Goodwin has added Matthew Nortcliff in its private investment funds practice as a partner, resident in the Singapore office, which opened in October 2022. Based in Singapore since 2010, Nortcliff represents clients with a particular focus on the real assets, private equity, venture capital and technology sectors. He advises managers on the establishment and operation (including regulatory matters) of a wide range of funds, structured investments and joint ventures. He also advises investors on their fund investments and corporate and real asset transactions across Asia and globally. Prior to joining the firm, Nortcliff led an international law firm’s funds and indirect real assets practice in...

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India has added Shreya Sircar as a partner in the dispute resolution practice, effective immediately. Sircar is a highly regarded lawyer with over 13 years of experience in dispute resolution. Prior to joining the firm, she was associated with Barucha & Partners and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, where she advised clients on complex commercial disputes, arbitration and litigation matters. Shreya will focus on representing clients in high-stakes commercial disputes, including arbitration and litigation. She brings with her a wealth of experience and expertise, and her addition to the firm will strengthen its already impressive dispute resolution practice. Sircar is an alum of Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi, and holds an LLM from New York University School of...

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has added banking and finance partner Laleh Shahabi, who joined the firm’s newly opened Abu Dhabi office. Shahabi advises on a wide range of banking and financing transactions, including project financing and refinancing, leveraged and acquisition financing, direct lending and investment grade corporate financing. She is experienced in representing corporate sponsors, governments, government-related entities and financial institutions in a wide range of financing transactions in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. She has a particular focus on the transitional energy, renewables and oil and gas...

Clifford Chance has added market leading technology specialist Stella Cramer as a partner based in Singapore. She will lead the firm’s Tech Group in Asia Pacific. Cramer brings more than 15 years of working in Asia Pacific, and has extensive experience in complex digital and transformational technology projects, platform collaborations and technology transactions, often involving disruptive technologies, such as blockchain and artificial intelligence. She also has deep experience advising clients on global data compliance programmes, the commercialisation of data and high-profile cyber incidents. Cramer has advised on significant Fintech projects, and was involved in the set-up of industry sandboxes. She also serves on specialist advisory committees covering the regulation of data, blockchain and artificial intelligence in Singapore and regionally. Joining from Norton Rose Fulbright, Cramer previously held in-house roles at two global banks, where she focused on technology, data and digitalisation projects across multiple...

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices has added Vikash Kukreti as a new partner to further strengthen its TMT Practice. Kukreti has over 20 years of overall experience. He was previously associated with Ernest & Young, as Director for Regulatory Consulting. He is a qualified Company Secretary since 2002, post which he graduated in LLB in 2008 from Delhi University. Kukreti led a team of lawyers to ensure compliance, regulatory and other disputes / litigations, contracts, business and operational issues, and policy and governance implementation during his four-year stint at...