Indonesia’s FKNK adds corporate partner

by Nimitt Dixit |

 

Indonesian boutique FKNK Law Firm has hired M&A pro Meilisa Husein as a partner in Jakarta. Husein was most recently running her own firm, Meilisa Husein & Partners.

Husein specialises in M&A, private equity financing, secured lending, debt restructuring and insolvency proceedings. Her expertise…

Seoul: Dentons Lee makes senior healthcare hire from Jipyong

by Sarah Wong |

Dentons Lee, the Korea member firm of Dentons, has bolstered its healthcare practice by tapping Bernard Ham to head its Life Sciences and Healthcare practice as a senior foreign attorney.

Vietnam’s Asia Counsel forms European alliance, hires partner from rival

by Nimitt Dixit |

Vietnamese boutique Asia Counsel has announced that it has entered into an alliance with European law firm Kinstellar, and also hired M&A veteran Justin Gisz as a partner from local rival Frasers Law Company.

Singapore’s RHT hires corp partner from SH alliance firm

by Nimitt Dixit |

Singapore law firm RHTLaw Asia has bolstered its corporate and capital markets capabilities with the addition of partner Parikhit Sarma from Stephenson Harwood’s local alliance firm, Virtus Law.

IndusLaw adds three disputes partners in Delhi from Luthra

by Nimitt Dixit |

Indian law firm IndusLaw has bolstered its disputes capabilities in the National Capital Region (NCR) with the addition of partners Divij Kumar, Amrita Tonk, Abhimanyu Kampani, along with four associates, from Luthra and Luthra Law Offices.

Rajah & Tann disputes partner joins SG boutique Covenant

by Nimitt Dixit |

Khelvin Xu, most recently a disputes partner at Rajah & Tann Singapore, has left the firm to join local boutique Covenant Chambers as a director.

Rise of Korean entertainment industry drives Yulchon IP expansion

by Nimitt Dixit |

Yulchon has expanded its intellectual property capabilities with the addition of JongCheol Lee and Mun Hui Kim as partners, in response to “Korea's rising IP disputes and the exponential growth of the entertainment sector fuelled by K-content.”

SG: Dentons Rodyk targets Chinese HNWIs with partner hire from Taxise

by Sarah Wong |

Dentons Rodyk has made its first partner hire of the year after welcoming aboard private wealth expert Linda Bai Lu from local outfit Taxise Asia, where she headed the China private client practice.

SG: Greenberg lures over KWM South/Southeast Asia M&A head

by Nimitt Dixit |

U.S. law firm Greenberg Traurig has added another shareholder to its recently launched Singapore office after hiring Jake Robson to co-lead the office and head its South and Southeast Asia M&A practice. Robson joins from King & Wood Mallesons, where he held a similar role.

Vietnam’s Frasers adds energy industry veteran as partner

by Sarah Wong |

Vietnamese law firm Frasers Law Company has hired Gwendoline Yi-Quin (Gwen) Brooker, an energy lawyer with extensive experience at majors Total and ExxonMobil, as a partner in its Hanoi office.