JSA hires corporate pro from AP & Partners in Gurugram

by Nimitt Dixit |

 

JSA Advocates & Solicitors has continued its market-leading expansion in 2024 with the addition of corporate attorney Harshit Anand as a retained partner in its Gurugram office.

Anand joins from AP & Partners, where he was a partner. He was previously at Trilegal for close to five years, during…

Japan’s Atsumi & Sakai adds two more partners

Japanese law firm Atsumi & Sakai has grown its roster after hiring Chris Hodgens and Makiko Harada as partners.

Nishimura hires Vietnam partner from MHM

Leading Japanese law firm Nishimura & Asahi has strengthened its Vietnam practice with the addition of veteran lawyer Nguyen Ngoc Phuc as a partner in Ho Chi Minh City from rival Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (MHM).

Four-partner Saraf disputes unit leaves for CAM

by Nimitt Dixit |

Four disputes partners at Indian law firm Saraf and Partners, led by senior equity partner Manmeet Singh, have left the firm to join Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, a source with knowledge of the move confirmed to ALB.

Tokyo Int’l continues growth with arb hire from Vietnam’s Frasers

by Sarah Wong |

Japan’s Tokyo International Law Office (TKI) has expanded further by bringing on board experienced arbitrator Earl Rivera-Dolera as a partner from Vietnamese firm Frasers Law Company, where she led the international arbitration practice.

Singapore boutique Covenant welcomes construction disputes veteran

Singapore law firm Covenant Chambers has appointed construction and engineering disputes expert Edwin Sim as a director.

Hunton Andrews Kurth adds Tokyo energy partner from White & Case

Hunton Andrews Kurth has hired energy and infrastructure expert Kristian Bradshaw as a partner in Tokyo from White & Case, where he was a local partner, Bradshaw announced in a LinkedIn post.

HK: DLA makes second hire from Links this year

by Mari Iwata |

DLA Piper has hired banking expert Trinh Hoang as a partner in Hong Kong from Linklaters, the office’s fourth new partner in the past 12 months.

HK: Ex-Addleshaws R&I partner heads to Ashurst

by Sachin Dave |

London-headquartered Ashurst has hired restructuring and insolvency expert Lance Jiang as a partner in Hong Kong from Addleshaw Goddard, which recently closed its office in the Chinese city.

Former Kirkland HK partner joins King & Spalding in Singapore

by Mari Iwata |

King & Spalding has hired investigations and white-collar crime expert Richard Sharpe as a partner in Singapore. Sharpe joins from the Hong Kong office of Kirkland & Ellis.