Allen & Overy has boosted its finance practice in the ASEAN region by relocating partner Matthew Hebburn from Hong Kong to Singapore.
Hebburn’s experience includes derivatives and structured finance, structured commodities and corporate trust and agency advice. He has also previously worked in the firm's London, Tokyo and New York offices.
One Essex Court, a commercial set of barristers' chambers in London, has announced that Paul Tan, former partner and head of arbitration for Asia at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, has joined its ranks as an international counsel and arbitrator.
Global law firm Hogan Lovells has hired international arbitration expert Rob Palmer as a partner from rival Ashurst to boost its dispute resolution practice in Southeast Asia.
Anglo-German law firm CMS has strengthened its Hong Kong funds practice with the hire of Helen Wang as a partner from Mayer Brown, where she was a counsel.