Bird & Bird has hired arbitration specialist Jonathan Choo as a partner in Singapore from Olswang.
Choo, who has had prior stints with Drew & Napier and DLA Piper, advises clients from industries such as TMT, finance, construction, insurance and aviation. He has has handled commercial disputes for clients based in Asia, Europe and the United States, and is also on the SIAC (reserve) and KLRCA panel of arbitrators.
Latham & Watkins and Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles are advising I Squared Capital on its $460 million acquisition of Philippine Coastal Storage & Pipeline Corp (PCSPC) from Keppel Infrastructure Trust and Metro Pacific Investments Corporation.
Malaysian law firm Zul Rafique & Partners has bolstered its energy capabilities following the return of partner Syed Haris Syed Yahya from oil and gas major Sapura Energy, where he was senior corporate counsel.
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has continued its strong capital markets rebuild, buoyed by India’s bullish stock market sentiment, with the addition of Gayathri Ramachandran as a partner in Bengaluru.