Maples and Calder has named Michael Gagie, global head of its BVI law practice, as the firm’s Singapore managing partner and will shortly relocate him from Hong Kong. It has also promoted associate Jess Stock to of counsel position.

Former lawyers with Zaid Ibrahim and Co, Malaysia's largest law firm, are seeking to list a Singapore-based company on the Singapore Exchange Catalist board, as Zico looks to raise capital for expansion within Southeast Asia, the Straits Times reported.

This year, ALB has separated Asia’s Top 50 Largest Law Firms list into two tables: Top 50 International Firms and Top 50 Asian Firms. The former table ranks Baker & McKenzie as the largest international firm by headcount in Asia, with Clifford Chance and Linklaters claiming the second and third spots. The latter, meanwhile, sees Beijing Yingke Law Firm claim the top spot as the largest firm in Asia, followed by Dacheng Law Offices and Zhong Yin Law Firm in second and third positions.

Assegaf Hamzah & Partners (AHP) and Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners (HHP) were the biggest winners at the inaugural ALB Indonesia Law Awards. AHP won a total of seven awards, while HHP won five.

Kim & Chang is leading the nominations for the ALB 2014 Korea Law Awards with a total of 12 mentions in firm categories, including Deal Firm of the Year, Managing Partner of the Year and Korean Law Firm of the Year.

Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners leads the nominations for the ALB 2014 Indonesia Law Awards with a total of 14 nods, including the Deal Firm of the Year and Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year categories.

ZICOlaw has expanded its network to Hanoi with the opening of an office in that city. It is ZICOlaw’s second office in Vietnam following the establishment of ZICOlaw (Vietnam) Limited in Ho Chi Minh City in 2012.

DFDL has relocated partner Marcus Collins from Thailand to Singapore and named him the head of its Indonesia practice, while appointing Shahwar Nizam as head of its Bangladesh office in Dhaka.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has represented U.S. oil company Murphy Oil Corp in the $2 billion sale of 30 percent of Murphy’s Malaysian oil and gas assets to Indonesian state-oil company Pertamina, which was counseled by Ashurst.

DLA Piper’s Asia operations have been rocked by yet another big-name departure, with Biswajit Chatterjee, head of the firm’s Singapore corporate finance practice and global co-head of its India practice, leaving to join Squire Patton Boggs.