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data centres across the Philippines, and the platform’s acquisition of land for the Laguna data centre facility; ESR, a leading global asset manager in industrial real estate, on the development of a US$2.15 billion multiphase data centre campus in Osaka City; and Yondr, a global developer, owner operator and service provider of hyperscale data centres, on its 200MW hyperscale campus development across 72.8 acres of land acquired from TPM Technopark in Johor, Malaysia. Chan earned her BA from Cambridge University, and is admitted to practice in Singapore, and England and Wales. She previously practiced at another leading global law firm.

Morgan Lewis continues to expand its global capital markets team with the addition of David (Changyu) Liao, who joins as a partner resident in Hong Kong to focus on debt capital markets. Liao advises corporate, investment bank and other financial institution clients from China and throughout Asia. He focuses on representing both underwriters and issuers in debt capital market transactions, and he has an extensive background in the issuance of investment grade bonds, high-yield bonds, and debt and equity hybrid instruments, as well as tender offer, exchange offer, consent solicitation and other liability management transactions in connection with debt securities that could be governed by US, UK or Hong Kong law.

Charles Russell Speechlys has further grown its Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice with the arrival of partner John Lewis, who joins the firm’s Dubai office. Lewis is an experienced commercial litigation and arbitration practitioner within the UAE market. Since 2006, he has developed a specialist practice within the regulatory, audit, advisory and consulting sectors, which focuses primarily on professional indemnity, defence-related instructions and commercial litigation and arbitration matters. His work encompasses a wide variety of disputes before civil law, common law and international arbitration tribunals within the Middle East, and he has been instructed on some of the most high-profile disputes within the region. His local and international clients lean on his ability to seamlessly navigate them through the practical realities and nuances of the region, as well as on his commercial-led approach gained from his on-the-ground experience. Lewis also regularly sits as an arbitrator in arbitration proceedings.

Paul Hastings has added accomplished capital markets lawyer Steven Hsu as a partner in Hong Kong. With a focus on corporate finance and capital markets transactions, including IPOs in Hong Kong and the US, dual primary and secondary listings and rights offerings, Hsu has extensive experience across the technology, financial services, consumer goods, life sciences, real estate and infrastructure sectors. He also frequently advises listed companies on corporate governance and regulatory compliance matters.

Indochine Counsel has added Truong Huu Ngu as a partner in its Ho Chi Minh City office, effective 1 February 2023. Bringing with him a wealth of over ten years of international law