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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.
SIAC opens NY rep office, announces record new caseload

BY Aparna Sai |

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has opened a representative office in New York. This is SIAC’s first representative office outside Asia and the fifth overseas.
Dentons Rodyk gets new MP as Jeyaretnam is named judicial commissioner

BY Aparna Sai |

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson, the Singapore law firm of Dentons, has appointed Gerald Singham as its next managing partner. He will replace Philip Jeyaretnam SC, who has been appointed as a judicial commissioner of the Supreme Court of Singapore.
Hill Dickinson adds construction partner in Hong Kong

BY Aparna Sai |

UK firm Hill Dickinson has boosted its construction and commercial arbitration practice in Hong Kong with the hire of Richard Lyons, who previously held an in-house role with Arabtec Construction in Dubai.
Davis Polk, HSF act on Chinese biopharma firm’s $335 mln HK IPO

BY Aparna Sai |

Davis Polk & Wardwell and Zhong Lun Law Firm advised Chinese biopharmaceutical company Antengene Corporation on its $335 million IPO in Hong Kong, with Herbert Smith Freehills and Commerce & Finance Law Offices advising the joint sponsors and the underwriters.
ALB Conversations: Hooi Bien Chuah, head of legal, Lazada Malaysia

BY Aparna Sai |

Hooi Bien Chuah talks to ALB about how the legal team supported Lazada Malaysia’s launch of new initiatives in the e-commerce market, and why working for causes greater than oneself can make work “super meaningful and motivating.”
S&R, CAM, Khaitan advise on sale of $1.3 bln Bengaluru business park

BY Aparna Sai |

S&R Associates has represented India’s Embassy REIT on its $1.3 billion acquisition of Embassy TechVillage assets from affiliates of sponsors Embassy Group, which were advised by Khaitan & Co.
19th ALB HK Law Awards lauds industry’s best

BY Aparna Sai |

The 19th ALB Hong Kong Law Awards, a virtual event held on Nov. 27, was a resounding success, celebrating the standout lawyers, firms, in-house teams and legal work in the region.
Hunton Andrews lands Shearman’s nuclear head as Tokyo MP

BY Aparna Sai |

U.S.-based firm Hunton Andrews Kurth has hired global nuclear power projects specialist George Borovas as the managing partner in Tokyo and head of the firm’s nuclear practice from Shearman & Sterling.
Milbank hires Magic Circle trio in HK

BY Aparna Sai |

Clifford Chance’s Neeraj Budhwani and Andrew Whan as well as Linklaters’ Davide Mencacci have joined U.S. firm Milbank as partners in Hong Kong.