People Digest: Dechert ropes in SG partner; PK Wong & Nair LLC get co-managing directors

People Digest: Dechert ropes in SG partner; PK Wong & Nair LLC get co-managing directors

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Global law firm Dechert LLP has appointed Maria Tan Pedersen as a partner in the firm’s Singapore office as the firm is looking to expand its corporate & securities practice. In a separate development, the merger of Nair & Co LLC and mid-sized law firm PK Wong & Associates LLC has led to a combined workforce of 23 lawyers.