Anglo-German law firm CMS has expanded its dispute resolution practice in Hong Kong with the addition of partner Adrian Elms from DLA Piper.

U.S. law firm Goodwin Procter has hired private investment funds specialist Matthew Nortcliff as a partner in Singapore from CMS, where he headed the funds and indirect real assets practice.

Anglo-German firm CMS has hired Conor Warde as the head of its asset finance practice in Hong Kong from Mayer Brown, where he led its shipping finance and maritime transactions team.

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has advised Qatari telecoms firm Ooredoo on its agreement to sell its Myanmar unit $576 million to Singapore vehicle Nine Communications, which was represented by Rajah & Tann and Allen and Gledhill.

Prolegis, Herbert Smith Freehills’ Singapore Formal Law Alliance firm, has hired energy and infrastructure expert Adrian Wong as director and head of projects from CMS, where he was a partner.

The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre has named CMS partner Mariel Dimsey as its new secretary-general and Eric Ng, who currently serves as managing counsel, as its new deputy secretary-general. The pair succeed Sarah Grimmer and Joe Liu, respectively.

CMS has recruited finance expert Christopher Whiteley as a partner in Hong Kong from Ashurst, where he spent 15 years. At his new firm, Whiteley will help establish a capital markets and derivatives practice.

CMS Holborn Asia, the Singapore foreign law alliance (FLA) of CMS, has hired Daniel Tan as the head of its banking and finance practice. Tan was earlier a counsel at Clifford Chance.

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.