Editor’s note: This is an ongoing list.
Sep
30 September – LAW Partnership (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Malaysian law firm LAW Partnership has expanded its dispute resolution practice with the addition of partner Shaun Tan and associate Rachel Tan, who are joining from RDS partnership.
The new hires bring expertise in construction law and alternative dispute resolution (ADR), including arbitration, adjudication, and mediation.
Shaun Tan specialises in construction disputes, resolving them through various means including court proceedings and statutory adjudication. His portfolio encompasses infrastructure projects, utilities, refineries, power plants, and motorways.
He joined RDS in 2021 after spending two years at the Myanmar offices of Singapore law firms Rajah & Tann and Allen & Gledhill. Earlier in this career, Tan was an associate at Malaysian law firms Belden Advocates & Solicitors, Tan Swee Im, Siva & Partners, and James Monteiro. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
26 September – Oon & Bazul (Singapore, Singapore)
Singapore law firm Oon & Bazul has grown its restructuring and insolvency practice with the hire of Lye Yu Min as a partner from Rajah & Tann, where he was a senior associate.
Lye’s experience in insolvency matters spans contentious and non-contentious debtor- and creditor-side engagements. He joined Rajah & Tann in 2018 after beginning his career at Allen & Gledhill. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
26 September – Dentons Lee (Seoul, Korea)
Dentons Lee, Dentons’ South Korea member firm, has boosted its labour and employment offerings by hiring former Bae, Kim & Lee partner Eunjee Kim as a senior attorney.
Kim has experience in preventing and resolving legal issues that may arise from labour relations with individual employees and collective legal relations with labour unions. She advises domestic and international companies, and her proficiency extends beyond traditional legal counsel to encompass corporate law, Dentons Lee said.
Kim’s clientele spans multinational corporations, international law firms seeking Korean employment law advice, and domestic companies in need of comprehensive legal counsel.
Prior to joining Dentons Lee, Kim worked as a partner for two years in the employment and labour group at Seoul-headquartered Bae, Kim & Lee. Before that, she held senior in-house roles at U.S. food manufacturing giant Kellogg, French premium spirits company Pernod Ricard, consultancy Bain & Company, and South Korean conglomerate E-Land Group. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
26 September – Sheng & Co (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
David Lim, a co-founder of Malaysian boutique firm D&P Law Group, has left to set up a new legal practice catering to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups in the country.
Sheng & Co aims to make high-quality legal services more accessible to smaller businesses, a segment it says is often underserved by traditional law firms.
The launch comes at a time when Malaysia’s startup ecosystem is growing rapidly, with the government pushing for increased digitalization and innovation in the business sector.
The firm will also specialise in renewable energy project advisory, particularly in the solar power sector.
Lim, who set up D&P Law Group in 2020 with Shaun Paulian, has experience in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and corporate commercial transactions across industries such as renewable energy, aviation, and healthcare. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
25 September – Sterlington (Hong Kong, China)
Sterlington in New York has hired Paul Jebely, the former Hong Kong-based head of Withers’ global asset finance practice, as a partner and vice chair of its international practice.
Jebely, an aviation expert, represents ultra-high-net-worth individuals and their business enterprises on M&A, restructuring, and disputes, particularly on matters related to commercial aviation and yachting. (from http://www.law.com)
20 September – JSA Advocates & Solicitors (Gurugram & Hyderabad, India)
JSA Advocates & Solicitors has become the latest firm to turn to IndusLaw to boost its partner ranks with the addition of Infrastructure and projects-focused partners M. Arun Kumar and Deepak Chowdhury along with their teams in Gurugram and Hyderabad, respectively.
Kumar, who joins with a seven-lawyer team, has close to two decades of experience advising on acquisitions, divestments and joint ventures in the projects, construction and real estate sectors. He has been advising clients in sectors such as airports, ports, highways, urban infrastructure, renewable energy, leisure and hospitality, waste management, commercial and residential real estate development, media, information technology and education.
He also has experience in relation to pre-bid advisory, tender documentation and general project development documentation, including EPC contracts, O&M Contracts, and concession agreements for PPP projects.
Chowdhury, who joins with his team of six lawyers, is a Hyderabad-based real estate and projects specialist, with more than 16 years of experience advising clients on contractual and regulatory issues pertaining to the development of infrastructure projects.
He has worked on numerous projects implemented on public-private partnership model in multiple sectors ranging from ports, airports, mass rapid transit systems, highways, water supply, solid waste and e-waste management, and waste to energy projects. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
17 September – DLA Piper (Tokyo, Japan)
DLA Piper has strengthened its employment and real estate capabilities in Japan, with the addition of two senior lawyers to its Tokyo office.
Lawrence Carter rejoins the firm to co-head its employment practice in the country, while Ed Sheremeta has been named the co-head of its real estate group, the firm said in a statement. (from http://www.law.com)
16 September – Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (Delhi, India)
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co has added investigations expert Rohit Dhingra as a partner in its white-collar crime practice in Delhi. Dhingra was previously a managing director in the risk advisory and investigation practice at FTI Consulting.
He has also previously worked with firms like Ernst & Young, KPMG, and Genpact.
Dhingra brings two decades of experience in forensic accounting, dispute advisory, litigation support, white-collar crime investigations, FCPA, and anti-bribery and anti-corruption matters.
He has advised clients on internal audit, risk consulting and compliance across a diverse range of sectors including e-commerce, CPG, retail, infrastructure, manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, and renewable energy. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
16 September – JSA Advocates & Solicitors (Mumbai, India)
JSA Advocates & Solicitors has continued its market-leading 2024 expansion with the addition of Rohan Kumar as a partner in its Mumbai-based M&A and private equity practice. He was previously a partner at Quillon Partners.
Kumar brings over 15 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, merger control filings, private equity, and venture capital. He has advised on transactions across sectors, including media, technology, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare.
He had previously been a part of the partnership at the erstwhile firm Platinum Partners and Poovayya & Co. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
16 September – Cyril Amarchand Mangalds (Mumbai, India)
Rohan Ghosh Roy, a former Trilegal partner who helped build the firm’s technology and private equity clientele, is joining Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas as equity partner in Mumbai, following a two-year career break.
Ghosh Roy has over 15 years of experience in the M&A and private equity space, having advised on some of the largest deals, particularly in the technology sector. He joined Trilegal in 2008 and became an important part of the firm’s growth curve, helping build deep client relationships with global businesses, including the Alibaba Group, DE Shaw, 3i Group, Citadel and Blackstone.
