Banking and finance law specialist David Nelson has joined Ogier’s Hong Kong team as a partner.

David advises on BVI and Cayman law and has particular expertise in leveraged and acquisition finance and fund finance. He also advises lenders and borrowers on structured finance, margin lending, real estate finance and general corporate lending and has experience in capital markets and derivatives transactions. More >>

Sector-focused law firm HFW has continued to expand its global construction practice with the hire of partner Ben Bury. Bury, who joins the firm’s Hong Kong office from Jones Day, is the sixth construction partner to join HFW in the past 15 months. More >>

International law firm Bird & Bird today appoints James Fong as a partner, bolstering its Corporate practice in China. James joins from Mayer Brown JSM where he was a corporate partner. More >>

Ronald Sum has joined Locke Lord’s Hong Kong office as a Partner in the Firm’s International Arbitration Practice Group. He will be the Firm’s Head of Arbitration, East Asia. Sum and his team, including Of Counsel Daniel Lee and Trainee Solicitor Beryl Wu, will help grow and strengthen the Firm’s Hong Kong office and International Arbitration Practice. More >>

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that John Fadely and Albert Cho will join the firm as partners in the Hong Kong office. Fadely and Cho will join Gibson Dunn’s Investment Funds Group from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, where they advised sponsors of private investment funds – including buyout, growth capital, real estate, debt, distressed and credit opportunities funds – co-investment vehicles and separately managed accounts. More >>

Ashurst announces the appointment of Frank Bi as a partner in its corporate practice in Hong Kong. The hire reflects the firm’s continued focus on Greater China coverage, and is the fourth partner hire in Ashurst’s Hong Kong office in the last three months. Frank joins Ashurst from Slaughter and May, where he has more than 10 years of experience. He specialises in equity capital markets, M&A and Hong Kong listing compliance work. More >>

Kirkland & Ellis is pleased to announce that Richard Sharpe has joined the Firm’s Hong Kong office as a partner in the Government and Internal Investigations Group. Mr. Sharpe joins Kirkland from the Hong Kong office of Clifford Chance. More >>

Baker McKenzie is pleased to announce that Eva Hucker at Baker McKenzie [in Hong Kong] has been promoted to Director – Global Corporate Real Estate, as of 1 January 2018. The newly created role is designed to underpin the Firm’s plan to grow and further strengthen its corporate real estate practice, with a strong focus on serving clients across the Firm’s prioritized industries, including the Consumer Goods & Retail and Technology, Media & Telecommunications sectors. More >>