Indian law firm Kochhar & Co. has hired Faizal Latheef as corporate partner in its Dubai office from Baker & McKenzie Habib Al Mulla.
Latheef focuses his practice on corporate and commercial law and has over 15 years of experience advising on foreign investment, joint ventures, M&A, corporate restructuring and employment matters in the Middle East.
With the addition of Latheef Kochhar’s Dubai office, which launched last year, now has five partners.
Malaysian law firm Zul Rafique & Partners has bolstered its real estate capabilities with the addition of Ainal Marlinda Md Said, who joins from her role as legal head of property developer Sime Darby Property.
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has added Lakshmi Rajagopalan, who was the assistant general counsel at B2B e-commerce platform Udaan, as a partner in its financial services and technology practice in Bengaluru.
Latham & Watkins and Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles are advising I Squared Capital on its $460 million acquisition of Philippine Coastal Storage & Pipeline Corp (PCSPC) from Keppel Infrastructure Trust and Metro Pacific Investments Corporation.