Stephenson Harwood SG alliance firm lands corp partner from Dentons
Virtus Law, UK law firm Stephenson Harwood's Singapore alliance firm, has hired corporate lawyer Eunice Yao as a partner from Dentons Rodyk & Davidson.
Ropes, Latham, Freshies act on $1.1 bln PropertyGuru take-private
Ropes & Gray has advised Swedish investment firm EQT AB on its offer to acquire New York-listed Singapore-based online real estate platform PropertyGuru for $1.1 billion.
HSF grows energy practice with W&C hire in Singapore
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has expanded its energy capabilities in Singapore with the addition of former White & Case counsel Ee Lynn Tan as a partner.
Fangda launches in Singapore with M&A partner hire from WFW
Shanghai-headquartered Fangda Partners has launched an office in Singapore with the addition of M&A partner Ivy Liu from Watson Farley & Williams.
SG: Former K&L Gates Straits Law head sets up own boutique
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.
Han Kun makes corporate hire in SG from Withers KhattarWong
Han Kun Law Office has added corporate partner Chuo Ming Leong along with his team, Low Shan You, Chow Su Rin, and Lanabel Teo, in its Singapore office.
SH, Allens act on $726 mln offshore wind energy take-private
Stephenson Harwood and Australian law firm Allens have advised Singapore's Cyan Renewables, which operates vessels for offshore wind farms, on its acquisition of ASX-listed MMA Offshore for A$1.1 billion ($726 million).
Rajah & Tann Singapore joins mental health collective
Singapore Big Four firm Rajah & Tann has joined local mental health non-profit WorkWell Leaders as a founding member.
A&G, R&T advise on $950 mln sale of Singapore skyscraper
Allen & Gledhill has advised CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust Management (CICT) as one of the two sellers of Singapore office building One George Street for S$1.28 billion ($950 million) to a joint venture between JP Morgan Asset Management and Nuveen Real Estate, with Rajah & Tann representing the purchasers.
Morgan Lewis gets SG tax capabilities after snagging IRAS duo
U.S. firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has hired two tax specialists from the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS). Kai Lee Lau joins as a partner, while Rajiv Rai joins as an associate.