Indian law firm Kochhar & Co. has hired Faizal Latheef as corporate partner in its Dubai office from Baker & McKenzie Habib Al Mulla.
Latheef focuses his practice on corporate and commercial law and has over 15 years of experience advising on foreign investment, joint ventures, M&A, corporate restructuring and employment matters in the Middle East.
With the addition of Latheef Kochhar’s Dubai office, which launched last year, now has five partners.
Japanese Big Four law firm Nishimura & Asahi has welcomed two new partners to its newly established Brussels office: International trade partner Benoit Servais (L) joins from Van Bael & Bellis, while antitrust expert Kristina Winkelmann moves from Gleiss Lutz.
U.S. law firm Kirkland & Ellis has seen the third partner exit from its Hong Kong office in February alone, with investment funds partner Wang Shinong joining DLA Piper as an of counsel.
CMS Holborn Asia, the Singapore alliance firm of CMS, has added Ying Yi Liew as a director and head of its financial services regulatory practice from Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, where she was a principal.