Hogan Lovells has hired corporate partner Stephanie Tang in the firm’s Hong Kong office. She joins from Shearman & Sterling, which also recently lost a capital markets team from its Hong Kong office. Tang…
Shearman & Sterling has boosted its capabilities in Tokyo with a new hire in its M&A practice. Karl Pires joins the firm from White & Case, where he worked for more than 10 years. He previously spent seven years at…
Sharman & Sterling has hired Katie Hicks and Tim Sheddick, both of whom join the firm from Baker McKenzie. Both Hicks and Sheddick specialize in infrastructure PE. Hicks joined Bakers as of cousel early in 2018 and…
Fangda Partners, a PRC-based firm, has announced the hire of a four-member team from the Hong Kong office of Shearman & Sterling. Colin Law heads up the team, which also includes partner Peter Chen along with an…
Davis Polk & Wardwell has hired Ken Lebrun in the firm’s Tokyo office. Lebrun is a mergers and acquisitions partner who joins the firm from Shearman & Sterling. As a registered foreign lawyer in Japan, Lebrun has…
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is slated to close its office in South Korea, where the firm has operated a base for the past six years. The office opened in Seoul after the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement went into…
Simon Dodds has left his in-house role at Deutsche Bank to join Shearman & Sterling. He served as co-general counsel at Deutsche Bank and left his position at the company earlier this year after spending nearly 20 years…
Sullivan & Cromwell has recruited M&A partner Jeremy Kutner from Shearman & Sterling in London. Kutner currently serves as Shearman & Sterling’s head of technology. He is reportedly being brought on to Sullivan &…
Jones Day has hired infrastructure and energy partner Richard Kramer from Simmons & Simmons in Tokyo. Kramer’s career began at Shearman & Sterling, working in the firm’s offices in New York, Tokyo, and Abu Dhabi.…
Clifford Chance has hired Moritz Keller from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where he served as the Vienna head of arbitration. He will join the firm’s Frankfurt office. Clifford Chance Germany managing partner…