At CAM, Ghosh Roy will aim to deepen the firm’s already-existing marquee client relationships and tap into India’s promising private equity landscape. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
16 September – Baker McKenzie KLP JV (Seoul, Korea)
Baker McKenzie’s Korean joint venture law firm with KL Partners, called Baker McKenzie KLP JV, has expanded its offering in the country by launching a tax practice.
The firm has hired two senior tax lawyers, John Kwak and Doug Suh, from Big Siz South Korean leader Kim & Chang. Kwak joins the firm as partner, while Suh will assume the role of senior advisor, according to Baker McKenzie’s statement. The duo has also brought along with them a senior associate. (from http://www.law.com)
16 September – Tokyo International Law Office (Tokyo. Japan)
Japanese firm Tokyo International Law Office has continued its growth this year with the hire of two new partners: Makiko Kawamura joins from EY Japan to launch a new tax practice, while construction expert Hojung Jun comes on board from Baker McKenzie.
Prior to joining Tokyo International, Kawamura worked at EY Japan for three and a half years when she was responsible for overseeing international tax cases and cross-border transactions. Kawamura also spent more than 11 years at DLA Piper after stints at O’Melveny & Myers and Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton.
Jun, who was a senior associate at Baker McKenzie, worked at the firm’s Tokyo and Singapore offices. She assists international clients including Japanese and Korean companies with overseas energy and infrastructure project development. Previously, she was an associate at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.
In her new role, Jun will be supporting clients in the energy and infrastructure sectors, with a focus on construction, including disputes. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
16 September – RHTLaw (Singapore, Singapore)
Singapore’s RHTLaw Asia has appointed Esther Wee, the former head of intellectual property at local rival Harry Elias Partnership, as a partner (foreign lawyer), as it seeks to strengthen its corporate and IP practices.
Wee was at Harry Elias Partnership for seven years until March, leaving as head of IP. She was earlier a partner at Ismail Sabri Wee & Wong in Malaysia, where she headed the intellectual property department and managed the firm’s Selangor branch office.
With a career spanning over a decade in intellectual property law, Wee specialises in IP commercialization strategy and transaction work, offering guidance on maximizing the value of companies’ intangible assets. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
13 September – Shin & Kim (Seoul, Korea)
Korean Big Six law firm Shin & Kim has continued the growth of its regulatory focus in 2024 with the addition of Seongkoo Cheong as a partner to lead its financial regulatory practice.
Cheong was the chief executive officer at South Korean blockchain startup EQBR Networks since 2022, prior to which he was at Kim & Chang for 17 years. He specialises in financial regulations, capital markets, derivatives transactions, data protection, and digital finance.
The firm has also added partners Young-jin Kim, a former deputy director in the financial data policy division at the Financial Services Commission; Ryonho Kang, a former member of the Financial Information Analysis Institute and the Financial Services Commission; and Sung-kuk Choi, who was previously a director at PwC Consulting. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
13 September – Loeb & Loeb (Beijing, China)
Loeb & Loeb will take over Perkins Coie’s intellectual property (IP) agency in China, while 17 people will join its Beijing office.
After Perkins Coie confirmed it will be closing its Beijing office, the branch’s managing partner Scott Palmer and partner James Zimmerman, along with 15 lawyers, paralegals, and intellectual property (IP) specialists from the same firm will move to Loeb & Loeb.
At the same time, Loeb & Loeb is taking over Perkins Coie’s IP agency, which was set up in 2019, and it will continue to be managed by Palmer.
Both Palmer and Zimmerman are joining Loeb & Loeb as partners, and the firm expects them to strengthen its services in Beijing and across Asia. Lawrence Venick, the firm’s Beijing and Hong Kong managing partner, said, “James and Scott have the vision and staying power to serve American and foreign businesses operating on the ground in China.”
Palmer, a specialist in IP law, has been advising clients on trade secrets, personal rights, customs enforcement and cross-border IP litigation. He is also experienced in handling licence approvals and regulatory compliance matters. Palmer was selected by China Business Law Journal as one of the A-List elite lawyers in 2019.
Zimmerman has practiced in China for 30 years, advising foreign companies on corporate, transactional, regulatory, litigation and white-collar crime defence matters. He is particularly familiar with the media and film industries, and foreign media have appointed him as an adviser on security and press freedom. (from /law.asia)
12 September – Guantao & Chow (Hong Kong, China)
PRC law firm Guantao & Chow has strengthened its corporate and intellectual property practice in Hong Kong with the hire of partners Keung Yui Fai (L) and Yen Barry Joseph from HK boutique So Keung Yip & Sin (SKYS). A team of four lawyers joins Keung and Yen.
Keung has over 30 years of dispute resolution experience, including arbitrations conducted in Hong Kong and foreign countries, enforcement of domestic or foreign judgments in Hong Kong, insolvency and liquidation (personal bankruptcy or company winding up), cross-border transactional services, company incorporation, mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings and reorganizations, setting up trusts and funds, and dealing with the passing on of wealth.
With more than 35 years of legal services experience, Yen focuses on commercial, corporate, and IP matters, with an emphasis on disputed and non-disputed intellectual property; information technology and licensing; advertising, entertainment, gaming, media law, and personal data and privacy. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
11 September – DLA Piper (Singapore, Singapore)
DLP Piper is set to hire a banking and finance partner from Mayer Brown in Singapore.
Fund finance specialist Soumitro Mukerji will soon join the firm’s offering in the city-state, according to two people with knowledge of the move. (from http://www.law.com)
11 September – Cyril Amarchand Mangalds (Mumbai, India)
Ratnadeep Roychowdhury, co-head of Nishith Desai Associates’ private equity and sovereign wealth funds group has moved to Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, making him the second NDA practice head to move to CAM in a week.
Sahil Kanuga, the former head of international disputes at tax-focused NDA also joined CAM a few days ago.
Roychowdhury has over 17 years of experience advising investors, promoters, corporates, and funds on corporate transactions and managing high-stakes corporate litigation.
Before joining NDA in 2021, he was the India general counsel for private equity firm Actis. He has also previously been a partner at AZB & Partners. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
11 September – Chandler MHM (Bangkok, Thailand)
Thai law firm Chandler MHM has reshuffled its leadership, elevating co-managing partner Jessada Sawatdipong to chair and senior partner, while naming banking and finance partner Joseph Tisuthiwongse as co-managing partner.
