Elizabeth Broomhall In Hong Kong

September 21, 2014 | International Edition

Norton Rose Fulbright has ramped up its China maritime practice this week after re-hiring former shipping finance lawyer Jonathan Silver in Hong Kong from local outfit Howse Williams Bowers.

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

2 minute read

September 19, 2014 | International Edition

Squire Patton Boggs has hired the co-head of DLA's India practice and leader of the corporate finance group in Singapore; leaving the UK outfit with just three partners in the city state.

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

3 minute read

September 19, 2014 | International Edition

Ropes & Gray has ramped up its investigations team in Asia, with the hire of US federal prosecutor Patrick Sinclair as a partner in its government enforcement group.

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

5 minute read

September 16, 2014 | International Edition

Australian outfit Allens is gearing up for a review of its partnership model as the firm looks to adapt to changes in the domestic legal market.

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

3 minute read

September 16, 2014 | International Edition

Stephenson Harwood has closed its office in Guangzhou as the UK firm reviews its strategy in the world's soon-to-be largest economy.

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

2 minute read

September 15, 2014 | International Edition

DLA Piper's former UK managing partner Andrew Darwin is to return to the firm's offices in London after a two-year stint overseeing its operations in Australia.

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

3 minute read

September 14, 2014 | International Edition

The new president of the Hong Kong Law Society Stephen Hung has said that a common entry exam (CEE) for lawyers in Hong Kong and a new Tesco law allowing alternative business structures (ABS') are still high on the agenda for the coming year.

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

3 minute read

September 12, 2014 | International Edition

O'Melveny & Myers is set to ramp up its dispute resolution offering in Asia after hiring one of King & Wood Mallesons' (KWM) senior litigation partners in Hong Kong, Denis Brock.

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

3 minute read

September 10, 2014 | International Edition

Kirkland & Ellis has launched a restructuring practice in Asia with the hire of Hogan Lovells' head of insolvency for the region, Neil McDonald.

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

3 minute read

September 10, 2014 | International Edition

Herbert Smith Freehills' (HSF) South East Asia managing partner Michael Walter is to step down from the regional leadership role next month, to be replaced by Singapore-based disputes partner Alastair Henderson.

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong

2 minute read