23 AUG 2018 Top 10 Headlines | APARNA SAI London-headquartered shipping firm Campbell Johnston Clark (CJC) has hired admiralty and casualty partner Paul Apostolis as a director in its Singapore office from HFW, where he was partner and a former head of that firm’s shipping practice in the city-state.
CJC has announced that another senior lawyer will be joining its Singapore office from HFW. With the addition of Apostolis, the office currently has two directors, three associates and a consultant. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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