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.

Paul, Weiss replenishes HK office with Goodwin hire

by Mari Iwata |

U.S. law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has doubled its partner count in Hong Kong after hiring corporate lawyer Bosco Yiu from Goodwin Procter.

SG: Penningtons welcomes back energy lawyer

by Mari Iwata |

UK law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper has welcomed back energy lawyer John Zadkovich as a partner in Singapore. Zadkovich had been running an independent energy consultancy in Hong Kong for the past three years.

HSF Indonesia association firm makes disputes hire from Ashurst affiliate

by Mari Iwata |

Herbert Smith Freehills’ Indonesia association firm Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung has hired disputes lawyer Prawidha Murti as partner in Jakarta from Oentoeng Suria & Partners, which operates in association with Ashurst.