Slaughter makes rare HK lateral hire for investigations partner
Slaughter and May has recruited the city of Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission’s director of enforcement Wynne Mok. Mok will join the firm’s Hong Kong office…
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Goodwin Procter rebuilds HK branch with private equity hire
Goodwin Procter has recruited Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton associate Bosco Yiu as a private equity partner in…
Kirkland builds corporate HK practice with hire from S&C
Kirkland & Ellis has recruited Sullivan & Cromwell (S&C) associate Ram Narayan as a corporate partner in Hong Kong. Narayan is…
Latham continues City regulatory growth with Linklaters hire
Latham & Watkins has hired London-based financial regulation partner Carl Fernandes from Linklaters. Fernandes joined Linklaters in 2001…
Linklaters hires Goldman Sachs managing partner in HK
Linklaters has recruited Goldman Sachs’ Hong Kong managing director Andrew Chung as a partner at its Hong Kong firm. Chung’s expertise at Goldman Sachs is in handling disputes…
K&L Gates continues Asian growth with Eversheds hire
K&L Gates has hired Eversheds Sutherland’s Asia head of technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) Nigel Stamp. Hong…
Locke Lord hires Troutman lawyers following office closure
Lock Lorde has hired a team of three lawyers from Troutman Sanders in Hong Kong, ahead of the latter firm’s closure of its Asia…
Clifford Chance builds corp and finance in promos round
Clifford Chance has promoted 26 lawyers to partner in this year’s promotions round, its largest group since the 27 promotions it made in 2012. In London, seven partners…
Stephenson focuses on London and HK in promo round
Stephenson Harwood has made up five lawyers to partner in London, as well as three to local partner in Hong Kong, for its 2018 promotions round. The City promoted…
Weil suffers further HK loss as pair leaves for Gibson Dunn
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has landed the hire of a pair of funds partners from Weil Gotshal & Manges. Funds partners John…
Simmons & Simmons grows in Asia with Italian desk
Simmons & Simmons has opened up an Italian desk in Asia, offering advice on investments between Italy and Asian countries. The new desk will be led by Milan partner Dario…
DLA Piper to grow corporate HK practice with Kirkland hire
DLA Piper has recruited Kirkland & Ellis corporate partner Henry Cheng to join its Hong Kong office. Cheng’s experience is mainly in…
Addleshaw hires former BLP Asia head to lead in APAC
Addleshaw Goddard has found a replacement for its head of the Asia-Pacific region with Bob Charlton.
Charlton is the former Asia head for
Gibson Dunn recruits two Weil partners in HK
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has hired two funds partners from Weil Gotshal & Manges’ Hong Kong branch. The partners, John…
DLA Piper makes up 62 across 42 cities
DLA Piper has released its latest promotions round, making up 62 employees to partner globally, including 10 in the UK. Of the 10 UK promotions, six are London lawyers: corporate…