This publication carries latest news of moves and appointments in the Asian wealth management sector.

Withers, the law firm, has hired Mahesh Kumar as a partner in its Singapore office, joining from the Singapore office of Nishith Desai Associates, an Indian firm. At the latter firm, Kumar headed the international tax, private client and globalisation practice.

Kumar is to shortly qualify in England and Wales; he is also qualified in Singapore and India. He advises high net worth families on a range of planning and structuring issues, including succession planning, governance, family offices and philanthropic giving. He also advises MNCs and investment funds on strategies for cross-border merger and acquisitions and the structuring of global operations, Withers said in a statement.

His arrival is part of a series of moves by Withers to beef up its Singapore presence. In 2015, Withers KhattarWong was formed through a formal law alliance between Withers’ Singapore practice and KhattarWong, an established law firm in the Asian city state. The firm added corporate and finance partner Tahirah Ara to the practice in October 2015.