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K&L Gates Straits Law continues growth with MoFo funds expert K&L Gates Straits Law, the Singapore office of U.S. law firm K&L Gates, has hired investment funds specialist Jason Nelms as a partner from Morrison Foerster.
AALCO Annual Arbitration Forum 2023 successfully held in Hong Kong for the first time and hosted by AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre [Brought to you by AALCO] The AALCO Annual Arbitration Forum 2023, hosted by the AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre (AALCO-HKRAC), was successfully held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 5th and 6th December. The two-day international flagship summit, conducted in a hybrid format, attracted more than 1,500 in-person and online participants, who are insightful diplomats, regulators, business, financial and industry leaders, Artificial Intelligence and legal experts, as well as observer delegations representing governments and international organizations from across the globe, including Brunei, Cameroon, Mainland China, Egypt, Ghana, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Iran, Myanmar, the Philippines, the UK and most of the 47 member states of AALCO to discuss a wide range of international legal topics.
KWM expands SG office with addition of former Shearman banking partner King & Wood Mallesons has bolstered its banking practice in Singapore with the addition of Gary Hamp, who was previously an independent consultant in London. Hamp is KWM’s first Asia partner hire in 2024.
What happens next after China Evergrande ordered to liquidate? A Hong Kong court on Monday ordered China Evergrande (3333.HK), the world's most indebted developer, to be liquidated.
Former LC Lawyers MP joins East & Concord's HK association firm Hong Kong’s Yang & Yang Solicitors, which spun off last year from Deloitte Legal, has hired veteran corporate lawyer Rossana Chu as a partner. Chu was previously the managing partner of LC Lawyers, EY’s Hong Kong law firm, which closed recently.
Mayer Brown nabs banking lawyer in SG from NRF U.S. law firm Mayer Brown has hired banking and financing specialist Janelene Chen as a partner in Singapore from Norton Rose Fulbright.
Tokyo: Greenberg Traurig beefs up real estate further with White & Case team U.S. law firm Greenberg Traurig has further expanded its real estate team in Tokyo after recruiting a four-lawyer team from White & Case. Mizuho Yamada and Ayako Kawano come on board as shareholders, while Kazuo Kasai and Hiroshi Hara join as local partner and counsel, respectively.
Singapore's TSMP gets new criminal litigation, investigations head Singapore law firm TSMP Law Corporation has hired Tania Chin as director and head of its criminal litigation and investigations practice from Credit Suisse, where she held the role of vice president of APAC compliance investigations.
Boutiques Gurbani, Sutedja in Singapore-Indonesia alliance Singapore law firm Gurbani & Co has entered into a strategic partnership with Indonesia’s Sutedja & Partners that aims to assist corporate and individual clients in both countries. Sutedja will operate as Sutedja & Partners in association with Gurbani & Co going forward.
SG: Tang Thomas splits from Wee Swee Teow after less than 2 years of merger Singaporean boutique Tang Thomas has separated from Wee Swee Teow (WST) less than two years after the two firms merged, with partners Cynthia Tang and Raj Joshua Thomas exiting along with three associates.
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