Al Tamimi & Company has added Richard Bell as a partner in its Dispute Resolution practice, increasing the partner count at the Middle East and North Africa’s leading law firm to 98, across its 17 offices in ten countries. Joining the region’s preeminent Dispute Resolution practice, Bell brings with him over 25 years of experience in the MENA and Asia Pacific regions. He has advised clients in domestic and international arbitrations across the Middle East, and has significant knowledge of local law in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Bell has led disputes arising out of foreign direct investment into the UAE and Saudi Arabia, oil & gas downstream services contracts, property development and infrastructure disputes, and company law and...

Christopher & Lee Ong, a member firm of Rajah & Tann Asia, has significantly strengthened its corporate team with Adrian Chee, Jennifer Lee, Justin Chua, Jacyn Phuah, and newly minted partner Adrian Yap. Together with their respective teams of lawyers and staff, the new teams add tremendous depth to the firm’ M&A, Equity and Debt Capital Markets, and Banking & Finance practices. The new teams are market leaders and recognised as leading lawyers and rising stars in Malaysia by clients, peers and legal publications. They bring a wealth of experience and industry insights, aligning seamlessly with the firm’s culture and client-focused approach. Adrian Chee, a familiar name across major corporate practice areas, will be part of the Corporate M&A Practice, as the Head of M&A. Alongside him will be Jacyn Phuah, who carries an extensive experience in the Corporate M&A practice. With their focused knowledge and experience as banking finance, and debt capital market lawyers covering both conventional and Islamic finance, Jennifer Lee and Adrian Yap will expand the firm’s Banking and Finance Practice Group. Justin Chua, who has in-depth experience in equity capital market transactions across a broad range of sectors, will bolster the firm’s prominent Capital Markets Practice...

Deacons, Hong Kong’s longest established and largest independent law firm, has promoted Tana Chan from the Private Clients & Property practice group to the firm’s partnership, effective from January 1, 2024. Tana specialises in private clients practice including wealth, later-life and succession planning, wills, probate and estate administration. She has extensive experience in advising both private and corporate clients in a broad range of legal issues relating to wills, probate and inheritance of wealth, and providing comprehensive legal services to individuals to ensure smooth transfer of family wealth. Tana’s expertise lies in will preparation, handling local and foreign grant applications, administration and distribution of estates with multi-jurisdictional elements, and advising on enduring powers of attorney, advance directives, will trusts and succession matters in Hong Kong. Tana also speaks on succession-related topics in seminars for clients and wealth management industry. Admitted as a Greater Bay Area Lawyer in 2023, Tana often assists clients from Mainland China with cross-border succession matters in Hong Kong. She is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin. This appointment brings the total number of Partners at Deacons to 56. This announcement further cements the firm’s position as Hong Kong’s largest leading law...

Allen & Overy has strengthened its APAC funds and asset management practice with new partner hire, Tiffany Toh, in Singapore. She will join the firm in January 2024. Qualified in both Singapore law and New York law, Toh is a highly regarded funds lawyer with extensive experience advising private fund sponsor and institutional investors on the full range of private fund matters, including fundraising and fund formation, GP and LP-led secondaries transactions, co-investments, internal arrangements, spin-outs and regulatory compliance. She has represented leading sponsors across various asset classes, with a particular focus on private equity, venture capital, real estate and...

Baker McKenzie has added leading arbitration practitioner David Kim as a partner in Baker McKenzie & KL Partners Joint Venture Law Firm, further bolstering the JV’s bench strength and the firm’s position as the largest international law firm in Korea by partner bench strength. Kim joins from Lee & Ko, where he led its International Construction Dispute Resolution Practice Group. He is highly regarded in the international arbitration arena, and has acted as counsel in various arbitration cases before the International Court of Arbitration, Singapore International Arbitration Centre, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board and the London Court of International Arbitration, as well as in ad-hoc arbitrations under the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law rules. Kim has represented multinational corporations, government entities, defense contractors and high-profile individuals in numerous commercial disputes related to construction, shipping, military contracts, energy and natural resources, telecommunications, intellectual property and investor-state matters. He has also previously served as an adjunct professor at the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea, and is a faculty member for the Delos Dispute Resolution ROAP Asia. Kim is admitted to the bar in Alberta,...