Watson Farley & Williams has announced plans to open a Hong Kong office with a partner hire from Goodwin Procter, reports The Asian Lawyer.

The UK top 40 firm is recruiting Loretta Lau, a corporate and capital markets lawyer qualified in England and Hong Kong.

Lau joined Goodwin Procter in 2010 from Mayer Brown's Hong Kong arm, where she was also a partner, while she also previously worked at Simmons & Simmons and legacy Richards Butler in Hong Kong.