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ALB surveys and rankings H2: Submissions open 22 Apr 2021 By Asian Legal Business
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Skadden, Latham act on Trip.com’s $1.09 bln secondary listing 22 Apr 2021 By Aparna Sai
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Hogan Lovells SEA disputes head joins DLA to lead investigations regionally 22 Apr 2021 By Aparna Sai
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DLA Piper partners with ESG platform Datamaran 22 Apr 2021 By Aparna Sai
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Call For Submissions: ALB Asia's Top 15 Rising Lawyers 22 Apr 2021 By Asian Legal Business
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In this new listing, ALB will pick the most highly recommended TMT practitioners based permanently in the Asian region. The list will be published in the July issue of ALB Asia.
Indian law firm Argus Partners has strengthened its corporate practice with the hire of Gaurav Singhi who joins as a partner in Mumbai from Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas.
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has represented Indian real estate company Macrotech Developers on its 25-billion-rupee ($331 million) IPO on the BSE and NSE, with IndusLaw and Sidley Austin advising the lead managers.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Commerce & Finance Law Offices have counselled travel website Trip.com on its $1.09 billion secondary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with Latham & Watkins and Jingtian & Gongcheng advising the joint sponsors and the underwriters.
Maurice Burke, formerly the head of the Southeast Asia disputes practice at Hogan Lovells, has joined DLA Piper in Singapore as head of investigations for Asia.
Indian law firm IndusLaw has hired real estate expert Praveen Kumar Thodupunuri as a partner in the southern city of Hyderabad from rival Tatva Legal, where he was a principal associate.
India’s J Sagar Associates (JSA) has welcomed back real estate and M&A specialist Karthik BM, who joins the firm as a partner in Bengaluru from IndusLaw.
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