deals and disputes that have taken place in the past year
A&O Shearman, White & Case pick up Deliveroo’s HK exit
A&O Shearman, White & Case advise on Deliveroo’s Hong Kong exit, selling assets to foodpanda
Higher aims
The advantages of arbitration—speed, cost, confidentiality, and finality—are well known, but top China institutions aim higher
White & Case shifts Indonesia strategy, ends partnership
White & Case will end its exclusive association with Witara Cakra Advocates in Indonesia on 1 May 2025
Morgan Lewis deepens Tokyo real estate bench with veterans
Morgan Lewis strengthens Asia real estate practice, hiring Gerald Fujii and Naoki Ueyama from Withers, with 20+ years' experience
Indonesia’s Sarvasūks?ma boosts M&A team with new partner
Sarvasu?ks?ma appoints Rika Rusman as partner to enhance corporate and M&A capabilities, aligning with market demands
HKIAC lifts global presence in new deputy secretary-general
To enhance its global reputation, HKIAC appoints Kiran Sanghera as deputy secretary-general, succeeding Yang Ling
New major player
Chinese companies are more confident and setting higher standards in cross-border disputes
Trio counsels on USD260m Niva Bupa Health Insurance IPO
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, and White & Case advised on Niva Bupa Health Insurance's IPO
White & Case hires pair for M&A, private equity in Sydney
White & Case hires partners Aaron Kenavan and Jamie Palmer to strengthen its Asia-Pacific M&A and private equity practice
Nagashima Ohno eyes energy work in first European foray
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu’s new UK office aims to build an energy and environment work pipeline in Europe for Japanese firms
Quartet steers USD3.3bn Hyundai India IPO
Shardul Amarchand, Latham & Watkins, White & Case, and Cyril Amarchand advised on Hyundai Motor 含羞草社区 USD3.3 billion IPO
Nishimura’s new European push to seize on competition work
Nishimura & Asahi expands to Europe to meet rising M&A and competition law demand
Morgan Lewis hires white-collar specialist
Morgan Lewis adds partner Guo Bingna to its China office to bolster the firm’s international investigations practice
Linklaters hires restructuring veteran for HK arm
Restructuring and insolvency expert Mark Fairbairn will join Linklaters’ Hong Kong office later this year as a senior consultant
White & Case lifts real estate, M&A with new partner?
Global law firm White & Case has appointed Alicia Albury as a partner in its real estate and M&A practice in Sydney
White & Case opens disputes practice in Tokyo, adds partner
Arbitration specialist Shinsuke Yakura, ex-Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Tokyo head, now leads Tokyo disputes at White & Case
Herbert Smith Freehills adds energy partner in Singapore
Herbert Smith Freehills has hired Ee Lynn Tan as an energy partner in its Singapore office, bolstering the firm's energy practice
Rimon expands Asia operations with Tokyo office launch
US law firm Rimon expands in Asia, opening a Tokyo office, adding to branches in Seoul, Shenzhen, Singapore, and Sydney
China Business Law Awards 2024
China Business Law Journal reveals its top performing law firms of 2023
Rolling with the punches
The foreign firms that have overcome adversity and emerged as go-to choices for India legal matters
The A-List: Top offshore lawyers 2024
Following an extensive nominations process, Asia Business Law Journal reveals the top offshore lawyers
White & Case expands Tokyo funds practice with key hires
White & Case strengthens Tokyo investment funds practice with Sayako Shiraki as local partner and Hiroto Nakayama as counsel
M&A specialist joins Hogan Lovells’ Greater China team
Hogan Lovells has hired a partner in its M&A practice in Greater China from White & Case, Jiang Shaohui, who also brings two team members to the firm
Taking on uninvited takeover bids
Publicly traded Japanese companies are facing novel pressures to deal with unexpected acquirers knocking on their doors
Gibson Dunn adds HK partner in global finance practice boost
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher strengthens global finance practice with Daniel Abercromby joining as partner in Hong Kong
