SG: White & Case adds M&A partner from India’s AZB
BY Aparna Sai |Private equity funds and M&A specialist Sayak Maity has joined U.S. law firm White & Case as a partner in Singapore from India’s AZB & Partners.
IndusLaw lands M&A specialist from SAM in Mumbai
BY Aparna Sai |India’s IndusLaw has hired corporate expert Faraz Khan as a partner in the firm’s Mumbai office from Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas.
HK: Ashurst strengthens global markets team with A&O hire
BY Aparna Sai |UK firm Ashurst has strengthened its global markets practice with the hire of Jessica Li as a partner in Hong Kong from Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy, where she was a counsel.
DLA nabs cap markets specialist from HSF in HK
BY Aparna Sai |DLA Piper had added George Wu as a partner in Hong Kong from Herbert Smith Freehills, where he was an of counsel.
SG: K&S gets corporate specialist from Skadden
BY Aparna Sai |U.S. firm King & Spalding has recruited Parveet Singh Gandoak as a partner in Singapore from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, where he was a counsel.
Freshies’ Asia sanctions head joins Ashurst as partner in Tokyo
BY Aparna Sai |UK firm Ashurst has hired Alexander Dmitrenko as a partner in Tokyo from Magic Circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where he was head of Asia sanctions.
Argus Partners adds corporate expert from AZB
BY Aparna Sai |India’s Argus Partners has hired Prashanth Sabeshan as a partner in the firm’s corporate and infrastructure practice in Bengaluru from AZB & Partners.
CC hires DCM partner in Hong Kong from Shearman
BY Kristen Liu 刘诗宇 |Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance has hired debt markets specialist Alan Yeung as a partner in its Hong Kong office from Shearman & Sterling.
Hunton Andrews Kurth expands energy team with Tokyo hire
BY Reuters |Hunton Andrews Kurth has snapped up a project finance partner from Hogan Lovells in Tokyo as it continues expanding its global energy and infrastructure team.
A&G gets new private wealth co-head from JP Morgan
BY Aparna Sai |Allen & Gledhill, Singapore’s largest law firm, has hired Goh Eng Cher as co-head of the firm’s private wealth practice from JP Morgan.
HK: Swartz Binnersley shutters, founders find homes at DLA, Anjie
BY Aparna Sai |Hong Kong law firm Swartz, Binnersley & Associates has closed down after about three years of operation, with its two founders, Kristi Swartz and Nigel Binnersley, moving to DLA Piper and Hauzen respectively.
Mischon strengthens disputes practice in SG with hire from in-house
BY Aparna Sai |UK firm Mishcon de Reya has added dispute resolution specialist Henry Winter as a partner in Singapore. Winter was most recently in an in-house role at QBE Insurance.