The promotions come in light of Chandler MHM’s commitment to “maintaining a leading, dynamic presence in the Thai legal market,” the firm said in a statement. (from http://www.law.com)
6 September -Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (Mumbai, India)
Sahil Kanuga, who heads the international dispute resolution practice at Nishith Desai Associates, is joining Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas as a partner in its white-collar crime and dispute resolution practice in Mumbai.
Kanuga brings 20 years of experience advising foreign and domestic clients on cross-border disputes, corporate governance issues, compliance training and internal and regulatory investigations including those related to corporate governance, employment investigations and whistle-blower complaints. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
6 September – Herbert Smith Freehills (Sydney, Australia)
Herbert Smith Freehills has hired tax partner Jay Prasad from Australian firm Allens as the firm builds its tax advisory capabilities.
Prasad, who joins HSF’s Sydney office next month, is a transaction tax specialist experienced in advising corporates, financial institutions, private equity, and other managed funds on a wide range of tax-related matters. His work spans corporate mergers and acquisitions, restructures, initial public offerings, capital management programs and financing transactions. (from http://www.law.com)
6 September – Karas So (Hong Kong, China)
Hong Kong law firm Karas So, which operates in association with Mishcon de Reya, has hired disputes specialist Alex Wong as partner from U.S. firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he was an of counsel.
Over his 17-year career, Wong has represented high-net-worth individuals, and institutional, and corporate clients in commercial litigation and international arbitration. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn in 2020, he had stints at Clifford Chance and DLA Piper. Wong is a solicitor-advocate with Higher Rights of Audience and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Karas So has also hired Samuel Fung as a special counsel in its dispute resolution team. Fung, formerly in-house counsel at the Securities and Futures Commission, specialises in regulatory investigations and enforcement. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
5 September – Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (Bengaluru, India)
Roshan Thomas has left his role at troubled edtech unicorn BYJU’s to rejoin Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co as an equity partner in its Bengaluru-based corporate practice.
Thomas has over 20 years of experience in private equity, venture capital and M&A work having been a partner at SAM, BMR Legal, Themis Associates, and Lexygen. He took up the top in-house role at BYJU’s in 2021.
Thomas joined SAM’s Bengaluru office in June 2017 as part of a large group of lawyers from BMR Legal, and helped grow the office for four years before moving to BYJU’s. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
5 September – Ashurst (Melbourne, Australia)
Ashurst has hired real estate partner Alexandra Peace from Australian firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth.
Peace specialize in property capital transactions, development and general commercial property and provides advice on complex structuring, development, acquisition and leasing matters across all main subsectors of the real estate sector, including office, industrial and retail, according to her LinkedIn profile. (from http://www.law.com)
4 September – Ong Eu jin Partnership (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Ong Eu Jin, a founding partner of Malaysian law firm Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership (RDS), has departed with a team of 10 lawyers, including two partners, to set up Ong Eu Jin Partnership, a boutique specialising in capital markets and mergers and acquisitions.
The other partners are Lee Zai-Lii and Diane Ngu Dai En, and the team includes associates, trainee lawyers, paralegals and due diligence support staff. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
4 September – Khaitan & Co (Ahmedabad, India)
Khaitan & Co has continued the expansion of its Ahmedabad office by hiring Mudit Shah from Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas as a partner in its real estate and corporate practice in the city.
Shah becomes the third partner to join Khaitan in its Ahmedabad office, which launched in December last year with another CAM partner, Atman Desai. The firm then added disputes partner Digant Popat to bolster its capabilities in the city in April. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
Shah’s real estate and general corporate focus is set to add to the firm’s competitiveness in the fast-growing legal market in Ahmedabad. He also specialises in infrastructure projects and aviation with a focus on acquisitions, joint ventures, and slump sale transactions, particularly for entities in the industrial, manufacturing, and renewable energy sectors. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
4 September – Kain Lawyers (Melbourne, Australia)
Boutique mergers and acquisition firm Kain Lawyers has hired a partner from KMPG Law in the wake of the global accounting giant’s closure of its legal division in Australia.
Cath Debreceny joins the firm’s Melbourne office as a director while Laura Murphy also joins from KPMG, as a special counsel. (from http://www.law.com)
4 September – Reed Smith (Shanghai, China)
Reed Smith is closing its Beijing office, with three of its lawyers in the city set to transfer to its Shanghai outfit.
The firm’s Beijing managing partner Eric Lin, partner Barbara Li and counsel Katherine Yang will soon be relocating, according to people at the firm. Some of Reed Smith’s other staff members and lawyers in Beijing, which includes three associates and a legal consultant, have also been offered the opportunity to become part of the firm’s Shanghai operations, according to people familiar with the matters. (from http://www.law.com)
4 September – Luthra & Luthra Law Offices (Bengaluru, India)
Luthra and Luthra Law Offices has expanded its corporate practice in Bengaluru with the addition of partner Arindam Basu from Poovayya & Co.
Basu, who leaves disputes and real estate-focused Poovayya less than a year after joining, has close to 20 years of experience as a corporate lawyer, particularly in the Bengaluru market. He spent 14 years, including eight as a partner, at Bengaluru-based ALMT Legal prior to Poovayya. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
3 September – White & Case (Tokyo, Japan)
U.S. law firm White & Case has launched its disputes practice in Tokyo with the addition of Shinsuke Yakura, the former head of Orrick’s office in the Japanese capital, as a partner.
Yakura brings over 20 years of experience in cross-border litigation and arbitration, intellectual property, white collar and compliance matters, as well as antitrust and product liability.
He advises on inbound disputes before Japanese courts and on matters under the rules of the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association, as well as outbound disputes before U.S. courts and under institutional arbitral rules in various jurisdictions.
At Orrick, Yakura also headed the complex litigation and dispute resolution group and intellectual property group in Tokyo. He joined that firm in 2011 from Paul Hastings, and previously worked at H Okada International Law Offices. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
3 September – Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (Mumbai, India)
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co has bolstered its corporate transaction capabilities with the addition of partner Mahesh Wasadikar from Desai & Diwanji in Mumbai.
Wasadikar has over a decade of experience advising on private equity and mergers and acquisition transactions across sectors such as healthcare, BFSI, infrastructure, manufacturing, and industrials. He also has expertise in the growing electric vehicle market in the country. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
2 September – Morrison & Foerster (Hong Kong, China)
Morrison & Foerster has lost two more partners in Asia this week, this time with a duo departing from the firm’s Hong Kong and Shanghai offices.
