Hogan Lovells hires IP trio from Mayer Brown in HK, Zul Rafique boosts its corporate finance team in KL, and much more in our weekly Asia appointments table.

Also, K&L Gates gains two partners in Tokyo, Shearman & Sterling hires oil and gas partner from Allens in Singapore, Tilleke & Gibbins boosts insurance practice in Bangkok, and more in our weekly Asia appointments roundup.

Pinsent Masons has bolstered its Asia Pacific corporate offering, hiring three partners from KhattarWong in Singapore, as well as the ex-Shanghai office head from legacy SJ Berwin.

Pinsent Masons grows HK construction practice, and K&L Gates powers up in Singapore in our weekly Asia appointments roundup.

Pinsent Masons has announced the promotion of three partners in the greater China region. These partners are corporate lawyer Amanda Yao in Shanghai, project and infrastructure specialist Ellen Zhang in Beijing, and TMT expert Paul Haswell in Hong Kong.

Following the hires of partners Dr. Bernd-Uwe Stucken and Liu Wei from Salans in June this year, Pinsent Masons has further swelled its ranks in Shanghai.

Pinsent Masons has hired partners Bernd-Uwe Stucken and Liu Wei from Salans in a bid to fortify its China corporate practice.