BLP recruits team from Haley & Co, Reed Smith adds restructuring partner in Singapore, Jones Day gets new private equity partner in Hong Kong, and much more in our weekly Asia appointments table.

The submission deadline for the ALB 2015 Intellectual Property Rankings is approaching.

Shearman expands its China M&A practice, Yoon & Yang recruits former commissioner of Korea’s Food and Drug Administration for its healthcare practice, Clifford Chance gets new Southeast Asia corporate practice head, and much more in our weekly Asia appointments table.

O’Melveny hires white collar crime partner and appoints new Hong Kong office managing partner in our weekly Asia appointments table.

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.

Shearman & Sterling has relocated M&A and private equity partner Sidharth Bhasin from Hong Kong to Singapore as it looks to strengthen those practices in Southeast Asia.

Shearman moves M&A partner to Singapore, Colin Ng & Partners appoints new corporate partner, and much more in our weekly Asia appointments table.

Ashurt relocates its Asia MP to Tokyo, RHTLaw boosts litigation practice in Singapore, VILAF appoints new Hanoi MP, and much more in our weekly Asia appointments table.

The ALB China Power List 2015 picks the most influential law firms in the country on the basis of work done,clients satisfied and talent acquired and retained. These are the firms thatare ruling the roost across practice areas, grabbing the headlines with thebiggest deals, acting as counsel is the most important disputes and beinglauded by their clients in the process. To China’s most influential law firmsand lawyers, we salute you!