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Long-time Ashurst partner joins CMS in Hong Kong

BY Aparna Sai |

CMS has recruited finance expert Christopher Whiteley as a partner in Hong Kong from Ashurst, where he spent 15 years. At his new firm, Whiteley will help establish a capital markets and derivatives practice.
SG: Latham projects practice witnesses another departure

BY Aparna Sai |

UK firm Ashurst has added project finance expert Andrew Roche as a partner in Singapore from Latham & Watkins.
Ashurst scores year’s 5th Asia lateral with KWM hire in HK

BY Aparna Sai |

UK firm Ashurst has hired derivatives expert Jonathan Chapman as a partner in Hong Kong from King & Wood Mallesons where he was a counsel.
Ashurst recruits disputes partner from A&O in Hong Kong

BY Aparna Sai |

Ashurst has grown its disputes resolution offering in Hong Kong with the hire of Cliff Chow as a partner. Chow joins from Allen & Overy, where he worked for more than a decade.
Host of law firms collaborate to draft online arbitration protocol

BY Aparna Sai |

Herbert Smith Freehills, Ashurst, CMS, DLA Piper, Hogan Lovells and Latham & Watkins have combined to develop a draft protocol to help deliver a globally consistent online case management approach platforms for conducting international arbitration.
SG: Ashurst adds second partner from A&G in a month

BY Aparna Sai |

London-headquartered Ashurst has added financial regulations lawyer Evan Lam as a partner in Singapore from Big Four firm Allen & Gledhill, the former’s second lateral partner hire from the latter in as many months.
India’s 3 largest firms announce compensation changes as COVID crisis intensifies

BY Aparna Sai |

As the coronavirus pandemic continues in India, the country’s three largest firms by headcount have announced changes to lawyer salaries.
Ashurst launches business consulting service

BY Kristen Liu 刘诗宇 |

Ashurst has launched Ashurst Consulting, a new business line providing specialist consulting services as an additional offering to its existing legal services. The new line will initially be offered in Australia.
SG: Ashurst hires A&G private funds leader as APAC investments head

BY Aparna Sai |

Ashurst has appointed Danny Tan to lead its investments funds practice in the Asia-Pacific. Tan joins from Singapore Big Four firm Allen & Gledhill, where led the private funds practice.
HK: Ashurst boosts M&A practice with DLA hire

BY Aparna Sai |

Ashurst has added corporate lawyer Melody He-Chen as a partner in Hong Kong from DLA Piper.