Mayer Brown JSM Expands Banking & Finance Practice in Asia With Partner Hires in Singapore

Mayer Brown JSM announced today that Kayal Sachi and Ian Roebuck have joined the firm as Banking & Finance partners in Singapore. The new hires, who are joining from Allen & Overy, will focus on acquisition and leveraged finance, event-driven finance, corporate lending and restructuring transactions in South East Asia and India on behalf of regional and global financial institutions, corporates, private equity funds and debt funds. More >>

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Morrison & Foerster Further Strengthens Market-Leading Asian Corporate Practice with New Partner in Tokyo

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm and the largest international firm in Japan, is pleased to announce that Jesse Gillespie has joined the firm’s Tokyo office as a partner in its Corporate practice. Mr. Gillespie comes to Morrison & Foerster from Sullivan & Cromwell. He brings to the firm strong expertise in cross-border capital markets transactions. More >>

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Two High-Profile Litigators to Join Latham & Watkins in London

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Jon Holland and Andrea Monks will join the London office as partners in the Litigation & Trial Department. Holland and Monks are experienced and respected litigators, with notable track records advising retail and investment banks, asset managers, and other financial institutions in a number of landmark disputes and contentious regulatory matters. Holland and Monks join Latham & Watkins from the London office of Hogan Lovells. More >>

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