White & Case, one of six international firms awarded a license to practice in Singapore at the end of 2008, is launching an arbitration practice in its Singapore office. The practice will be headed up by Aloke Ray, who will relocate from London. Also joining the firm is Nandakumar Ponniya who comes on [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Allen & Overy attorney Michael Jahnke has lateraled to Howrey. He joins as a partner in the competition practice group. His practice focuses on tobacco, food, energy and telecommunications corporations. Meanwhile, A&O Capital markets partner Srinivas Parthasarathy will leave A&O’s Singapore office to join Trilegal’s Mumbai office as a partner. He will head the capital markets [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 14, 2009
Raja Bose joins K&L Gates from Singapore office from the crosstown firm Watson Farley & Williams. He concentrates on cross-border litigation and arbitration matters, and serving the oil and gas industries in construction disputes. Also, Stephen Crimmins joins from Mayer Brown, and will work in Washington DC in the securities enforcement practice. His JD is from [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Singapore’s Keystone Law has hired Chan Yee Min as director and co-head of its real estate practice, and Leonard Koh Hun Peng as counsel and co-head for its disputes practice. Chan was with Drew & Napier for 10 years. She specializes in real estate and property work. Koh is admitted to practice in Singapore, Hong Kong and [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Allen & Overy has expanded its presence in Singapore, after hiring all ten lawyers at Venture Law. The move gives Allen & Overy 44 lawyers in the island city-state, including nine partners. Partners Lock Yin Mei, Venture Law’s managing director, and Kenny Kwan join Allen & Overy as capital markets partners. Until March, Venture Law was affiliated [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 3, 2009
DLA Piper announced today it is laying off 20 lawyers and 34 staff across its Asian offices, in response to the global economic meltdown. DLA Piper has in recent years built up one of the largest Asia practices of any international law firm, with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, and Bangkok. The majority of [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 3, 2009
White & Case, one of six international firms granted a license to practice Singapore law, has canceled plans to merge with local alliance partner Venture Law. The firm declined to comment further, though a source briefed on the matter confirmed that White & Case’s plans no longer included a merger with the 10-lawyer Venture Law. The two [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 2, 2009
K&L Gates, Pittsburgh’s largest law firm, has opened a Singapore office, its 32nd location and its fifth in Asia. New partner Kevin Murphy will lead the Singapore office. Murphy joins K&L Gates from the Singapore office of DLA Piper. He will be supported by additional members of the K&L Gates Asia practice group. The firm has more [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 6, 2009
Am Law 100 firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher reports that gross revenue rose 5.4% to $957 million in 2008. Gibson Dunn’s profits per partner declined 1.3% to $1.9 million, while revenue per lawyer dropped 4.3% to $1 million. In May, Gibson Dunn announced the opening of an office in Singapore, bringing the firm’s office total to [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 2, 2009
Clifford Chance has garnered a team of key partners to direct its newly formed bond with Indian firm AZB & Partners. Chance, a magic circle firm, has just appointed a number of partners in crucial jurisdictions; including London and New York, in an effort to insure that work is referred between the firms. India Practice head and [...]
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