We won’t carp on about it… Here’s the lowdown. Atlanta-based Troutman Sanders will close its three offices in Asia by the end of May. The U.S. firm announced internally on Monday that it is winding down offices in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai by...
Reed Smith Names Hong Kong Partner as New Asia Pacific Head writes law.com https://www.law.com/international/sites/international/2017/12/04/reed-smith-names-hong-kong-partner-as-new-asia-pacific-head/ Reed Smith has appointed Hong Kong partner Denise Jong to be the...
NYU School of Law has announced a grant of $5 million from the Government of Japan for an endowment of the U.S.-Asia Law Institute (USALI) to ensure its long-term sustainability and to promote the use of international law to resolve conflicts and disputes in Asia. NYU...
Singapore’s legal sector has taken steps to stay relevant, said Law Minister K. Shanmugam yesterday, including being a thought leader in Asean and building itself as a legal hub. The Straits Times reports The local universities such as the National University of...
THe FT writes… The FT’s Innovative Lawyers’ reports have for more than a decade provided a showcase for European and North American law firms’ innovations and the stories behind them. Those are the world’s leading legal sectors. But now, with the Asia-Pacific...