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PR alliance Mirovia expands into Asia with new member agencies in India and Singapore

Alliance of legal PR firms looks to key Asian legal markets with its latest arrivals

Baker Botts secures Ashurst energy projects team for Singapore debut

Launch sees US firm regain physical presence in Asia Pacific after shuttering Hong Kong base in 2021

7 Bedford Row’s Jern-Fei Ng KC joins Duxton Hill Chambers in Singapore

Ng is the fourth KC to be admitted to the Singapore Bar, adding to his practices in London and Hong Kong

Singapore partner succeeds London investigations specialist at helm of Baker McKenzie’s financial institutions group

Annual practice and sector group leadership refresh also ushers in new tax, IP and tech chiefs

Allen & Overy adds corporate partner duo in Singapore from Baker McKenzie

Kenny Kwan and Caryn Ng join as magic circle firm moves to bolster its Asia-Pacific equity capital markets and public M&A offering

‘Every reason for optimism’ – new Law Over Borders guide charts arbitration’s growing popularity across the world

Practical online comparative Global Legal Post guide is co-edited by Three Crowns partners Carmen Martinez Lopez and Liz Snodgrass

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Allen & Overy elevates 36 to partnership

Proportion of women in latest round rises to 42% from 36% last year as overall number of promotions dips

Greenberg Traurig eyes Asia renewables boom as firm opens in Singapore

Singapore launch follows Riyadh opening last month; firm also mulls expansion in Dubai, Brazil

Rajah & Tann litigation partners exit to launch Singapore boutique

Danny Ong and Wern-Jhien Yam leave Singapore Big Four firm to open shop focused on dispute resolution, financial crime and insolvency

Herbert Smith Freehills Singapore ally launches local disputes practice with Morgan Lewis team

Leading litigator Daniel Chia joins Prolegis with three-lawyer team to head new practice

UK government poised to ratify Singapore Convention on Mediation

Move will strengthen mediation as a way to resolve cross-border disputes, lawyers say

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Clifford Chance targets Singapore's digital transformation drive with top-level hire from Norton Rose Fulbright

NRF's former global tech co-head to lead Magic Circle firm’s 600-strong tech group in Asia-Pacific

US and UK retain top spots in global IP index amid claims global drive to improve protection may be stagnating

The scores of 28 countries remain unchanged in International Intellectual Property (IP) index from the US Chamber of Commerce

Securities class action settlements grew 142% globally in 2022

Settlement recovery opportunities topped $7.4bn last year according to new report from Broadridge as market rebounded after Covid-19 pandemic

Morrison Foerster secures private equity real estate partner in Singapore from White & Case

Tabitha Saw brings extensive private equity real estate and data centre transactions experience across Asia

Leading Singapore disputes bodies form alliance to promote city state as centre for dispute resolution

Singapore International Commercial Court forges agreements to boost attractiveness of arbitration and mediation for businesses

Linklaters adds senior financial regulation partner in Singapore from Ashurst

Evan Lam’s arrival follows magic circle firm hiring partner from Morgan Lewis & Bockius last year to launch Singapore funds practice

KPMG adds hundreds of lawyers across Southeast Asia from regional network

Deal sees more than 275 lawyers including around 80 partners join from ZICO Law amid Asia growth push

Reed Smith adds aviation finance partner in Singapore from Milbank

Newly-minted partner Hui Ling Teo arrives as US firm moves to ‘significantly’ grow its partner headcount in Asia

Gibson Dunn hires disputes partner from Clifford Chance’s Singapore alliance

Paul Tan will head up the Los Angeles firm’s international arbitration practice in Asia

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