The Law Society of Singapore has elected Gregory Vijayendran, a partner at Rajah & Tann, as its new president.
Vijayendran, a commercial litigator, succeeds Thio Shen Yi, the joint managing director of TSMP Law Corporation. Thio has held the position since January 2015.
The law society’s 21-member council also voted in two new vice-presidents: Kuah Boon Theng, Legal Clinic director, and Adrian Tan, a partner at Morgan Lewis Stamford.
Vijayendran will commence his term next January.
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.