RHTLaw Taylor Wessing has added litigation and dispute resolution specialist Sivakumar Vivekanandan Murugaiyan as a partner in Singapore.

Murugaiyan, who was previously a director of Straits Law Practice, acts for clients on civil and commercial arbitration and disputes matters.

His main focus includes building contract and construction disputes, banking litigation, company disputes, minority shareholder claims, claims relating to breaches of fiduciary duties, defamation and insolvency-related litigation.

Murugaiyan’s hiring comes shortly after RHTLaw nabbed Gerallt (Gez) Owen from UK law firm Withers, where he was head of international regulatory and corporate crime.