Berwin Leighton Paisner head of banking and finance Matthew Kellett has resigned in the latest departure to hit the mid-market firm. His departure was announced internally today. His destination is not yet known, but the firm said that Kellett was leaving “to pursue business and other interests”. In the wake of Kellett’s departure, managing partner […]
Rapid expansion continues at Clyde & Co. As revealed on The Lawyer today the firm has entered a joint venture with Chongqing firm West Link Partnership. Clydes will now be the first international commercial firm to have a presence in south west China. It is the first UK firm to enter Chongqing, a city the […]
On 15 October 2013, the recently elected federal government released a consultation paper and exposure draft legislation to repeal the carbon pricing mechanism, otherwise known as the Carbon Tax. The government announced that the Carbon Tax will be repealed effective from 1 July 2014 even if the carbon tax repeal legislation is passed after that […]
Australia has an impressive track record in legislating and enforcing work health and safety laws as underscored by the recent harmonisation of work health and safety laws in most jurisdictions across Australia. Safe Work Australia’s draft Code of Practice on Preventing and Responding to Workplace Bullying (or Bullying Code) is a game changer that marks […]
Baker & McKenzie has turned to Gleiss Lutz for the hire of employment partner Burkard Göpfert. Göpfert joins Baker & McKenzie on 1 November after 14 years at the German firm. He will be based in the Munich and Frankfurt offices. His expertise spans cross-border transactions and restructurings, as well as compliance and litigation issues. […]
By Roy Chan and Kit Kwok Since the China (Shanghai) Free Trade Pilot Zone (Shanghai FTZ) was approved by the State Council on 22 August 2013, investors have awaited detailed policies and regulations to be issued. In early September 2013, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress issued a decision authorising a filing-based system to […]
Clyde & Co has received regulatory approval to establish a joint venture in Chongqing with domestic firm West Link Partnership, making it the first international commercial firm to have a presence in south west China. As part of the deal, Clyde & Co and West Link will be co-branded as Clyde & Co West Link […]
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy has hired US capital markets lawyer James Grandolfo as a partner from Allen & Overy’s Hong Kong office. Grandolfo previously was A&O’s regional head of the Asia Pacific international capital markets team and head of the Philippines global interest group. He is experienced in the representing issuers and investment banks […]
Hill Dickinson has expanded its London reinsurance practice through the hire of a two partners from US-firm Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti. Partners Andrew Schütte and Neil Ellis specialise in insurance and reinsurance, particularly in the property, energy and casualty sectors. Both join as partners in Hill Dickinson’s new London office at Broadgate Tower. Hill […]
King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin is eyeing Riyadh. But Saudi has traditionally been a very difficult place for Western law firms to operate. Can they learn from others’ experiences in the kingdom? Riyadh-mission ticket CC gets it together in Saudi Arabia Freshfields keeps it in the family and signs deal with Saudi sponsor’s father […]
All the latest partner hires and other appointments within firms and offices in the Asia Pacific region. Australia Former Western Australia minister for mines and petroleum, fisheries and electoral affairs, Norman Moore, has joined Minter Ellison as a consultant in Perth. With 36 years as a MP, Moore’s remit with the firm will focus on […]
Some of China’s largest firms, including Dacheng, JunZeJun and Jingtian & Gongcheng, are among the first to feel the pinch as the country’s stock markets regulator gets tough on accounting fraud in the domestic market. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has fined one of China’s largest law firm Dacheng a total of RMB1.5m (£154,000) […]