Beijing-based Jingtian & Gongcheng has confirmed partner Vivian Yiu is joining its Hong Kong office. MoFo’s Shanghai partner Ke Huang will also be making the same move, joining the firm in Hong Kong as a foreign registered lawyer. Yiu brings along with her a group of around six associates, according to people familiar with the matter. (from http://www.law.com)
2 September – Baker McKenzie (Singapore, Singapore)
Morrison & Foerster’s Singapore managing partner Shirin Tang is leaving the firm with fellow partner Lip Kian Ang.
The two private equity lawyers are moving to Baker McKenzie in Singapore where the firm operates as a joint law venture practice called Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow. According to a person familiar with the matter, the two partners will bring along two associates from their team. (from http://www.law.com)
2 September – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (Delhi, India)
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has kept up its strong lateral partner growth in 2024 with the addition of Arya Tripathy to its corporate and technology practice in Delhi. Tripathy joins from PSA Legal Counsellors.
Tripathy has over a decade’s experience in advising international and domestic clients, with focus on technology, healthcare and life sciences, heavy manufacturing, and social impact sectors. She has also worked closely with clients on the evolving data protection landscape with specific focus on the EU, U.S. and Asian markets, helping them create organizational data management and lifecycle processes. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
2 September – Trilegal (New Delhi, India)
Merger control specialist Aparna Mehra is moving to Trilegal after quitting her decade-long partnership at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co as the market for antitrust lawyers in India stays hot.
Mehra has obtained Competition Commission of India approvals for some of the largest deals in the past decade, including the now-defunct $10 billion merger of media giants Sony India and Zee Entertainment; ChrysCapital and BPEA EQT’s $1.1 billion acquisition of HDFC Credila – India’s largest ever private equity buyout in the financial services sector; private equity giant Advent’s $750 million acquisition of Suven Pharma, one of the largest pharma deals in 2023; Biocon’s sale of a 15 percent stake in Biocon Biologics to Serum Institute of India for $730 million; and Reliance Retail’s $3.38 billion purchase of conglomerate Future Group.
Mehra is second antitrust partner to jump from SAM to Trilegal this year, following Gauri Chhabra, who joined the latter firm last month. These moves rebuild Trilegal’s antitrust practice after the loss of competition head Nisha Kaur Uberoi, who moved along with a team of 25 to JSA Advocates & Solicitors earlier this year. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
1 September – Dentons (Hong Kong, China)
Dentons has hired a team of disputes lawyers from Norton Rose Fulbright in Hong Kong.
Partner Alfred Wu, senior consultant Philip Nunn and senior associate Muriel Cheng will be joining Denton’s litigation and arbitration practice in the city. (from http://www.law.com)
Aug
15 August – GHP Law (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Jakarta-headquartered GHP Law Firm has appointed Lavie Daramarezkya as a new partner.
Daramarezkya brings over a decade of experience in corporate law and dispute resolution to the firm. Her expertise spans commercial transactions, corporate compliance, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and contract negotiation. She is also experienced in resolving commercial disputes, including energy and land disputes, non-performing loans, and arbitration.
Prior to joining GHP, Daramarezkya was a senior associate at MRP Law Office for more than 10 years. Her previous roles include associate positions at Anggraeni and Partners and Larasati & Manullang. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
15 August – ARKO (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Indonesian law firm ARKO, formerly known as Armila & Rako, has appointed Dani Indrawan as a new partner specializing in banking and finance.
Indrawan, a lawyer with over 30 years of experience, has extensive experience in complex financial matters and is known for his deep understanding of banking and finance law. He joins ARKO from Indrawan, Heisky, Fachri & Partners (IHFP), a law firm he founded in 1997. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
13 August – Saraf and Partners (New Delhi, India)
Saraf and Partners is the latest Indian law firm to add capital markets capabilities to its ranks, hiring partner Mathew Thomas from JSA Advocates & Solicitors in New Delhi.
Thomas advises domestic and international clients on initial public offerings, rights offerings, qualified institutions placements, and public offerings of units and debt securities by Real Estate Investment Trusts and Infrastructure Investment Trusts. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
12 August – Asian International Arbitration Centre (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Kuala Lumpur-headquartered Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) has appointed Mary Lim Thiam Suan, a recently retired Federal Court of Malaysia judge, as its new director.
Lim’s appointment follows the departure of former director Sundra Rajoo, and comes amid a restructuring of the AIAC, which includes the establishment of a new board of directors and plans for an independent arbitration court.
She will concurrently chair the Protem Committee for AIAC’s new Court of Arbitration, a role she took on in early June. The committee includes practitioners and retired judges such as Chan Leng Sun SC and Jern-Fei Ng KC of Singapore’s Duxton Hill Chambers, Kamilah Kasim of Malaysia’s Rahmat Lim & Partners, and Zeyad Khoshaim of Saudi Arabia’s Khoshaim & Associates. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
12 August- FKNK Law Firm (Surabaya, Indonesia)
Indonesia’s FKNK Law Firm has continued its recent expansion with the addition of a new partner and the opening of a branch office in Surabaya.
Capital markets expert Ferry Rajagukguk has joined FKNK as a partner, bringing with him nearly two decades of experience in initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance. He previously headed the corporate practice at Rakhmat Suroso Adinugraha Advocates.
Rajagukguk, who began his career at Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo in 2006, also worked at Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners and was a partner at Andi Gunawan & Associates. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
12 August – Herbert Smith Freehills (Singapore, Singapore)
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has expanded its energy capabilities in Singapore with the addition of former White & Case counsel Ee Lynn Tan as a partner.
Tan advises international sponsors, financial institutions and investors at all stages of energy projects and investments, with experience across Asia and the Middle East. She advises across the project lifecycle, acting for energy sector clients from early-stage joint venture arrangements, through to negotiations of multi-source project financing, and related M&A transactions.
Tan has been a counsel at White & Case’s Singapore office for over eight years, before which she practiced in Australia at MinterEllison, Hall & Wilcox, and Brian Ward & Partners. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
12 August – Howse Williams (Hong Kong, China)
Hong Kong law firm Howse Williams has bolstered its restructuring and insolvency practice with the addition of Damian Whitehead as a partner.
Whitehead joins from CarVal Investors, where he served as a consultant advising on distressed debt investments across the Asia Pacific region.
With over 20 years of experience, including more than 15 years in Asia, Whitehead has expertise in corporate restructurings, contentious and non-contentious insolvencies, turnarounds, and special situations advisory matters.
