International law firm Clifford Chance (CC) has brought in Aaron Comerford to join its Tokyo office as counsel for its derivatives and structured products team. "Since the global financial crisis and the ensuing waves of changes to regulations worldwide, we have seen an enormous increase in [demand in] Tokyo for advice on derivatives transactions, financial market regulation and disputes, and we welcome the senior resource that Aaron will add to our team here," CC Tokyo partner Lai Leng-fong sa