K&L Gates Straits Law, the Singapore office of K&L Gates, has added Joan Lim-Casanova as a partner in the litigation and dispute resolution practice. She joins the firm’s Singapore office from Cavenagh Law, where she provided litigation representation in a Formal Law Alliance with Clifford Chance. Lim-Casanova has extensive experience in contentious work and dispute resolution, with an emphasis on commercial litigation and international arbitration, representing and advising Chinese, Singaporean and multinational clients in the resolution of high-value and complex disputes in sectors including infrastructure, power generation, renewable energy and insurance. Fluent in Mandarin and English, she spearheaded Cavenagh Law’s China practice, regularly acting for and advising Chinese private and state-owned entities to manage and avoid disputes across Asia. Lim-Casanova regularly collaborates with a team of lawyers from different countries, and practices to assist clients to achieve resolutions which are commercially practical.