Melbourne based Aitken Partners has added to its strength in compulsory acquisitions with the recruitment of Peta Olive.

Herbert Smith Freehills has made two senior lateral hires in its corporate and finance practices.

Tighter controls for regulating the conduct of lawyers in South Australia have been introduced following the passage of the Legal Practitioners (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill last week.

More than 90 percent of attendees to the 4th Thomson Reuters Pan-Asian Regulatory Summit held in Singapore this week said they thought other countries would have a FATCA-type regulation within five years, with nearly two-thirds believing that there will be increased focus from cross-border regulations on FATCA and international taxation.

The partnerships of Ashurst LLP and Ashurst Australia have voted in favour of full financial integration of the two firms.

HSF joint CEOs Gavin Bell and David Willis will retire from the firm next year, the firm has announced.

Norton Rose Fulbright has announced that banking and finance partner Leigh Borrello has moved from the Singapore office to Sydney.

Thomson Reuters will be hosting a discussion this Friday in Sydney on corporate collapses and early warning systems for lenders, investors and suppliers.

DLA Piper has signalled an intention to build its corporate practice in earnest with a pair of high profile hires from Gilbert + Tobin and Ashurst.

Despite the notoriously brittle 2013 economy, one expert is not necessarily expecting a spike in restructuring activity.