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Panels, is Assistant Secretary and Head of Legal Affairs at the Securities Investors Association (Singapore), and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Law Society of Singapore. A National University of Singapore graduate, Lee is also a distinguished alumni of the prestigious Hwa Chong Institution, where he was the Group Board Chairman in 2019. He will be based in Raffles Place, working alongside the rest of the Singapore team.

Baker McKenzie has also added Jon Ornolfsson to its Tokyo office, as a partner in the Finance & Projects practice group. Ornolfsson brings a wealth of experience advising market-leading multinational and Asia-based clients on energy and infrastructure projects around the world, and will have a pan-Asian practice, working across the region for the firm’s clients. His practice includes, but is not limited to, M&A and joint ventures, project development and project financing within the oil and gas, power, chemical and other energy-related infrastructure sectors. He also counsels clients on various novel sustainable energy initiatives, such as pioneering clean fuel value chain projects. Based in Asia since 2007, Ornolfsson has advised on many of the highest profile energy transactions across the AsiaPacific region in recent years. His broad client base includes leading Japanese trading houses and energy companies, and other global project developers and sponsors, as well as a number of Asian government entities. Ornolfsson is also a regular moderator and speaker at leading industry conferences and thought-leadership events. He is admitted to practice in

England and Wales, and Japan (as a Registered Foreign Lawyer).

Allen & Overy has further bolstered its Asia-Pacific Funds & Asset Management group with the addition of Huaying Daisy Qi, a partner based in the Shanghai office. She is a highly recognised lawyer in the market, with extensive experience in advising Chinese and international clients on the formation and operation of domestic and international investment funds. She received her LLB and Master of Laws degrees from Peking University, and her JD degree from Columbia University. Qi will join Allen & Overy’s market-leading global Funds & Asset Management group, which provides a full-service offering to fund managers and institutional investors. She will be working with clients active in venture capital, private equity and other alternative asset strategies, including real estate, credit and infrastructure.

Withers KhattarWong, the Singapore office of international law firm Withers, has added Yutaka Sakashita as a new corporate partner, even as it prepares for regional expansion by Japanese companies that are based in Tokyo and Singapore. Sakashita is one of a handful of Japanese lawyers based in Singapore who can advise on Japanese, Singapore and US law. His appointment will increase the depth and breadth of Withers’ global corporate capabilities, and create cross-border opportunities across offices in the APAC, the US and Europe. Sakashita built his 15-year legal career with Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu