Cadwalader hires bulk of Latham's Hong Kong corporate team
Seven-strong team including former Latham HK head Michael Liu make switch to Cadwalader
January 08, 2015 at 09:35 PM
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Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft has confirmed today the hire of the bulk of Latham & Watkins' Hong Kong-qualified corporate team, led by two partners, who will join its Greater China practice in Hong Kong.
Last month, Legal Week revealed that former Latham & Watkins Hong Kong manging partner Michael Liu and another corporate partner Jane Ng were leaving the firm for Cadwalader. Liu was previously the Asia chief for magic circle firm Allen & Overy.
They have been joined at the US firm by senior associate Stephen Chan, who has been promoted to partner, along with four counsel: Simon Berry, also a former partner of Allen & Overy, Olivia Wong, Terris Tang and Eva Tam, as well as several other lawyers.
Jim Woolery, Cadwalader's chairman-elect said: "Our strategy is to maintain a strong presence in key global markets where our clients also have a significant footprint, and where the business opportunity matches our practice strengths.
"The appointment of Michael, Jane, Stephen and their high-calibre team, demonstrates our commitment to advise clients on the most demanding, innovative, time-critical and resource-intensive transactions in Hong Kong and China."
The hires leave Latham with three core Hong Kong-qualified corporate partners, namely PRC-focused Kenneth Chan, Hong Kong finance chair Howard Lam, who joined from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in January 2014, and Hong Kong corporate head Cathy Cheung, who is also co-chair of the Greater China group.
The firm has three other corporate partners who are Hong-Kong qualified, but whose focus is predominantly on US deals. The total Hong Kong partner headcount is 14.
Cadwalader now has seven partners in Hong Kong, including its Asia managing partner Rocky Lee, and existing lawyers Maddox Jeffrey, David Neuville and Joseph Lee. Roze Zhu, a corproate finance partner in Beijing who joined the firm from K&L Gates in 2013, is also a member of the Greater China practice, as is intellectual property partner Johnny Chiu, who splits his time between Hong Kong and Washington.
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