16 JANUARY 2020 Top 10 Headlines | APARNA SAI Singapore’s PK Wong & Associates, a former member firm of EY’s global network, has merged with disputes boutique Nair & Co. The new firm will be known as PK Wong & Nair.
Nair & Co was set up in October 2017 by Suresh Nair, who was previously a partner at Advocatus Law, and director and head of litigation department at Straits Law Practice. Initially focused on disputes and insolvency, the firm added a shipping practice in 2018 Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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| Submissions are now open for ALB Asia’s Rising Stars Indonesia list, which spotlights the next generation of the country’s lawyers. The list will be published in the March 2020 issue of ALB.
To be considered, lawyers should download the form HERE>> Full Article |
| Eversheds Harry Elias (EHE), the Singapore office of Eversheds Sutherland, has strengthened its disputes practice after hiring former Baker McKenzie partner Weiyi Tan. Full Article |
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| Lau, Horton & Wise, CMS’ associate firm in Hong Kong has hired a three-member intellectual property team from Stephenson Harwood in Hong Kong led by partner Jonathan Chu. Full Article |
| Withers KhattarWong (WKW), the Singapore office of Withers, has nabbed a three-member IP team from RHTLaw Taylor Wessing. The team is led by partner Jonathan Kok, who headed the IP and technology practice at his previous firm. Full Article |
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| The Singapore office of Dechert has added projects and commercial lawyers Maria Tan Pedersen as a partner from Jones Day, where she headed that firm’s Philippines practice. Full Article |
| Sidley Austin has hired M&A lawyer Parthiv Rishi as a partner in Singapore from Linklaters, where he spent more than 15 years, and most recently led that firm’s private equity practice in Southeast Asia. Full Article |
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| Manchester-headquartered law firm DWF has hired Indonesia specialist Joel Shen as a partner in Singapore from Stephenson Harwood, where he was a counsel. Full Article |
| Bakers advise on Gaw Capital's $2.2 BLN deal, Indorama succeeds on $2.2 BLN chemical business acquisitiion iwth Khaitan's aid, and much more in this week's Asia Deals table. Full Article |
| India’s largest law firm, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, has added corporate lawyer Varun Sehgal as a partner in Delhi from Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas. Full Article |
| Eversheds recruits ex-Bakers disputes expert, Rajah & Tann elevates 16 to partnership, and much more in this week's Asia Appointments table. Full Article |
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