Slaughters mulls adding US-qualified partners in Asia
Slaughter and May is mulling adding US law capability to its Hong Kong office, after a spate of US firms launched local practices in the region. The magic circle firm is considering whether to hire US-qualified lawyers for its Asia base - a move which would involve lateral partner hires and would represent a break from the firm's traditional strategy of organic growth.
September 25, 2012 at 10:11 AM
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Slaughter and May is mulling adding US law capability to its Hong Kong office, after a spate of US firms launched local practices in the region.
The magic circle firm is considering whether to hire US-qualified lawyers for its Asia base – a move which would involve lateral partner hires and would represent a break from the firm's traditional strategy of organic growth.
The plans come in response to a number of US law firms opening local law practices in Hong Kong and London in recent months, with Davis Polk & Wardwell, previously a close referral partner of Slaughters, launching in the City in January this year after starting a Hong Kong law practice in 2010.
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