Norton Rose Fulbright re-hires HK shipping partner in China maritime push
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.
September 21, 2014 at 11:42 PM
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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 Reed Smith local spin-off Howse Williams Bowers.
Silver, who previously worked as an of counsel at the firm for 10 years, will be the first dedicated shipping finance partner in Hong Kong as the firm looks to tap China's growing ship-building and leasing market.
He will work alongside the firm's existing banking and finance partners in China, Davide Barzilai in Hong Kong and Fei Kwok in Beijing, as well as Hong Kong shipping disputes partner Jim James.
"China will almost inevitably become the world's leading maritime power over the next decade," said the firm's global head of transport, Harry Theochari.
"It is already the world's largest importer as well as exporter of goods and dominates the economics of the shipping industry. Jonathan's appointment provides a dedicated shipping resource in Hong Kong and China and ensures we will maintain our market leading position for shipping globally as the industry moves east."
Norton Rose, which was historically a specialist shipping firm, now has seven partners in Asia-Pacific who are solely focused on shipping – four of whom are in Singapore – with a further five actively in shipping work as part of a wider practice.
Silver is the fourth partner to join the practice globally in the past 18 months, with Hazel Brasington moving across from Holman Fenwick Willan in Melbourne, Brad Berman joining from the Liberian International Ship and Corporate Registry in New York and Brian Devine being recruited from Blank Rome, also in New York.
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