K&L Gates Straits Law, the Singapore office of global law firm K&L Gates, has further expanded its capabilities with the additions of partners David Kuo and Meraj Noor. The pair joins the firm’s Singapore office from DLA Piper. Kuo is a US-qualified lawyer admitted in California and a foreign registered lawyer in Singapore with 20 years of experience spanning the United States, Hong Kong and Singapore. During his tenure in Asia, he has successfully built a broad corporate practice, including leading outbound M&A, and has become a trusted advisor to promoters and other clients operating across the region. The legal, cultural, and political insights he provides have been key in helping Asia-based clients pursue opportunities in overseas markets, particularly in the US. Kuo also advises on private equity transactions and emerging company representation, as well as on corporate finance transactions for clients operating across the technology, life sciences, energy and real estate sectors. On the other hand, Noor is an Indian-qualified lawyer and a registered foreign lawyer in Singapore, who has 16 years of experience practicing in Dubai, India and Singapore. Noor focuses his corporate practice on matters touching on Southern Asia, particularly on India-related transactions. He also brings experience across a wide spectrum of cross-border corporate deals, with a specific focus on capital markets...

Addleshaw Goddard has appointed highly regarded corporate partner Matt Gorman as part of its continued strategy to establish a market leading global infrastructure practice in the ASEAN region. Bringing over 20 years of experience advising clients across South East Asia in the energy and natural resources, transportation, logistics and media and technology sectors, Gorman specialises in corporate finance, M&A, joint ventures and equity issues by public and private companies, as well as private equity and venture capital. He arrives from Reed Smith after joining to launch its Singapore corporate practice in 2015. Prior to that, he established and led the Singapore corporate practice of Stephenson Harwood for seven years. Gorman’s client base is especially active throughout Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and India, and he was co-head of Reed Smith’s Indonesia Business Team. His arrival brings the number of the firm’s Singapore-based partners to...

FenXun Partners, Baker McKenzie’s joint operation platform partner in China, has added leading IP lawyer Cassidy Guo as a partner in its IP practice. Guo is a highly regarded IP lawyer specializing in IP litigation and related anti-monopoly and anti-unfair competition litigation. She has significant experience in representing technology companies in IP disputes, including patent infringement and invalidation, trade secrets and software copyright disputes, and related non-contentious matters. Many of the cases she has represented were selected as model cases by provincial courts and the Supreme People’s Court. Before joining the firm, Guo worked at King & Wood Mallesons and Fangda Partners. On top of her law and medical degrees from Peking University and JD from Peking University School of Transnational Law, she attended Yale for her master’s degree in law. Guo is admitted to practice in China and has also obtained a patent agent...

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has welcomed Himanshu Chahar, who re-joined the firm’s Abu Dhabi office (CAM Middle East) in a partnership role as Director-Corporate Transactions. With over 15 years of experience, Chahar specialises in corporate and M&A, with extensive experience in India and the Middle East. He is well-regarded for his proficiency across multiple business sectors and experience on many noteworthy M&A deals. Chahar’s areas of focus include M&A, corporate restructurings, joint ventures, corporate governance, foreign investments and policy matters across various industry sectors. As a commonwealth qualified lawyer, he regularly assists his clients with navigating complex Indian and UAE law matters. He graduated from ILS Law College (University of Pune) in...

Simmons & Simmons has added Lijun Chui as partner to its dispute resolution team in Singapore. Joining from another international law firm based in Singapore, Chui specialises in international commercial dispute resolution and investigations in the Asia-Pacific region in the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector and the financial sector. Both a Singapore and English qualified lawyer, Chui also brings experience across retail, construction, infrastructure, shipping and energy. Her technology expertise extends to supporting clients on disputes and investigations in areas including cybersecurity, data and emerging...