APPOINTMENTS
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Duane Morris appoints first female chair of an international firm in Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City-based corporate partner Nguyen Thi Lang will lead firm's Vietnam business
Asia
TECH INCUBATORS
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas announces startups for tech incubator programme
Trio of Indian legaltech ventures will take part in this year's virtual 16-week scheme
HONG KONG
UK judge steps down from Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal
Baroness Hale takes unusual step of not seeking second term; says decision is unrelated to security law
M&A
Majority of companies expecting M&A uptick across Asia Pacific region, study finds
Baker McKenzie report says acquisitions will be a key driver of post-pandemic recovery
OFFICE CLOSURE
Clifford Chance pulls out of Seoul after strategic review
Decision comes nine years after CC pioneered drive by international firms to open in South Korea
APPOINTMENTS
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White & Case hires India-focused corporate partner from Clifford Chance in Singapore
Rahul Guptan was previously co-head of the Magic Circle firm's global India group
EXPANSION
Khaitan & Co setting up shop in Chennai to expand South India reach
The new office will be led by corporate partner Vivek Sriram and newly-hired dispute resolution partner Arva Merchant
APPOINTMENTS
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MoFo expands Japanese litigation practice with partner hire from DLA Piper
Cross-border disputes, investigations and regulatory specialist Takahiro Nonaka joins in Tokyo
ARBITRATION
'A real staging post' - Singapore shares joint billing with London as premier arbitration centre
Singapore and Hong Kong move up rankings as the status of Paris slips, according to major survey
CHINA HIRES
HFW hires Winston & Strawn's Shanghai managing partner in double Asia move
Corporate partner Brinton Scott is joined by former Cooper Standard in-house counsel Danielle Peng