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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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that William Hallatt will join the firm’s Hong Kong office. Hallatt, formerly a partner at Herbert Smith Freehills, will continue his financial services regulatory practice.  He will be accompanied by an experienced financial services regulatory team comprised of associates Emily Rumble, Becky Chung and Arnold Pun. All three were also formerly with Herbert Smith Freehills.

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Clifford Chance strengthens Greater China Litigation & Dispute Resolution team with two partner hires Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has announced the hires of Soo Khim Keoy and Jonathan Wong as partners in its global Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice, based in Hong Kong. Both Soo Khim and Jonathan bring extensive experience in commercial litigation and contentious financial regulatory matters, respectively. Soo Khim will join in late May and Jonathan joins 1 April. Keoy joins from Withers, Wong comes to the firm from Freshfields’ Hong Kong office.

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