Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners, Baker & McKenzie’s member firm in Indonesia, has named Erwandi Hendarta as its new managing partner, with Bakers’ member firms in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta also elected a new chairman.

Baker & McKenzie and its member firms have advised Telkom Indonesia on its acquisition of AP Teleguam Holdings, Inc. from Advantage Partners, a Japanese private equity firm that was represented by Kirkland & Ellis.

Baker & McKenzie has hired Ola Nicolai Borge as partner from Grant Thornton Myanmar, where he was the managing partner.

ALB Power List 2015 picks the most influential law firms in the region on the basis of work done, clients satisfied and talent acquired and retained.

Baker & McKenzie has expanded its Hong Kong office by hiring employment partner Rowan McKenzie from Linklaters and competition partner Stephen Crosswell from Clifford Chance.

Yulchon has opened its doors in Yangon to capitalise on an increasing amount of investment from Korean companies into Myanmar.

Baker & McKenzie and Debevoise & Plimpton have scored lead advisory roles on Japan’s Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co’s agreement to buy American insurer Protective Life for $5.7 billion in what is the largest ever acquisition by a Japanese insurer.

Asian Legal Business (ALB) has identified and ranked the top law firms for intellectual property across Asia in its 2014 IP Rankings.

Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow has appointed Andy Leck as its new Singapore managing principal to replace Edmund Leow, who has been appointed as a judicial commissioner in Singapore’s Supreme Court.

Walkers has advised Saudi Binladin Group Sukuk Ltd on the issuance of its fourth short-term sukuk al-murabaha, part of an approximately 12 billion Saudi riyal ($3.2 billion)financing of one of the phases of construction and development of Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport.