In this news update, it shows the latest moves within the legal industry.
Hong Kong
London-headquartered Ashurst has hired restructuring and insolvency expert Lance Jiang as a partner in Hong Kong from Addleshaw Goddard, which recently closed its office in the Chinese city. (ALB, 5 Dec 2022)
DLA Piper has hired banking expert Trinh Hoang as a partner in Hong Kong from Linklaters, the office’s fourth new partner in the past 12 months. (ALB, 6 Dec 2022)
Insurance disputes lawyer Suraphon Rittipongponchusit, a former partner at Kennedys and DLA Piper, has joined the Bangkok firm Siam Premier International Law Office as a senior consultant. (ALB, 13 Dec 2022)
Baker McKenzie has hired employment law expert Tess Lumsdaine as a partner in its Hong Kong office from Herbert Smith Freehills, where she was counsel. (ALB, 10 Jan 2023)
DLA Piper has hired M&A expert Xin Fang as a partner in its Hong Kong corporate practice from Mayer Brown, where she was a counsel. (ALB, 11 Jan 2023)
U.S. law firm Seyfarth Shaw has hired employment law specialist Kathryn Weaver as a partner in Hong Kong from Lewis Silkin, where she was the head of the office in the SAR. (ALB, 11 Jan 2023)
Singapore
King & Spalding has hired investigations and white-collar crime expert Richard Sharpe as a partner in Singapore. Sharpe joins from the Hong Kong office of Kirkland & Ellis. (ALB, 1 Dec 2022)
Morrison Foerster has hired private equity and M&A specialist Steven Tran as a partner in Singapore from Mayer Brown. (ALB, 3 Jan 2023)
UK law firm Kennedys has recruited corporate and capital market specialist Robson Lee as a partner in Singapore. He was previously a global equity partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher for seven years. (ALB, 12 Jan 2023)
U.K. law firm Watson Farley & Williams has hired Kunal Kapoor as a partner in its energy practice in Singapore from Dentons Rodyk & Davidson, where he co-headed the international energy and infrastructure practice. (ALB, 17 Jan 2023)
Magic Circle law firm Linklaters has hired financial regulatory specialist Evan Lam as a partner in Singapore from Ashurst, where he headed that practice. (ALB, 17 Jan 2023)
K&L Gates Straits Law, the Singapore office of K&L Gates, has hired disputes professional Joan Lim-Casanova as a partner in Singapore from Cavenagh Law, the Singapore formal law alliance firm of Clifford Chance. (ALB, 19 Jan 2023)
Latest Moves (31 January 2023)
In this news update, it shows the latest moves within the legal industry.
Hong Kong
London-headquartered Ashurst has hired restructuring and insolvency expert Lance Jiang as a partner in Hong Kong from Addleshaw Goddard, which recently closed its office in the Chinese city. (ALB, 5 Dec 2022)
DLA Piper has hired banking expert Trinh Hoang as a partner in Hong Kong from Linklaters, the office’s fourth new partner in the past 12 months. (ALB, 6 Dec 2022)
Insurance disputes lawyer Suraphon Rittipongponchusit, a former partner at Kennedys and DLA Piper, has joined the Bangkok firm Siam Premier International Law Office as a senior consultant. (ALB, 13 Dec 2022)
Baker McKenzie has hired employment law expert Tess Lumsdaine as a partner in its Hong Kong office from Herbert Smith Freehills, where she was counsel. (ALB, 10 Jan 2023)
DLA Piper has hired M&A expert Xin Fang as a partner in its Hong Kong corporate practice from Mayer Brown, where she was a counsel. (ALB, 11 Jan 2023)
U.S. law firm Seyfarth Shaw has hired employment law specialist Kathryn Weaver as a partner in Hong Kong from Lewis Silkin, where she was the head of the office in the SAR. (ALB, 11 Jan 2023)
Singapore
King & Spalding has hired investigations and white-collar crime expert Richard Sharpe as a partner in Singapore. Sharpe joins from the Hong Kong office of Kirkland & Ellis. (ALB, 1 Dec 2022)
Morrison Foerster has hired private equity and M&A specialist Steven Tran as a partner in Singapore from Mayer Brown. (ALB, 3 Jan 2023)
UK law firm Kennedys has recruited corporate and capital market specialist Robson Lee as a partner in Singapore. He was previously a global equity partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher for seven years. (ALB, 12 Jan 2023)
U.K. law firm Watson Farley & Williams has hired Kunal Kapoor as a partner in its energy practice in Singapore from Dentons Rodyk & Davidson, where he co-headed the international energy and infrastructure practice. (ALB, 17 Jan 2023)
Magic Circle law firm Linklaters has hired financial regulatory specialist Evan Lam as a partner in Singapore from Ashurst, where he headed that practice. (ALB, 17 Jan 2023)
K&L Gates Straits Law, the Singapore office of K&L Gates, has hired disputes professional Joan Lim-Casanova as a partner in Singapore from Cavenagh Law, the Singapore formal law alliance firm of Clifford Chance. (ALB, 19 Jan 2023)