In this news update, it shows the latest moves within the legal industry.
Hong Kong / China
Offshore law firm Appleby has added banking and finance expert Lily Miao as a partner in its Hong Kong office from rival Mourant Ozannes, where she was a counsel. (ALB, 4 Mar 2024)
Offshore law firm Appleby has added litigation and insolvency expert John McCarroll SC as a partner in Hong Kong, from the BVI office of rival Harneys. The hire is subject to regulatory approvals. (ALB, 11 Mar 2024)
Beijing-headquartered law firm Jingtian & Gongcheng has welcomed back Li Fai as a partner in its Hong Kong office. He was most recently a partner at EY member firm LC Lawyers, which shuttered in January this year. (ALB, 12 Mar 2024)
Singapore
U.S. law firm Greenberg Traurig has added another shareholder to its recently launched Singapore office after hiring Jake Robson to co-lead the office and head its South and Southeast Asia M&A practice. Robson joins from King & Wood Mallesons, where he held a similar role. (ALB, 7 Mar 2024)
Dentons Rodyk has made its first partner hire of the year after welcoming aboard private wealth expert Linda Bai Lu from local outfit Taxise Asia, where she headed the China private client practice.
(ALB, 7 Mar 2024)
Singapore corporate boutique BTPLaw has hired Lynn Ariele Soh (L) and Leeza Lee as partners. Soh was most recently a director at Eng & Co, the Singapore member firm of PwC Legal, while Lee was a managing associate at Linklaters’ Hong Kong office. (ALB, 12 Mar 2024)
Khelvin Xu, most recently a disputes partner at Rajah & Tann Singapore, has left the firm to join local boutique Covenant Chambers as a director. (ALB, 14 Mar 2024)
Singapore law firm RHTLaw Asia has bolstered its corporate and capital markets capabilities with the addition of partner Parikhit Sarma from Stephenson Harwood’s local alliance firm, Virtus Law. (ALB, 20 Mar 2024)
Private client firm specialist Charles Russell Speechlys has hired international arbitration and investigations expert Peter Brabant as a partner in its recently opened Singapore office from King & Spalding, where he was a counsel. (ALB, 27 Mar 2024)
Latest Moves (28 March 2024)
In this news update, it shows the latest moves within the legal industry.
Hong Kong / China
Offshore law firm Appleby has added banking and finance expert Lily Miao as a partner in its Hong Kong office from rival Mourant Ozannes, where she was a counsel. (ALB, 4 Mar 2024)
Offshore law firm Appleby has added litigation and insolvency expert John McCarroll SC as a partner in Hong Kong, from the BVI office of rival Harneys. The hire is subject to regulatory approvals. (ALB, 11 Mar 2024)
Beijing-headquartered law firm Jingtian & Gongcheng has welcomed back Li Fai as a partner in its Hong Kong office. He was most recently a partner at EY member firm LC Lawyers, which shuttered in January this year. (ALB, 12 Mar 2024)
Singapore
U.S. law firm Greenberg Traurig has added another shareholder to its recently launched Singapore office after hiring Jake Robson to co-lead the office and head its South and Southeast Asia M&A practice. Robson joins from King & Wood Mallesons, where he held a similar role. (ALB, 7 Mar 2024)
Dentons Rodyk has made its first partner hire of the year after welcoming aboard private wealth expert Linda Bai Lu from local outfit Taxise Asia, where she headed the China private client practice.
(ALB, 7 Mar 2024)
Singapore corporate boutique BTPLaw has hired Lynn Ariele Soh (L) and Leeza Lee as partners. Soh was most recently a director at Eng & Co, the Singapore member firm of PwC Legal, while Lee was a managing associate at Linklaters’ Hong Kong office. (ALB, 12 Mar 2024)
Khelvin Xu, most recently a disputes partner at Rajah & Tann Singapore, has left the firm to join local boutique Covenant Chambers as a director. (ALB, 14 Mar 2024)
Singapore law firm RHTLaw Asia has bolstered its corporate and capital markets capabilities with the addition of partner Parikhit Sarma from Stephenson Harwood’s local alliance firm, Virtus Law. (ALB, 20 Mar 2024)
Private client firm specialist Charles Russell Speechlys has hired international arbitration and investigations expert Peter Brabant as a partner in its recently opened Singapore office from King & Spalding, where he was a counsel. (ALB, 27 Mar 2024)