Sidley Austin has hired its fourth partner in Singapore since receiving a local licence in the city-state in February, giving it a total partner headcount of eight.

The US firm this week recruited project finance partner Nicholas Grambas from Gilbert + Tobin (G+T) in Melbourne, in a bid to ramp up its infrastructure-focused team.

Before working for G+T, Grambas was a partner with Baker & McKenzie in Australia, where he headed their banking and finance group. He also did stints Macquarie Group in the Middle East, Freehills and Linklaters.