Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continued its rapid expansion with two more landmark additions in Singapore: Ashok Lalwani, a renowned corporate lawyer who has built a top Capital Markets and Corporate practice across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, and the leading international practice in India, and Chi Pan, a premier corporate lawyer who has long served as a bridge for clients between the Asia-Pacific region and the West.
SINGAPORE, Nov. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continued its rapid expansion with two more landmark additions in Singapore: Ashok Lalwani, a renowned corporate lawyer who has built a top Capital Markets and Corporate practice across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, and the leading international practice in India, and Chi Pan, a premier corporate lawyer who has long served as a bridge for clients between the Asia-Pacific region and the West. Both join as shareholders.
Ashok spent the past 25 years leading Baker McKenzie's India practice and growing its international capital markets practice in APAC, specializing in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital markets, and corporate advisory matters. Chi joins from Goodwin, where she was a partner in its private equity practice and a key member of its Asia expansion. Over her 16-year career, she has advised some of the region's most active investors on cross-border M&A and minority investments, numbering hundreds of deals that connect APAC and the Western world.
Greenberg Traurig has been expanding in the United States and throughout the world, with a global strategy that follows the wealth pipeline and targets key markets, practices, and industries that are critical to the future of the global economy.
"The strategy of being one unified firm, without mergers and not a verein, following wealth, innovation, funds and finance, and practices and industries such as real estate, hospitality, energy, infrastructure, restructuring, media, sports and entertainment, as well as disputes worldwide, has naturally led to our expansion across the U.S. and around the world," said Richard A. Rosenbaum, Executive Chairman of Greenberg Traurig. "That is why leading lawyers are attracted to this unique platform and uniquely empowering, respectful, and trusting culture, so different than the politics, the bureaucracy, and the money culture so abundant in Big Law today, and which leads to sophisticated, business-minded, and collaborative solutions for our clients. The growing drivers for complex, cross-border work are accelerating the connectivity among the Americas, London and Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, and Singapore has become a key hub. Ashok and Chi are prime examples of such lawyers, and we are excited to welcome them to the GT family."
The hirings are the latest in a string of high-profile additions throughout Asia, where Greenberg Traurig has been following a blueprint of recruiting top local talent, empowering it on the ground, respecting local rules and markets, and encouraging collaborations across a unified global firm that now boasts more than 3,000 lawyers in 51 offices. Since opening an office in Shanghai in 2008, the firm has added offices in Seoul, Tokyo, and Singapore, creating a regional network of lawyers who can lead the complex, cross-border legal work required there. Last month in Singapore, the firm added a premier investment funds team, two mergers and acquisitions shareholders, and an energy shareholder who are already working together to serve the full range of services required by their clients.
"Ashok has built an unmatched India practice and established himself as a capital markets leader throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Chi has become a critical connection between East and West, guiding her clients through complex, multinational transactions," said Richard A. Edlin, Vice Chair of Greenberg Traurig. "These hires reflect Greenberg Traurig's belief in Asia as a key driver of global economic growth, which has led to increased demand for our services from clients."
Ashok represents multinational corporations, financial institutions, and state entities across Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia, with particular emphasis on cross-border transactions involving India, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia. He advises clients in industries including energy, real estate, hospitality, retail, technology, and financial services.
Ashok joined Greenberg Traurig because he sees vast opportunities to expand his practice to the United States and the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region through mergers and acquisitions originating from and going to South and Southeast Asia. He said Greenberg Traurig's unified, collaborative approach will allow clients to tap into the talent and networks of lawyers operating across the globe.
"Indian companies are operating and investing in more locations around the world; India is a key investment destination for most multinationals. Greenberg Traurig's global geographic footprint, in particular 35 offices in the U.S. and 10 in EMEA, will enable us to provide end-to-end service in these most active corridors for work," he said. "I am very excited about working together with my new colleagues to build and grow our India and Asia Pacific practices."
Singapore will be Chi's 6th country to call home. Having grown up in Taiwan and the United Kingdom and having studied at Yale Law School and being dual-qualified in the U.S. and Hong Kong, Chi brings a distinct, multicultural perspective to her clients. Being a fluent Mandarin and English speaker, Chi built out her practice in New York for 10 years, and subsequently returned to Asia with the goal of connecting investors and companies between Asia-Pacific and the U.S.
Chi has intentionally left her practice broad — spanning early-stage ventures, M&A, roll-ups and divestitures, and exit transactions — which allows clients to benefit from her holistic understanding of the investment lifecycle. Chi is particularly focused on how artificial intelligence is reshaping the global economy and the practice of law. She is eager to join forces with Greenberg Traurig, with its global platform and its focus on megatrends in key markets, including the rapidly evolving field of AI, and assist clients in navigating these foundational shifts.
"Greenberg Traurig attracted me with its strategic commitment to APAC and its culture of responsiveness, collaboration, and local empowerment — values that hand back power to clients at the local level," she said. "Our clients will benefit from GT's business vision for APAC, its focus on megatrends such as AI-related industries, and a platform that empowers lawyers from the ground up. I'm excited to be joining this team of highly talented lawyers and look forward to collaborating with them across our 51 offices."
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 3,000 lawyers across 51 locations in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm's broad geographic and practice range enables the delivery of innovative and strategic legal services across borders and industries. Recognized as a 2025 BTI "Best of the Best Recommended Law Firm" by general counsel for trust and relationship management, Greenberg Traurig is consistently ranked among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100, NLJ 500, and Law360 400. Greenberg Traurig is also known for its philanthropic giving, culture, innovation, and pro bono work. Web: http://www.gtlaw.com.
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