Seyfarth Shaw, which last week brought on a new team of corporate and technology partners from Alston & Bird, is expanding its Atlanta office with lawyers poached from Troutman Sanders.

Bermuda’s Appleby Global, which just announced a merger with the Isle of Man’s Dickinson Cruickshank, is opening an office in the Seychelles. It will be the only offshore firm operating there.

Morgan Lewis has brought on five partners and six associates from Bingham McCutchen’s banking & leveraged finance group, including a former co-chair of the practice.

McKool Smith, which brought on two new partners in March, has now hired five attorneys for its New York office.

Singapore’s Keystone Law has hired Chan Yee Min as director and co-head of its real estate practice, and Leonard Koh Hun Peng as counsel and co-head for its disputes practice.