Kirkland & Ellis has hired Daniel Dusek as a corporate partner in Hong Kong from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.
Dusek advises on M&A, private equity and a wide range of complex and cross-border corporate matters. Among the notable deals he was involved in while at Skadden was Anbang’s $13.2 billion bid for Starwood Hotels last year and Qihoo’s $9.3 billion buyout deal in 2015.
In addition, Dusek was named as one of the top 10 M&A lawyers in China by ALB this year.
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.