Sidley Austin nabs White & Case M&A partner in Singapore, longtime HSF partner joins KWM in HK, Simmons & Simmons nabs capital markets partner from CWT, and more in this week’s Asia Appointments table.

Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft, Beijing Sunland Law Firm, Goodwin Procter and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom have scored key advisory roles in a $ 1.1 billion investment in China’s Smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp by a number of investors.

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has bolstered its Greater China practice with the hire of a number of lawyers from Latham & Watkins’ corporate practice in Hong Kong.

Davis Polk & Wardwell is advising Baidu Inc, China’s largest search engine, on its $370 million acquisition of Chinese online video firm PPS Net TV (PPS).

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has advised Hainan Airlines on its $500 million issuance of 3.625 percent notes due 2020.

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has boosted its corporate finance and M&A capabilities in China with the hire of special counsel Jie Huang from Australian telecommunications company, Telstra Corp, where she served as its China general counsel.

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has hired Jeffrey Chen as a partner in its Hong Kong office. Chen joins the firm from Mayer Brown JSM.