King & Wood Mallesons and Baker & McKenzie were the only firms with an Australian presence to make a list of the largest 20 law firms in Asia, a new ALB survey has revealed.

Squire Sanders and Indonesian law firm Melli Darsa & Co (MDC) have entered into a formal strategic alliance, making the American firm the latest international outfit to enter Indonesia with a local tie-up.

Insurance specialist Wotton + Kearney has announced two new appointments.

Lander & Rogers has announced the recruitment of new partner Calum Henderson in the firm's recently formed competition and consumer law group.

Dentons has hired capital markets specialist Alex Roussos as a partner in Dubai from Norton Rose Fulbright.

Taylor Wessing has welcomed back Habib Ullah, who spent the first 10 years of his career with the firm in London, as head of banking at its Dubai office. The firm has also appointed Mark Fraser as its Dubai managing partner.

David Risbridger, previously head of dispute resolution and construction in the Middle East for Dentons, has joined Simmons & Simmons as a partner in Dubai.

Wotton + Kearney Special Counsel Heidi Nash-Smith and CEP David Kearney have together raised over $15,000 for a cause close to their hearts by completing the New York Marathon fund-raising challenge.

Learnings from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake have helped inform new technology and business interruption initiatives at trans-Tasman firm Duncan Cotterill.

Gadens has announced the appointment of a new hire from KPMG in the firm’s corporate advisory & tax group.