Dentons Hong Kong LLP is pleased to announce that Allan Leung, a widely recognized and respected litigation lawyer, and former partner of Hogan Lovells, will join the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice in Hong Kong effective on 27 May 2019. Following the recent arrival of partners Richard Keady and Robert Rhoda and their team from Bird & Bird, Allan’s appointment, as a Partner, will further strengthen the firm’s expertise and capabilities in commercial litigation, international arbitration and regulatory investigations in Hong Kong and the Asia Pacific region. More >>

Winston & Strawn LLP has announced that Khoon Jin (KJ) Tan has joined the firm’s Transactions Department in Hong Kong. KJ’s practice focuses on initial public offerings (IPOs) and compliance and will expand Winston’s capital markets and finance capabilities, specifically in Hong Kong, and across Asia and will attract companies for listing in the U.S. More >>

Cooley is continuing its global growth with the announcement of plans to launch in Hong Kong. Leading Hong Kong corporate lawyer Will Cai is joining the firm from Skadden, where he had been a partner since 2014. More >>

Mayer Brown is pleased to announce the expansion of its Corporate & Securities practice with the arrival of Steven Tran as a partner in Hong Kong. Mr. Tran, who was previously a partner at Kirkland & Ellis and was most recently a partner at Hogan Lovells, is an accomplished private equity and M&A lawyer who has been based in Asia for nearly 20 years. He represents private equity funds, major financial institutions and corporations in a wide variety of complex multi-jurisdictional deals throughout the Asia-Pacific region. More >>

Global law firm Dechert LLP has added to its market-leading global litigation group with the hire of Maria Sit as partner in its Hong Kong office. Maria Joins the firm from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. More >>

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Global Private Equity Industry Group with the addition in Hong Kong of four private equity partners, including leading private equity lawyer Daniel Yeh. The lawyers join White & Case from Ropes & Gray and include William Fong, Steven Sha, Paul Tang (based in Hong Kong in due course) and Daniel Yeh, who join as partners, with Daniel appointed Head of Private Equity in Asia-Pacific.  More >>

Squire Patton Boggs has announced the appointment of corporate partner Anthony Chan, who has joined the firm from the Hong Kong office of Stephenson Harwood. More >>

Dentons Hong Kong LLP is pleased to welcome onboard partners Richard Keady and Robert Rhoda from Bird and Bird, who join to expand the litigation practice. The new team bolsters the firm’s expertise and capabilities in litigation and international arbitration in Hong Kong and the Asia Pacific region. The Hong Kong office welcomed the new team with a reception on their arrival day. More >>

Global law firm Clyde & Co has hired Peter Coles as a Partner in its Hong Kong office. Peter is renowned as a leading lawyer in the aviation sector, and has been supporting multinational clients in Asia for more than 22 years. More >>

Eversheds Sutherland today announces the appointment of John Siu as a Partner in the Financial Services Disputes and Investigations team in Hong Kong. More >>