Jan. 1, 2012 will see a total of 34 promotions taking effect in the various offices of Latham & Watkins. Some 23 attorneys have been elected to the partnership, including one each in the firm’s Riyadh and Singapore offices, while an additional 11 associates have been elected to the role of counsel.
In Singapore, Timothy Hia has been elected in the partnership. The finance attorney’s practice encompasses bank financings, debt and equity capital markets transactions, project financings and corporate restructurings.
Hia has advised debtors and creditors on various acquisition financings, working capital facilities and structured financings, and has represented both issuers and underwriters on debt and equity capital markets transactions in Singapore and Southeast Asia. He has also represented sponsors, developers, financial advisors and lenders on various project finance transactions in the energy sector.
Also elected to the partnership is Riyadh-based attorney Salman Al-Sudairi, a U.S. and Saudi-qualified finance and corporate attorney with a focus on various financing transactions, including leveraged financings, project financings, Islamic financings, restructurings and capital markets transactions.
Al-Sudairi also advises Saudi Arabian and international clients in complex commercial transactions in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East region in a wide range of industries, including energy, retail, manufacturing, telecommunications, healthcare and hospitality. He has been instrumental in helping build the firm’s practice in the Middle East, including the opening of the firm’s Riyadh office in April 2010.
The overall group of 23 comprises attorneys who advise clients in a range of transactional, litigation and regulatory practice areas and across a number of core industry sectors such as energy, financial services, healthcare and technology, among others.
“These attorneys have consistently demonstrated their exceptional legal skills and intense dedication to client service. They’ve also shown the attributes of team spirit and intellectual curiosity that are hallmarks of the firm, and which make them valuable resources to their colleagues and clients alike,” said Robert M. Dell, chairman and managing partner of Latham & Watkins, in a statement. ALB
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