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EY’s SG law firm grows with two more Dentons Rodyk lawyers

BY Aparna Sai |

Atlas Asia Law Corporation, the Singapore member firm of EY’s global legal network, has hired two more lawyers from Dentons Rodyk & Davidson as directors: Chan Wan Hong and Desiree Lee.
Sizable majority of companies to cut legal function costs in next 2 years, survey finds

BY Aparna Sai |

Around 82 percent of companies globally plan on reducing their legal function costs over the next two years, a survey from Big Four professional services firm EY has found, with 42 percent planning on doing so by more than 10 percent.
‘An exciting development’: Singapore Convention on Mediation opens for signatures

BY Aparna Sai |

A total of 46 countries, including the United States, China, India and South Korea have signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation after it opened for signatures on Aug. 7.
Arbitration centre focused on China, ASEAN to launch in SG

BY Aparna Sai |

A new international arbitration centre focused on disputes between parties in China and the ASEAN region will be launched in Singapore on Aug. 8.
Fangda hires investment funds partner in HK from Kirkland

BY Aparna Sai |

PRC law firm Fangda Partners has hired investment funds specialist Yue Zhang as a partner in Hong Kong from Kirkland & Ellis.
Deloitte’s associate firm in HK hires veteran lawyer from Zhong Lun

BY Aparna Sai |

J. E. Jamison & Co., Big Four firm Deloitte’s Hong Kong legal arm, has hired lawyer Norris Yang as a partner from Zhong Lun Law Firm.
CC, Latham lead on largest IPO in Asia so far this year

BY Aparna Sai, Reuters |

Clifford Chance and King & Wood Mallesons have advised Chinese securities company Shenwan Hongyuan Group on its $1.16 billion IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with Latham & Watkins and Grandall Law Firm representing the joint sponsors.
Indian law firm PSL opens rep office in China’s Hangzhou（双语）

BY Aparna Sai |

New Delhi-headquartered law firm PSL Advocates & Solicitors has opened a representative office in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, making it one of the first Indian law firms to establish a physical presence in the world’s most populous country.
AmCham issues warning over proposed HK-mainland extradition agreement

BY Aparna Sai |

The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong has issued a warning over a proposed extradition agreement involving the city, mainland China, Taiwan and Macau.
Morgan Lewis, Jones Day represent Huawei in lawsuit against U.S. blackout

BY Aparna Sai, Reuters |

Morgan Lewis & Bockius and Jones Day are representing Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies in a lawsuit against the U.S. government over a law limiting the company’s American business.