Freshfields, W&C assist in Uber and Delivery Hero’s USD1.25bn deal
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and White & Case are advising Uber Technologies and Delivery Hero
In-house Counsel Awards 2024
After extensive market research, we unveil the winners of the In-house Counsel Awards 2024
Linklaters boosts India services in Singapore
Linklaters has added Sayak Maity as a partner in its corporate practice to strengthen the firm’s India-focused M&A and private equity services in Singapore
New partner boosts White & Case funds practice in Tokyo
White & Case has bolstered its global M&A practice with the addition of funds partner Eriko Sakata from Linklaters in Tokyo
White & Case, Norton Rose advise on USD2.15bn LNG sale
MidOcean Energy & INPEX complete USD2.15B acquisition of Tokyo Gas’ Australian LNG interests
Deals of the Year 2023
India Business Law Journal reveals 50 standout deals and disputes of 2023, and the law firms that successfully concluded them
White & Case hires M&A partner Alan Bao for Beijing office
O’Melveny’s M&A partner Alan Bao has joined White & Case’s Beijing office as a partner to strengthen its corporate practice
Rising to the challenge
Joanne Lau reassures, doubling disputes to USD11.9B proves Hong Kong's top arbitration hub status
Veteran empowers White & Case’s global real estate practice
White & Case strengthens global real estate & M&A with new partner John Cahill, advising on financing & investments between Hong Kong and New York
Clifford, W&C aid CVC acquisition of Japan’s Sogo Medical
Clifford Chance and White & Case guide CVC in USD1.2bn acquisition of Japan's Sogo Medical - Nikkei Asia
Greenberg Traurig bolsters real estate practice with key hires
Greenberg Traurig has bolstered its real estate practice in Tokyo with the arrival of a four-lawyer team from White & Case
Capital markets expert Ryan Tou joins White & Case
White & Case’s Hong Kong office has welcomed Ryan Tou as a capital markets partner, bringing expertise in corporate finance
White & Case, HSF advise on MMG’s USD1.9bn acquisition
White & Case and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) assist MMG's USD1.88B acquisition of Cuprous Capital for operating rights to the Khoemacau copper mine in Botswana
Five firms assist on Egypt issuing Africa’s first panda bond
Fangda Partners, Dechert, JunHe, and White & Case advised on Africa's first panda bond, opening doors to the Chinese market for other countries in the region
Fresh face lifts W&C’s global debt finance practice
White & Case continues its expansion with the hiring of Cindy Riswantyo as a partner to its global debt finance practice in Jakarta
Four law firms advise on Inventronics’ EUR550m acquisition
Inventronics, a Chinese LED manufacturer, acquires ams Osram's digital systems business for USD580m, the biggest cross-border deal for a listed LED A share in five years
White & Case bolsters restructuring and insolvency practice
Sophie Lyall, previously a partner at Ashurst, has joined White & Case in Hong Kong as a partner of the firm’s global financial restructuring and insolvency practice
Full speed ahead
India Business Law Journal is pleased to present its selection of the top 15 foreign law firms for India-related work
White & Case strengthens litigation practice in Hong Kong
White & Case has hired Wilfred Ho, previously a counsel at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom for more than three years
Two law firms advise on Apollo’s expansion in Asia
King & Spalding and White & Case advised on the Apollo Hybrid Value Fund’s investment in PanAsia Health
China Business Law Awards 2023
China Business Law Journal reveals its top performing law firms of 2022
O’Melveny, Goodwin, White & Case in Samsung-eMagin merger
Three firms counsel Samsung Display and NYSE-listed eMagin in an agreement for the subsidiary of Samsung Electronics specialising in display products to acquire the American company for a USD218 million cash merger
Baker, White & Case assist Indonesia-China-Ford nickel plant project
Mining companies Vale Indonesia and China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt agreed to partner with Ford Motor to develop a USD4.5 billion smelter plant in Indonesia’s Pomalaa Block?
