SG: Gibson Dunn poaches financial regulatory partner from Reed Smith
U.S. law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has hired Hagen Rooke as a partner in its financial regulatory practice group in Singapore from Reed Smith, where he had been a partner since 2022.
Oon & Bazul partner trio depart to set up SG disputes boutique
Three partners of Singapore’s Oon & Bazul, led by former commercial arbitration head Suresh Divyanathan, have left the firm to set up a new disputes-focused law firm called Dauntless Law Chambers.
HK: CFN Lawyers makes second partner hire in matter of weeks
Hong Kong law firm CFN Lawyers has continued to strengthen its team with the addition of corporate partner Patrick Wong, who joins from U.S. firm Reed Smith.
HK: Han Kun picks off another intl firm partner with hire from Ashurst
PRC law firm Han Kun Law Offices has bolstered its corporate practice in Hong Kong after hiring seasoned M&A lawyer Melody He as a partner from Ashurst.
MoFo Singapore corporate partner to head CMS’ Asia M&A practice
Anglo-German law firm CMS has hired Steven Tran, a partner in Morrison Foerster’s Singapore-based corporate practice, as a partner in Hong Kong to oversee M&A and private equity transactions across Asia.
Trilegal counsel becomes JSA’s first partner hire in 2025
Indian law firm JSA Advocates & Solicitors has continued its market-leading expansion from 2024 with the addition of Trilegal counsel Shringarika Priyadarshini as a retained partner in its Gurugram-based corporate practice.
Links lifer joins Simmons as HK securitisation, derivatives head
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has hired Karen Lam as a partner and head of its Hong Kong securitisation and derivatives practice China from Magic Circle firm Linklaters, where she spent the entirety of her two-decade-long career.
SAM, CAM, Latham guide India’s largest QIP in 2024
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has advised Indian food delivery giant Zomato on its $1 billion equity offering through a qualified institutional placement of shares, with Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co and Latham & Watkins advising the bookrunning lead manager Morgan Stanley India.
Paul, Weiss, which once led U.S. firms’ China charge, becomes latest domino to fall
New York-based law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has confirmed to ALB that it will close its Beijing office by the end of 2024. According to records kept by ALB, it will become the 13th U.S. law firm this year to scale back its China operations.
Hogan Lovells, Khaitan guide $890 mln Varun Bev QIP
Khaitan & Co and Hogan Lovells served as Indian and international counsel on the $890 million qualified institutional placement of shares by Varun Beverages, the leading bottler of beverage major PepsiCo.