Key Takeaways
- • K&L Gates Straits Law, the Singapore office of U.S. law firm K&L Gates, hired investment funds specialist Jason Nelms as a partner from Morrison Foerster, according to Asian Legal Business.
- • Nelms advises sponsors and investors on structuring, formation and offering of private equity funds, real estate funds, hedge funds, co-investment vehicles and other alternative investment products.
- • The hire lifts K&L Gates Straits Law to 15 partners in Singapore.
- • The move follows the early-January arrival of aviation finance lawyers Samuel Kolehmainen and Duc Nguyen from Herbert Smith Freehills, signaling continued lateral expansion in the Singapore office.
Summary
K&L Gates Straits Law, the Singapore office of U.S. law firm K&L Gates, has added investment funds specialist Jason Nelms as a partner, joining from Morrison Foerster, according to Asian Legal Business. The appointment brings the Singapore office's partner count to 15.
Nelms advises sponsors and investors on the structuring, formation and offering of private investment funds. His practice covers private equity funds, real estate funds, hedge funds, co-investment vehicles and other alternative investment products, areas of direct relevance to fund managers and allocators operating in Asia.
Nelms's background includes roles at Proskauer Rose in New York, Weil, Gotshal & Manges in Hong Kong and Fried Frank in New York before he joined Morrison Foerster as a partner in Singapore in 2015.
The hire follows weeks after K&L Gates Straits Law welcomed aviation finance lawyers Samuel Kolehmainen and Duc Nguyen in early January from Herbert Smith Freehills, indicating a sustained push to build out the Singapore platform.
Nelms advises sponsors and investors on the structuring, formation and offering of private investment funds. His practice covers private equity funds, real estate funds, hedge funds, co-investment vehicles and other alternative investment products, areas of direct relevance to fund managers and allocators operating in Asia.
Nelms's background includes roles at Proskauer Rose in New York, Weil, Gotshal & Manges in Hong Kong and Fried Frank in New York before he joined Morrison Foerster as a partner in Singapore in 2015.
The hire follows weeks after K&L Gates Straits Law welcomed aviation finance lawyers Samuel Kolehmainen and Duc Nguyen in early January from Herbert Smith Freehills, indicating a sustained push to build out the Singapore platform.
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