Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has hired Akshay Chudasama as the managing partner of its Mumbai office. Chudasama joins from J. Sagar Associates (JSA), where he was a senior partner in Mumbai.

Latham & Watkins has advised Avago Technologies Ltd on its agreement to buy Broadcom Corp for $37 billion, with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom advising the seller.

Allen & Gledhill dominated the 11th edition of the annual ALB Southeast Asia Law Awards, picking up a total of nine awards at the gala dinner held at the Fullerton Hotel on May 28, including both Singapore Deal Firm of the Year (shared with WongPartnership) and Southeast Asia Law Firm of the Year.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Albar & Partners have advised Malakoff Corporation Bhd, Malaysia's biggest independent power producer, on its $766 million IPO, the country’s biggest in almost three years.

Asian Legal Business has announced the list of finalists for the 11th annual Japan Law Awards 2015, which will be held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel Tokyo on Thursday, June 18.

The Singapore office of 39 Essex Chambers has hired arbitration expert David Bateson from King & Wood Mallesons in Hong Kong.

Charlie Wilson, most recently the Indonesia practice head of White & Case, has joined Sidley Austin as a partner in Singapore.

Following its merger with Chinese law firm Dacheng, Dentons is closing its Singapore office and will use Dacheng Wong Alliance (DCWA), Dacheng’s Singapore joint-law venture, to service clients.

The two new law firms created out of the legacy Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co. – once India’s largest firm – have started business as Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas.

White & Case has named Witara Cakra Advocates (WCA) as its associate firm in Jakarta after two key partners of its former Indonesia alliance firm, MD & Partners, left to join Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners and Norton Rose Fulbright respectively.