Anant Law Firm launches in Cambodia after Bun split

by Nimitt Dixit |

 

Cambodia’s sleepy legal market has a big new player, after two co-founders of one of the country’s most prominent law firms, Bun & Associates, left to establish Anant Law Firm.

A full-service outfit with four partners and 32 fee-earners, all from Bun & Associates, the new firm will look to focus on…

Japan’s TMI establishes 2nd Malaysia alliance, sets up new office

by Mari Iwata |

Major Japanese law firm TMI Associates has entered into an alliance with Malaysian law firm SY Teo & Co, set up by Sze Yi Teo, an associate in TMI’s Singapore office. The alliance will also establish an office in Kuala Lumpur under the name of SY Teo & Co in Association with TMI Associates.

R&T, TKQP lawyers handed three-year suspensions for misleading SG’s highest court

by Nimitt Dixit |

Two partners on opposite sides of a matter, Chandra Mohan Rethnam of Rajah & Tann and Paul Seah Zhen Wei of Tan Kok Quan Partnership, have been handed three-year suspensions by the Court of Three Judges for misleading a five-judge panel on Singapore’s highest court, the Court of Appeal.

Why are Singapore’s maritime authorities investigating a shipping crash in the U.S.?

by Nimitt Dixit, Sarah Wong |

On March 26, the Singapore-flagged cargo vessel Dali crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the U.S. city of Baltimore, taking the lives of six bridge construction workers. Since then, the city-state has sent shipping regulators to the U.S. for an investigation that brings international maritime laws to the fore, as authorities determine liability and damages arising from the wreckage.

UK insurance firm Fenchurch to enter Asia with SG office

by Nimitt Dixit |

Insurance-focused law firm Fenchurch Law has expanded its offerings beyond the UK for the first time, announcing plans for an office in Singapore.

SUBMISSION OPEN: ALB M&A Rankings 2024

Submissions for ALB’s annual ranking of the best law firms for M&A in Asia are now open.

PRC’s Guantao, Hong Kong law firm Gallant in association

by Charlie Wu 吴卓言 |

The Hong Kong office of PRC law firm Guantao has entered into an association with local firm Gallant with the aim to better service clients when it comes to cross-border legal work, specially in relation to the Greater Bay Area.

HK: GPS co-founder exits to launch new disputes-focused firm

by Charlie Wu 吴卓言 |

Philip Georgiou, an international arbitration and litigation expert who co-founded Hong Kong law firm Georgiou Payne Stewien (GPS Legal), has left to launch his own firm, Georgiou Partnership.

PRC’s East IP, HK’s SIPS merge, add Zhong Lun IP team

PRC IP firm Beijing East IP has merged with the Hong Kong-headquartered SIPS, and also welcomed aboard a team of 36 IP professionals from Zhong Lun Law Firm.

South Korea’s DR & AJU launches legal AI Q&A chatbot

by Nimitt Dixit |

South Korean law firm DR & AJU Law Group has launched a legal chatbot powered by artificial intelligence, called AI DR & AJU, which it says is the first of its kind in the country.