Singapore firm WongPartnership and Freehills have acted for private equity firms Carlyle Group and TPG Capital in their successful takeover battle for private hospitals operator and pathology provider Healthscope.

WongPartnership has appointed Simon Tay as a senior consultant to its environmental and green economy and regional corporate/M&A practices.

The founder of WongPartnership, Wong Meng Meng has been appointed to step in as interim President of the Law Society of Singapore (LawSoc) after current president Michael Hwang vacated the position he has held for three years.

In one of the Gulf’s most high-profile lateral moves this year, WongPartnership has secured Clyde & Co Doha-based partner Andrew Watson

WongPartnership and Herbert Smith have been voted the best domestic and international law firms to work for in Singapore, according to ALB’s Employer of Choice 2010 survey.

WongPartnership will have its carbon footprint monitored and has also launched an environmental & green economy practice