Lateral hires

Name

Leaving

Going to

Practice

Location

Position

Niki Kantawala

N/A

Aureus Law Partners

Litigation

Delhi

Senior partner

Tom Platts

Herbert Smith Freehills

Stephenson Harwood

M&A, Corporate finance, PE

Singapore

Partner

Adam Vause

Norton Rose Fulbright

DLA Piper

Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations

Dubai

Partner

Bai Yanchun

King & Wood Mallesons

Commerce & Finance Law Offices

N/A

Beijing

Partner

Ammar Alzughaibi

Etihad Etisalat - Mobily

DLA Piper

N/A

Riyadh

Consultant

Promotions

Name

Firm

Practice

Position

Location

Neela Badami

Samvād Partners

M&A, PE, Venture Capital

Partner

Bangalore

Nivedita  Nivargi

Samvād Partners

M&A, PE, Venture Capital

Partner

Bangalore

Relocations

Name

Firm

Practice

Position

From

To

Chris Hughes

Baker & McKenzie

Infrastructure, M&A, JV

Head of Yangon office, Partner

Sydney

Yangon

Wei Zhang

Withers

Tax, Estate Planning, Expatriation

Registered Foreign Lawyer

New York

Hong Kong

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