A three-member team from Dechert has exited the firm to join EY member firm LC Lawyers in Hong Kong. The team is led by Kareena Teh, who previously held a position as senior partner at Dechert’s Hong Kong office.…
Mayer Brown has announced its largest round of partner promotions since 2012, promoting a total of 34 new partners across its global offices this year. The firm made up four partners in London, including Giles…
Withers has hired two new partners in Asia, including one from Baker McKenzie and one from Morgan Lewis Stamford. Soo Khim Keoy and Amarhit Kaur, both of whom are commercial disputes partners, join Withers from Bakers…
Baker McKenzie is slated to reorganize its London office, including its business services and professional teams. The reorganization will take place over three years, and will involve various departments, such as…
Two partners from Hong Kong-based Oldham, Li & Nie (OLN) have exited the firm to form their own boutique in the city. The new firm will be led by Adam Hugill and Alfred Ip and will operate as Hugill & Ip. The partners…
Matthew Dening has joined Baker McKenzie, where he previously worked as a partner. Prior to re-joining Baker McKenzie, he served as managing partner of Sidley Austin in the firm’s City office. While at Sidley…
DWF has hired corporate insurance partner Jonathan Goacher from Kennedys in Singapore. At Kennedys Goacher led the corporate insurance practice at the Singapore branch, and he is being tapped by DWF to spearhead the…
Baker McKenzie has released its autumn 2018 retention rates, keeping 100% of its trainees. The newly qualified lawyers will be fairly evenly spread between the firm’s practices, with the IT/commercial team coming…
Latham & Watkins has hired litigation partner Thomas Grützer from Baker McKenzie in Munich. Grützer has been at Bakers for 14 years, advising mainly in the corporate and financial sectors on matters of white-collar…
Sidley Austin has announced a shake up in its London office leadership, with corporate partner Thomas Thesing taking over as office head from Matthew Dening. Thesing has been a stalwart at the office, having served as…