RPC has added Kiat Wee Lau as a partner in its corporate practice. A mergers and acquisitions (M&A) specialist with a focus on financial regulation, funds and Variable Capital Companies (VCC) formation, Lau advises private equity houses, venture capital firms, private wealth investors and hedge funds on investments in Singapore, Indonesia, China, India and across the APAC...

JSA Advocates and Solicitors has added Brijita Prakash as a partner. She has joined with a team of seven seasoned senior associates and associates. A specialist in property laws, Prakash has over 25 years of experience advising top clients in the real estate and renewable energy sectors, including Prestige Estates, Brigade Enterprises and Godrej Properties. Prior to joining the firm, she was a partner at DSK Legal, and was earlier at Dua Associates, Advocates & Solicitors. Recognised as a trailblazer in her field, Prakash has a deep understanding of the complex and state-specific real estate laws, and she has handled many significant transactions in the real estate space. Prakash has represented prominent developers and builders in Karnataka, and regularly advises on complex issues related to title, urban development and regulatory compliance within the real estate sector. She regularly advises on the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, and is adept at navigating consumer disputes and regulatory compliance matters. Prakash is an LLB graduate from Mysore University and a member of the Bihar Bar...

Yoon & Yang has expanded its litigation practice with the addition of former judges Dongkeun Lee, Jae Ho Hwang and Sungwook You as partners. Dongkeun Lee, a former presiding judge at the Seoul High Court, brings more than 25 years of experience. Notably, as a judicial policy deliberation officer at the National Court Administration, he played a vital role in the revision of the Criminal Procedure Code and the introduction of the citizen participation system (also known as jury trial) in Korea. His experience also includes some of the most complex criminal, civil and administrative litigation at the Seoul Central District Court (criminal panel division), the Seoul Western District Court (warrants), and the Seoul High Court (labor division). Jae Ho Hwang, a former judicial researcher at the Supreme Court and a former presiding judge, brings deep expertise in commercial disputes. His career includes handling high-profile cases for major Korean conglomerates as a judicial researcher (which is equivalent to a Supreme Court law clerk in the US) at the Korean Supreme Court’s commercial division. Earlier in his career, he also served at the Seoul Central District Court and the Seoul Rehabilitation Court, where he handled a broad spectrum of commercial law issues, including management rights disputes, finance, insurance and rehabilitation. He is a co-author of the Commentary on Commercial Law: Company (6th Edition), published by the Korean Society of Judicial Administration. In 2023, he was recognized as one of the outstanding judges by the Daejeon District Bar Association. Before joining the judiciary, he worked for Samsung Life Insurance, where he gained practical insights on financial and insurance matters. Sungwook You,...

Herbert Smith Freehills’ Bangkok office has strengthened its Thai disputes practice with the appointment of Pariyapol Kamolsilp as a partner. Specialising in construction, energy, consumer and TMT disputes, Kamolsilp is highly skilled in advising domestic and international clients on a full spectrum of dispute resolution matters, including litigation, class actions, domestic and international arbitration, and mediation. He has represented numerous conglomerates, publicly listed and multinational companies in resolving complex local and cross-border disputes. Alongside his top-tier experience in dispute resolution, Kamolsilp broadens the practice scope with his capabilities and knowledge in business structuring, rehabilitation and bankruptcy. He also has deep experience in advising clients on banking, capital markets and M&A matters. A graduate of Thammasat University and the Ohio State University, Kamolsilp is fluent in Thai and English, and is a member of the Lawyers Council of Thailand, as well as a registered arbitrator with both the Thai Arbitration Institute and Thailand Arbitration...

Baker McKenzie has added leading international arbitration practitioner Sunyoung Kim as a partner in Baker McKenzie & KL Partners Joint Venture Law Firm (Baker McKenzie KLP JV), effective May 20, 2024. Dual qualified in Korea and the US, Sunyoung is returning to Baker McKenzie after being an associate in the Firm’s Hong Kong office during 2009-2012. Her practice focuses on representing clients in international arbitration cases before the International Chamber of Commerce, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, and the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, as well as in ad-hoc arbitrations. Sunyoung has represented multinational corporations, government entities, defense contractors and high-profile individuals in numerous commercial disputes, as well as disputes related to cross-border joint venture and M&A matters in the construction, shipping, energy and natural resources sectors. She also advises clients on investor-state matters. Sunyoung obtained her master’s degree in law in the US from the University of California, Berkeley, and her bachelor’s degree in law in Korea from Yonsei...