His expertise spans financial restructurings through schemes of arrangement and Chapter 11 proceedings, corporate insolvencies, credit management, and cross-border recognition under the UNCITRAL Model Law and Chapter 15.
Prior to his role at CarVal, Whitehead held partner positions at Ashurst and White & Case in Hong Kong, and also previously led the restructuring and insolvency practice for Greater China at Herbert Smith Freehills. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
7 August – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (New Delhi, India)
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has hired a fourth M&A partner in a month with the addition of Mohit Gogia from S&R Associates in New Delhi.
Gogia has over 18 years of experience advising on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and cross-border investment transactions and general corporate matters. He was an equity partner at S&R Associates, and previously worked at U.S. law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in New York.
Gogia’s hire comes as CAM looks to build its M&A capabilities across offices. In the last month, the firm hired partners Pooranimaa Hariharan from Trilegal, Alok Sonker from Krishnamurthy & Co, and Jay Parikh from Luthra and Luthra Law Offices.
CAM has also added a 50-lawyer capital markets team led by Manan Lahoty and employment partner Sowyma Kumar, both from IndusLaw, in the last two weeks. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
7 August – Trilegal (Mumbai, India)
Trilegal is the latest to add an antitrust partner to its ranks with the addition of Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co partner Gauri Chhabra in Mumbai.
Chhabra has 15 years of experience working on competition matters including, cartel enforcement, abuse of dominance, merger control, and competition compliance. She has represented Indian and multinational clients across sectors, such as airlines, cement, natural resources, and manufacturing, before the Competition Commission of India. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
6 August – Clyde & Co (Perth, Australia)
Jenny Thornton will become the managing partner of Clyde & Co’s Perth office in Australia, seven years after leaving to become a barrister.
Thornton was one of Clyde & Co’s founding partners in Australia when it entered the market in 2012..She is returning to private practice from Quayside Chambers. (from http://www.law.com)
5 August – K&L Gates (Singapore, Singapore)
K&L Gates’ former Singapore head Raja Bose has succeeded Sreenivasan Narayanan as managing director. (from http://www.law.com)
5 August – Sreenivasan Chambers (Singapore, Singapore)
K&L Gates Straits Law, the Singapore merged entity of American practice K&L Gates, has been the departure of its managing director and legal veteran Sreenivasan Narayanan to establish own set. (from http://www.legal.com)
5 August – Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (Bangkok, Thailand)
Japanese law firm Anderson Mori & Tomotsune has bolstered its Thailand office by hiring corporate specialist Natira Siripun as a partner from local firm SRPP.
Natira specializes in M&A, joint venture transactions, labour and employment, real estate, corporate reorganizations and general corporate and regulatory matters. She has experience advising both Thai and international clients in Thailand and cross-border transactions.
Natira spent five years at SRPP, prior to which worked at other Thai law firms, including Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
5 August – Fangda Partners (Singapore, Singapore)
Shanghai-based Fangda Partners has launched a new office in Singapore with the hire of partner Ivy Liu from Watson Farley & Willams. (from http://www.law.com)
5 August – Han Kun Law Office (Singapore, Singapore)
Han Kun Law Office has added corporate partner Chuo Ming Leong along with his team, Low Shan You, Chow Su Rin, and Lanabel Teo, in its Singapore office.
Leong focuses on a wide range of corporate transactions, with particular focus on M&A, equity capital markets, financial services regulation, and funds.
Prior to joining Han Kun, he was a partner at Withers KhattarWong for almost ten years. He has also had stints at Equity Law and RHTLaw Taylor Wessing. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
5 August – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (Mumbai, India)
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) continues its strategic growth in GIFT City with the addition of a private equity and venture capital-focused transactions team from Krishnamurthy & Co (K Law), led by partner Alok Sonker.
Sonker brings over 15 years of experience advising on general corporate advisory and transactional matters, primarily private equity (fund set-up and transactions) and M&A. Prior to joining K Law, he was associated with L&L Partners (Luthra and Luthra), Link Legal India Law Services, and Khaitan & Co.
Sonker’s team will be based out of CAM’s Mumbai, GIFT City, and Ahmedabad offices. Last week, the firm added Jay Parikh from Luthra to its Ahmedabad and Mumbai offices. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
1 August – Yingke Law Firm (Tokyo, Japan)
China’s Yingke Law Firm, one of the world’s largest firms by head count, has launched its fourth office in less than three months with hires in Tokyo.
The expansionist firm’s latest move in Japan, follows launches in Laos, Uzbekistan and Tanzania.
In Tokyo, the firm has hired partner and office head Ting Wu, who had previously spent eight years working at Big Four Japanese practice Nishimura & Asahi. Wu was most recently a partner at Beijing-based Haiwen & Partners. She joined Haiwen in 2019 from East & Concord Partners, where she was also a partner. She had also previously worked at King & Wood Mallesons. (from http://www.law.com)
1 August – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (Delhi, India)
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas starts August with another partner hire, adding labour and employment partner Sowmya Kumar in Delhi, a source with knowledge of the move told ALB.
Kumar, previously at IndusLaw brings 15 years of experience advising companies in relation to labour and compliance-related queries, and also structuring of internal regulatory policies.
Prior to joining CAM, Kumar had stints at Khaitan Legal Associates, PwC, and Amarchand Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
July
31 July – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (Mumbai, India)
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has continued its strong hiring in July with the addition of corporate partner Jay Parikh from Luthra and Luthra Law Offices, according to sources with knowledge of the move.
CAM confirmed the hire with managing partner Cyril Shroff adding, “I am delighted to welcome Jay back to the Firm. His legal expertise will be a great asset, further elevating our practice and enhancing our capabilities to serve our clients.”
Parikh, who joins CAM’s corporate team in Ahmedabad and Mumbai, brings close to two decades of experience in corporate transactions, private equity and banking and finance. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
31 July – TNB & Partners (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Indonesia’s TNB & Partners, which operates in association with Norton Rose Fulbright, has hired disputes and arbitration specialist Erie Tobing as a partner from local outfit Soemadipradja & Taher.
Tobing’s dispute resolution expertise spans sectors such as construction, financial institutions, mining, shipping, and telecommunications. He joined Soemadipradja in 2018, having worked at Ricardo Simanjuntak & Partners earlier in his career. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
29 July – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (India)
In the largest group move of the year so far in India’s legal market, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas is set to add a 60-lawyer capital markets team, including eight partners, from IndusLaw, two sources with knowledge of the move confirmed to ALB.
