NRF adds banking partner from Bakers in SG

by Nimitt Dixit |

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has bolstered its banking and finance capabilities in Singapore with the addition of Beelee Seah from Baker McKenzie, where he was a local principal.

Singapore boutique FLA adds matrimonial law expert

by Nimitt Dixit |

Singapore-based boutique firm Focus Law Asia has bolstered its matrimonial law capabilities with the addition of June Lim as a director. Lim joins FLA after a decade of running her own matrimonial firm, Eden Law Corporation.

SG: Insurance heavy-hitter joins Kennedys from RPC

by Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

UK law firm Kennedys has hired insurance industry veteran Mark Errington as a partner in Singapore from RPC. Errington is set to join in July.

Why are Singapore’s maritime authorities investigating a shipping crash in the U.S.?

by Nimitt Dixit, Sarah Wong |

On March 26, the Singapore-flagged cargo vessel Dali crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the U.S. city of Baltimore, taking the lives of six bridge construction workers. Since then, the city-state has sent shipping regulators to the U.S. for an investigation that brings international maritime laws to the fore, as authorities determine liability and damages arising from the wreckage.

SG: U.S. law firm Rimon hires Gibson Dunn restructuring head

by Nimitt Dixit |

San Francisco-headquartered law firm Rimon, which operates using a decentralised, distributed model, has brought on board Troy Doyle as partner and chair of its global restructuring group.

Milbank, A&G advise Philippines’ Hotel101 Global on $2.3 bln SPAC merger

by Sarah Wong |

U.S. law firm Milbank and Singapore’s Allen & Gledhill have advised Hotel101 Global, the hotel arm of Philippines-listed real estate firm DoubleDragon, on its $2.3 billion proposed Nasdaq listing through a SPAC merger.

UK insurance firm Fenchurch to enter Asia with SG office

by Nimitt Dixit |

Insurance-focused law firm Fenchurch Law has expanded its offerings beyond the UK for the first time, announcing plans for an office in Singapore.

Aussie law firm W+K to open in SG with Kennedys hires

by Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

Sydney-headquartered insurance and risk-focused law firm Wotton + Kearney (W+K) is set to open an office in Singapore in June after hiring Kennedys partners Ben Nicholson and Tom Morrison.

SG: Another McDermott energy partner joins WFW

by Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

Watson Farley & Williams has hired a second energy partner in Singapore from U.S. law firm McDermott, Will & Emery in the form of Clarinda Tjia-Dharmadi.

SG boutique Luo Ling Ling adds matrimonial disputes expert

by Nimitt Dixit |

Singapore-based disputes boutique Luo Ling Ling has added a fifth attorney to its team, with family and matrimonial disputes specialist Aileen Oh joining as director.