Charles Russell Speechlys has further grown its Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice with the arrival of partner John Lewis, who joins the firm’s Dubai office. Lewis is an experienced commercial litigation and arbitration practitioner within the UAE market. Since 2006, he has developed a specialist practice within the regulatory, audit, advisory and consulting sectors, which focuses primarily on professional indemnity, defence-related instructions and commercial litigation and arbitration matters. His work encompasses a wide variety of disputes before civil law, common law and international arbitration tribunals within the Middle East, and he has been instructed on some of the most high-profile disputes within the region. His local and international clients lean on his ability to seamlessly navigate them through the practical realities and nuances of the region, as well as on his commercial-led approach gained from his on-the-ground experience. Lewis also regularly sits as an arbitrator in arbitration...

Paul Hastings has added accomplished capital markets lawyer Steven Hsu as a partner in Hong Kong. With a focus on corporate finance and capital markets transactions, including IPOs in Hong Kong and the US, dual primary and secondary listings and rights offerings, Hsu has extensive experience across the technology, financial services, consumer goods, life sciences, real estate and infrastructure sectors. He also frequently advises listed companies on corporate governance and regulatory compliance...

Indochine Counsel has added Truong Huu Ngu as a partner in its Ho Chi Minh City office, effective February 1, 2023. Bringing with him a wealth of over ten years of international law firm experience, Ngu will be in charge of a team focusing on M&A, Project Finance and Capital Markets. Before joining the firm, Ngu was Counsel at Nishimura & Asahi in Ho Chi Minh City and Tokyo, where he gained substantial experience advising on numerous cross-border M&A transactions in a wide range of industry sectors, including banking, real estate, energy and pharmaceuticals. Ngu is the author of the widely-read “Pháp Lý M&A Căn Bản” (Fundamentals of M&A Legal Practice). His articles appeared on government-backed websites, and were relied upon for legal reforms. The Saigon Times, the nation’s leading business journal, has featured his work for more than a decade. Ngu earned his Master of Laws from the Pennsylvania State University (USA) and Bachelor of Laws from the Ho Chi Minh City University of...

Baker McKenzie has boosted its employment practice in Hong Kong with the addition of leading employment lawyer Tess Lumsdaine. She will advise clients on the full spectrum of employment, compensation and mobility issues, as well as assisting clients with employment-related disputes and workplace investigations. Joining from Herbert Smith Freehills, Lumsdaine brings international experience in all aspects of employment law, including contentious matters, such as contractual disputes, restraint litigation, safety related prosecutions, as well as civil claims and claims relating to termination, information theft, discrimination and harassment. She has extensive experience advising on executive employment, remuneration and regulatory issues in the context of hiring, mobility and exits. Lumsdaine regularly supports clients in tech, banking and financial services, consumer goods and retail, and pharmaceutical sectors across Asia Pacific in managing their multi-jurisdictional compliance and restructuring projects and complex workplace investigations. She is described by clients as a lawyer with deep insights and strong ability in steering business leaders through complex and evolving issues, such as how regulatory-driven changes impact the way that businesses interact with and manage their employees. She is also a regular speaker at industry events and contributor to industry...

Kennedys has added a senior corporate and capital markets partner with close to 30 years’ experience to its growing team in Singapore. Robson Lee joins from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, where he was a global equity partner for the last seven years, and prior to that was a senior partner at Shook Lin & Bok. He specialises in M&A and capital markets, regularly advising companies on issues such as licencing, securities, banking, insurance, compliance and on listing in Singapore. He acts for clients in other jurisdictions, including cross-border M&A and joint ventures, fund raising and market flotations. Lee also has extensive experience in regulatory work, and of the frameworks and guidance put in place by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for financial institutions. Qualified as a solicitor in Singapore and England and Wales, he is an active member of several professional bodies. He sits on the MAS’ Appeal Advisory Panels, is Assistant Secretary and Head of Legal Affairs at the Securities Investors Association (Singapore), and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Law Society of Singapore. A National University of Singapore graduate, Lee is also a distinguished alumni of the prestigious Hwa Chong Institution, where he was the Group Board Chairman in 2019. He will be based in Raffles Place, working alongside the rest of the Singapore...