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Oon & Bazul partner trio depart to set up SG disputes boutique Three partners of Singapore’s Oon & Bazul, led by former commercial arbitration head Suresh Divyanathan, have left the firm to set up a new disputes-focused law firm called Dauntless Law Chambers.
HK: CFN Lawyers makes second partner hire in matter of weeks Hong Kong law firm CFN Lawyers has continued to strengthen its team with the addition of corporate partner Patrick Wong, who joins from U.S. firm Reed Smith.
SG: Gibson Dunn poaches financial regulatory partner from Reed Smith U.S. law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has hired Hagen Rooke as a partner in its financial regulatory practice group in Singapore from Reed Smith, where he had been a partner since 2022.
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MoFo Singapore corporate partner to head CMS’ Asia M&A practice Anglo-German law firm CMS has hired Steven Tran, a partner in Morrison Foerster’s Singapore-based corporate practice, as a partner in Hong Kong to oversee M&A and private equity transactions across Asia.
Links lifer joins Simmons as HK securitisation, derivatives head International law firm Simmons & Simmons has hired Karen Lam as a partner and head of its Hong Kong securitisation and derivatives practice China from Magic Circle firm Linklaters, where she spent the entirety of her two-decade-long career.
Trilegal counsel becomes JSA’s first partner hire in 2025 Indian law firm JSA Advocates & Solicitors has continued its market-leading expansion from 2024 with the addition of Trilegal counsel Shringarika Priyadarshini as a retained partner in its Gurugram-based corporate practice.
HK: Ashurst lands funds veteran from A&O Shearman Global law firm Ashurst has strengthened its Hong Kong investment funds and asset management practice by hiring James Ford, a former managing partner of O’Melveny’s Hong Kong office, as a partner from A&O Shearman.
CRS expands Singapore team with corporate hire from BCLP Private client-focused firm Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS) has continued the rapid expansion of its Singapore office after hiring corporate lawyer Tun Zaw Mra as a partner from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP).
Singapore firm Lighthouse Law welcomes Albakri team Singapore boutique Lighthouse Law has bolstered its dispute resolution and white-collar crime capabilities after adding a team led by litigator Muslim Albakri. Albakri was most recently running its own practice, Albakri LLC.
Singapore: K&L counsel rejoins Eugene Thuraisingam as partner Singapore law firm Eugene Thuraisingam has welcomed back litigator Jerrie Tan as a partner from K&L Gates Straits Law, where she was a counsel.
Han Kun strengthens Hong Kong team with Milbank hire PRC law firm Han Kun has bolstered its capital markets practice in Hong Kong after hiring Alex Tao as a partner from Milbank.
CAM, Khaitan, Linklaters act on $355 mln Sai Life Sciences IPO Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has driven the $355 million initial public offering of TPG-backed Indian healthcare R&D firm Sai Life Sciences, with Khaitan & Co and Linklaters advising the bookrunning lead managers. CAM has also acted for selling promoter shareholders Sai Quest Syn.
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