Appointments

  • Virtus Law adds Duane Morris & Selvam partner
    By ALB | Wednesday, 15 May 2013

    Stephenson Harwood’s Singapore associate firm Virtus Law has kicked off its shipping and offshore finance practice with the hire of partner Colin Jarraw from Duane Morris & Selvam.

  • Stamford hires directors from Norton Rose, W&C
    By ALB | Wednesday, 15 May 2013

    Stamford Law has hired two new directors: Corporate funds lawyer Daniel Yong, who was most recently the head of Norton Rose’s investment funds practice in Singapore, and Lim Sin Teck, who joins from White & Case.

  • Tokyo: Bingham swoops up 7 lawyers from W&C
    By Kanishk Verghese | Tuesday, 14 May 2013

    Bingham McCutchen has significantly strengthened its investment funds group in Tokyo with the hire of partners Christopher Wells and Tomoko Fuminaga, and five other lawyers from White & Case.

  • SG: Eldan Law gets INCA partner
    By ALB | Monday, 13 May 2013

    Naresh Mahtani, a founder partner at ATMD Bird & Bird in Singapore and most recently a partner at INCA Law, has moved to Eldan Law.

  • Ince lands DLA Asia projects head
    By ALB | Friday, 10 May 2013

    Ince & Co has hired Martin David as its Asia energy head from DLA Piper, where David led its Asia projects team.

  • Hogan Lovells moves new regional MP to HK
    By Kanishk Verghese | Thursday, 9 May 2013

    Hogan Lovells has relocated its new Asia and Middle East regional managing partner, Patrick Sherrington, from London to Hong Kong.

  • Clasis promotes partner in Delhi
    By Vasundhara Chatterjee | Tuesday, 7 May 2013

    Clyde & Co’s Indian “best friend” Clasis Law has promoted senior associate Mohit Sharma to partnership at its Delhi office.

  • Locke Lord gains 2 partners in HK
    By Kanishk Verghese | Tuesday, 7 May 2013

    U.S. law firm Locke Lord has bolstered its fast-growing Asia practice with the hire of corporate expert Michael Fung and dispute resolution specialist Adrian Taylor as partners at the firm’s Hong Kong office.

  • Sidley adds M&A partner from Morgan Lewis
    By ALB | Monday, 6 May 2013

    Sidley Austin has hired M&A partner Gregory Salathé from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in Tokyo. After spending a transition period in the Japanese capital, Salathé will move to Singapore, where Sidley recently received a QFLP licence.

  • Myanmar looks to SG lawyer for maritime makeover
    By ALB | Thursday, 2 May 2013

    Jude P. Benny, managing partner of Singapore law firm Joseph Tan Jude Benny (JTJB), has been appointed by the Myanmar government as a consultant for the drafting and review of the country’s maritime laws and regulations.

  • GLN adds Shanghai partner
    By Liu Zhen | Monday, 29 April 2013

    French firm Gide Loyrette Nouel (GLN) has appointed Paul-Emmanuel Benachi as a partner at its Shanghai office.

  • Norton Rose promotes 3 in Asia, ME before tie-up
    By Kanishk Verghese | Friday, 26 April 2013

    Norton Rose has elected 25 lawyers to its partnership worldwide, including banking and projects specialist Paul Mansouri in Abu Dhabi, dispute resolution specialist Wilson Ang in Singapore, and corporate lawyer Winnie Chan in Hong Kong.

  • HSF promotes 3 in Asia, relocates 1 to SG
    By ALB | Thursday, 25 April 2013

    Herbert Smith Freehills has promoted 19 new partners worldwide, of whom three are in Asia, and also relocated a partner from Sydney to Singapore.

  • BT: A&G lands 5 Rajah & Tann arb partners
    By ALB | Thursday, 25 April 2013

    Allen & Gledhill has poached five arbitration partners from Big Four rival Rajah & Tann, including the head of the latter firm’s international arbitration group, and also hired the CEO of the SIAC in a move expected to seriously bulk up its disputes ambitions.

  • SG: King & Spalding lands KWM arb co-head
    By ALB | Tuesday, 23 April 2013

    King & Spalding has hired international arbitration and construction lawyer Peter Megens as a partner at its Singapore office from King & Wood Mallesons in Melbourne, where Megens was co-head of the firm’s arbitration practice.

  • Pinsent Masons JLV gets TMT partner
    By ALB | Tuesday, 23 April 2013

    Pinsent Masons Mpillay, the Singapore joint law venture of Pinsent Masons, has hired TMT specialist Bryan Tan as partner from boutique law firm Keystone Law Corp.

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