Allen & Overy, Ropes & Gray, Morgan Lewis: Business of Law

Allen & Overy LLP hired Tran Anh Duc to head the firm’s Hanoi branch. Duc will co-head the banking and corporate practices alongside Adam Moncrieff, who recently relocated from the Tokyo office. Duc, who has been in practice for 18 years, was previously the managing partner at Vilaf, a local Vietnam law firm.

Duc’s practice is a blend of corporate and banking work, with a focus on large scale power projects and debt and equity capital market issuances, the firm said. The addition of Duc will bring the Vietnam team to 18 lawyers across both the Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City offices.