Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is relocating its global head of arbitration Lucy Reed from Hong Kong to Singapore in a bid to grow its disputes offering in the city-state.

Reed, who is top ranked by Chambers & Partners for international arbitration, moved to Hong Kong from New York two years ago to help boost the firm’s Asia-wide litigation practice, alongside global investigations co-head Geoff Nicholas, who transferred from London for a temporary period.