ZICOlaw Vietnam has acquired local boutique Garnet Law and hired Phuc Nguyen, its founder and managing partner, as a partner in Ho Chi Minh City.
The nine-year-old, six-lawyer Garnet Law advised local and foreign clients on various corporate, commercial and real estate matters.
These new hires take ZICOlaw Vietnam’s headcount to three partners and 15 associates. Established in 2011, the firm also has operations in Hanoi.
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.