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Freehills and TransAsia Lawyers advise Indophil Resources on the recent A$545m takeover bid by Zijin Mining

04 December 2009
The board of Indophil Resources (ASX:IRN) yesterday recommended an A$545m takeover bid by China’s Zijin Mining. Indophil’s key asset is its minority stake in the Tampakan copper-gold project in the southern Philippines.

TransAsia Partners Participate in Asian Legal Business In-House Legal Summit

26 November 2009
Beijing: TransAsia Senior Partner and head of its employment law practice Dr. Isabelle Wan and Managing Partner Mr. Jesse T H Chang recently participated in the 2009 ALB In-House Legal Summit China. The Summit, now in its sixth year, brought together leading senior-level corporate counsel, business leaders and private practice lawyers to focus on the latest legal issues as identified by the top domestic and international law firms.

Dr. Wan presents at HKIHRM Annual Conference & Exhibition

25 November 2009
Hong Kong: On November 24-25th TransAsia senior partner, and leader of its employment law practice Dr. Isabelle Wan was invited to present at the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management (HKIHRM)'s  29th Annual Conference & Exhibition: WWW@Changing World, Winning Organization. Winning People. Winning Society. The conference sought to examine the strategies and best practices for building a winning organization in this ever-changing world, and to identify and pursue opportunities through strategic people management. 

TransAsia Lawyers and Freehills Release Joint Newsletter

24 November 2009

TransAsia Lawyers and Freehills' are proud to announce the release of their joint newsletter "Australia Update - China Edition". Each month the newsletter will focus on the recent trends and any legislative changes affecting Australia’s energy & resources, mining, infrastructure and related sectors. 

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TransAsia advises EA on its acquistion of Playfish

09 November 2009
Led by Partner, Kevin Guo, who was assisted by Helen Sunderland, Michelle Peng and Geoffrey Mullen, our firm was honored to have acted as Electronic Arts' PRC Counsel for its US$300m acquisition of Playfish (a leading creator of social network games). Please click here for the press release.

Littler hosts the 2009 Global Employer Institute

25 September 2009
On 24-25 Sep 2009 Littler hosted the second annual Global Employer Institute in Washington D.C. The conference brought together Littler shareholders and a select group of employment law attorneys from around the world to discuss and share their knowledge and experience of some of the most pressing employment law issues faced by employers today. 

TransAsia and Freehills Host Second Successful Conference on Chinese Investments in Australia

31 July 2009
Beijing: Following the success of the first conference in December 2007, TransAsia hosted in collaboration with Freehills and the China Industrial Overseas Development and Planning Association (CIODPA), "Invest in Australia - Beijing 2009" on Friday 31 July 2009. The invitation only symposium was officially endorsed by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), and was supported by the Australian government.

TransAsia Partner Conducts Workshop on China Employment Contract Law

25 June 2009
Singapore: With the increased interest that companies have shown in the Chinese market over the last few years, employment law is extremely important for those firms setting up or already operating in China.

TransAsia Lawyers Re-Affirms its Alliance with TA Lawyers GKJ Tokyo

08 June 2009
In February 2008, TransAsia entered into an alliance with TA Lawyers GKJ Tokyo (TA Lawyers).  We are proud to announce on behalf of both firms that the alliance has proven a tremendous success, and that we intend to cooperate even closer going forward.

Seeking Senior Editor

29 April 2009
TransAsia Lawyers is looking for an experienced Junior Lawyer/ English Editor to join our Shanghai office. The successful applicant should:
  • possess excellent English writing and editing skills
  • have 2-3 years' working experience (legal editing experience would be an advantage)
  • be a proactive team player