Withers KhattarWong, international law firm Withers’ Singapore alliance firm, has significantly bolstered its disputes capabilities with the addition of a team of attorneys from U.S. law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, led by Pardeep Singh Khosa who joins as head of litigation.
Singapore boutique law firm Covenant Chambers has hired Ng Pei Tong as its head of M&A and capital markets from Big Four law firm Drew & Napier, where he served as a director in the corporate finance practice.
Sino-Australian law firm King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has enhanced its debt capital markets expertise with the hire of Andy Ferris as a partner from Hogan Lovells in Singapore.
Talwar Thakore & Associates and AZB & Partners have advised Singapore-based Blueleaf Energy (BLE) on its $400 million investment in 1 gigawatt of solar projects in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan owned by Jakson Green, which was represented by Khaitan & Co.
Singapore law firm Providence Law Asia has appointed prominent litigator Colin Liew as its new head of international litigation.
Withers KhattarWong, the Singapore alliance of international law firm Withers, has expanded its corporate offering with the addition of former Linklaters counsel Gary Beh as a partner in the city-state.
Trinity International, a specialist law firm focused on energy and infrastructure projects in emerging markets, has launched a Singapore office as part of its Asian expansion strategy.
Singapore disputes and advisory boutique Sreenivasan Chambers, launched last August by former K&L Gates Straits Law managing partner Sreenivasan Narayan SC, has deepened its disputes bench with the addition of five attorneys.
Siraj Omar SC, former co-head of dispute resolution at Big Four firm Drew & Napier, has launched his own law firm specialising in commercial dispute resolution, marking a significant departure from one of Singapore's oldest law practices.
Global law firm Morrison Foerster has announced that private equity veteran Scott Jalowayski will rejoin the firm as a partner in Singapore. Jalowayski most recently co-chaired the global private equity group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.