Lehman Brothers has brought aboard Levan Shanidze, v.p. and equity derivatives trader at JPMorgan in Hong Kong, for a similar role. Market officials said the hire is an expansion of the desk, but further details could not be ascertained. Shanidze hasn't started yet and could not be reached. Prakash Krishnan, spokesman at JPMorgan in Hong Kong declined comment and Jonathon Wharton, spokesman for Lehman at Gavin Anderson, did not respond to messages by press time.