Malaysia: LAW corporate head joins RDS as partner
Malaysian law firm RDS Partnership has hired veteran corporate/M&A lawyer Raphael Tay as a partner from local boutique LAW Partnership, where he headed the corporate and commercial practice.
India’s JSA continues lateral blitz with CAM hire
JSA Advocates & Solicitors has extended its extensive inorganic growth spree by adding capital markets expert Anuj Pethia from Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas as a partner in New Delhi.
HSF Indo alliance firm adds disputes partner from Makarim
Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung (HBT), Herbert Smith Freehill’s Indonesian associate firm, has expanded its disputes practice with the hire of partner Harris Toengkagie from Indonesian firm Makarim & Taira S.
WFW expands Bangkok offering with former Links counsel
UK-headquartered law firm Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has appointed Sonya Kalnin as a partner in its Bangkok corporate team, bolstering its energy and infrastructure practice in Asia.
Malaysia’s LAW bolsters disputes team with RDS duo
Malaysian law firm LAW Partnership has expanded its dispute resolution practice with the addition of partner Shaun Tan and associate Rachel Tan, who are joining from RDS partnership.
Yingke launches London office
Beijing-headquartered Yingke Law Firm has established a new office in London, as part of its global expansion plan to have 100 international offices by 2026.
SG: Oon & Bazul builds R&I offering with hire from Rajah & Tann
Singapore law firm Oon & Bazul has grown its restructuring and insolvency practice with the hire of Lye Yu Min as a partner from Rajah & Tann, where he was a senior associate.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT: Rise of Practice Management Execs Shows Law Firms Growing More Professional, Client-Centric
For the longest time, the Indian legal industry had kept the management of a law firm in the hands of its senior partners. Business development, branding, and expenditures were at a partner’s discretion and availability, while non-legal roles at law firms were limited to knowledge management, such as coordinating legal summaries of legal developments from partners to share with clients.
Vietnam’s ACSV Legal hires projects, tech lawyer as partner
Ho Chi Minh City-based law firm ACSV Legal has hired projects and technology expert Stanley Boots as a partner. Boots was most recently running his own firm, Frontier Law and Advisory, which he established in Hanoi in 2014.
Japan’s MHM set to become second Big Four firm to open office in Sapporo
Japanese law firm Mori Hamada & Matsumoto has plans to open an office in the northern city of Sapporo by the end of October. The new office will be its sixth domestic branch after Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Takamatsu.