Newly established Singaporean firm JWS Asia Law Corp. has hired a disputes partner from Rajah & Tann.

Mohammed Reza, who had been a disputes partner at Rajah & Tann since 2009, specializes in commercial and financial litigation before Singapore courts. Last year, he defended Standard Chartered Bank in the Singapore High Court against claims of alleged due diligence failure brought by investors who suffered losses from the Bernard Madoff scandal.