Macau law firm MdME Lawyers has hired Helena Kok as partner and head of its employment and immigration practice from casino and hotel operator Galaxy Entertainment Group, where she was vice-president legal.
Kok has spent more than a decade worked for gaming concessionaires, including more than six years at Melco Crown Entertainment. She started her career at local firm Jorge Neto Valente.
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Singapore is set to introduce a new anti-discrimination employment law later in the year, and while employers welcome the changes, lawyers say more needs to be done in terms of building capabilities to ensure compliance.
Indonesian law firm ADCO Law has increased its partner count to six after hiring capital markets specialist Hanny Marpaung as a partner from HHP Law Firm, where she was a senior associate, and promoting labour expert Morales Sundusing.
Bird & Bird has hired Pattie Walsh, previously head of DLA Piper’s Asia Pacific employment practice, as a partner in Hong Kong.