Project finance lawyer moves to Singapore for K&L Gates
Project finance lawyer and Seoul-based partner at White & Case, Sarah Park, has moved to Singapore to join K&L Gates Straits Law as a partner in the corporate practice group
Five firms steer Saudi Aramco’s Chinese business expansion
White & Case, Fangda Partners, Grandall Law Firm, T&C Law Firm and JunHe have advised various parties in two of Saudi oil giant Aramco’s latest oil projects in China
Deal highlights
Notable IPOs, De-SPAC, bond issuance, joint venture, license agreement, and loans in March and their legal advisors
Deals of the year 2022
India Business Law Journal reveals the standout deals and disputes of 2022 and the law firms that showed their worth in successfully concluding them
White & Case disputes head Melody Chan moves to Allen & Overy
White & Case’s head of greater China dispute resolution practice, Melody Chan, has left the firm to join Allen & Overy as a partner in Hong Kong
MoFo hires PE expert in Singapore, targets data centres
Private equity specialist Tabitha Saw has joined Morrison Foerster in Singapore as a partner in the transactions department and global private equity real estate group
Deals of the year 2022
China Business Law Journal announces the most exciting China-related legal transactions and disputes of 2022
Long roots, strong branches
What role will Hong Kong and Shenzhen arbitration play as the Greater Bay Area pumps up into a dynamic hub for all things commercial?
White & Case supports IFC, AIIB, SMBC on social bond investment
China’s first social bond issued by a non-bank financial institution, Haier Financial Services, saw White & Case advising three multilateral investors
Antitrust lawyer bolsters White & Case’s Sydney office
After working at Norton Rose Fulbright in Sydney for almost 15 years, and gaining a partnership in the past five years, antitrust specialist Belinda Harvey has joined White & Case LLP as a partner in Sydney
White & Case hires antitrust expert Stefanie Benson for global practice
White & Case taps the expertise of Allen & Overy competition and consumer specialist Stefanie Benson, hiring her as a partner in its global antitrust practice based in Sydney
Trio in Fullerton Healthcare’s high-profile merger
Singapore-headquartered healthcare service provider Fullerton Healthcare has completed a merger led by Hong Kong-headquartered private equity firm RRJ Capital with an equity injection and a senior loan totalling SGD390 million (USD283 million)
Fangda expansion targets capital markets, cybersecurity
Fangda Partners has recruited specialists to beef up its capabilities in the areas of capital markets and data protection
White & Case, Bedell Cristin team up in Gopher investment
Hong Kong-based Gopher Investments has acquired London-headquartered fintech company Finalto, the financial trading division of online gambling software supplier Playtech, for USD250 million
Energy expert relocates to White & Case in Tokyo
Energy and project finance specialist Julien Bocobza has strengthened White & Case’s global project development and finance practice as a partner in Tokyo
Khaitan pours ‘elegant solution’ as Inbrew buys USL brands
Inbrew Beverages bought 32 liquor brands from United Spirits (USL), the Indian arm of Diageo, for INR8.2 billion (USD108 million)?
Energy expert joins Nishimura & Asahi
Japanese law firm Nishimura & Asahi has hired energy and natural resources specialist Alexander Woody as a partner in Tokyo
China Business Law Awards 2022
China Business Law Journal reveals the law firms that have excelled in the past year
White & Case assists Lotte’s pharma expansion in US
South Korea’s Lotte Corporation has agreed to acquire Bristol Myers Squibb’s East Syracuse, New York, pharmaceutical manufacturing facility
White & Case advises lenders on Australian train refinancing
White & Case advised the syndicate of lenders to Reliance Rail on the AUD1.8 billion (USD1.3 billion), 21-year green sustainability-linked loan (GSLL) to fully refinance its existing debt facilities
Mapping global expertise
As a wave of dealmaking showcases legal prowess around the world, India Business Law Journal reveals the top foreign law firms for India work









































































































































