2013.11
HWB hires reg, compliance lawyer from KWM
Howse Williams Bowers has hired regulatory and compliance expert Jill Wong as a partner at its Hong Kong office.
Cooper to try saving Apollo deal in Dec hearing
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co will make a last-ditch effort to save its sale to Apollo Tires Ltd on Dec. 19, as it seeks a ruling from Delaware Supreme Court that could force the Indian company to complete their proposed $2.3 billion merger.
China signals shift to put market in charge of IPOs
China may reduce the influence of the state on stock markets as part of its sweeping reform agenda, including by making it easier for companies to list their stocks and making management of state-owned enterprises more accountable to shareholders.
Gadens recruits KPMG partner
Gadens has announced the appointment of a new hire from KPMG in the firm’s corporate advisory & tax group.
W+K lawyers’ marathon charity dash
Wotton + Kearney Special Counsel Heidi Nash-Smith and CEP David Kearney have together raised over $15,000 for a cause close to their hearts by completing the New York Marathon fund-raising challenge.
NZ: Christchurch earthquake prompts Citrix, data centre review
Learnings from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake have helped inform new technology and business interruption initiatives at trans-Tasman firm Duncan Cotterill.
Apple buys PrimeSense for $345 mln
Apple has bought PrimeSense, an Israeli maker of chips that enable three-dimensional (3D) machine vision, for $345 million, the Calcalist financial newspaper reported on Sunday without citing sources.
Kim & Chang lights up Korea Law Awards
Kim & Chang shone at ALB’s inaugural annual Korea Law Awards 2013, picking up eight awards, including Korea Deal Firm of the Year and Korea Law Firm of the Year.
Tilleke opens in 3 new countries
Tilleke & Gibbins has opened offices in Indonesia, Laos, and Myanmar, where it will initially focus primarily on intellectual property work.
CC, VILAF star in landmark Vietnam bond issuance
VILAF and Clifford Chance have advised Vietnam’s Vingroup Joint Stock Company on its $200 million U.S. dollar high-yield bond issuance, the first offshore public bond from a privately owned Vietnamese company, as well as the first from a Vietnamese real estate operator.