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Long-time HFW partner joins Addleshaws as SG head

BY Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

UK law firm Addleshaw Goddard has hired energy specialist Chanaka Kumarasinghe as head of its Singapore office from HFW, where he had spent the entirety of his 22-year career.
Minters HK construction co-heads join HFW

BY Charlie Wu 吴卓言 |

HFW has hired construction disputes experts Steven Yip and Malcolm Chin as partners in its Hong Kong office from Australian law firm MinterEllison, where they were the co-heads of the construction, infrastructure, and project team.
As Red Sea goes to red alert, shipping lawyers try to guide clients through the storm

BY Sarah Wong |

The ongoing tensions in the Middle East have put international shipping companies on tenterhooks as tit-for-tat missile strikes have turned the Red Sea into a high-risk zone for transit, clogging global trade and snarling supply chains.
HFW lands disputes partner in HK from Tanner De Witt

BY Mari Iwata |

UK law firm HFW has added a new partner, disputes expert Kevin Warburton, in its Hong Kong office. Warburton will join HFW from local firm Tanner De Witt.
Squire Patton Boggs makes another SG partner hire from HFW

BY Mari Iwata |

U.S. law firm Squire Patton Boggs has hired shipping specialist Joel Cockerell as a partner in Singapore from HFW.
Guidance From Afar

BY Elizabeth Beattie |

As remote working arrangements reshape office interactions and expectations, law firm leaders are thinking up innovative ways to mentor junior lawyers, thereby ensuring engagement and retention.
HFW gets offshore presence with BVI acquisition

BY Aparna Sai |

In a rare move for an “onshore” law firm, the UK-headquartered HFW now has a presence offshore after acquiring the British Virgin Islands office of law firm Lennox Paton.
HFW beefs up disputes in HK with hire from Li & Partners

BY Aparna Sai |

HFW has expanded its disputes practice in Hong Kong with the addition of Karen Cheung as a partner from Li & Partners.
SPB picks up commodities duo from HFW in Singapore, Australia

BY Aparna Sai |

Squire Patton Boggs has hired commodities lawyers Ivan Chia and Hazel Brewers as partners from HFW in Singapore and Brisbane, respectively.
HFW makes another Singapore hire from Reed Smith

BY Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

HFW has expanded its shipping practice in Singapore with the hire of master marine Mark Myles from Reed Smith.