Greenberg Traurig has appointed a co-managing shareholder and head of mergers and acquisitions in Singapore with the hire of King & Wood Mallesons partner Jake Robson.

Robson has worked at King & Wood for over four years, joining the firm in 2020 from Morrison & Foerster, where he was a partner. At both firms, he worked to build the M&A practice in Southeast Asia. Before spending six years at MoFo, Robson was also partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, where he practiced for over 15 years.