India’s largest firm Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) has hired corporate and TMT specialist Sameer Chugh as a partner in Delhi from Bharti Enterprises, where he was group general counsel.

AZB & Partners has advised investment firm KKR on its $625 million acquisition of a stake in India’s Vini Cosmetics, which was counselled by Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, with IndusLaw representing the seller Sequoia Capital.

Arun Scaria, a Bengaluru-based partner at Khaitan & Co, has joined VC firm Tanglin Venture Partners as general counsel in Singapore.

Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has added Peggy Wang and Victor Sim as partners in in Hong Kong from White & Case.

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Morrison & Foerster has brought on board litigation expert Takahiro Nonaka as a partner in Tokyo from DLA Piper.

Two Delhi-based lawyers have recently passed away after contracting the coronavirus: Sundeep Dudeja, a partner at L&L Partners, and Ajoy Halder, who founded  Halder & Associates.

U.S. law firm Reed Smith has expanded its international arbitration practice in Singapore with the hire of a three-member team from Stephenson Harwood, including partner Timothy Cooke.

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has advised Indian food-delivery app Swiggy on its $800 million fundraising round, which now values the company at $5 billion, with AZB & Partners representing Qatar Holding, one of the investors.

Stephenson Harwood has lost two more partners in Hong Kong: Commercial litigation partner Richard Wilmot has joined local firm Tanner De Witt, while energy specialist Marco Pocci has moved to MB Kemp’s newly opened office in London.