MOVES

(NO&T) in Tokyo and Singapore, where he represented Japanese companies on their cross-border corporate transactions. At NO&T, he also advised private equity and venture capital firms based in Japan on their investments in the APAC.

Oentoeng Suria & Partners, in association with Ashurst, has added Hillman Sembiring as a partner in the dispute resolution practice, based in Jakarta. In addition to supporting the local business needs of the firm’s global clients with significant Southeast Asia operations, Sembiring’s appointment continues the expansion of Ashurst’s dispute resolution practice, regionally and globally. Sembiring is an experienced litigator and dispute resolution lawyer with nearly 20 years of practice experience. After having worked for a number of reputable law firms in Jakarta, including HHP (a member firm of Baker McKenzie in Indonesia), Sembiring founded his own firm, Hillman Sembiring Advocates, in March 2016. Over an extensive career, he has assisted international and domestic clients with complex litigation, including multi-billiondollar class action cases, bribery and corruption investigations and disputes, banking, securities and financial services disputes, and general corporate and commercial disputes and litigation.

HFW has boosted its leading Middle East practice with the hire of top-ranked shipping and offshore marine partners Robert Lawrence and Ian Chung. Lawrence and Chung collectively have more than 30 years’ experience in the Middle East, and join HFW’s Dubai office from Clyde & Co, where Lawrence headed the firm’s International Trade and Transport practice in the region. The move sees Chung return to HFW, where he was a partner until 2017.

Lawrence joins HFW on August 22, while Chung will join on September 5. Lawrence is a leading disputes lawyer with a particular focus on the marine and offshore industries, including English law and Middle East claims arising from EPC contracts, offshore casualties, ship build and ship conversion projects, trade and transport, and marine insurance. He also advises on enforcement proceedings – onshore and in the DIFC; commercial litigation, including joint venture disputes; as well as non-contentious and regulatory matters. Lawrence acts for a wide range of clients across the Middle East, as well as ship owners with assets operating in the region, including those based in Singapore, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. He will also work closely with HFW’s team in Riyadh, where he has significant experience advising Saudi-based clients, as well as litigating before the Saudi Commercial Courts and the Saudi Insurance Disputes Committee. On the other hand, Chung specialises in transactional matters within the marine and transportation industries, including M&A and joint ventures, corporate and commercial, regulatory and licensing, finance, and general advisory work. He also has significant experience on insolvency and restructuring, and has acted for banks and borrowers on some of the most significant regional restructurings in recent years.