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India lateral partner hire roundup: July 2023

BY Mari Iwata |

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan recruits two partners, and Anand & Naik, Chandhiok & Mahajan, Kochhar & Co, KRIA Law, Rahul Chaudhry & Partners, and TT&A also grow their partner numbers.
Greenberg Traurig expands in Tokyo with Orrick real estate duo

BY Mari Iwata |

The Tokyo office of U.S. law firm Greenberg Traurig has hired real estate lawyers Yuko Ino and Koh Ueda as shareholder and of counsel, respectively, from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Ino was previously head of Orrick’s Tokyo real estate team.
AZB establishes presence in Chennai with JSA hires

BY Mari Iwata |

India’s AZB & Partners has opened an office in the southern city of Chennai after hiring a corporate team from J Sagar Associates (JSA) led by senior partner Aarthi Sivanandh.
Khaitan hires corporate partner in Mumbai from Khaitan Legal

BY Mari Iwata |

Indian law firm Khaitan & Co has hired corporate expert Radhika Iyer as a partner in Mumbai from Khaitan Legal Associates.
HK: Deacons tax head moves to Bakers

BY Mari Iwata |

Stefano Mariani, most recently the head of the tax and trusts practice at Hong Kong law firm Deacons, has joined Baker McKenzie as a counsel.
CRS hires family lawyer from Withers in HK

BY Mari Iwata |

UK law firm Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS) has recruited family lawyer Vanessa Duff as a partner in Hong Kong from Withers, where she spent the majority of her career.
Mumbai: Aviation lawyer flies back to AZB as partner

BY Mari Iwata |

Indian law firm AZB & Partners has welcomed back aviation lawyer Sarah Jayne Rufus as a partner in Mumbai from airline IndiGo, where she was associate general counsel.
Mayer Brown brings on board M&A expert in Tokyo from Greenberg Traurig

BY Mari Iwata |

Mayer Brown has hired M&A specialist Eiji Kobayashi as a partner in Tokyo from Greenberg Traurig, where he was a shareholder.
Simmons hires trade finance expert in SG from Mayer Brown

BY Mari Iwata |

Trade finance specialist Angelia Chia has left Mayer Brown to join fellow UK law firm Simmons & Simmons as a partner in Singapore.
HK: Linklaters makes partner hire from SFC

BY Mari Iwata |

Magic Circle law firm Linklaters has hired Roger Cheng as a partner from Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission, where he was head of the takeovers team. He will start at Linklaters in August.