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Shoosmiths hire former Clifford Chance & skadden tech lawyer. Oscar Tang is a big tech legal specialist who is to spread his time between Shoosmiths' London and Brussels offices, strengthening the firm's digital regulation and tech capability. Shoosmiths' media release is below -. Shoosmiths is pleased to announce the hire of Oscar Tang as a Partner, within the firm's Privacy & Data team, part of Shoosmiths' market-leading Commercial Group. He will split his time between the firm's London and Brussels offices. Oscar strengthens the firm's digital regulation capability and deepens its expertise across key sectors including Technology & AI. Oscar joins Shoosmiths from Clifford Chance, bringing over a decade of experience advising clients on digital regulation across safety and security regimes, from online safety and platform regulation under the Online Safety Act and Digital Services Act, to EU and UK cybersecurity regulation. His client base spans major global technology platforms, online brands, financial institutions and platforms, and media, aerospace and electronics businesses. Oscar has particular strength leading on complex Big Tech mandates including investigations before the European Commission, Ofcom, and other technology and consumer regulators. He also has an established practice advising APAC and Chinese businesses. His addition enhances Shoosmiths' global capabilities and offerings across its key sectors, including Technology & AI, Financial Services and Consumer & Retail. Robin Webb, Partner and head of Shoosmiths' Commercial Group, said: "We're thrilled to welcome Oscar to Shoosmiths. We're seeing sustained and premium demand in areas like digital and platform regulation, cybersecurity and AI, and Oscar's arrival deepens what we can offer our international clients. He has a remarkable track record advising leading technology companies and is consistently trusted to deliver on complex, global mandates on risk and regulation, a priority area for the firm as we continue to progress our 2030 growth strategy." Commenting on his appointment, Oscar said: "Most of the rules governing our online lives and digital platforms are being written as we speak. That work, whether in protecting online business or AI, needs lawyers who can read the technology as well as statute, and engage in the right policy conversations, globally. Shoosmiths is building for exactly that, and I am glad to be joining colleagues already doing the work here and across the Asia Pacific." Shoosmiths continues to see strong growth in London, adding 17 partners since April 2025, including AI and technology lawyer Sarah Reynolds and IP lawyer France Delord. The appointments of Corporate Partners Kurt Ma and Wei Wu will bring Shoosmiths to three ESEA partners supporting an expanding APAC presence and business. Also, the appointments bolster the firm's capability to manage both national and international mandates across the firm's core practices and key sectors. LawFuell's editors select and publish the most relevant and up-to-date information about lawyers and law firms for LawFuel on a daily basis from the most reputable and independent sources available.

Seladore Legal hires arbitration partner in Singapore from Clifford Chance. CC loses Kate Apostolova in Asia but gains arbitration counsel Ricardo Chirinos in Washington DC 24 August 2026 Kate Apostolova Seladore Legal has hired Clifford Chance investor-state arbitration specialist Kate Apostolova as a partner in Singapore, continuing the disputes boutique's expansion in Asia less than a year after opening in the city-state. Apostolova joins from Clifford Chance's Perth office, where she led the firm's investor-state arbitration practice in Australia. She brings more than 15 years' experience in international arbitration and cross-border litigation, focusing on investment treaty and commercial arbitration and public international law. She has represented sovereign states, state-owned enterprises and private companies in disputes spanning the energy, mining, infrastructure, finance and technology sectors. Apostolova is also an accredited mediator and has acted as an arbitrator in institutional and ad hoc proceedings, as well as lecturing on the subject at the National University of Singapore. Advertisement The treble-qualified lawyer - who is qualified in New York, England and Wales, and Western Australia - previously spent a substantial part of her career practising in Singapore, working for both Mayer Brown and Freshfields, for two years and seven years respectively. She trained and qualified at Cleary Gottlieb in New York, spending five years there. Her arrival at Seladore follows its appointments of international arbitration partners David Gilmore and Peter Edworthy earlier this year, as the firm builds an integrated arbitration practice which now spans Singapore, London and Milan. Gilmore joined Seladore in January from Herbert Smith Freehills (now HSF Kramer) - of which firm some of Seladore's partners are alumni, including founder Simon Bushell, having spent more than 20 years in Tokyo and led the firm's international disputes practice there, while Edworthy joined Seladore in February from Milbank, after more than a decade at the firm. Bushell said: "Kate's appointment is an important step in Seladore's continued expansion in Asia. Her deep experience in the region will strengthen our Singapore office and our ability to handle major international disputes across Asian markets. We