Bird & Bird has hired arbitration specialist Jonathan Choo as a partner in Singapore from Olswang.
Choo, who has had prior stints with Drew & Napier and DLA Piper, advises clients from industries such as TMT, finance, construction, insurance and aviation. He has has handled commercial disputes for clients based in Asia, Europe and the United States, and is also on the SIAC (reserve) and KLRCA panel of arbitrators.
One Essex Court, a commercial set of barristers' chambers in London, has announced that Paul Tan, former partner and head of arbitration for Asia at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, has joined its ranks as an international counsel and arbitrator.
Global law firm Hogan Lovells has hired international arbitration expert Rob Palmer as a partner from rival Ashurst to boost its dispute resolution practice in Southeast Asia.
Anglo-German law firm CMS has strengthened its Hong Kong funds practice with the hire of Helen Wang as a partner from Mayer Brown, where she was a counsel.