Shanghai-based Yuanda China Law Firm has ended its 13-year relationship with Chicago-headquartered McDermott Will & Emery (MWE), and entered into a new alliance with Winston & Strawn.

The annual ALB Korea Law Awards is now open for submissions! Returning for its 8th edition, the award ceremony continues to recognise distinctive contributions of private practitioners and in-house counsel within Korea’s legal landscape. The ceremony will be held on Nov. 12 in Seoul.

With COVID-19 hitting companies financially, firms are likely to undergo restructuring by offloading business units as they look to generate cash. This is expected to result in a growing number of carve-out M&A deals. Laurence He, market head for China and Taiwan at TMF, speaks to ALB about the carve-out M&A landscape and how TMF is best-placed to help.

The much-awaited ALB Japan Law Awards is returning for its 16th edition this year, on September 24 with an all new format of celebration – virtual awards ceremony. The annual celebration will continue to give recognition to outstanding legal practitioners, top law firms and most important deals from within and around Japan. 

Hong Kong boutique Gall has strengthened its family and matrimonial practice with the addition of Kajal Aswani as a partner from fellow local firm Robertsons.