Singapore boutique FLA adds matrimonial law expert
Singapore-based boutique firm Focus Law Asia has bolstered its matrimonial law capabilities with the addition of June Lim as a director. Lim joins FLA after a decade of running her own matrimonial firm, Eden Law Corporation.
JSA latest to add partner in hot Bengaluru market
Another in-house lawyer has returned to law firm practice in Bengaluru this week, with J. Sagar Associates welcoming back Rakesh Warrier as a partner from manufacturing services provider Zetwerk, where he was associate director for compliance.
SG: Insurance heavy-hitter joins Kennedys from RPC
UK law firm Kennedys has hired insurance industry veteran Mark Errington as a partner in Singapore from RPC. Errington is set to join in July.
MIDDLE EAST: One Country, One Law
The codification of contract and civil principles under the Civil Transaction Law is a historic first for Saudi Arabia. Lawyers in the country believe the law will create a sophisticated and internationalised legal market, as more global capital pours in.
Why are Singapore’s maritime authorities investigating a shipping crash in the U.S.?
On March 26, the Singapore-flagged cargo vessel Dali crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the U.S. city of Baltimore, taking the lives of six bridge construction workers. Since then, the city-state has sent shipping regulators to the U.S. for an investigation that brings international maritime laws to the fore, as authorities determine liability and damages arising from the wreckage.
SG: U.S. law firm Rimon hires Gibson Dunn restructuring head
San Francisco-headquartered law firm Rimon, which operates using a decentralised, distributed model, has brought on board Troy Doyle as partner and chair of its global restructuring group.
Milbank, A&G advise Philippines’ Hotel101 Global on $2.3 bln SPAC merger
U.S. law firm Milbank and Singapore’s Allen & Gledhill have advised Hotel101 Global, the hotel arm of Philippines-listed real estate firm DoubleDragon, on its $2.3 billion proposed Nasdaq listing through a SPAC merger.
SG: Another McDermott energy partner joins WFW
Watson Farley & Williams has hired a second energy partner in Singapore from U.S. law firm McDermott, Will & Emery in the form of Clarinda Tjia-Dharmadi.
East & Concord HK firm makes M&A hire from Akin Beijing
Yang & Yang Solicitors, PRC law firm East & Concord Partners’ Hong Kong association firm, has added M&A expert Dennis Yeung as a partner from the Beijing office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, which closed recently.
SG boutique Luo Ling Ling adds matrimonial disputes expert
Singapore-based disputes boutique Luo Ling Ling has added a fifth attorney to its team, with family and matrimonial disputes specialist Aileen Oh joining as director.