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Deacons hires PE partner in HK

BY Kanishk Verghese |

Deacons has appointed private equity expert Robert Woll as a partner in the firm’s financial services group in Hong Kong.
Orrick adds IP partner in Tokyo

BY Kanishk Verghese |

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has hired intellectual property litigator David Case as a partner in the firm’s Tokyo office.
STB, S&C star in Japan Tobacco's $7.8 bln share offering

BY Kanishk Verghese, Reuters |

Sullivan & Cromwell has advised Japan Tobacco Inc and Japan’s Ministry of Finance on the latter’s 742.8 billion yen ($7.8 billion) public sale of its stake in the Japanese tobacco company.
Skadden real estate head moves to DLA

BY Kanishk Verghese |

DLA Piper has hired Ed Sheremeta, the head of the Asia real estate group at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, as a partner at the former’s Hong Kong office.
HWB hires HK corporate partner

BY Kanishk Verghese |

Howse Williams Bowers has added corporate finance expert Peter Bradley as a partner at its Hong Kong office.
CC hires Mayer Brown maritime specialist

BY Kanishk Verghese |

Clifford Chance has hired maritime finance expert Alastair MacAulay from Mayer Brown JSM as a partner at its Hong Kong office.
KWM helps GHKLF seal co-ownership deal

BY Kanishk Verghese |

King & Wood Mallesons has advised Goodman Hong Kong Logistics Fund (GHKLF) on its co-ownership agreement with container terminal operator DP World.
Latham nabs Sidley lit partner in HK

BY Kanishk Verghese |

Latham & Watkins has hired senior litigator Ing Loong Yang from Sidley Austin to boost its dispute resolution department in Hong Kong.
Orrick, A&O lawyers join K&L Gates in HK

BY Kanishk Verghese |

K&L Gates has strengthened its team with the addition of two partners to its Hong Kong office: corporate and securities specialist David Johnson and commercial disputes expert Samuel Ngo.
Ashurst, CC, HHP on Indonesian IPO

BY Kanishk Verghese |

Clifford Chance has advised PT Steel Pipe Industry of Indonesia (Spindo) on its initial public offering in Indonesia, which the company hopes will raise up to $114 million.