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Withers snaps up corporate partner in HK from DLA Piper

BY John Kang |

Withers has hired corporate partner Mike Suen in Hong Kong from DLA Piper.
Withers advises Indonesia’s Bumi on $4.5 bln restructuring deal

BY Raj Gunashekar |

Withers has advised Indonesian mining giant Bumi Resources on debt restructuring transactions valued at $4.5 billion, reportedly the largest debt restructuring deal in Southeast Asia last year, and one of the most complex deals of its kind ever in the region.
HK: Stephenson Harwood lands private wealth partner from Withers

BY John Kang |

Stephenson Harwood has hired Laurence Ho as a partner in the firm’s private wealth team in Hong Kong from Withers.
Winston’s Greater China woes continue with 6-lawyer loss to Withers

BY John Kang |

Winston & Strawn has lost a six-lawyer corporate team – including head of Greater China commercial practice Mabel Lui and partners Polly Chu and Daniel Tang – to Withers.
SG: RHTLaw adds Withers’ head of international regulatory

BY Raj Gunashekar |

RHTLaw Taylor Wessing has added Gerallt (Gez) Owen, most recently UK law firm Withers’ head of international regulatory and corporate crime, as a partner in Singapore.
HK: Withers bolsters hospitality practice with Mayer Brown JSM hire

BY Ashima Ohri |

Withers has hired David Mallinson as a corporate partner in its hotels and hospitality practice in Hong Kong from Mayer Brown JSM.
SE Asia Deals: Week of July 11

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Sidley, A&G, Links advise on $2.5 bln sale of SG building to Qatar fund, Wong & Partners, Cheang & Ariff on Zurich Insurance’s takaful buy, and more in this week’s Southeast Asia deals table.
Withers adds private wealth partner in Singapore, loses one in HK

BY Ashima Ohri |

Withers has lost private wealth partner Erik Wallance to Stephenson Harwood in Hong Kong as its Singapore alliance firm, Withers KhattarWong hired Mahesh Kumar as a partner from India's Nishith Desai Associates (NDA).
Withers launches tax practice in Dubai with EY hire

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Private-client specialist law firm Withers has launched a tax office in Dubai after hiring Stijn Janssen, the former co-head of Ernst & Young’s Dubai international tax group.
Withers advises SBI in $423 mln financing of London building buy

BY ALB |

Withers has advised the State Bank of India over a £300 million ($423 million) loan facility for the acquisition of The Old War Office in London by the Hinduja Group, which was represented by Norton Rose Fulbright.