Latham taps rival MoFo for M&A partner in Tokyo
Global law firm Latham & Watkins has turned to U.S. rival Morrison & Foerster to bolster its M&A capabilities in Japan with the hire of deals and private equity partner Yohei Nakagawa in Tokyo.
Nakagawa specialises in cross-border transaction advisory with a particular focus on the technology,…
NRF adds banking partner from Bakers in SG
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has bolstered its banking and finance capabilities in Singapore with the addition of Beelee Seah from Baker McKenzie, where he was a local principal.
Mumbai: AZB lands tax partner from IndusLaw
Tax lawyer Shruti KP has left the partnership at IndusLaw to join AZB & Partners in Mumbai.
Khaitan expands new Ahmedabad office with disputes hire
Khaitan & Co, India’s largest law firm by headcount, has welcomed aboard disputes expert Digant Popat as a partner in its recently launched Ahmedabad office.
Singapore boutique FLA adds matrimonial law expert
Singapore-based boutique firm Focus Law Asia has bolstered its matrimonial law capabilities with the addition of June Lim as a director. Lim joins FLA after a decade of running her own matrimonial firm, Eden Law Corporation.
JSA latest to add partner in hot Bengaluru market
Another in-house lawyer has returned to law firm practice in Bengaluru this week, with J. Sagar Associates welcoming back Rakesh Warrier as a partner from manufacturing services provider Zetwerk, where he was associate director for compliance.
SG: Insurance heavy-hitter joins Kennedys from RPC
UK law firm Kennedys has hired insurance industry veteran Mark Errington as a partner in Singapore from RPC. Errington is set to join in July.
East & Concord HK firm makes M&A hire from Akin Beijing
Yang & Yang Solicitors, PRC law firm East & Concord Partners’ Hong Kong association firm, has added M&A expert Dennis Yeung as a partner from the Beijing office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, which closed recently.
SG boutique Luo Ling Ling adds matrimonial disputes expert
Singapore-based disputes boutique Luo Ling Ling has added a fifth attorney to its team, with family and matrimonial disputes specialist Aileen Oh joining as director.
Korea’s Shim & Kim adds BKL arbitration practice head
South Korean Big Six firm Shin & Kim has bolstered its international arbitration bench with the addition of Brandon (Hyung-Sik) Bang, who previously co-headed the practice at Bae, Kim & Lee.