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SG: K&L Gates poaches 2 corporate partners from DLA
K&L Gates Straits Law, the Singapore office of U.S. law firm K&L Gates, has strengthened its corporate capabilities in Singapore with the addition of partners David Kuo and Meraj Noor from rival DLA Piper.
Eversheds considers Beijing closure, plans SG return
UK-headquartered Eversheds Sutherland has confirmed to ALB that the firm is currently reviewing whether to keep its Beijing office open, while also making plans to reestablish an office in Singapore.
Addleshaws grows SG office further with Reed Smith hire
UK law firm Addleshaw Goddard has added its second lateral partner in Singapore in a matter of weeks after hiring corporate expert Matt Gorman from Reed Smith.
SG boutique Joyce A Tan gets two new directors
Singapore law firm Joyce A Tan & Partners has announced the appointment of two new directors, Wendy Lee and Frederick Tay, strengthening its corporate offerings.
Latham, Zhong Lun act on $445 mln France-SG waste treatment deal
Latham & Watkins has advised French industrial group Seche Environnement on its S$605 million ($445 million) agreement to buy Singapore’s ECO Industrial Environmental Engineering from Beijing Capital Eco-Environment Protection Group.
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Simmons expands SG disputes team with hire from Birds
UK law firm Simmons & Simmons has hired tech and financial disputes expert Lijun Chui as a partner in Singapore from Bird & Bird.
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BRIEFS: Singapore ramps up national cybersecurity with expanded protection laws
Singapore is taking steps to ramp up cybersecurity, with increased regulation and oversight.
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SG: Tang Thomas splits from Wee Swee Teow after less than 2 years of merger
Singaporean boutique Tang Thomas has separated from Wee Swee Teow (WST) less than two years after the two firms merged, with partners Cynthia Tang and Raj Joshua Thomas exiting along with three associates.
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Mayer Brown nabs banking lawyer in SG from NRF
U.S. law firm Mayer Brown has hired banking and financing specialist Janelene Chen as a partner in Singapore from Norton Rose Fulbright.
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Singapore's TSMP gets new criminal litigation, investigations head
Singapore law firm TSMP Law Corporation has hired Tania Chin as director and head of its criminal litigation and investigations practice from Credit Suisse, where she held the role of vice president of APAC compliance investigations.