The team will be led by partner Manan Lahoty and include eight partners and over 50 other fee-earners, according to sources.
Lahoty had been a partner at IndusLaw since 2019 prior to which he spent ten years as a partner at Luthra & Luthra.
According to IndusLaw’s website, he has advised on some of the largest Indian transactions in the domestic and international capital markets, including the IPO of Coal India, one of the largest in India; the IPO of Zomato, the first consumer tech unicorn listing in India; the CPSE Exchange Traded Fund, the first product of its kind in India; and the stake sale by Daiichi in Sun Pharmaceutical, the largest stake sale in India. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
24 July – Linklaters (Hong Kong, China)
Magic Circle law firm Linklaters has bolstered its Greater China team with the hire of a trio of lawyers from Clifford Chance, led by partner Christine Xu (L), and partner Oliver Zhong from Sidley Austin.
Xu, who joins as partner and head of Linklaters’ Greater China ECM practice, specialises in advising issuers and underwriters in new economy sectors, including technology, media, healthcare and life sciences, and consumer. Joining her in the move from Clifford Chance are counsel Queenie Tong and Samson Chan.
Zhong initially joins a special senior adviser and new economy team leader for Greater China. He brings expertise in corporate finance and capital markets transactions, focusing on healthcare, consumer, technology, and real estate sectors. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
24 July – Linklaters (Hong Kong, China)
Magic Circle law firm Linklaters has bolstered its Greater China team with the hire of a trio of lawyers from Clifford Chance, led by partner Christine Xu (L), and partner Oliver Zhong from Sidley Austin.
Xu, who joins as partner and head of Linklaters’ Greater China ECM practice, specialises in advising issuers and underwriters in new economy sectors, including technology, media, healthcare and life sciences, and consumer. Joining her in the move from Clifford Chance are counsel Queenie Tong and Samson Chan.
Zhong initially joins a special senior adviser and new economy team leader for Greater China. He brings expertise in corporate finance and capital markets transactions, focusing on healthcare, consumer, technology, and real estate sectors. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
24 July – Withers (Japan & Singapore)
International law firm Withers has bolstered its real estate practice in Asia with the addition of a two-lawyer team in Singapore from Shook Lin & Bok, led by partner Chau Hwei Lee, and the promotion of Akinari Nakano to partner in Tokyo.
Lee, who brings over 20 years of commercial real estate experience, specializes in hotel acquisitions and disposals, property joint ventures, and management agreements.
He joined Shook Lin in 2018 from a senior in-house role at CDL Hospitality Trusts, prior to which he was a partner at Dentons Rodyk and held associate roles at WongPartnership, Allen & Gledhill, and TSMP Law Corporation.
Joining him in the move to Withers is associate Cheryl Lee.
Their hires come some months after a team of lawyers from Withers KhattarWong, led by practice head Kenneth Szeto and John Tan, jumped to Shook Lin.
“There are few real estate lawyers in Singapore with Chau Hwei’s depth of experience, and we’re delighted he is joining the firm to support our clients with their real estate investment needs, and to welcome his clients to the firm,” said Jeremy Wakeham, CEO of Withers’ business division, in a statement.
Meanwhile, Nakano focuses on real estate transactions, securitization, and financial regulation matters.
The expansion comes as Asian real estate markets continue to attract significant investor interest, particularly in key hubs like Singapore and Tokyo. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
19 July – Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan (Tokyo, Japan)
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, the world’s undisputed leader in business litigation, announced today that Hisaya Kimura has joined the firm as a partner in the firm’s Tokyo office. Kimura brings a wealth of experience in resolving complex disputes between large corporations as well as an understanding of Japanese culture to a diverse portfolio of clients both in Japan and globally. (from http://www.quinnemanuel.com)
17 July – JSA Advocates & Solicitors (Gurugram & Mumbai, India)
JSA Advocates & Solicitors has hired Nisha Kaur Uberoi as chair of its competition practice from rival Indian firm trilegal.
Uberoi brings along with her a team comprising more than 25 lawyers including two counsels Harshita Parmar and Pranav Satyam, who will join JSA as partners. (from http://www.law.com)
16 July – Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Singapore, Singapore)
U.S. law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has announced the hire of project finance expert Michael Tardif as a partner in its Singapore office. Tardif joins from the Jakarta office of A&O Shearman.
Orrick also announced that A&O Shearman senior associate Ari Bessendorf, who has worked with Tardif for the past six years, will join as a partner in Singapore in September.
Tardif’s hire is aimed at strengthening Orrick’s energy and infrastructure practice in Asia, particularly in Indonesia and the broader Southeast Asian region. He brings experience in complex financing transactions across conventional power, renewable energy, infrastructure, and mining sectors.
Tardif’s client roster includes PT Pertamina (Persero), Indonesia’s state-owned energy company, as well as major sponsors from Japan, Korea, and the Middle East. He also has strong relationships with key multilateral lenders and export-credit agencies in the region. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
15 July – Withers (Hong Kong, China)
Withers has added a new partner to its Hong Kong outfit.
Laurence Ho is a returnee, having left the private client-focused firm in 2017 for an U.K. firm, Stephenson Harwood. He brings along a team of three lawyers from Loeb & Loeb, one of whom is a special counsel and the other two are associates. (from http://www.law.com)
12 July – Simmons & Simmons (Hong Kong, China)
UK law firm Simmons & Simmons has announced the appointment of Kenneth Hui as its regulatory head for Hong Kong and Greater China. He was most recently a counsel at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
Hui brings over 14 years of experience in financial services regulation. His expertise spans fintech, digital assets, and transaction structuring, with a focus on advising banks, broker-dealers, and fintech companies.
He previously worked at Latham & Watkins, Linklaters, and the legacy Allen & Overy.
The move comes as Hong Kong pushes to establish itself as a virtual asset hub, having recently introduced a new regulatory regime for digital asset exchanges. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
12 July – K&L Gates Straits Law (Singapore, Singapore)
K&L Gates Straits Law, the Singapore office of U.S. law firm K&L Gates, has strengthened its corporate capabilities in Singapore with the addition of partners David Kuo and Meraj Noor from rival DLA Piper.
With 20 years of experience, Kuo specialises in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and corporate finance across various sectors, particularly Asia-based clients pursuing opportunities in the United States. Kuo also advises on private equity transactions, emerging company representation, and corporate finance transactions for clients in the technology, life sciences, energy, and real estate sectors.
