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John Elliott Joseph Bauerschmidt The new year kicked off with a potential watershed moment in China's rapidly developing legal market. DENTONS and Chinese firm DACHENG LAW OFFICES sealed a deal that will see the two firms combining to form a new 6,500 lawyer outfit under a Swiss verein structure–a form of voluntary association which is a popular entry strategy for international firms into domestic markets. The merger will create the world's largest firm by headcount. On top of that, Dacheng then brought in a team of six equity partners from local firm Haworth & Lexon to strengthen its presence in Shanghai. In Australia corporate partner, John Elliott, joined rival global firm NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT in Sydney from independent Clayton Utz. Norton Rose Fulbright was in the news again, relocating its Asia Pacific energy head, Vincent Dwyer, from Sydney to Singapore. Also in Singapore KING & WOOD MALLESONS has been granted a foreign law practice licence by the Attorney General's Chambers in Singapore. Its practice will focus on international funds, energy and resources, and China inbound-outbound work.

Leading lawyers have called for market participants to now engage with regulators in helping to shape the CMU's future rules.

New regulations for depository receipts in India won’t be the deciding factor in boosting offshore listings. Listco candidates will be more focused on the country's market performance

A Philippines port operator has become the first Asian corporate to complete a tender offer of US dollar perpetual bonds. It should boost liability management in region

The region's leveraged debt markets have undergone fundamental changes since the global financial crisis

The trade association has boosted pan-European private placements by publishing a market guide. But obstacles remain

House of Representatives Democrat Elijah Cummings has told IFLR why he wants US banks to explain how they will benefit from the roll-back of swaps regulations

The two initiatives share common objectives, but the approaches - and their possible impact on investors - are materially different

Banks that favour a single point of entry model may be at greater risk of placing one of their subsidiaries into resolution under the FSB's TLAC proposal

The New South Wales financing was the first to close under its government’s new unsolicited proposal process