After spending 15 years or more at Singapore’s domestic legal giant Rajah & Tann, disputes specialists Danny Ong and Wern-Jhien Yam decided to break away to blaze their own trail. The duo founded Setia Law, which prides itself as innovative and solutions-driven while boasting expertise in crypto disputes and restructuring.
UK law firm Clyde & Co has hired aviation specialist Terence Liew as a partner in Singapore from Holman Fenwick Willan.
International law firm Squire Patton Boggs said on Tuesday it has hired partner Lian Yok Tan for its energy and infrastructure practice in Singapore.
Law firm Allen & Overy said Tuesday that it has hired equity capital markets and public M&A lawyers Kenny Kwan and Caryn Ng as partners in Singapore from Baker McKenzie.
South Korean Big Six law firm Shin & Kim has established an office in Singapore, its sixth internationally, and fourth in the ASEAN region.
Lisbon-headquartered law firm Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados, is set to open a new office in Singapore as it eyes the growing renewable energy sector in Asia, as well as rising legal demand from Asian investments in Africa.
J Sagar Associates has represented Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek on its acquisition of an additional 41 percent stake in Indian hospital chain Manipal Health Enterprises from investors, including U.S. PE firm TPG, which was advised by AZB & Partners, and NIIF, which was counseled by Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. Trilegal represented Manipal Health.
U.S. law firm Squire Patton Boggs has hired data security and technology specialist Charmian Aw as a partner in Singapore from Reed Smith.
U.S. law firm Milbank has welcomed restructuring expert Nicholas Dunstone as a partner in Singapore. Dunstone was most recently a partner at Hong Kong investment firm Asia Research & Capital Management (ARCM).
Danny Ong and Wern-Jhien Yam, former partners of Singapore’s Rajah & Tann, have established a disputes-focused law firm called Setia Law.