Author: ihc

Hidden ‘Red flags’ – Getting under the surface in Southeast Asia

A team of 14 lawyers have left US firm, Hunton & Williams’ Bangkok outpost to join Rajah & Tann’s office in…

Eversheds has announced, on March 3rd 2014, that it successfully cemented a multi-billion dollar deal with the IATA (International Air Transport…

Handling a whistleblower allegation in China

Based solely on the votes of members of our In-House Community, we are pleased to present the winners of our External Counsel of the Year accolade. In-House counsel from around the region were asked, as part of ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL’s annual Representing Corporate Asia and Middle East Survey 2013, to name who they believed to be the outstanding external counsel in their jurisdiction, and why. Broken down by jurisdiction, below you will find a roll-call of over 60 private practitioners who won the particular acclaim of our In-House Community together with client testimonials. External counsel who received an overwhelming number of votes and plaudits, have been singled out as In-House Community External Counsel of Distinction. Congratulations to all those recognised below.

Joining the clutch of firms that recently opened offices in South Korea (following the liberalisation of the country’s legal market in…

With a changing sanctions regime, better infrastructure and strong reserves in oil, gas and timber, interest from foreign investors in Myanmar…