Robert here, writing from Hong Kong. Robert and I are just finishing up another busy trip to visit clients and candidates in Hong Kong. During the course of ten days we had over 50 meetings (mostly with firms regarding US associate hiring) and potential candidates (at associate and partner level).
It is always good for Robert and me to continue to visit HK about once every two months, to stay informed and meet our clients in person. I will be heading to Beijing later this month and Robert and I will be back in HK in August. Although Dubai is not exactly a hot lateral market this year, I will be also in Dubai in August (unfortunately at the time of year when it is literally too hot to walk down the street very far).
Firms where we have very recently made placements of US associates in HK / China, in the past several months: (* – multiple placements)
· Simpson Thacher *
· Milbank *
· Paul Hastings *
· Allen & Overy *
· Latham*
· Cleary
· Skadden
· Sidley Austin
· Ropes & Gray
· Kirkland & Ellis
· Jones Day
Keep in mind that candidates who accepted offers at the firms above typically had other offers at different firms, many of which unfortunately do not yet appear on this list. We continue to work on these openings and others. The partner in charge of one of our key clients told us last week that he would be surprised if we were not making significantly more placements of US-trained associates in Hong Kong/China than every other recruiting firm in the market combined.
