K&L Gates has hired a finance partner in Hong Kong focusing on the aviation sector.

Eugene Yeung joins from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman where he was counsel. Yeung focuses on aviation finance and restructuring matters; he's advised lenders, aircraft owners and airlines on financing and insolvency transactions. He joined Pillsbury in 2018 from Eversheds Sutherland. Earlier in his career, he practiced with Mayer Brown for six years.