Cooley is further expanding its global presence with the launch of an office in Singapore. It is the firm’s 16th location worldwide, following openings in Brussels and Hong Kong last year. Ferish Patel, partner in charge of the new office, and Matthew Bartus, co-chair of Cooley’s global emerging companies and venture capital practice, who is relocating from Silicon Valley, will serve as the firm’s first resident partners in Singapore. More >>

Squire Patton Boggs has launched a global Commodities and Shipping Group with the addition of partners Barry Stimpson and Jessica Kenworthy, who join the firm’s Singapore office from Reed Smith. This renewed focus on commodities and shipping augments the firm’s venerable and highly recognized maritime and logistics practices. More >>

DWF, the global legal business, announces two major milestones in its Asia-Pacific expansion with the appointment of Ben Constance as the managing partner in Singapore and Nasir Dao – PKM Abdul as a corporate partner. Nasir joins DWF from PwC Legal. Ben Constance joined DWF’s Singapore office in January 2019 with a focus on cross-border M&A, joint ventures, private equity and corporate technology. In his new role, Ben has been tasked with growing the business organically in Southeast Asia and defining the strategy of the Singapore office moving forward. More >>

We are pleased to announced that a team of motor and general insurance lawyers from Withers KhattarWong in Singapore have joined us, making us one of the largest local providers of volume defence work and one of the largest motor insurance teams at any law firm in the country. Patrick Yeo and fellow partner Lim Hui Ying were both in the insurance practice at Withers KhattarWong, and have joined us as partners. They are supported by their team which includes an associate, Joyce Ooi, a paralegal, Azizah Roslan, and support staff. More >>

Addition of partner Jon Ornolfsson, joining from Ashurst, further enhances the firm’s energy and projects capabilities in Asia. More >>

Duane Morris & Selvam LLP (DM&S) is pleased to announce that Sean La’Brooy has joined DM&S constituent firm Selvam LLC in Singapore. The new Selvam LLC director was previously a partner at Oon & Bazul LLP. More >>

Allen & Overy has appointed Pallavi Gopinath Aney as a capital markets partner based in its Singapore office. Pallavi brings over 15 years of experience advising issuers, underwriters and investors in a wide range of debt and equity capital markets transactions in India and Southeast Asia. Pallavi joins Allen & Overy from Baker & McKenzie, Wong & Leow in Singapore. More >>

Global law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has announced the recent appointment of Dominic Gregory as partner strengthening the firm’s global banking and infrastructure finance practices in Asia. Gregory will join BCLP’s Singapore office but his finance practice will span Asia, with a particular focus on Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan and Indonesia. More >>