Leading international law firm Clifford Chance today announced that Liyong Xing will join the firm’s Global Funds and Investment Management team as a partner on 13 June 2022 to continue the growth of its client offering in Asia Pacific. Liyong joins from Kirkland & Ellis where she was a partner.
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Akin Gump today announced that Ing Loong Yang has joined the firm as a partner in its Hong Kong office. Mr. Yang, who joins the firm from Latham & Watkins, is one of the foremost international arbitration and cross-border disputes practitioners in Hong Kong, ranked Band 1 in Chambers Greater China Region 2022 and recognized as a Leading Individual in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022.
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) has appointed Howie Farn as a partner. He will be based in Hong Kong. Howie Farn joins the firm from Kirkland & Ellis, where he was a capital markets partner, focusing on U.S. securities transactions.
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Global law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces the appointment of Wanda Woo as a Capital Markets partner in Hong Kong. Her return to Shearman & Sterling adds to its capital markets offering in the Asian market, further strengthening the firm’s global platform. Prior to joining Shearman & Sterling, Wanda was a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
International law firm Clifford Chance is strengthening its US securities law and debt offering with the addition of Alan Yeung as a partner in Hong Kong. Alan, who joins the office today, is a highly experienced US qualified practitioner advising clients for more than 20 years in Asia Pacific. He is widely recognised in the market for his extensive work on many market leading debt and equity issuances, including high yield and investment grade bond offerings, and IPOs. Alan joins from Shearman & Sterling where he advised on debt and equity offerings of securities into the US, high yield and investment grade debt offerings, Rule 144A/Regulation S placements and liability management transactions.
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Mayer Brown announced today that leading investment funds partner, Paul Moloney, has joined its Corporate & Securities practice in Hong Kong, along with counsel, Helen Wang, and associate, Gigi Ma. They join from Eversheds in Hong Kong where Mr. Moloney led the Investment Funds and Asset Management team in Asia.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Capital Markets Practice with the addition of Margie Chan as a partner in Hong Kong. Prior to joining Norton Rose Fulbright, Chan worked at the New York and Hong Kong offices of Davis Polk & Wardwell for 11 years.
