The move marks the end of one of Singapore’s longest-running formal law alliance and follows a broader trend of international firms rethinking their local partnerships in the city-state
The latest rankings recognise 1,327 firms across 14 jurisdictions, with Indonesia recording the most upgrades and Hong Kong's IPO resurgence fuelling movement
Among top hires, Akin continues its Chicago build-out, while Latham, Reed Smith and Vinson & Elkins expanded their infrastructure, PE, corporate and regulatory benches
A $17 million dispute raises questions about banks’ responsibilities when cross-border payments are disrupted, testing consumer protection and diverse legal regimes, say Cornel Juniarto, Silvy Permatasari, and Binsar Parapat of Hermawan Juniarto & Partners
João Nuno Riquito and Belmiro Leong of Riquito Advogados analyse a Court of Final Appeal ruling illustrating how minimum capital and business scope in articles of association can influence judicial scrutiny of credit assignments
