HFW gets new construction partner in SG with hire from SK affiliate
Holman Fenwick Willan has hired construction expert Helen Lee as a partner in Singapore from SK ecoplant, an affiliate of South Korea's second-largest conglomerate SK, where she was general counsel and the head of global legal.
Lee is HFW’s second Asia hire this month after it brought back…
Stephenson Harwood hires corporate partner in HK from PRC’s Jingtian
UK-headquartered law firm Stephenson Harwood has recruited corporate finance specialist Justin Ma as a partner in Hong Kong from the PRC’s Jingtian & Gongcheng.
Appleby welcomes back offshore funds specialist from Carey Olsen
Offshore law firm Appleby has welcomed back offshore funds lawyer Eason Huang from rival Carey Olsen. Huang joins as a partner in Shanghai and a registered foreign lawyer in Hong Kong.
Stephenson Harwood lands Hill Dickinson’s former Asia regulatory head
Stephenson Harwood has hired Jonathan Goacher, the former head of regulatory for Asia at Hill Dickinson, as a partner in Singapore.
Linklaters makes corporate hire in Tokyo from N&A
Linklaters has welcomed M&A lawyer Yoshiyuki Asaoka as a partner in Tokyo from Nishimura & Asahi.
White & Case Singapore M&A partner moves to Freshfields
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has hired M&A lawyer Jon Bowden as a partner in Singapore from the U.S. law firm White & Case.
India’s IndusLaw adds partners from SAM, Tatva
Indian law firm IndusLaw has hired disputes lawyer Suadat Ahmad Kirmani and banking expert Pritha Chatterjee as partners from Tatva Legal and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, respectively.
Ashurst adds 4 partners in Asia, including 3 from Shearman
UK-headquartered law firm Ashurst has hired four partners in Singapore and Seoul. Jean-Louis Neves Mandelli and Scott Baggett (Singapore), and Anna Chung (Seoul) join from Shearman & Sterling, while Lawrence Jhe (also Seoul) joins from Kim, Chang & Lee.
Sullivan hires restructuring partner in HK from Kirkland
Sullivan & Cromwell has nabbed financing and restructuring expert Jacqueline Wenchen Tang as a partner in Hong Kong from fellow U.S. firm Kirkland & Ellis.
Hong Kong’s Gallant hires disputes partner from Harneys
Hong Kong law firm Gallant has hired disputes lawyer Andrew Chin as a partner from offshore firm Harneys.