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Sidley disputes partner joins Singapore's Duxton Hill Chambers
ZJ Jennifer Lim, a former disputes partner at U.S. law firm Sidley Austin, has joined Duxton Hill Chambers (Singapore Group Practice) as a member.
Stephenson Harwood SG alliance firm lands corp partner from Dentons
Virtus Law, UK law firm Stephenson Harwood's Singapore alliance firm, has hired corporate lawyer Eunice Yao as a partner from Dentons Rodyk & Davidson.
Ropes, Latham, Freshies act on $1.1 bln PropertyGuru take-private
Ropes & Gray has advised Swedish investment firm EQT AB on its offer to acquire New York-listed Singapore-based online real estate platform PropertyGuru for $1.1 billion.
HSF grows energy practice with W&C hire in Singapore
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has expanded its energy capabilities in Singapore with the addition of former White & Case counsel Ee Lynn Tan as a partner.
Fangda launches in Singapore with M&A partner hire from WFW
Shanghai-headquartered Fangda Partners has launched an office in Singapore with the addition of M&A partner Ivy Liu from Watson Farley & Williams.
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SG: Former K&L Gates Straits Law head sets up own boutique
Veteran litigator Sreenivasan Narayan SC has left the managing partner role at K&L Gates Straits Law to set up his own dispute resolution and advisory firm in Singapore, Sreenivasan Chambers.
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Han Kun makes corporate hire in SG from Withers KhattarWong
Han Kun Law Office has added corporate partner Chuo Ming Leong along with his team, Low Shan You, Chow Su Rin, and Lanabel Teo, in its Singapore office.
Latham stars in $420 mln Philippine thermal energy deal
Latham & Watkins has advised Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC on its proposed 20 billion Philippine peso ($420 million) acquisition of a stake in AC Energy Philippines.
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State of the Market: Hong Kong and Singapore
As a pandemic year winds to a close, businesses in Asia are hopeful that 2021 will be a year of recovery and possibility. With a vaccine on the horizon and talk of borders reopening, the picture is remarkably brighter than it was just a few months ago.
Withers banking duo joins Singapore’s Harry Elias
Singapore’s Harry Elias Partnership has hired banking and finance specialists Pearl Lim and Chan Wai Chong as partners from Withers.