Latham & Watkins’ Singapore-based Asia head of technology and media practice Luke Grubb is leaving the firm to join Clifford Chance in the city-state.

Grubb, who also heads up Latham’s FinTech practice group in Asia, typically advises institutional clients and start-ups on the technology and intellectual property aspects of transactions and contracts. Last year, he handled the technology matters on Latham’s representation of Hong Kong telecom giant HKBN Ltd.’s $84 million acquisition of local conglomerate New World Development Co. Ltd.’s telecom business.