Malaysia law firm Wong & Partners, a member of the Baker McKenzie network, has hired dispute resolution partner Janice Tay in Kuala Lumpur from fellow local firm Skrine.
Tay, who specialises in construction, engineering and infrastructure projects in Malaysia, is also experienced in international and domestic arbitrations, and has appeared before various courts. She joined Skrine in 2009 and became a partner of that firm last year.
Hong Kong law firm PC Woo & Co. has appointed two new managing partners: Litigator Calvin Chow, who returns after a one-year stint at offshore firm Harneys, and Gary Wong, a long-standing corporate partner at the firm.
U.S. law firm Morrison Foerster has hired private equity and U.S. public M&A expert Xiaoxi Lin as a partner in its Hong Kong office from Linklaters, making its second lateral hire in the private equity space in Asia within just a week.
Global law firm Morrison Foerster has announced that private equity veteran Scott Jalowayski will rejoin the firm as a partner in Singapore. Jalowayski most recently co-chaired the global private equity group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.