White & Case adds global debt finance partner in HK from Weil
BY Aparna Sai |White & Case has strengthened its global debt finance practice with the appointment of Daniel Abercromby as a partner in Hong Kong from Weil, Gotshal & Manges.
Two more SH partners move to Hong Kong boutique MB Kemp
BY Aparna Sai |Voon Keat Lai, managing partner for Greater China, and partner Ivy Wong have left Stephenson Harwood in Hong Kong to join local boutique MB Kemp, which was set up in September by two other former partners of the UK firm.
Asia Appointments: Week of November 23
BY Rowena Muñiz |Two senior lawyers join MB Kemp from Stephenson Harwood, Mayer Brown elevates 4 to partner, and much more in this week’s Asia Appointments roundup
Ex-DWF SG partner duo find new homes at CMS, Hill Dickinson
BY Elizabeth Beattie |Babita Ambekar and Jonathan Goacher, former partners at London-listed firm DWF’s soon-to-be closed Singapore office, have joined CMS and Hill Dickinson, respectively.
HK: DLA real estate partner rejoins firm from Ropes
BY Elizabeth Beattie |DLA Piper has welcomed back real estate Ed Sheremeta as a partner from Ropes & Gray, where he spent nearly six years.
Asia Appointments: Week of November 16
BY Rowena Muñiz |Soon-to-be closed DWF Singapore office duo transfer to CMS and Hill Dickinson, Singapore boutique firm Peter Doraisamy hires three, and much more in this week’s Asia Appointments roundup.
Delhi: TMT partner rejoins L&L
BY Aparna Sai |India’s L&L Partners has welcomed back technology media and telecommunications (TMT) specialist Asim Abbas as a partner in Delhi, nearly two decades after he first le
SG boutique Peter Doraisamy hires ex-CNP, K&L lawyers
BY Aparna Sai |Singapore boutique firm Peter Doraisamy has added three new lawyers: Partners Mike Chiam and Kyle Gabriel Peters, and associate Nicholas Kwa.
Mumbai: JSA boosts corp practice with team of 5 from L&L
BY Aparna Sai |India’s J. Sagar Associates has hired a team of five lawyers in Mumbai from L&L Partners, including partner Apurva Jayant.
Tokyo: White-collar crime expert joins Latham from Ropes
BY Aparna Sai |White-collar crime specialist Kaede Toh has joined Latham & Watkins’ Tokyo office as a partner from Ropes & Gray, where she spent nearly two decades.
Asia Appointments: Week of November 9
BY Rowena Muñiz |Latham nabs white-collar expert from Ropes & Gray, round of L&L Partners and Clifford Chance promotions, and much more in this week’s Asia Appointments table.
India’s S&R raids rival JSA for banking and finance team
BY Aparna Sai |Indian law firm S&R Associates has hired a team of five banking and finance specialists in Delhi from J Sagar Associates, including partners Divyanshu Pandey and Arpita Garg.