Howse Williams Bowers has boosted its Hong Kong corporate practice with the hire of Christopher Yu as a partner from Goodwin Procter.
A capital markets specialist, Yu advises private equity clients and Hong Kong companies on strategic investments in and outside Hong Kong and China.
Last September Goodwin Procter’s corporate duo Gloria Guolai Liu and Sue Yang left the firm’s Hong Kong office for DLA Piper.
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has added Lakshmi Rajagopalan, who was the assistant general counsel at B2B e-commerce platform Udaan, as a partner in its financial services and technology practice in Bengaluru.
Latham & Watkins and Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles are advising I Squared Capital on its $460 million acquisition of Philippine Coastal Storage & Pipeline Corp (PCSPC) from Keppel Infrastructure Trust and Metro Pacific Investments Corporation.
Malaysian law firm Zul Rafique & Partners has bolstered its energy capabilities following the return of partner Syed Haris Syed Yahya from oil and gas major Sapura Energy, where he was senior corporate counsel.