Kuo joined DLA in 2020 from Milbank. He was earlier a partner at the legacy Allen & Overy, and held associate roles at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Bingham McCutchen, and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.
Noor has 16 years of experience practicing in Dubai, India, and Singapore. His corporate practice focuses on matters related to South Asia, particularly India-related transactions. He has experience in cross-border corporate deals, focusing on capital market transactions. Notable recent work from him and Kuo includes advising India’s Hinduja Global Solutions on the $1.2 billion sale of its healthcare business to Baring Private Equity Asia.
Noor spent more than 16 years at DLA, with his most recent role being that of deputy chair of the firm’s India Group. He was an associate at the legacy Amarchand Mangaldas earlier in his career.
The move comes as Singapore increasingly becomes a hub for large corporates and a springboard for outbound investments. “David and Meraj bring both wide experience and deep understanding of the market and needs of Indian clients and clients throughout the Asia-Pacific region and beyond,” said M Rajaram, chair of K&L Gates Straits Law, in a statement. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
11 July – Atsumi & Sakai (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
Atsumi & Sakai continues its global expansion with the opening of its Vietnam office in Ho Chi Minh City, the Tokyo-based firm’s first Southeast Asian location and fifth overseas office.
The expansion into Vietnam was announced shortly after the opening of its Brussels office in May this year , which became the firm’s third European base after London and Frankfurt.
The new office is called “Atsumi & Sakai Vietnam Law Firm” and currently has two Japanese lawyers and one Vietnamese lawyer. Counsel Katsunori Irie, a Japanese lawyer and registered foreign lawyer in Vietnam, heads the Ho Chi Minh office and is supported by associate Taisuke Oikawa, a Japanese lawyer and registered foreign lawyer in Vietnam. Counsel Thi Ngoc Anh Mai, a Vietnamese lawyer, is currently the only Vietnamese lawyer in the new office and previously worked at Nishimura & Asahi’s Ho Chi Minh office, but is not registered as a foreign lawyer in Japan. (from law.asia)
11 July – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (Ahmedabad, India)
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has added a fourth partner to its ranks in July as real estate attorney Siddharth Singh joins the firm along with his entire team in Ahmedabad. Singh previously ran his own law firm SBS Legal Advocates in the city.
Singh advises clients on real estate deals across sectors, including developers, PSUs, pharmaceuticals & healthcare, manufacturing and conglomerates. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
10 July – Simmons & Simmons (Hong Kong, China)
Simmons & Simmons has appointed Kenneth Hui as its new regulatory head in Hong Kong where he will oversee the firm’s growing Asia financial markets practice.
As Hong Kong emerges as a virtual asset hub, Hui will counsel clients on the expanding digital assets market, now under a new regulatory regime for exchanges, while also advancing Simmons’ APAC fintech practice. (from http://www.law.com)
9 July – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (Bengaluru, India)
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has added a third partner in July, with Trilegal counsel Pooranimaa Hariharan joining the firm’s corporate practice in Bengaluru.
Hariharan has over 12 years of experience in private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and entity formation and governance, as well as business structuring and restructuring.
She had been a counsel at Trilegal since 2021, prior to which she had stints at J. Sagar Associates, the erstwhile Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co, and JurisCorp. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
9 July – CMS (Hong Kong, China)
Anglo-German law firm CMS has strengthened its funds offering in Asia with the appointment of Paul Moloney as a partner in its Hong Kong office from Mayer Brown.
Moloney brings over two decades of experience in advising asset managers and financial institutions on public and private fund formation and regulatory issues across Asia, Europe, and various offshore centres.
His expertise includes advising on Hong Kong licensing matters related to the Securities and Futures Commission, the Department of Customs and Excise, and the Companies Registry. He also represents investors in private investment funds.
Before joining Mayer Brown in 2021, Moloney was a partner at Eversheds. His prior employers include Akin Gump and Irish law firm Dillon Eustace. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
8 July – Facey & Associates (Hong Kong, China)
Hong Kong law firm Facey & Associates has hired Nick Dealy as a partner and head of its commercial litigation and dispute resolution practice.
Dealy, an English barrister and Hong Kong solicitor with over two decades of experience, was a partner at another local firm, Gall, between 2018 and 2021, and previously led the litigation and investigations team for the Asia-Pacific region at Swiss investment bank UBS.
In his new role, Dealy will focus on commercial dispute work and contentious regulatory matters, leveraging his experience advising on financial product mis-selling, cybercrime, and investigations by Hong Kong regulators, including the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), and Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).
Dealy will also spearhead the firm’s contentious employment practice, representing both employers and employees. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
8 July – AZB & Partners (New Delhi, India)
AZB & Partners has continued its antitrust growth with the addition of partner Dinoo Muthappa from Talwar Thakore & Associates in New Delhi.
She becomes AZB’s second antitrust hire in two months, with partner Kirthi Srinivas joining from Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas in Mumbai. She will be the firm’s seventh antitrust partner.
Muthappa specialises in abuse of dominance, merger control (both strategic and private equity), cartels and leniency, antitrust litigation, and compliance across various sectors. These include digital markets, payments, pharmaceuticals, automobiles, healthcare, media, FMCG, and glass.
She also advises private equity firms on notification of minority investments, gun-jumping concerns, strategy, and compliance.
Her notable work includes high-profile mergers such as Publicis-Omnicom, Unilever PLC-Unilever NV, and, most recently, HSBC-L&T. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
5 July – Clayton Utz (Sydney, Australia)
Clayton Utz has promoted a new partner in Tim Stanton and welcomed a pair of new hires from Baker McKenzie: Jim Peterson and Lisa Houston.
Stanton joined the partnership on Monday. He is an expert in project finance matters, which he has worked on across the energy, resources, and infrastructure sectors both in Australia and overseas. (from http://www.thelawyermag.com)
5 July – AVYA Law Firm (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Indonesian boutique AVYA Law Firm has hired Dessy Tampi as a new partner to lead its Innovation & Technology Practice Group.
Tampi brings over five years of legal experience, with expertise in public administration, bankruptcy, and intellectual property law.
In her new role, Tampi will focus on the intersection of law and technology, covering areas such as data protection, artificial intelligence, blockchain, smart contracts, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). She will also structure complex startup investment models and advise on strategic corporate actions for tech companies.
Tampi’s prior employers include Indonesia’s Ministry of Law and Human Rights and law firm Simbolon & Partners. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
4 July – J.Sagar Associates (Delhi, India)
J. Sagar Associates has continued its hot hiring streak in 2024 with the addition of disputes partner Shreya Sircar in Delhi. She was most recently a partner at Luthra and Luthra Law offices, a stint that lasted less than a year.
