JSA bolsters M&A, PE practice with Quillon partner

by Nimitt Dixit |

 

JSA Advocates & Solicitors has continued its market-leading 2024 expansion with the addition of Rohan Kumar as a partner in its Mumbai-based M&A and private equity practice. He was previously a partner at Quillon Partners.

Kumar brings over 15 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, merger…

SAM hires white-collar specialist in Delhi

by Nimitt Dixit |

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co has added investigations expert Rohit Dhingra as a partner in its white-collar crime practice in Delhi. Dhingra was previously a managing director in the risk advisory and investigation practice at FTI Consulting.

Former Trilegal equity partner becomes CAM’s fourth September partner hire

by Nimitt Dixit |

Rohan Ghosh Roy, a former Trilegal partner who helped build the firm’s technology and private equity clientele, is joining Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas as equity partner in Mumbai, following a two-year career break.

Former Perkins Coie Beijing partners join Loeb’s Beijing office with 17-member team

U.S. law firm Loeb & Loeb has welcomed James Zimmerman and Scott Palmer as partners in its Beijing office. They will be joined by a team of 15 lawyers, paralegals, and intellectual property specialists from Perkins Coie’s Beijing office, which recently announced its closure this week.

Bakers-KL Korea JV launches tax practice with Kim & Chang duo

by Nimitt Dixit |

Baker McKenzie KLP JV, the South Korean joint venture law firm between Baker McKenzie and KL Partners, has continued its ongoing market expansion with the launch of a tax practice with the addition of Kim & Chang attorneys John Kwak and Doug Suh.

Korea’s Shin & Kim gets new head of financial regulatory group

by Nimitt Dixit |

Korean Big Six law firm Shin & Kim has continued the growth of its regulatory focus in 2024 with the addition of Seongkoo Cheong as a partner to lead its financial regulatory practice.

Guantao & Chow expands HK team with SKYS partner duo

by Charlie Wu 吴卓言 |

PRC law firm Guantao & Chow has strengthened its corporate and intellectual property practice in Hong Kong with the hire of partners Keung Yui Fai and Yen Barry Joseph from HK boutique So Keung Yip & Sin (SKYS). A team of four lawyers joins Keung and Yen.

SG: Former K&L Gates Straits Law head sets up own boutique

by Nimitt Dixit |

Veteran litigator Sreenivasan Narayan SC has left the managing partner role at K&L Gates Straits Law to set up his own dispute resolution and advisory firm in Singapore, Sreenivasan Chambers.

CAM grows GIFT City offerings with 3-member K Law PE/VC team

by Nimitt Dixit |

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) continues its strategic growth in GIFT City with the addition of a general corporate and transactions team from Krishnamurthy & Co (K Law), led by partner Alok Sonker.

Japan’s AMT expands in Thailand with SRPP partner

by Sarah Wong |

Japanese law firm Anderson Mori & Tomotsune has bolstered its Thailand office by hiring corporate specialist Natira Siripun as a partner from local firm SRPP.