Andrews Kurth (Middle East) DMCC has hired energy and infrastructure lawyer Patricia Tiller as a partner in its Dubai office from Baker Botts.
Tiller has worked on projects including an offshore LNG regasification project, a $3 billion Dubai metro project, and has represented Kuwait Gulf Oil Company on issues arising under a joint operating agreement in the Saudi Arabia–Kuwait Neutral Zone.
Prior to Baker Botts, Tiller worked with K&L Gates, Allen & Overy and Allens Arthur Robinson.
Global law firm Ashurst has announced the appointment of Teruma Naito as a partner in its projects and energy transition (PET) practice in Tokyo. Naito joins from leading Japanese firm Anderson Mori & Tomotsune.
Indonesian law firm AVYA Law has appointed Noor M Aziz as partner to head its corporate, commercial, and business transactions practice group, marking the firm's third partner hire since July.
Hong Kong law firm PC Woo & Co. has appointed two new managing partners: Litigator Calvin Chow, who returns after a one-year stint at offshore firm Harneys, and Gary Wong, a long-standing corporate partner at the firm.