Sidley Austin, the international law firm that deals with financial services firms, has recruited a new partner in Singapore.

Han Ming Ho specialises in investment funds, covering the structuring and formation of funds for private equity clients, hedge funds and venture capital firms. At this role, he also serves as co-head of the company's Asia practice alongside Effie Vasilopoulos, the partner for Hong Kong. 

Ho is the company's first Singapore-qualified hire. He joins from Clifford Chance in Singapore, where he also served as partner. Before that, he was a vice president at Citigroup Asset Management in Singapore. 

Sidley Austin is based in Chicago and counts some 1,700 lawyers worldwide. It has 11 lawyers at its Singapore office, including five partners.