Top CAM dealmaker rocks market with move to Khaitan
Top Indian dealmaker Shishir Vayttaden (L) has left the equity partnership at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas to join Khaitan & Co, along with two other partners in his team, K. Aishwarya and Aditi Singhvi.
Vayttaden and Singhvi will be joining Khaitan’s Mumbai office, while Aishwarya joins in Bengaluru.…
SG: Orrick bolsters Asia energy practice with hire from A&O Shearman
U.S. law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has announced the hire of project finance expert Michael Tardif as a partner in its Singapore office. Tardif joins from the Jakarta office of A&O Shearman.
HK: Loeb & Loeb private wealth partner returns to Withers
Withers has welcomed back private client and tax attorney Laurence Ho as a partner in its Hong Kong office from Loeb & Loeb.
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 as managing director and the return of Clarence Lun as head of dispute resolution and international arbitration.
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.
HK: Goodwin adds debt finance expert from White & Case
U.S. law firm Goodwin Procter has made its first Hong Kong partner hire in 2023 with the addition of debt finance attorney Stephen Howard from White & Case, where he was a local partner.
Trilegal hires 2nd partner in a week with the return of governance pro from EY
Indian law firm Trilegal has continued its hot hiring streak in 2023 with the addition of the year’s fourteenth lateral partner of the year – and the second within a week – in the form of corporate governance expert Sampath Rajagopalan, who returns to the firm from EY in Delhi.
DLA Piper adds real estate partner from BCLP in Singapore
Global law firm DLA Piper has added real estate attorney Ciarán Londra as a partner in Singapore, in line with its long-term strategic goal of enhancing real estate capabilities in the region.