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Singapore's Drew names new CEO as Davinder becomes exec chair

BY Raj Gunashekar |

Davinder Singh SC has become the new executive chairman of Singapore Big Four law firm Drew & Napier, bringing to an end a two-decade stint as the firm's CEO. That role is being assumed by Cavinder Bull SC, co-head of Drew's competition law and regulatory practice.
AZB, Khaitan, Gunderson Dettmer on SoftBank’s $2.5 bln investment in India’s Flipkart

BY Raj Gunashekar, Reuters |

AZB & Partners has advised SoftBank’s Vision Fund on its nearly $2.5 billion investment in Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart, which turned to Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian and Khaitan & Co for counsel.
India: Trilegal hires banking and finance partner from JSA

BY Raj Gunashekar |

Indian law firm Trilegal has welcomed Kannan Rahul as partner for its banking and finance practice from J Sagar Associates (JSA) in Mumbai.
Philippines: Pinsent Masons, HSA, Gulapa Law on Clark Airport project

BY Raj Gunashekar |

Pinsent Masons and HSA Advocates have been tapped as international legal consultants for the $235 million (P12.55 billion) Clark Airport PPP project of the government of the Philippines.
SIAC opens second rep office in India

BY Raj Gunashekar |

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has opened a representative office in Gujarat, India, its second in the country.
CC, Shearman, Bakers star in Grimm Power’s $340 mln Thai IPO

BY Raj Gunashekar |

Shearman & Sterling, Clifford Chance and Kudun and Partners have represented greenfield plants-focused energy company B. Grimm Power on its $340 million initial public offering and share listing on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).
Renowned UK barrister moves to 39 Essex from Keating Chambers

BY Raj Gunashekar |

Leading UK barrister Paul Darling OBE QC will join 39 Essex Chambers from Keating Chambers, where he was Head of Chambers from 2010 and 2015.
Bird & Bird snaps up banking partner from RHTLaw in SG

BY Raj Gunashekar |

Bird & Bird has hired finance specialist Kim Kit Ow as a partner in its Singapore office from RHTLaw Taylor Wessing.
India: SAM hires banking partner from Juris Corp

BY Raj Gunashekar |

Indian law firm Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has hired banking and restructuring specialist Veena Sivaramakrishnan as a partner in its Mumbai office from Juris Corp.
Five firms star in Flipkart’s acquisition of eBay’s India unit

BY Raj Gunashekar |

J. Sagar Associates (JSA) has represented internet giant eBay on the sale of its India business to Bangalore-based Flipkart, which turned to Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) for advice.