Malaysian law firm Zul Rafique & Partners has hired David Lee Lai Huat as a partner in its corporate finance group in Kuala Lumpur from Tay & Partners.
With nearly 20 years of experience Lee, who has also advised clients on corporate real estate and corporate banking, focuses his practice on corporate finance, M&A and takeovers and mergers. Additionally, he advises on joint ventures and foreign direct investments and has experience in local licensing conditions and requirements.
Hong Kong law firm PC Woo & Co. has appointed two new managing partners: Litigator Calvin Chow, who returns after a one-year stint at offshore firm Harneys, and Gary Wong, a long-standing corporate partner at the firm.
U.S. law firm Morrison Foerster has hired private equity and U.S. public M&A expert Xiaoxi Lin as a partner in its Hong Kong office from Linklaters, making its second lateral hire in the private equity space in Asia within just a week.
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.