Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner makes first post-merger partner hire in Asia
Newly merged firm signs up hospitality lawyer from Singapore's Rajah & Tann
June 27, 2018 at 01:37 PM
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By John Kang
The original version of this story was published on Law.com
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has hired hospitality lawyer Koh Tien Gui as a partner in Singapore, in the firm's first partner hire in Asia since the transatlantic merger between Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and US firm Bryan Cave earlier this year.
Koh, a partner at leading Singapore firm Rajah & Tann, is expected to join BCLP's Asia real estate and hospitality and leisure practice in July. He specialises in M&A and joint ventures involving the hotel sector, as well as other hotel management and operations-related matters and disputes.
He previously worked in-house at hotel chains Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts and Marriott International and was general counsel for the German audio equipment manufacturer Behringer.
Legacy BLP had expanded its real estate and hospitality practice in Hong Kong prior to this April's transatlantic merger, taking on former Mayer Brown JSM Asia hospitality head Andrew MacGeoch to lead its global hotels practice from Hong Kong last year, while real estate partner Mark Stevens also moved from Mayer Brown JSM earlier this year.
The combined BCLP is awaiting regulatory approval to officially launch in Singapore and other Asian markets, including Hong Kong and mainland China. The Singapore office currently operates as legacy BLP's office, which was launched in 2007, as legacy Bryan Cave no longer had a Singapore office at the time of the merger. In 2015, former Bryan Cave office managing partner Iain Sharp left for the local firm Rodyk & Davidson.
Hong Kong is the only Asian market where both firms have a presence. Legacy BLP has about 30 lawyers in Hong Kong and operates in association with local firm Haley Ho & Partners. Legacy Bryan Cave has six lawyers in Hong Kong.
In mainland China, BLP has a Beijing office, while Bryan Cave operates in Shanghai.
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