JSA hires corporate pro from AP & Partners in Gurugram

by Nimitt Dixit |

 

JSA Advocates & Solicitors has continued its market-leading expansion in 2024 with the addition of corporate attorney Harshit Anand as a retained partner in its Gurugram office.

Anand joins from AP & Partners, where he was a partner. He was previously at Trilegal for close to five years, during…

Japan’s Atsumi & Sakai adds two more partners

Japanese law firm Atsumi & Sakai has grown its roster after hiring Chris Hodgens and Makiko Harada as partners.

Nishimura hires Vietnam partner from MHM

Leading Japanese law firm Nishimura & Asahi has strengthened its Vietnam practice with the addition of veteran lawyer Nguyen Ngoc Phuc as a partner in Ho Chi Minh City from rival Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (MHM).

Four-partner Saraf disputes unit leaves for CAM

by Nimitt Dixit |

Four disputes partners at Indian law firm Saraf and Partners, led by senior equity partner Manmeet Singh, have left the firm to join Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, a source with knowledge of the move confirmed to ALB.

Tokyo Int’l continues growth with arb hire from Vietnam’s Frasers

by Sarah Wong |

Japan’s Tokyo International Law Office (TKI) has expanded further by bringing on board experienced arbitrator Earl Rivera-Dolera as a partner from Vietnamese firm Frasers Law Company, where she led the international arbitration practice.

Singapore boutique Covenant welcomes construction disputes veteran

Singapore law firm Covenant Chambers has appointed construction and engineering disputes expert Edwin Sim as a director.

Hunton Andrews Kurth adds Tokyo energy partner from White & Case

Hunton Andrews Kurth has hired energy and infrastructure expert Kristian Bradshaw as a partner in Tokyo from White & Case, where he was a local partner, Bradshaw announced in a LinkedIn post.

Mishcon de Reya’s HK association firm welcomes disputes team

by Mari Iwata |

Karas, UK law firm Mishcon de Reya’s association firm in Hong Kong, has hired a disputes team in Hong Kong led by partner Jonathan Mok. Mok was most recently running his own practice.

SG: Reed Smith hires aviation finance expert from Milbank

by Sachin Dave |

U.S. law firm Reed Smith has hired aviation finance lawyer Hui Ling Teo as a partner in Singapore from Milbank.

HK: Two Birds welcomes back tech partner from Tencent

by Sachin Dave |

Technology lawyer Wilfred Ng has returned to Bird & Bird as a partner in Hong Kong following a three-year stint at Chinese conglomerate Tencent, where he was a senior legal counsel in the international privacy and data protection department.