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.
Mayer Brown announced today that four leading capital markets partners, Guiping Lu, Philip Hyde, Bonnie Yung and Jason Wang, have joined the firm’s Corporate & Securities practice in Hong Kong, along with four lawyers. The prominent debt capital markets team led by Mr. Lu and Mr. Hyde join from K&L Gates, while the high-profile equity capital markets duo of Ms. Yung and Mr. Wang were both previously at Paul Hastings and join from LC Lawyers LLP, the Hong Kong law firm member of the EY global network.
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Eugene Yeung as a partner to the firm’s finance practice. Yeung joins K&L Gates’ Hong Kong office from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.
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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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Brent Snyder has joined the firm as a partner in the San Francisco office. He will be a member of the antitrust and competition practice. Most recently, Snyder was CEO of the Hong Kong Competition Commission (HKCC), Hong Kong’s competition enforcement agency, from 2017 until 2020.
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Dentons Hong Kong is pleased to announce that Norman Hui and Rachel Han have joined the firm as partners. Hui and Han, formerly with Eversheds Sutherland, will continue to practice in the areas of equity capital markets, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. They join Dentons Hong Kong with of counsel Joyce Bao.
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Allen & Overy is expanding its Asia-Pacific Funds & Asset Management Group with the appointment of James Ford, a partner based in the Hong Kong office. James joins from O’Melveny & Myers Hong Kong, where he was global head of its Investment Funds practice.
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