Australian firm Allens has added M&A and energy specialist Giles Cooper as a partner in the firm’s Hanoi office from Duane Morris Vietnam, where he spent nearly 14 years.

Duane Morris has grown its corporate practice in Vietnam with the hire of Lang Thi Nguyen as a partner in Ho Chi Minh City from local boutique Frasers Law Company.

Duane Morris has established an office in Taipei, Taiwan, through its Singapore joint law venture Duane Morris & Selvam (DMS), after securing approval from the Ministry of Justice.

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

Bird & Bird acts on AXIO Data Group’s sale of MIMS Group for $250 million, Nishith Desai stars in Marina Holdco’s $130 million purchase of Electra Partners’ stake in Zensar Technologies, and more in this week’s Southeast Asia deals table.

Duane Morris & Selvam has hired Samuel Sharpe from DLA Piper in Singapore to head the firm’s corporate crime and investigations practice group in Asia.