CMS

Babita Ambekar and Jonathan Goacher, former partners at London-listed firm DWF’s soon-to-be closed Singapore office, have joined CMS and Hill Dickinson, respectively.

Herbert Smith Freehills, Ashurst, CMS, DLA Piper, Hogan Lovells and Latham & Watkins have combined to develop a draft protocol to help deliver a globally consistent online case management approach platforms for conducting international arbitration.

Withers has expanded its international arbitration practice in Hong Kong with the hire of Sherlin Tung as a partner from CMS, where she was a senior associate.

CMS has quickly replenished its IP stocks in Singapore after hiring a team of IP lawyers from local firm JurisAsia, including managing partner Sheena Jacob.

Lau, Horton & Wise, CMS’ associate firm in Hong Kong has hired a three-member intellectual property team from Stephenson Harwood in Hong Kong led by partner Jonathan Chu.

The Singapore office of 39 Essex Chambers, a noted UK barristers’ chambers, has strengthened its arbitration practice with the hire of Steven Lim from CMS, where he was a senior partner in the local office.

The Hong Kong office of CMS has entered in an association with newly formed local outfit Shirley Lau & Co., led by an ex-Troutman Sanders partner of the same name.

CMS has entered into a formal law alliance (FLA) with Holborn Law, a Singapore boutique that had a non-exclusive association with Olswang, which merged with CMS Cameron McKenna and Nabarro in May.

Mayer Brown JSM has represented LKK Health Products Group on a 1.28 billion pound (about $1.68 billion) deal to purchase the iconic “Walkie Talkie" skyscraper in London from Canary Wharf Group and Land Securities Group, which turned to Berwin Leighton Paisner and CMS, respectively, for advice.

Recently merged CMS has relocated partner Jeremie Witt from Dubai and appointed him the head of its three-member infrastructure, construction and energy (ICE) disputes team in Singapore.