SG boutique BTP welcomes corporate partners from Eng, Links

by Sarah Wong |

 

Singapore corporate boutique BTPLaw has hired Lynn Ariele Soh (L) and Leeza Lee as partners. Soh was most recently a director at Eng & Co, the Singapore member firm of PwC Legal, while Lee was a managing associate at Linklaters’ Hong Kong office.

With more than 14 years of experience as a corporate…

HK: Cap markets expert returns to Jingtian after LC Lawyers closure

Beijing-headquartered law firm Jingtian & Gongcheng has welcomed back Li Fai as a partner in its Hong Kong office. He was most recently a partner at EY member firm LC Lawyers, which shuttered in January this year.

Offshore firm Appleby announces another HK partner hire

by Charlie Wu 吴卓言 |

Offshore law firm Appleby has added litigation and insolvency expert John McCarroll SC as a partner in Hong Kong, from the BVI office of rival Harneys. The hire is subject to regulatory approvals.

SG: Dentons Rodyk targets Chinese HNWIs with partner hire from Taxise

by Sarah Wong |

Dentons Rodyk has made its first partner hire of the year after welcoming aboard private wealth expert Linda Bai Lu from local outfit Taxise Asia, where she headed the China private client practice.

SG: Greenberg lures over KWM South/Southeast Asia M&A head

by Nimitt Dixit |

U.S. law firm Greenberg Traurig has added another shareholder to its recently launched Singapore office after hiring Jake Robson to co-lead the office and head its South and Southeast Asia M&A practice. Robson joins from King & Wood Mallesons, where he held a similar role.

Vietnam’s Frasers adds energy industry veteran as partner

by Sarah Wong |

Vietnamese law firm Frasers Law Company has hired Gwendoline Yi-Quin (Gwen) Brooker, an energy lawyer with extensive experience at majors Total and ExxonMobil, as a partner in its Hanoi office.

Yulchon continues disputes hiring spree with AMT practice head

by Nimitt Dixit |

International arbitration veteran David MacArthur is moving from Tokyo to Seoul, joining the partnership at South Korean Big Six firm Yulchon as co-leader of the disputes practice. His move comes at a time when Yulchon has been aggressively bulking up its disputes offering.

Offshore firm Appleby makes banking hire in HK from Mourant

by Charlie Wu 吴卓言 |

Offshore law firm Appleby has added banking and finance expert Lily Miao as a partner in its Hong Kong office from rival Mourant Ozannes, where she was a counsel.

Former Dechert Asia arb head joins SG-NZ boutique

by Mari Iwata |

Mark Mangan, formerly the head of international arbitration for Asia at Dechert, has left the firm to join New Zealand disputes boutique Lindsay & Francis. The firm will henceforth be called Lindsay Francis & Mangan.

Malaysia’s RDS hires 2nd ex-Zul Rafique partner within six months

by Nimitt Dixit |

Malaysian law firm Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership (RDS) has upped its partner strength to 20 after the addition of corporate partner Falisa Abu Bakar. Falisa’s last role was as a partner at Zul Rafique & Partners between 2016 and 2022.