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Reed Smith launches app to calculate arbitration costs

by Aparna Sai |

U.S. law firm Reed Smith has launched a mobile app called Arbitration Pricing Calculator (APC), which claims to be a first-of-its-kind app to help arbitration users calculate the costs of arbitration around the world.

Long-time Stephenson Harwood lawyer joins Thailand’s LawPlus

by Aparna Sai |

Corporate lawyer Paul Westover has joined Thai firm LawPlus as a partner in Bangkok from Stephenson Harwood, where he previously led the Greater China corporate group.

WFW expands HK finance practice with partner from Maples

by Kristen Liu 刘诗宇 |

London-headquartered Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has hired Jonathan Silver, an expert in assets and structured finance, as a partner in its Hong Kong office from offshore law firm Maples Group.

SG: HSF welcomes back project finance expert from SoftBank

by Aparna Sai |

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has welcomed back project finance specialist Rupert Baker as a partner in Singapore from Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group, where he was a senior counsel and head of the project finance and energy group.

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