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Businessman Awarded $70 Million in Vegas Sands Lawsuit

The Associated Press

A jury has awarded Hong Kong businessman Richard Suen a $70 million judgment against Las Vegas Sands Corp., the casino giant run by billionaire Sheldon Adelson that Suen claimed to have helped secure a lucrative gambling license in Macau.

Myanmar

Stephenson Harwood Launches Myanmar Alliance

The Asian Lawyer

Stephenson Harwood Launches Myanmar Alliance
Stephenson Harwood has entered into an exclusive association with Myanmar law firm U Tin Yu & Associates, becoming the first international firm to associate with a local firm. The association will be managed by Stephenson Harwood's Singapore-based partner Matthew Gorman and consultant Peter Church.

Singapore

Former DLA Piper Singapore Head Moves to Ince & Co

The Asian Lawyer

One-time DLA Piper Singapore managing partner Martin David has joined the local office of Ince & Co as head of the firm's Asia energy practice. In Singapore, Ince & Co has a formal law alliance with local firm Incisive Law. Including David and the Incisive lawyers, Ince & Co's Singapore office has 27 lawyers, 14 of whom are partners.

China / United States

Can China Change CFIUS?

The Asian Lawyer

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has emerged as perhaps the largest single obstacle to Chinese M&A activity in the U.S., and rejection of a number of attempted deals, especially in the high-tech sector, has fueled perceptions among Chinese business leaders that CFIUS is stacked against them. Now, China's government and business leaders are pushing back.

Haiti / Human Rights / Nepal / United Nations

U.N. Faces Threat of Lawsuit Over Haiti Cholera

The Associated Press

A human rights group says it will sue the U.N. if it does not agree to compensate Haitian cholera victims, apologize for introducing the disease through its peacekeeping force and launch a major effort to improve sanitation.

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