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.
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.
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.
SH, Allens act on $726 mln offshore wind energy take-private
Stephenson Harwood and Australian law firm Allens have advised Singapore's Cyan Renewables, which operates vessels for offshore wind farms, on its acquisition of ASX-listed MMA Offshore for A$1.1 billion ($726 million).
MWE continues SG expansion with Latham hire
U.S. firm McDermott Will & Emery (MWE) has added Clarinda Tjia-Dharmadi as the chair of its Asia transactions practice to its recently opened Singapore office. She joins from Latham & Watkins, where she spent more than two decades.
London’s Three Crowns launches SG office with Shearman MP hire
Arbitration-focused UK firm Three Crowns has opened an office in Singapore after hiring disputes expert Daryl Chew as a partner from Shearman & Sterling, where he led the Singapore office.
SG: HSF welcomes back project finance expert from SoftBank
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has welcomed back project finance specialist Rupert Baker as a partner in Singapore from Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group, where he was a senior counsel and head of the project finance and energy group.