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 >>

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 >>