Global law firm Pinsent Masons has shaken up its leadership in the Asia Pacific, appointing Melbourne-based partner James Morgan-Payler as its first formal head of APAC and Singapore-based Johanna Murray as the firm’s first chief operating officer in the region.

Morgan-Payler joined Pinsent Masons in August 2019, after being the head of the construction and engineering team at Norton Rose Fulbright. Before moving into his new role, he led Pinsent’s finance and projects team in Australia, according to his Linkedin profile.