Philippines: Ocampo & Suralvo bolsters disputes offering with new partner
Philippine law firm Ocampo & Suralvo Law Offices has hired litigator Anthony RV Jacoba as partner and head of its dispute resolution and insolvency practice group.
With over 14 years of experience, Jacoba joins the firm from his private practice, where he had been operating since April 2020. Previously…
CAM cap marks partner jumps to AZB
India’s capital markets partner musical chairs have continued with Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas partner Janhavi Seksaria moving down the street to AZB & Partners in Mumbai, at a time when law firms look to bolster their practices to align with India’s unprecedented stock market run in 2024.
JSA hires corporate pro from AP & Partners in Gurugram
JSA has continued its market-leading expansion in 2024 with the addition of corporate attorney Harshit Anand as a retained partner in its Gurugram office.
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
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
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.
HK: PRC firm Haiwen lures over shipping disputes expert from Hill Dickinson
PRC law firm Haiwen & Partners has hired shipping dispute resolution specialist Edward Liu as a partner in its Hong Kong office from the UK’s Hill Dickinson.
SG: Clifford Chance grows investigations offering with hire from Kobre
Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance has expanded its investigations and enforcement offering after hiring Vasu Muthyala as a partner in its litigation and dispute resolution practice team in Singapore from the Hong Kong office of Kobre & Kim.
Ashurst’s SG firm snaps up M&A quartet from Allen & Gledhill
Ashurst’s Singapore alliance firm, ADTLaw, has hired four lawyers from Allen & Gledhill, the largest firm in the city-state. Tao Koon Chiam joins as ADTLaw’s head of M&A for Southeast Asia, while Xiaozheng Ko and Choo Yi Ming join as director, and George Kho as associate director.