JSA welcomes IndusLaw banking partner in second hire of 2025
JSA Advocates & Solicitors has bolted right out of the hiring gate for 2025 with the addition of its second new partner hire of the year, as Pritha Chatterjee moves from IndusLaw as a retained partner in its banking and finance practice. …
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.
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.
HK: Ashurst lands funds veteran from A&O Shearman
Global law firm Ashurst has strengthened its Hong Kong investment funds and asset management practice by hiring James Ford, a former managing partner of O’Melveny’s Hong Kong office, as a partner from A&O Shearman.
CRS expands Singapore team with corporate hire from BCLP
Private client-focused firm Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS) has continued the rapid expansion of its Singapore office after hiring corporate lawyer Tun Zaw Mra as a partner from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP).
Singapore firm Lighthouse Law welcomes Albakri team
Singapore boutique Lighthouse Law has bolstered its dispute resolution and white-collar crime capabilities after adding a team led by litigator Muslim Albakri. Albakri was most recently running its own practice, Albakri LLC.