Sircar has 14 years of experience in commercial dispute resolution, particularly in complex shareholder disputes, contractual claims, corporate insolvency resolution proceedings, and disputes in the TMT sector.
She was named one of the ALB India Top Female lawyers in 2023. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
4 July – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (Mumbai, India)
Indian law firm Trilegal has seen a rare recent partner departure, with banking expert Pranav Sharma rejoining Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas as an equity partner in Mumbai.
Sharma has over 23 years of experience in banking and finance, and debt capital markets. Aside from acting for banks and financial institutions and other credit providers on all forms of onshore and offshore financings, he also regularly represents sponsors and borrowers on such financings.
Sharma has advised multilateral, bilateral and government agencies, state-owned enterprises, and companies across a spectrum of financing in India and abroad. His practice is also focused on lending transactions in emerging markets covering Eastern Europe, Russia, Turkey and Africa, besides India.
Having started his career at the legacy Amarchand Mangaldas, Sharma returned to the firm in 2012 as a partner after spending six years at Magic Circle firm Linklaters’ London office. He joined CAM in 2015 following the split, before moving to Trilegal in 2021. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
4 July – Addleshaw Goddard (Singapore, Singapore)
UK law firm Addleshaw Goddard has added its second lateral partner in Singapore in a matter of weeks after hiring corporate expert Matt Gorman from Reed Smith.
This move comes shortly after the firm announced the arrival of energy specialist Chanaka Kumarasinghe from HFW to head its Singapore office.
Gorman joined Reed Smith from Stephenson Harwood in 2015 to launch its Singapore corporate practice, after leading the same practice at the latter firm for seven years.
He brings over two decades of experience advising clients in Southeast Asia on corporate finance, M&A, joint ventures, and equity issues, and his expertise spans sectors such as energy, natural resources, transportation, logistics, and TMT. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
4 July – Joyce A Tan & Partners (Singapore, Singapore)
Singapore law firm Joyce A Tan & Partners has announced the appointment of two new directors, Wendy Lee and Frederick Tay, strengthening its corporate offerings.
Lee brings over two decades of experience in corporate work. A former partner at Shook Lin & Bok and director at Meyer Legal, she also previously served as the joint managing director of Affinity Law, where she spent nearly 17 years. Her expertise includes advising on corporate governance and compliance matters, and assisting foreign companies in establishing operations in Singapore.
Meanwhile, Tay specialises in mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions, life sciences and healthcare practices. His background includes over 10 years at GSK, where he most recently served as counsel for digital and privacy matters. Tay’s experience spans both operational and transactional aspects of corporations, with a focus on the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
3 July – Khaitan & Co (Bengaluru & Delhi, India)
Indian law firm Khaitan & Co has bolstered its employment practice with the addition of two partners from IndusLaw. Avik Biswas joins in Bengaluru, while Vaibhav Bhardwaj joins the firm in Delhi.
Biswas led the employment practice at IndusLaw and was also a part of the leadership of the anti-bribery and anti-corruption (ABAC) practice group. He has almost 20 years of experience and is well known for his expertise in employment law, governance, internal investigations, whistleblower investigations, anti-bribery and anti-corruption issues.
He also collaborates with multinational corporations’ legal, compliance, finance, and HR functions. Currently, Biswas serves as the regional representative (Asia) of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the International Bar Association.
Bhardwaj brings over 15 years of experience in employment law, ethics, and investigations. He has advised clients on policy structuring, C-suite level exits, workforce restructuring, employee secondments, closure of undertakings and employment issues in mergers and acquisitions. He has extensive experience in advising clients on complex matters involving internal disciplinary investigations and inquiries. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
2 July – J.Sagar Associates (Delhi, India)
Indian law firm J. Sagar Associates has continued its aggressive expansion in 2024 by adding another disputes team, this time a four-lawyer group from IndusLaw in Delhi led by partner Padmaja Kaul.
Kaul has around 14 years of experience advising domestic and international clients in commercial disputes, particularly involving contentious exits, shareholder disputes, insolvency, winding up, white collar crimes and employment disputes and investigations.
Kaul has also worked extensively in the telecom sector, advising various telecom giants in their disputes with shareholders and vendors in the telecom industry.
Her team joining JSA includes principal associate Yugank Goel, senior associate Kushagra Sah, and associate Vansh Bhutani. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
2 July – K&L Gates (Melbourne & Perth, Australia)
International law firm K&L Gates has added to its Australian offies with the hire ofr corporate, real estate and intellectual property partners, taking to eight its parther hires in Australia this year.
Real estate partner Simon Moen and corporate partner Luke Paterson joing the firm’s Perth office from Jackson McDonald. IP partner Sally Foreman joins from specialist IP firm Davies Collison Cave. (from http://www.law.com)
2 July – Trilegal (Bengaluru & Mumbai, India)
Indian law firm Trilegal has expanded its capital markets and banking capabilities with the addition of four equity partners across Mumbai and Bengaluru, taking its total partner strength to 130.
Joining the firm’s banking and finance practice in Mumbai is Aditya Bhargava (L), who was previously a partner at Phoenix Legal. He advises on a wide range of domestic and cross-border finance deals, with clients, including ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Commerzbank. In 2022, Bhargava was named as one of the ALB India Rising Stars.
Two capital market partners from Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas – Vijay Parthasarathi and Vinay Sirohia – join Trilegal’s Bengaluru office, while capital markets partner Murtaza Zoomkawala joins in Mumbai from Saraf and Partners. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
2 July – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
Indian law firm Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has brought back corporate and M&A specialist Himanshu Chahar as director of corporate transactions in its recently opened Abu Dhabi office. He becomes the office’s first partner-level hire.
CAM opened its outpost in the UAE capital in March. The office is expected to welcome a second partner shortly with an as-yet-unnamed lawyer relocating from India, the firm told ALB.
Chahar spent six years at CAM’s Delhi office before leaving in 2022 to take up a legal consultant role at UAE firm BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates. (from http://www.legalbusinessonline.com)
1 July – Dentons (Melbourne, Australia)
Global law firm Dentons has hired a construction partner from an Australian firm to join its growing Melbourne office.
Nathan Abbott, who joins the firm from Colin Biggers & Paisley, has experience in construction and engineering law, advising on major construction projects and acting in major construction disputes. (from http://www.law.com)