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Watson Farley nabs Dentons Rodyk energy co-head

BY Sachin Dave |

U.K. law firm Watson Farley & Williams has hired Kunal Kapoor as a partner in its energy practice in Singapore from Dentons Rodyk & Davidson, where he co-headed the international energy and infrastructure practice.
SG: Links lands Ashurst’s financial regulation head

BY Sachin Dave |

Magic Circle law firm Linklaters has hired financial regulatory specialist Evan Lam as a  partner in Singapore from Ashurst, where he headed that practice.
SG: Former Gibson Dunn cap markets partner joins Kennedys

BY Mari Iwata |

UK law firm Kennedys has recruited corporate and capital market specialist Robson Lee as a partner in Singapore. He was previously a global equity partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher for seven years.
Bakers adds another Asia partner with Tokyo hire from MoFo

BY Mari Iwata |

Baker McKenzie has hired finance and projects specialist Jon Ornolfsson as a partner in Tokyo from Morrison & Foerster.
Withers KhattarWong sets up Japan desk with hire from NO&T

BY Mari Iwata |

Withers KhattarWong has set up a Japan desk after hiring corporate expert Yutaka Sakashita as a partner from Japanese Big Five firm Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu.
Lewis Silkin HK office head moves to Seyfarth Shaw

BY Mari Iwata |

U.S. law firm Seyfarth Shaw has hired employment law specialist Kathryn Weaver as a partner in Hong Kong from Lewis Silkin, where she was the head of the office in the SAR.
DLA continues HK lateral streak with M&A hire from Mayer Brown

BY Sachin Dave |

DLA Piper has hired M&A expert Xin Fang as a partner in its Hong Kong corporate practice from Mayer Brown, where she was a counsel.
Former Atsumi & Sakai senior partner sets up new firm

BY Mari Iwata |

Yoko Atsumi, a litigator and former senior partner at Japanese law firm Atsumi & Sakai (A&S), has left with two other lawyers to set up her own firm.
HK: HSF employment lawyer joins Bakers as partner

BY Sachin Dave |

Baker McKenzie has hired employment law expert Tess Lumsdaine as a partner in its Hong Kong office from Herbert Smith Freehills, where she was counsel.
Ashurst’s Indo association firm hires disputes partner

BY Sachin Dave |

Oentoeng Suria & Partners (OSP), Ashurst’s association firm in Indonesia, has hired litigator Hillman Sembiring as a partner in Jakarta.