Hogan Lovells has hired M&A lawyer Steven Tran from Kirkland & Ellis as a partner in the firm’s Hong Kong office.
Tran specialises in private equity and M&A across a range of sectors, and has advised private equity houses, funds and corporates on domestic and multi-jurisdictional cross-border transactions.
Tran’s appointment follows Hogan Lovells’ hire of Hong Kong TMT partner Mark Parsons from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in January.
Hogan Lovells now has 20 partners at its Hong Kong office.
Indonesian law firm AVYA Law has announced the appointment of Ryand Armilis as a new partner to lead its construction and infrastructure practice group.
Elan Krishna, a former partner at Cavenagh Law, the Singapore Formal Law Alliance (FLA) firm of Clifford Chance, has joined local outfit Oon & Bazul to strengthen its dispute resolution practice.
Malaysian law firm Zul Rafique & Partners has bolstered its real estate capabilities with the addition of Ainal Marlinda Md Said, who joins from her role as legal head of property developer Sime Darby Property.