Kennedys law firm news

Asia will undergo infrastructure and arbitration booms in the next ten years and the expanding market has room to accommodate more foreign law practices.

International boutique law firm Appleton Luff has promoted international trade lawyer Jay Nee to partner, after he joined the firm in 2009 as counsel.

Iain Sharp has joined the Singapore office of Kennedys as a partner in its maritime & international trade practice.

Litigation specialist firm Kennedys has hired construction and engineering lawyer Gordon Smith for its Singapore office.

More players, more sophistication

ALB Guide: Insurance Law 2009 is the latest in an exciting series of detailed insights into specific practice areas and the leading firms and lawyers operating within them.

After working as an insurance partner at Minter Ellison for six years, and more recently at Kennedys for two years, Mark Doepel decided that he wanted a fresh start and left the firm.

Plans have been announced for a Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX), a new international commodity derivatives exchange in Singapore.

UK-based insurance firm Kennedys yesterday launched its new Singapore operations. The office is headed by partners Robert Joiner and Julian Wallace.

New defections in Australian insurance practices have caused further upheaval in a sector that is rapidly reshaping. As more partners leave full-service firms for firms solely dedicated to the practice area, the question arises whether insurance law is becoming a specialist's game

ALB is proud to announce the finalists for this year's Australasia Law Awards, which will be held at the Westin Hotel in Sydney on 15 May

London firm Herbert Smith has no plans to join the string of international law firms that have opened offices in Australia. According to Gareth Roberts (pictured), corporate partner and deputy head of the firm's corporate division, the Australian legal market is too mature to allow the entry of yet another international firm.

London firm Herbert Smith has no plans to join the string of international law firms that have opened offices in Australia.

Within the body of Australasian law firms that are experiencing growth - either in numbers or in revenue - a few stand out. These have come from overseas to set up in the region for the first time, merged with other firms, taken over other firms' offices or their partners have struck out on their own from existing firms. <STRONG><EM>ALB</EM></STRONG> calls them the Fast 10

Bill Papastergiadis' recent transfer to boutique firm Moray & Agnew was inspired by his views on an ideal insurance practice. Specialising, he tells ALB, is the only way to go

The Treasury Department has recently reviewed the Terrorism Insurance Act and decided to keep it in place till at least 2009. With the threat of an attack still present, ALB takes a closer look at the impact the act has had since it came into force

UK firm Kennedys is planning to set up shop in Melbourne, after its first Australian office opened only three months ago in Sydney.

UK firm Kennedys is planning to set up shop in Melbourne, after its first Australian office opened only three months ago in Sydney.

Home to more than 500 global corporations, a breathtaking harbour and a bustling CBD, it's not hard to see the Sydney attraction for firms and companies considering a city set-up. ALB discovers the advantages of Sydney life in the legal areana

And the finalists are...
It's that time of year again. Now in its fifth year, the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards is back and promises to be bigger and better than ever in 2006. The following pages document the official finalists - and potential winners - of this year's awards