Other News SG: U.S. law firm Rimon hires Gibson Dunn restructuring head San Francisco-headquartered law firm Rimon, which operates using a decentralised, distributed model, has brought on board Troy Doyle as partner and chair of its global restructuring group. Milbank, A&G advise Philippines’ Hotel101 Global on $2.3 bln SPAC merger U.S. law firm Milbank and Singapore’s Allen & Gledhill have advised Hotel101 Global, the hotel arm of Philippines-listed real estate firm DoubleDragon, on its $2.3 billion proposed Nasdaq listing through a SPAC merger. A conversation with Truong Trong Nghia [Brought to you by YKVN] The legal industry in Southeast Asia is highly competitive with a great number of talented individuals. ALB speaks with Truong Trong Nghia, who was ranked as one of the 2024 ALB Top 15 Southeast Asia Litigators. The list features exceptional lawyers from seven different countries, highlighting the impressive talent pool in the region. Why are Singapore’s maritime authorities investigating a shipping crash in the U.S.? On March 26, the Singapore-flagged cargo vessel Dali crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the U.S. city of Baltimore, taking the lives of six bridge construction workers. Since then, the city-state has sent shipping regulators to the U.S. for an investigation that brings international maritime laws to the fore, as authorities determine liability and damages arising from the wreckage. ALB Super 50 Dispute Lawyers 2024 In its July 2024 issue, ALB is spotlighting the Super 50 Disputes Lawyers in Asia. SURVEY LINK HERE Deadline: April 26, 2024 SG: Insurance heavy-hitter joins Kennedys from RPC UK law firm Kennedys has hired insurance industry veteran Mark Errington as a partner in Singapore from RPC. Errington is set to join in July. JSA latest to add partner in hot Bengaluru market Another in-house lawyer has returned to law firm practice in Bengaluru this week, with J. Sagar Associates welcoming back Rakesh Warrier as a partner from manufacturing services provider Zetwerk, where he was associate director for compliance. Singapore boutique FLA adds matrimonial law expert Singapore-based boutique firm Focus Law Asia has bolstered its matrimonial law capabilities with the addition of June Lim as a director. Lim joins FLA after a decade of running her own matrimonial firm, Eden Law Corporation. R&T, TKQP lawyers handed three-year suspensions for misleading SG’s highest court Two partners on opposite sides of a matter, Chandra Mohan Rethnam of Rajah & Tann and Paul Seah Zhen Wei of Tan Kok Quan Partnership, have been handed three-year suspensions by the Court of Three Judges for misleading a five-judge panel on Singapore’s highest court, the Court of Appeal. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE NEWS ON THE ALB WEBSITE |