Squire Patton Boggs (SPB) has hired Stephen Pak as a corporate partner in Seoul from Korean firm Yulchon, where he was a senior foreign counsel.
Pak focuses on cross-border M&A, foreign investment transactions, private equity and venture capital, as well as international dispute resolution. He has also advised on data security matters.
Last month, SPB hired Rika Beppu as a corporate partner in Tokyo from Hogan Lovells.
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.