Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has added Rishiraj Prasad Bhatt as a partner in its real estate practice, to be based out of the firm’s Mumbai office. Bhatt has over 17 years of experience in advising corporates, developers, investors and HNIs in a wide range of real estate transactions, including in relation to complex acquisition, sale, assignment, leasing, sub-leasing and licensing  of non-agricultural and agricultural land parcels, factories, malls, commercial and Information Technology Park spaces/ buildings, Data Centres and high value residential premises, development/ redevelopment of buildings, mortgaging of land parcels and premises and RERA compliances. He obtained his degree in law from ILS Law College, Pune University in...

Charles Russell Speechlys has added Alex Reid as a partner in the firm’s corporate and commercial team, to be based in Dubai. He joins from HFW. His appointment will further strengthen and complement the firm’s offering in the UAE and regional market. With over 20 years of experience, Reid is a transactional lawyer with an established and diverse corporate and commercial practice, focusing primarily on natural resources, transport and logistics, financial services and technology. He regularly advises his international and regional client base on a variety of complex corporate matters, commercial contracts, projects, restructurings and reorganisations. He is also well-versed in assisting clients on matters of general company law and corporate governance. A recognised practitioner in the UAE, Reid also has strong international relations, having advised on transactions across numerous jurisdictions throughout his career, spending various periods working in London, Paris, Shanghai, Moscow and...

King & Spalding has added experienced trial lawyer and former barrister Richard Sharpe as a partner in its Special Matters and Government Investigations practice, based in the firm’s Singapore office. Sharpe assists multinational clients with a variety of criminal, civil fraud and transactions matters, including anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering, international sanctions, cyber-crime, other cross-border investigations and strategic transactions assessment. He also has significant experience in complex civil litigation and arbitrations arising from fraud and other misconduct, and advises global companies on investment-related international risk and the design and implementation of compliance programs. Sharpe joins from Kirkland & Ellis, where he was a partner in the Government & Internal Investigations Practice Group in the Hong Kong office. He is a Hong Kong-qualified solicitor and an England and Wales barrister. He received his undergraduate master’s degree in jurisprudence from the University of Oxford, and his Bar Vocational Qualification from the Inns of Court School of...

Ashurst has added Lance Jiang as a partner in the restructuring, insolvency and special situations practice, based in its Hong Kong office, as part of the team’s expansion plan to capture the rapidly growing opportunities and client demands in Asia. With two decades of experience in the region, Jiang advises on complex cross-border restructurings and insolvencies with a Chinese nexus. With a strong focus on funds and financial institutions across greater China, he has represented a broad range of stakeholders on special situation matters involving NPLs, restructurings, bankruptcies, insolvencies and reorganisations. He has also acted on a wide spectrum of cross-border structured corporate finance transactions, including acquisition financings, equity margin financings, pre-IPO and leveraged financings, real estate financings and other event-driven financings. Prior to joining the firm, Jiang has practised at international law firms in Hong Kong, New York and Beijing. He also has extensive experience working as in-house counsel at leading financial institutions in Shanghai and Hong...

Tilleke & Gibbins has bolstered the capabilities of its corporate and commercial team in Vietnam with the addition of Tram Ngoc Bich Nguyen as a partner. Based in Ho Chi Minh City, Nguyen’s practice focuses on foreign investment and corporate matters, M&A, real estate, e-commerce, fintech and data privacy. Her expertise includes advising foreign and multinational clients on investment in Vietnam, ranging from market-entry stage to expansion, corporate governance, internal rules and regulations, fundraising, restructuring, commercial transactions and employment. In respect of real estate projects in Vietnam, she has a strong legal background in development, construction, management, operation and lease activities. She also assists multinational corporations in their adherence to local data protection laws, and advises on issues, such as platform and social network operations, terms and conditions, vendor contracts, e-contracting, cybersecurity and data privacy. Prior to joining the firm, Nguyen spent 16 years with one of Vietnam’s top local firms, where she had been a partner since 2019, advising clients on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions involving Vietnamese companies engaged in a broad range of business sectors, including real estate, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, energy, education and distribution. She is a qualified lawyer in Vietnam, and holds an LLM from the University of the West of England in Bristol, UK, and an LLB in Commercial Law from the Ho Chi Minh City University of...