UK law firm Mishcon de Reya has opened an office in Singapore, its first outside its home base of London after hiring two restructuring lawyers from Withers KhattarWong.

Berwin Leighton Paisner’s (BLP) Singapore office has seen two key partner departures: Finance partner Tahirah Ara has joined Withers, while Southeast Asia managing partner Alistair Duffield has decided to retire from the partnership.