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Ayala Deutsch named INTA's 2020 president of the association and chair of its board of directors
14 January 2020The International Trademark Association (INTA) has announced the election of Ayala Deutsch as the 2020 president of the association and chair of its board of directors.
Kongsik Kim promoted to Nelson Mullins in Boston
14 January 2020Kongsik Kim has been promoted to Nelson Mullins in Boston, where he provides start-up, emerging-growth, and established companies with strategic advice on starting/growing business entities and building/managing defensive and offensive intellectual p...
IPOS Welcomes Ming Tan As Managing Director of IPOS International
03 January 2020The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore is pleased to announce the appointment of Ming Tan as managing director of its new subsidiary, IPOS International.
Rouse has opened its fifth office in China
30 November 2019Rouse has opened its fifth office in China, this time in Shenzhen.
Mark Hughes Joins Eversheds Sutherland
30 November 2019Mark Hughes has joined the Eversheds Sutherland Hong Kong disputes practice from Slaughter and May. Hughes joins the firm as a litigation partner, with a strong reputation for managing complex, high-stakes litigation in the Hong Kong and wider-APAC m...
First legal tech startup incubator in India selects three local startups to be in its first group of...
30 November 2019Prarambh, the first legal tech startup incubator in India, has selected three local startups to be in its first group of companies. JRTC Intern, Leegality and LegalMind join the incubator, which was launched in February by Mumbai-based law firm Cyril...
Nels Hansen has been promoted to partner at White & Case
30 November 2019Nels Hansen has been promoted to partner in the White & Case Tokyo office, where he is a member of the firm’s global mergers and acquisitions practice.
Thomas M. Shoesmith Joins King & Wood Mallesons
30 November 2019King & Wood Mallesons is expanding its US practice with the addition of international corporate partner Thomas M. Shoesmith. Shoesmith will play a key role in the ongoing development of the firm’s ability to serve clients in the US-Asia and global ma...
Allens has reappointed Richard Spurio as managing partner for a further four year term from January...
31 October 2019Fiona Crosbie, the firm’s chair, said: “The decision to reappoint Richard reflects our confidence in his leadership and the clear strategy he has developed for Allens..."
Andrew Craig will join Ashurst in its corporate division in Melbourne
31 October 2019Joining from Freshfields, where he had been a London-based partner since 2010, Craig specializes in digital economy transactions across a broad range of industry sectors and product lines, with a particular focus on technology.
Benjamin Choi joins Deacons as partner in IP practice
31 October 2019Choi has 20 years’ experience in the trademarks practice and focuses on local and foreign trademark prosecution.
Meng Ding joins Sidley Austin in Hong Kong
31 October 2019Ding has extensive experience in a broad spectrum of capital markets and M&A transactions, especially in the TMT, healthcare, financial institutions, hard-tech and other emerging technology fields.
Baker McKenzie has elected Hong Kong-based Milton Cheng as the next chair of the firm
31 October 2019Cheng is managing partner of the Hong Kong office and concurrently the chief executive overseeing Baker McKenzie’s offices and businesses across eight countries in the Asia Pacific region.
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Center has appointed professor Anton V. Asoskov to council
31 October 2019Asoskov is professor in the civil law department at Lomonosov Moscow State University, and a professor in the international private law department at the Russian School of Private Law.
June Yeum joins Pillsbury as a partner in the firm’s New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo offices
31 October 2019Yeum handles matters under major arbitral rules including the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, International Chamber of Commerce, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, International Centre for Dispute R...