are delighted to welcome her." Apostolova said: "I am delighted to be joining Seladore and returning to Singapore" in citing Seladore's "clear commitment to developing its presence in Asia". Seladore opened its Singapore office at Maxwell Chambers in September 2025, headed by Singapore partner Liang-Ying Tan. Apostolova is expected to work closely with Tan, Bushell and Milan office head Laurence Shore - once of Bonelli and HSF Kramer - in supporting the firm's expansion across Asia, alongside Gilmore and others. LAW OVER BORDERS COMPARATIVE GUIDES Mediation Law Guide This first edition of the Law Over Borders Comparative Guide to Mediation considers the development of mediation and its role in the international disputes market, with contributions and insights from leading private practice dispute resolution lawyers and General Counsel... | 1yr. Meanwhile, Clifford Chance strengthened its international arbitration practice in Washington DC with the appointment of counsel Ricardo Chirinos from Covington & Burling. Chirinos specialises in international commercial and investment arbitration and public international law, acting on investment disputes across a range of sectors. He is trained in both civil and common law. Global disputes head Robert Houck said: "Ricardo's arrival reflects our continued investment in helping clients navigate complex cross-border disputes across the US and Latin America. His deep sector experience, combined with his strengths in commercial and investment arbitration, will further enhance our ability to advise clients on their most significant challenges." Chirinos is joined by Camilo Clavijo and Diego Velazquez Lavin, who both join the firm after graduate studies at Columbia Law School. Clavijo previously worked at Peruvian law firm Rebaza Alcázar & De Las Casas in Lima, while Lavin qualified at Mexican disputes boutique Martínez Algaba de Haro y Curiel (MAHC) in Mexico City. The trio's arrival builds on the earlier arrivals of partners Laurens Wilkes and Caitlin Gernert in Houston from legacy Winston & Strawn. The US side of the firm has propelled its growth this year, both in partner promotions and strong financial results. Apostolova's exit comes amid continued investment by Clifford Chance in international arbitration. Over the past 18 months the firm has hired Pinsent Masons partner Amaia Rivas in Madrid and Cleary Gottlieb partner Francesca Gesualdi in Milan alongside its US hires. It also promoted arbitration specialists Karolina Rozycka in Paris and Elliot Luke in Perth in the firm's 2026 partner promotions round.

Clifford Chance advises MUFG on expansion of structured notes business. 24 august 2026. Global law firm Clifford Chance has advised MUFG Securities EMEA plc, part of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), on a series of transactions supporting the expansion of MUFG's structured notes business beyond Japan. The firm advised on the establishment of MUFG Bank, Ltd.'s US$4.6 billion structured notes issuance programme for the issuance of a variety of different structured note products in various jurisdictions worldwide, its subsequent update and expansion in territorial scope and the update of MUFG Securities EMEA plc's own note programme to allow for the issuance of equity- and index-linked notes. The transactions support MUFG's expansion of its structured notes offering to institutional investors and MUFG clients across EMEA and Asia (excluding Japan), extending a business that had historically been focused on the Japanese market. They also mark a significant step in the continued development of MUFG's international markets platform and broader funding capabilities. Tokyo Co-Managing Partner Leng-Fong Lai commented, "One of the most interesting aspects of this transaction was helping MUFG transform a business with deep roots in Japan into a platform for international growth. It creates a foundation for the group to expand its structured notes offering to institutional investors across multiple markets." Partner Matthew Ball added, " As investor demand for structured note products continues to grow, we're seeing many institutions look at how they can expand their product offerings and reach a broader international investor base. Finding ways for MUFG to leverage their existing securities issuance platforms and procedures to quickly and efficiently achieve that capability, was a key driver for this transaction." Advising on the transactions required close coordination across multiple jurisdictions, as well as the firm's experience in complex structured notes programmes, understanding of the MUFG group structure and existing issuance platforms, and knowledge of relevant disclosure and regulatory regimes. Drawing on the firm's debt capital markets, structured products and financial regulatory capabilities, the transactions were led by Leng-Fong Lai and Matthew Ball, supported by Reiko Sakimura and Melissa Bleackley (Tokyo); Monica Sah, Matteo Sbraga, Paul Lenihan, Ayan Koshal and Cameron Dwyer (London); Avrohom Gelber and Gil Shauly (New York); Lena Ng and Audrina Keng (Singapore); Andre Da Roza (Hong Kong); Kimi Liu* and Jessy Cheng (Beijing); and Jack Hardman and Josh Morrison (Dubai). * From Shanghai He Ping Law Firm. Clifford Chance LLP and Shanghai He Ping Law Firm have established a Joint Operation in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone under the name Clifford Chance LLP and Shanghai He Ping Law Firm (FTZ) Joint Operation Office with the approval of the Shanghai Bureau of Justice.