DAC Beachcroft (DACB) has launched its second office in Asia Pacific. DACB will form an association with the newly-created CK Lee & Co, a Hong Kong firm that will ensure DACB’s clients can access legal advice internationally and in Hong Kong. The firm will be led by Kelvin Lee who was previously a partner at […]
Winston & Strawn is the latest firm preparing to close its office in Hong Kong, though its joint venture in the region will continue. The Lawyer understands the office will close after Chinese New Year. The firm has nine lawyers in Hong Kong, with four of them being partners. The firm will continue to operate […]
Withers has taken a hit in Hong Kong, after losing its managing partner and a private client partner to Mishcon De Reya. Wei Zhang, the firm’s office head, has spent more than 13 years at Withers. She joined Withers Bergman as an associate in 2010 and was given the nod to partner in 2017. Timothy […]
DWF has struck an alliance with a Hong Kong firm, over a year after agreeing a similar deal with Singapore-based Eldan Law. In Hong Kong, DWF has reached an exclusive affiliation agreement with Hauzen. Hauzen has five partners and one of counsel, specialising in financial regulation, contentious insurance, complex commercial matters and arbitration. The firm’s […]
Addleshaw Goddard is to close its office in Hong Kong later this year, The Lawyer has learned. Staff in its Hong Kong office are understood to have been told the news on Monday, with London staff being informed today. The closure will be from September this year upon the expiry of its office lease. Addleshaws has had […]
Mayer Brown has expanded its Asia corporate and securities practice by hiring a three-strong team from Eversheds Sutherland. Paul Moloney has joined the firm as an investment funds partner, based in its Hong Kong office. He’s been based in Hong Kong since 2006. Moloney joined Eversheds in 2016 as counsel before being appointed a partner […]
Mishcon de Reya’s flurry of pre-IPO activity has continued with the firm confirming its expansion into Hong Kong, The Lawyer can reveal. An association with Karas LLP has enabled Mishcon to launch a branch office in one of Asia’s leading financial hubs, which builds upon the firm’s Singapore base opened in May 2020. While not […]
Hong Kong is the Asia-Pacific region’s PE and capital market hub, but with Chinese regulatory crackdowns it may not be this way for much longer
PwC’s affiliated Hong Kong law firm has expanded its IP practice with the hire of a long-serving partner from Jones Day. Tiang & Partners, part of PwC Legal’s global network, has appointed Chiang Ling Li as a partner to lead its IP practice. Li joins from Jones Day where she was a partner from 2008. […]
The demographic of Hong Kong’s partners is shifting
Stephenson Harwood is considering a local tie up in Shanghai to grow its Greater China practice, a year after the firm closed in Beijing and restructured its Hong Kong office. Stephenson Harwood’s Greater China managing partner Jamie Stranger has revealed that the firm is formulating a new strategy having completed a major overhaul of its […]
Herbert Smith Freehills’ former Asia financial regulatory services head William Hallatt has joined Gibson Dunn & Crutcher with a team of three lawyers. Hallatt joined HSF in 2014 from Linklaters, where he was a managing associate in London. He relocated to Hong Kong and became a partner of HSF to build up the firm’s financial […]