Kennedys Strengthens Global Insurance Capabilities with Addition of Motor Team in Singapore

Friday, November 1, 2019

We are pleased to announced that a team of motor and general insurance lawyers from Withers KhattarWong in Singapore have joined us, making us one of the largest local providers of volume defence work and one of the largest motor insurance teams at any law firm in the country. Patrick Yeo and fellow partner Lim Hui Ying were both in the insurance practice at Withers KhattarWong, and have joined us as partners. They are supported by their team which includes an associate, Joyce Ooi, a paralegal, Azizah Roslan, and support staff. More >>

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DWF’s Expansion Continues in the Middle East With the Appointment of Majed A. Almarshad as a Partner

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Majed is a highly regarded lawyer with more than 17 years of experience. His background as a Saudi qualified lawyer adds depth to DWF’s Shariah capabilities. Majed has advised companies on developing their business across the Middle East. He comes to DWF with a wealth of experience advising financial services clients as well as local, regional and international businesses in relation to infrastructure, corporate, real estate and litigation matters. Majed joins DWF from King & Wood Mallesons where he was Managing Partner in Riyadh. He has also worked for Chadbourne & Park in New York and Ashurst in London and Dubai. More >>

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Hogan Lovells Strengthens APME Practice With New Corporate Partner in Hong Kong

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Hogan Lovells announced today that Laurence Davidson will be joining the firm as a partner in the Corporate practice and will be based in the Hong Kong office. Laurence will be joining from Chinese investment conglomerate, HNA Group, where he handled a number of major transactions in the aviation, logistics and real estate sectors in his role as senior counsel. Prior to this, he worked at Hogan Lovells for fifteen years, based in London and Hong Kong. His first day back with Hogan Lovells will be 11 November. More >>

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Clyde & Co Secures Strategic Partner Hire

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Global law firm Clyde & Co has today announced that leading disputes lawyer, Nicholas Lum, will re-join our Shanghai office as a partner in December 2019. Nicholas is a dispute resolution specialist with particular focus on international trade and commodities, shipping and shipbuilding and general commercial disputes. He will be joining from Ince, where he is a Partner of their Shanghai office, and formerly the Head of their Singapore office’s China Practice Group. Nicholas had previously spent up to five years working in Clyde & Co’s Shanghai office shortly upon its establishment in 2006. More >>

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Ashurst Strengthens International Investment Funds Practice With Partner Hire in Germany

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Joining from Linklaters in Munich, Jasmin Gütle is a qualified tax adviser and focuses on advising semi-institutional investors on fund structuring and investing in alternative investment funds, including private equity, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, and private debt. She began her career at Linklaters in 2006, and over the last 13 years has built up a successful fund investor advisory business with a strong track record, having advised on several hundreds of alternative investments. More >>

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