UK-headquartered law firm Hill Dickinson has expanded its Singapore office with the hires of Matthew Dow as a partner and Binoy Dubey as counsel and master mariner. They join from Norwegian firm Wikborg Rein and Incisive Law, respectively.

Singapore-based TSMP Law Corporation has appointed banking and finance lawyer June Ho as a partner from Norwegian firm Wikborg Rein, and Felicia Tan as a director from Ince & Co’s local law firm, with the latter tasked with expanding its China presence.

UK law firm HFW has hired three new partners – Siri Wennevik, Alistair Duffield and Ivan Chia – as it continues its steady growth in Asia.

Norwegian firm Wikborg Rein’s former global managing partner, Per M. Ristvedt, has arrived in Singapore last night in preparation for his new role as head of the firm’s Singapore office, a role that commences 1 Aug 2011.

Wikborg Rein and Allens Arthur Robinson have advised the sponsors of one of the world’s first floating LNG production projects.

Indonesian law firm Soewito Suhardiman Eddymurthy Kardono (SSEK), Herbert Smith and Norwegian law firm Wikborg Rein have advised on a US$875m project financing deal – Kangean Energy Indonesia’s (KEI) investment into BW Offshore for a floating gas production unit lease in Indonesia.