21 JANUARY 2021 Top 10 Headlines | APARNA SAI Peter Zaman, formerly the managing partner of Reed Smith’s Singapore office, has joined HFW as a senior partner.
Zaman, a transactional expert with more than two decades of experience, specialises in structured finance, energy and resources, environment and climate change, renewables, and sustainability. He also acts on China-related transactions, focusing on onshore and offshore commodity derivatives, including regulatory aspects. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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