Photo: Shutterstock.comDeloitte's Hong Kong Law Firm Adds Disputes Partner
Winnie Chiu joins Yang Chan & Jamison from Li & Partners, one of the larger domestic firms in Hong Kong.
December 10, 2019 at 12:07 PM
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The law firm in Hong Kong affiliated with Big Four accountant Deloitte has hired a partner from a local firm.
Winnie Chiu joins Yang Chan & Jamison as a partner specialising in dispute resolution and employment matters, including human resources issues arising from corporate restructurings and drafting employment agreements.
Chiu joins after four years at Li & Partners, one of the larger domestic firms in Hong Kong. Previously, she was a partner at local firms ONC Lawyers and Wilkinson & Grist.
In addition to Chiu, Yang Chan & Jamison has four other partners: James Jamison, Victor Yang, Eliza Chan and Danny Lau. Jamison is a Deloitte China general counsel who launched the firm in January. The other three partners all came from the large Chinese firm Zhong Lun Law Firm. Yang Chan & Jamison also hired Norris Yang as a partner from Zhong Lun in June, but he left the partnership a few weeks later to become a consultant.
Jamison also specialises in disputes. He was the Asia-Pacific arbitration head for Clifford Chance before joining Deloitte in 2011. In total, Yang Chan & Jamison currently has 12 lawyers who focus on disputes, corporate and tax matters. The firm has said it plans to expand to 25 lawyers, including six partners.
Deloitte's Big Four rivals also have been aggressively expanding their affiliate law firms in Hong Kong since last year. Like Deloitte, KPMG launched its Hong Kong firm, SF Lawyers, in January. It currently has 13 lawyers but plans to grow to 20 lawyers by the third quarter of next year. Meanwhile, EY has been expanding its four-year-old Hong Kong firm, LC Lawyers, since last year and now has 16 lawyers. PricewaterhouseCoopers' two-year-old Hong Kong firm Tiang & Partners has 27 lawyers.
Neither Deloitte nor Li & Partners responded to a request for comment.
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