Ince welcomes dispute resolution expert in HK from Han Kun’s associated firm
BY Kristen Liu 刘诗宇 |Ince has hired dispute resolution and litigation lawyer Bonita Chan as a partner in its Hong Kong office.
HK: A&O loses 4th partner since June as Gibson Dunn nabs tech specialist
BY Aparna Sai |Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has appointed technology transactions partner Connell O’Neill in the firm’s Hong Kong office from Allen & Overy.
K&L Gates snaps up PE trio in Hong Kong from exiting Orrick
BY Aparna Sai |U.S. firm K&L Gates has strengthened its Hong Kong office with the hire of Sook Young Yeu, Scott Peterman and William Ho as partners in its integrated funds and private equity practice from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe.
Withers lands disputes team from Oon & Bazul
BY Aparna Sai |UK-headquartered firm Withers has expanded its litigation and arbitration practice in Singapore with the hire of partner Chenthil Kumarasingam and his team from Oon & Bazul.
HK: Loeb & Loeb launches trusts practice with SH team
BY Aparna Sai |U.S. firm Loeb & Loeb has launched a trusts and estates practice in Hong Kong after hiring partners Erik Wallace and Laurence Ho and associates Sarah Lai and Letao Tao from Stephenson Harwood.
SG: Former Rajah & Tann litigator joins Cavenagh Law
BY Aparna Sai |Cavenagh Law, the Singapore formal law alliance of Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance, has appointed Paul Tan as a partner in its cross-border litigation practice from Big Four firm Rajah & Tann. He will officially start on Sept. 1.
Asia Appointments: Week of July 27
BY Rowena Muñiz |Grandall makes 12 partner hires across China, Simmons grows VC practice, and much more in this week’s Asia Appointments table.
SG: Simmons beefs up investment practice with partner hire
BY Aparna Sai |Simmons & Simmons has hired venture capital specialist Dax Lim as a partner in Singapore from Osborne Clarke.
India’s Singh & Associates adds corp partner in Bengaluru
BY Aparna Sai |Singh & Associates has grown its corporate practice with the hire of partner Neeraj Dubey in Bengaluru from Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan.
Ashurst recruits disputes partner from A&O in Hong Kong
BY Aparna Sai |Ashurst has grown its disputes resolution offering in Hong Kong with the hire of Cliff Chow as a partner. Chow joins from Allen & Overy, where he worked for more than a decade.