U.S. law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has hired restructuring expert Daniel Margulies as a partner in its Hong Kong office from Dechert, which shuttered its office in the Chinese city last year.

In a historic move that transforms India's legal landscape, the Bar Council of India (BCI) has announced groundbreaking amendments to its regulations that will, for the first time, permit foreign ...

Christian Teo and Esther Yong, former lawyers at Oon & Bazul, have launched Watershed Law, a firm that focuses on commercial litigation, international arbitration, and shipping, with a commitment to ...

Vietnam’s HM&P Law Firm has doubled its partnership with the hire of disputes lawyer Nguyen Ngoc Tra My in a strategic move to strengthen the firm's dispute resolution and litigation offering. With ...

Australian law firm Wotton Kearney, which specialises in insurance and risk, is set to expand its presence with a new office in Thailand – its second in Southeast Asia, and eleventh overall. Wotton ...

Labour and employment-focused U.S. law firm Fisher Phillips has opened an office in Tokyo, marking its second international location following its Mexico office launch in 2023. The new location aims ...

Jirapat Thammavaranucupt, a former partner at Weerawong, Chinnavat and Partners and co-founder of TTT+Partners, has established a new Bangkok-based law firm called Jirapat and Partners. In an ...

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and Ashurst have advised India’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) on its 100 percent acquisition of Australia’s Abbot Point Port Holdings (APPH) from Carmichael ...

U.S. law firm Ropes & Gray has welcomed private equity expert Richard Perks as a partner in its private equity practice in Hong Kong from Freshfields, where he had spent the entirety of his two-decade ...

Kristo Molina, formerly the managing partner of Witara Cakra Advocates (WCA), White & Case’s erstwhile Indonesia association firm, has moved to local outfit ALTA Advocates as a partner in the capital ...

The Hong Kong Law Awards 2025 will celebrate achievements in September, with record participation expected. Submissions are open until May 16, 2025, via a new user-friendly online platform. New ...