Indian law firm Trilegal has welcomed Kannan Rahul as partner for its banking and finance practice from J Sagar Associates (JSA) in Mumbai.
Rahul specialises in international banking, project finance, trade finance, general corporate lending, bond issuances and restructuring.
Prior to his nearly three-year stint in JSA, Rahul was with ICICI Bank in Hong Kong, where he served as group head of the corporate legal team.
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.