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.
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.