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.
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.
UK-headquartered Eversheds Sutherland has confirmed to ALB that the firm is currently reviewing whether to keep its Beijing office open, while also making plans to reestablish an office in Singapore.
UK law firm Addleshaw Goddard has added its second lateral partner in Singapore in a matter of weeks after hiring corporate expert Matt Gorman from Reed Smith.
Singapore law firm Joyce A Tan & Partners has announced the appointment of two new directors, Wendy Lee and Frederick Tay, strengthening its corporate offerings.
Latham & Watkins has advised French industrial group Seche Environnement on its S$605 million ($445 million) agreement to buy Singapore’s ECO Industrial Environmental Engineering from Beijing Capital Eco-Environment Protection Group.
UK law firm Simmons & Simmons has hired tech and financial disputes expert Lijun Chui as a partner in Singapore from Bird & Bird.
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, the member firm of Baker McKenzie in Singapore, has hired corporate lawyer Theodore Heng as a principal from Herbert Smith Freehills.
Morrison Foerster has advised Singapore-based investment fund Growtheum Capital Partners on the $567 million closing of its debut fund.
The ICC International Court of Arbitration recently marked the 100th anniversary of its founding. Claudia Salomon, international disputes specialist and the first female president of the ICC Court, shares with ALB about its evolution, the development of arbitration across Asian jurisdictions, and why dispute resolution is now more important than ever in the age of mounting geopolitical risks.