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Latham moves 2 corporate partners to SG

BY Ranajit Dam |

Latham & Watkins has strengthened its Southeast Asia practice by relocating corporate partners Rod Brown and Luke Grubb from London to Singapore. Grubb’s arrival marks the formal launch of the firm’s outsourcing and IP practice in the city-state.
Amarchand, Ropes advise Bain on $1 bln Genpact stake

BY Ranajit Dam |

Amarchand & Mangaldas and Ropes & Gray have advised Bain Capital on the $1 billion purchase of a 30-percent stake in Indian business processing and technology management firm Genpact, which was advised by Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
Amarchand, A&O advise on $1.25 bln SBI offering

BY Ranajit Dam |

Amarchand & Mangaldas and Allen & Overy have advised State Bank of India on its successful overseas offering of $1.25 billion of senior unsecured bonds due 2017, the largest offering by an Indian bank after the Lehman Brothers collapse.
Walkers expands SG team with relocation

BY Ranajit Dam |

Offshore law firm Walkers has expanded its Singapore office with the relocation of corporate partner Thomas Granger from Hong Kong.
IndiGo lawyer joins Kochhar as aviation, comp partner

BY Ranajit Dam |

Kochhar & Co has named Piyush Gupta, most recently a senior legal counsel with Indian airline IndiGo, as a partner in the firm’s competition and aviation law practice. Gupta will be based in Kochhar’s Gurgaon office.
Bakers for the Win in Myanmar

BY Ranajit Dam |

Baker & McKenzie has hired Saw Yu Win, a Myanmar-qualified lawyer, from DFDL’s Myanmar affiliate, in another sign of the growing level of business interest in the country.
Collas Crill hires funds partner in Singapore

BY Ranajit Dam |

Collas Crill, the only Channel Islands law firm to open an office in Singapore, has hired funds specialist Leon Santos as a group partner there. Santos will be based in Singapore from next month.
Boutique firm Ryan Lawyers opens in SG

BY Ranajit Dam |

Australian law firm Ryan Lawyers, which specialises in real estate, hotels, tourism, and construction, has opened an office in Singapore to cater to increasing client demand across the Asia-Pacific region.
Ex-BG lawyer joins JSA projects team

BY Ranajit Dam |

J. Sagar Associates (JSA) has hired Nitin Banerjee, most recently an in-house lawyer with UK oil and gas producer BG Group, as a retained partner.
EXCLUSIVE: DM&S, Stamford star in Heineken deal

BY Ranajit Dam, Reuters |

Duane Morris & Selvam has acted for Heineken in its successful S$5.1 billion ($4.1 billion) bid to buy the Asian group that brews Tiger beer from Singapore's Fraser and Neave (F&N), which was represented by Stamford Law.