Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has hired two senior lawyers from Simmons & Simmons as partners in Singapore and Hong Kong.

Karun Cariappa joins Morgan Lewis Stamford as a corporate partner in Singapore. He focuses on securities offerings across Asia, including initial public offerings, follow-on offerings and private placements. He was most recently of counsel and co-led Simmons & Simmons’ India practice from Singapore. Before that, Cariappa was an associate at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft’s legacy Hong Kong office, Jones Day in Singapore and at the legacy Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co. in India.