Singapore law firm Fervent Chambers announces leadership changes
Singapore-based law firm Fervent Chambers has announced significant leadership changes, with the appointment of William Wan (L) as managing director and the return of Clarence Lun as head of dispute resolution and international arbitration.
Wan joins Fervent Chambers to spearhead the firm's expansion and…
Freshies counsel joins Simmons as HK regulatory head
UK law firm Simmons & Simmons has announced the appointment of Kenneth Hui as its regulatory head for Hong Kong and Greater China. He was most recently a counsel at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
SG: K&L Gates poaches 2 corporate partners from DLA
K&L Gates Straits Law, the Singapore office of U.S. law firm K&L Gates, has strengthened its corporate capabilities in Singapore with the addition of partners David Kuo and Meraj Noor from rival DLA Piper.
CAM adds real estate partner in Ahmedabad
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has added a fourth partner to its ranks in July as real estate attorney Siddharth Singh joins the firm along with his entire team in Ahmedabad. Singh previously ran his own law firm SBS Legal Advocates in the city.
CMS boosts HK funds practice with hire from Mayer Brown
Anglo-German law firm CMS has strengthened its funds offering in Asia with the appointment of Paul Moloney as a partner in its Hong Kong office from Mayer Brown.
CAM continues July hiring spree with corporate lawyer from Trilegal
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has added a third partner in July, with Trilegal counsel Pooranimaa Hariharan joining the firm’s corporate practice in Bengaluru.
AZB adds TTA antitrust partner in Delhi
AZB & Partners has continued its antitrust growth with the addition of partner Dinoo Muthappa from Talwar Thakore & Associates in New Delhi.
SG: Amazon energy counsel returns to Bih Li & Lee
Singapore boutique law firm Bih Li & Lee has welcomed back energy sector specialist Marina Chua as a partner from Amazon Web Services, where she was a corporate counsel in the energy division.
Malaysia’s Lee Hishammuddin launches white-collar practice with new hire
Malaysian law firm Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill has launched a white-collar crime practice, hiring partner Tiara Katrina Fuad to head the group, at a time when the Southeast Asian country continues to see a rise in white-collar work.
HK: Simmons hires I-Mab Biopharma’s CLO
UK law firm Simmons & Simmons has added Richard Cheng Li as a partner and head of its healthcare and life sciences group in Hong Kong. Li was most recently chief legal officer of biotech firm I-Mab Biopharma.