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International Legal News - Asia
China / Hong Kong / United States
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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.
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Myanmar
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Stephenson Harwood Launches Myanmar Alliance
The Asian Lawyer
- 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
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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
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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
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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.
