American multinational law firm Sidley has hired Alun Evans as a partner in Singapore. He was most recently a partner at A&O Shearman, where he helped lead its infrastructure M&A practice in the Asia-Pacific region and was co-head of its Philippines foreign desk. 

Evans joins the firm’s energy, transportation, and infrastructure practice, which has added a number of leading practitioners including Steven Tredennick, Paris Theofanidis, and Stephen Boone ( Houston ); Greg Lavigne( New York ); Andrea Lucan ( Los Angeles ); and James MacArthur, Ed Freeman, and Ben Thompson ( London ).

Evans advises a broad range of private companies, infrastructure funds, and sponsors, investing in various infrastructure-focused businesses such as data centres, toll roads, and energy businesses. He has a highly regarded M&A practice with more than 20 years’ experience in the energy and infrastructure ( including digital infrastructure ), energy transition, financial services, and healthcare sectors. 

“Sidley’s energy, transportation, and infrastructure practice is truly elite. By adding Alun to the team, we are joined by another leading practitioner to continue to service infrastructure clients with a full suite of capabilities across practices and regions,” says Brian Fahrney, chair of Sidley’s executive committee.

“We have seen increasing demand from clients for premier support rooted in strong local market knowledge as they look to increase investments in infrastructure funds. Alun brings exactly that to our platform in the Asia-Pacific region.”