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Helen Wang joins the international law firm from Mayer Brown and will focus on the formation, maintenance and restructuring of investment funds, including private equity funds, hedge funds and hybrid funds.

Wong, who started on September 2, has previously worked at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and Clifford Chance. Karas So also hired Samuel Fung as special counsel in July.

The new promotions are across the firm’s global debt finance, global capital markets and global M&A practices. They take effect from the start of 2023.

Nonnabhat (Niab) Paiboon has joined the corporate practice in Bangkok, from Allen & Overy. The HSF team speaks to FA about where they see an acceleration of investment activity in the region.

The law firm has poached Crystal Chen from Linklaters, to ramp up its strategic effort across the energy and infrastructure sectors in the Greater Bay Area and the wider APAC region.

Regional energy and infrastructure expert, Justin Tan joins the firm from Clyde & Co and shares with FA his thoughts on the impending challenges yet to emerge from the current energy crunch.

The law firm announces the recruitment of Xavier Amadei to its Singapore-based capital markets practice.

After 20 years with Goldman Sachs, Brooks Entwistle will retire at the end of this year, but will stay with the firm as an advisory director.

Meanwhile, the firm will have 2,800 new graduates joining its workforce in the coming months as it strives to meet the growing demand for professional services.