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Duane Morris Names Dr. Nguyen Thi Lang as Chair of Duane Morris Vietnam LLC

07 June 2021 by Duane Morris & Selvam

PHILADELPHIA, June 7, 2021—Duane Morris LLP has appointed Dr. Nguyen Thi Lang as chair of Duane Morris Vietnam LLC. Duane Morris opened offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in 2007.
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South Africa: Always-on culture is no excuse to bend annual leave rules

03 June 2021 by Melissa Cogger, senior associate; Leila de Saude, associate; Bowman Gilfillan Inc

Flexibility reigns in the COVID-19-era of remote working, driving trends such as semigration where professionals can escape the big city for the coast or countryside without taking a pay cut. However, with this inherent flexibility comes the assumption that, since an employee’s workplace is conveniently situated wherever they are, they are easily able to work outside of what would in the past have been considered as office or working hours. Welcome to the always-on culture.
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South Africa: How the move to online shopping could shake up retail employment

03 June 2021 by Bowman Gilfillan Inc

Motorcycle drivers delivering goods ranging from groceries to clothing have become ubiquitous on South Africa’s roads, especially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The question that arises is: are these drivers part of the wholesale and retail sector, or are they part of the road freight and logistics industry?
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South Africa: Kenyan regulators set their sights on free-and-easy fintech

03 June 2021 by Ariana Issaias, Of Counsel; Dominic Indokhomi, Partner, Bowmans, Kenya; Bowman Gilfillan Inc

The regulatory net is closing on Kenya’s fintech industry.
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South Africa: The ups and downs of private equity in post-pandemic 2021

03 June 2021 by Bowman Gilfillan Inc

While the COVID-19 pandemic slowed private equity (PE) deal-making and fundraising in Southern Africa in 2020, certain sectors within the industry still stand to benefit from the ongoing wave of portfolio and balance sheet restructurings.
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Austria: Dorda Advises Guidepost In $35m Funding Round In Tractive

01 June 2021 by Dorda

Guidepost invests in Austrian market leader for pet GPS trackers with the support of DORDA's Digital Industries Group.
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Anli adds three partners in Beijing

28 May 2021 by Annie Wang

PRC firm shores up depth at headquarters
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JunHe recruits finance partner in Shenzhen

28 May 2021 by Annie Wang

PRC firm increases office's partner headcount to nine
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Singapore: Duane Morris & Selvam acts on Affle’s INR 6 billion (US$82 million) QIP

27 May 2021 by Duane Morris & Selvam

SINGAPORE, 25 May 2021 – Duane Morris & Selvam LLP acted as international legal counsel to Axis Capital, Nomura and UBS, in their role as the book running lead managers, on the sale of INR 6 billion (US$82 million) of equity shares in Affle (India) Limited in a qualified institutions placement, including concurrent private placements outside India.
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Cyprus: Proposals for common corporate tax rate: A Triple Yes? Joe Biden – OECD – EU Commission

26 May 2021 by Elias Neocleous & Co LLC, Elena Christodoulou

In the wake of the Covid 19 pandemic and with public deficits having reached a zenith, tax reform appears to be high on the agenda of many of the world’s key players, most notably President Biden but also the OECD and the EU.

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