Mayer Brown JSM is launching a trade finance practice in Singapore after hiring Angelia Chia and Ben Sandstad from Standard Chartered Bank. Chia was global head of legal for trade, while Sandstad helmed the legal team when it came to credit, lending and governance.

DLA Piper’s Asia operations have been rocked by yet another big-name departure, with Biswajit Chatterjee, head of the firm’s Singapore corporate finance practice and global co-head of its India practice, leaving to join Squire Patton Boggs.