Sidley disputes partner joins Singapore's Duxton Hill Chambers

by Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

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

by Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

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

by Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

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

by Nimitt Dixit |

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

by Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

Shanghai-headquartered Fangda Partners has launched an office in Singapore with the addition of M&A partner Ivy Liu from Watson Farley & Williams.

SG: Former K&L Gates Straits Law head sets up own boutique

by Nimitt Dixit |

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.

Han Kun makes corporate hire in SG from Withers KhattarWong

by Charlie Wu 吴卓言 |

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.

Bakers adds local principal in SG

by Aparna Sai |

Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, the member firm of Baker McKenzie International in Singapore, has hired disputes specialist Emmanuel Chua as a local principal. Chua joins from energy corporation Chevron, where he held an in-house role.

Singapore: ZICO Insights Law launches disputes practice with new hire

by Aparna Sai |

ZICO Insights Law, the ZICO Law network’s Singapore firm, has established a disputes practice after hired Cheryl Ng as a director. Ng previous managed her own disputes practice at boutique Intelleigen Legal.

Singapore’s Oon & Bazul rare firm to make non-lawyer equity partner

by Aparna Sai |

In an unprecedented move, Singapore’s Oon & Bazul has made Abdul Malik, a non-lawyer, an equity partner of the firm.