John Kang, The Asian Lawyer

February 18, 2019 |

Korea practice head Kim Hyun-suk is leaving the firm, the latest in a string of departures from the Seoul office. Hong Kong partner Richard Lee and Seoul-based counsel Cho Bong-sang will co-lead the Korea practice.

By John Kang

3 minute read

February 15, 2019 |

The office is led by litigation partner James Lee, who joined in December from White & Case's Seoul office, which he helped launch in 2015.

By John Kang

3 minute read

February 14, 2019 |

Former DLA Piper partner Kathy Dalton joins employment law specialist firm Workdynamic Australia in Melbourne and former Addleshaw Goddard Oman legal director Andrew Johnston returns to Australia to join Sparke Helmore.

By John Kang

2 minute read

February 13, 2019 |

Waltter Kulvik joins Ashurst from Sidley Austin, where he was a counsel. He is the Anglo-Australian firm's fourth partner-level hire in its Asia-Pacific corporate practice so far this year.

By John Kang

2 minute read

February 13, 2019 |

• Allen & Overy, Linklaters on $1.25 billion Indian bond sale. • Davis Polk helps Go-Jek on $1 billion funding round. • Hogan Lovells, Freshfields on Asahi's acquisition of premium beer business from Fuller.

By John Kang

3 minute read

February 12, 2019 |

Margie Chan joins the global legal giant after more than a decade at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York and Hong Kong, most recently as counsel.

By John Kang

2 minute read

February 11, 2019 |

Steven Taylor joins from Litigation Lending Services in Sydney, and is Vannin's fifth managing director-level hire in Australia since 2015.

By John Kang

2 minute read

February 11, 2019 |

Jian Guan joins from an in-house role as senior legal counsel at China Merchants Commerce Financial Leasing Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of state-run conglomerate China Merchants Group.

By John Kang

2 minute read

February 11, 2019 |

Qizhen Dong, who joins from an in-house role at a Hong Kong-based investment firm, is the third partner hire for L&C Legal, which was launched just five months ago.

By John Kang

2 minute read

February 11, 2019 |

Vanessa Ng joins Morgan Lewis Stamford with an associate from local firm Fortis Law Corp., where she led the corporate finance and corporate commercial practice group with Chun Bin Soh, who also left the firm in October of last year.

By John Kang

2 minute read