| Asian Legal Business
Oct 22, 2024 · After two years of virtual events, the Kingfisher ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2022 made an epic in-person comeback on Sept. 9, bringing around 200 legal professionals and leaders together for the prestigious celebration held concurrently at the Island Shangri-La and the Ritz-Carlton, and connected via livestream.
Helmsman | Asian Legal Business
Helmsman LLC (“Helmsman”) is a leading multi-disciplinary law firm servicing clients and partners in Asia, Greater China and further afield. Helmsman started as a dedicated shipping and commodities specialist practice and has grown to include practices such as commercial disputes, employment, and corporate, banking and finance.
ALB Asia M&A Rankings 2024 | Asian Legal Business
Sep 23, 2024 · ALB Asia M&A Rankings 2024. BY Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》, Nimitt Dixit | 23 Sep 2024. Asia’s markets, like the rest of the world, have seen a steep decline in dealmaking in the first half of the year. But macroeconomic trends, increase in asset quality and lucrative exit opportunities promise a better future for the region ...
Highlights of the Financial Services Act 2013 and the Islamic …
Aug 1, 2014 · On 30 June 2013, the Financial Services Act 2013 and the Islamic Financial Services Act 2013 (collectively referred to as “Acts”) have come into effect by substituting and repealing the Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989, the Insurance Act 1996, the Payment Systems Act 2003, the Exchange Control Act 1953, the …
EXPLAINER: New Singapore Ruling Offers Crypto Certainty
Sep 15, 2023 · Singapore was pegged by industry experts to become the cryptocurrency capital of the world. In 2021, the crypto market in Singapore grew to $1.48 billion, a ten-fold increase from the previous year, according to KPMG. Singapore lawmakers’ progressive attitude towards digital asset finance invited investors to its shores, setting up a rapidly expanding industry.
U.S. law firm Sterlington hires Withers' global aviation head
Sep 26, 2024 · U.S. law firm Sterlington has hired prominent aviation lawyer Paul Jebely as partner and international vice-chair. Jebely, who is based in Hong Kong, joins from Withers where he was the global head of aviation. An expert in advising on private aviation for ultra-high-net-worth individuals, Jebely has advised on approximately $23 billion of ...
Former Malaysian judge to lead AIAC | Asian Legal Business
Aug 12, 2024 · Kuala Lumpur-headquartered Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) has appointed Mary Lim Thiam Suan, a recently retired Federal Court of Malaysia judge, as its new director. Lim’s appointment follows the departure of former director Sundra Rajoo, and comes amid a restructuring of the AIAC, which includes the establishment of a new ...
Drew secures $3.5 bln judgment against Lim family in Hin Leong …
Oct 1, 2024 · REUTERS/Edgar Su. Singapore Big Four law firm Drew & Napier has successfully represented liquidators in securing a $3.5 billion judgment against former oil tycoon Lim Oon Kuin, known as OK Lim, and his two children in Singapore's largest reported fraudulent trading case. According to news reports, the Lim family consented to the judgment ...
Korea: BKL employment partner joins Dentons Lee
Sep 26, 2024 · Dentons Lee, Dentons’ South Korea member firm, has boosted its labour and employment offerings by hiring former Bae, Kim & Lee partner Eunjee Kim as a senior attorney. Kim has experience in preventing and resolving legal issues that may arise from labour relations with individual employees and collective legal relations with labour unions.
As U.S. takes aim at Chinese biotech giants, lawyers warn of …
May 2, 2024 · Japanese Big Four firm Nishimura & Asahi has continued its aggressive international expansion with the opening of an office in Hong Kong. The office will make it the first major Japanese law firm to directly open an outpost in the Asian financial centre.
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