Charles Russell Speechlys has added a new international tax team to its Singapore Office, bolstering its existing international tax advisory capacity in Asia. The new team will be based in Singapore, and consists of partners Kurt Rademacher and Ivan Lu, legal director Timmoney Ng and senior associate Hara Kee, all of whom are fluent in Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, Cantonese and English. Rademacher is a seasoned professional in international wealth transfer planning. He represents ultra-high net worth families and family-controlled businesses across the world on US federal income, gift and estate tax issues. Rademacher joined the firm on March 21, 2024. Lu is a US international tax lawyer who represents high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals and families on estate planning. He has extensive experience representing US-connected families in the Greater China region and Southeast Asia. In addition to estate and tax planning, he frequently assists clients with IRS compliance and disclosure, and guides them through various IRS disclosure programmes. Lu joins the firm on April 1,...

Frasers Law Company is adding Gwendoline Yi-Quin (Gwen) Brooker as a partner in its expanding Hanoi office. Brooker has worked for 23 years at TotalEnergies and 16 years at ExxonMobil, bringing more than 35 years of experience in transactional work in the oil and gas industry across the board from upstream to refining and chemical, marketing and, lately, renewables. She spent the past six years working on high-value international arbitrations and ADR, spanning from institutional mediations to participating in settlement negotiations. Her transactional work includes M&A, complex structuring and restructuring of cross-border transactions, and procurement contracts for multibillion dollar infrastructure facilities. In so doing, Brooker has built up a vast network in working hand in hand with NOCs, and has been credited with possessing good working relationships with NOCs. Lately, her work expanded onto the emerging energy transition issues with a focus on ESG regulations related to climate change and defamation. During her career, Brooker has been based in the UK, France, Singapore, Indonesia and the USA, and has advised on projects and complex transactions in every continent. Along with a successful history of building strong teams of talented young lawyers, she is very hands-on, highly responsive, and has a reputation of being a legal adviser with an acute focus on resolving business issues. She will be integrating a pragmatic business approach to the practice of law at...

Morgan Lewis has added partner Rebecca Ford to the firm’s Dubai office, as the firm continues its expansion in the United Arab Emirates. She arrives from Clyde & Co and will continue to handle contentious and noncontentious employment matters across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the wider region. Ford has a long history representing clients in high-stakes employment disputes, and advising on a range of employment issues. She has managed cases before the UAE and Dubai International Financial Centre, as well as the high courts of England and Wales in London. Ford has also overseen workplace investigations, and advised on employment law and immigration issues stemming from employment in the Middle...

Yoon & Yang has added Jae Woo Jeon and Sam Park as partners in its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. Jeon joins as a partner in the Construction/Engineering and Public Procurement Practice Group, while Park joins as a partner in the Labor Practice Group. Before joining the firm, Jeon worked from 2009 to 2023 at Daewoo Engineering & Construction, a leading Korean construction and engineering company in Korea. His roles included Head of the Legal Affairs Team, Head of the Compliance Support Office and, most recently, Head of the Domestic Legal Affairs Office. In these positions, he had oversight of legal issues related to real estate development, contracts and construction, and general corporate. Jeon brings deep understanding of the real estate and construction industry, along with extensive experience in construction-related matters. On the other hand, Park is an expert in labor and employment issues. He joined the firm after his stint at Samsung Electronics from 2011, where he served as a labor lawyer in the Human Resources Team and Legal Team, successfully navigating various labor issues. Most recently, he headed the Legal Team, supervising corporate legal affairs, including claims related to dispatched employees and unfair labor practices, at Samsung Electronics Service, a service/repair affiliate of Samsung Electronics. In particular, as the Legal Director of a task force for direct employment of employees from the partner companies of Samsung Electronics Service, he played a key role in the resolution of such issue. Prior to moving to the private sector, Park gained significant experience in administrative roles at the National Labor Relations Commission and the Ministry of Employment and Labor of...

Solomon & Co, Advocates & Solicitors has added Haroon Asrar as the Partner and Head of its Pune office. With an illustrious career spanning over 13 years, Asrar brings unparalleled expertise in infrastructure, corporate and commercial law. Further, he will play a pivotal role in the firm’s Pune office, leveraging his expertise in corporate and commercial transactions with a special focus on the technology, infrastructure and energy sectors. In his previous roles as General Counsel and Business Relations Head for STUP Consultants, and as Director and CEO of VANDAC Properties, Asrar has demonstrated exceptional leadership and strategic acumen. His adeptness in crisis management and proven track record of minimizing litigation through proactive legal counsel makes him an invaluable...