On 6 May, US law firm Skadden announced that Rajeev Duggal has rejoined the firm as a partner, and will lead its M&A, corporate and finance team from its Singapore office. Duggal brings to the firm vast expertise, having held senior legal positions at financial firm Citi in Singapore, where he most recently served as general counsel for the company’s retail businesses in the Asia-Pacific region.
Duggal was previously deputy co-head of Citi’s proprietary M&A legal department based in New York. Prior to that, he served as counsel at Skadden, representing clients such as CGMI, Newbridge, Telekom Malaysia and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia on M&A transactions.
Discussing his return to the firm and his experience at Citi, Duggal told India Business Law Journal: “There is an ever-present need for practitioners in Asia who combine private practice and business-centric in-house experience. So the opportunity, as we get ready for the next upward turn in the business cycle, to leverage my Citi M&A, transactional and regulatory experience and serve clients as part of the Skadden platform was a compelling proposition.”
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Alan Schiffman, co-head of Skadden in Asia, said Duggal’s appointment and other key additions demonstrate the firm’s strong commitment to serving clients in the region. “We know Rajeev, his approach to the law and the excellence of his work well, so we were delighted when this move became possible,” said Schiffman. “Having served as both in-house and outside counsel to the financial services industry, he has broad experience, which we know will be invaluable to our clients.”
Skadden also announced the promotion of Mark Leemen in Sydney and Michael Mies in Tokyo to the partnership. Recognizing a greater demand for restructuring advice in Asia, the firm has also transferred partner Paul Mitchard from London to Hong Kong to head up the firm’s regional Asian international arbitration and litigation practice.
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