Among top hires, Akin continues its Chicago build-out, while Latham, Reed Smith and Vinson & Elkins expanded their infrastructure, PE, corporate and regulatory benches
Additions from Clifford Chance, Mayer Brown, Akin and Freshfields headlined a week that also included an M&A hire for Paul Weiss and Cleary’s hire of a PE-focused debt finance partner
Tom Schoors will combine the new EU chair role with his post as Belgium managing partner, helping global clients to tap into the firm’s EU expertise across 16 offices
João Nuno Riquito and Belmiro Leong of Riquito Advogados explain how customer and employee data can be centralised across borders while complying with Macau’s strict privacy regulations – a particular challenge for banks and casinos
Ken-Ying Tseng of Lee and Li, Attorneys at Law examines Taiwan’s emerging AI governance framework, from the AI Basic Act and risk classification tools to sector-specific guidance, and considers the compliance implications for businesses
Ditipriya Dutta Chowdhury and Vaishnavi Shukla of TWL Law Group outline the key changes following the enactment of India’s four Labour Codes and what employers should do next, as state rules are rolled out
