Mayer Brown will launch a Tokyo office in the first half of 2018. The office will be headed by new partner Rupert Burrows, Ashurst’s former Tokyo managing partner.

Duane Morris has advised Sembcorp Industries on the execution of a power purchase agreement with Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise (MEPE) for the supply of 225 megawatts of power over 22 years in Myanmar

Mayer Brown plans to launch an office in Dubai in 2016 after hiring corporate partners Charles Salem Hallab and Tahan Thraya and two associates from Baker & McKenzie.

Linklaters’ associate firm Widyawan hires Pertamina GC in Jakarta, Morrison & Foerster adds corporate partner in Hong Kong, and more in this week’s Asia Appointments table.

Mayer Brown has hired Kwon Lee, the former managing partner of Korean firm Lee International IP & Law Group, as a partner in the U.S. firm’s global real estate group.

Asian Legal Business (ALB) has identified and ranked the top law firms for intellectual property across Asia in its 2014 IP Rankings.