In this news update, it shows the latest moves within the legal industry in Asia.
Hong Kong
DLA Piper has hired Crystal Chen as a partner in its finance, projects and restructuring practice from Linklaters, the U.S. firm’s fourth lateral hire in Hong Kong in the past six months. (ALB, 4 May 2022)
The PRC’s Grandall Law Firm has hired Thomas So as a partner and head of its dispute resolution department in Hong Kong from Mayer Brown. So, a former president of the Law Society of Hong Kong, was at Mayer Brown for more than 25 years. (ALB, 6 May 2022)
Watson Farley & Williams has welcomed back aviation finance expert Simon Collins as a partner in Hong Kong from White & Case, where he spent 17 years. (ALB, 10 May 2022)
The Hong Kong-based multinational conglomerate Jardine Matheson has hired M&A, joint venture and equity capital market specialist Matthew Bland as group general counsel from Linklaters, where he was a partner. (ALB, 10 May 2022)
Hong Kong law firm Howse Williams has expanded after hiring insurance expert Gary Chow and corporate specialist William Wong as partners from Clyde & Co and Clifford Chance, respectively. (ALB, 19 May 2022)
Singapore
Mayer Brown has hired international arbitration expert Kay-Jannes Wegner as a partner in its litigation & dispute resolution practice in Singapore from Korea’s largest law firm, Kim & Chang. Wegner will relocate from Seoul. (ALB, 5 May 2022)
UK law firm Simmons & Simmons has hired TMT and IP expert Yingyu Wang as a partner in Singapore from Taylor Vinters Via, which shutter its Singapore office recently. (ALB, 5 May 2022)
Peng Lim, the Singapore-based global head of the aviation practice at Kennedys Law, is set to leave the firm and join insurance company Liberty Mutual as head of aviation claims. (ALB, 10 May 2022)
Latest Moves in Hong Kong and Singapore (31 May 2022)
In this news update, it shows the latest moves within the legal industry in Asia.
Hong Kong
DLA Piper has hired Crystal Chen as a partner in its finance, projects and restructuring practice from Linklaters, the U.S. firm’s fourth lateral hire in Hong Kong in the past six months. (ALB, 4 May 2022)
The PRC’s Grandall Law Firm has hired Thomas So as a partner and head of its dispute resolution department in Hong Kong from Mayer Brown. So, a former president of the Law Society of Hong Kong, was at Mayer Brown for more than 25 years. (ALB, 6 May 2022)
Watson Farley & Williams has welcomed back aviation finance expert Simon Collins as a partner in Hong Kong from White & Case, where he spent 17 years. (ALB, 10 May 2022)
The Hong Kong-based multinational conglomerate Jardine Matheson has hired M&A, joint venture and equity capital market specialist Matthew Bland as group general counsel from Linklaters, where he was a partner. (ALB, 10 May 2022)
Hong Kong law firm Howse Williams has expanded after hiring insurance expert Gary Chow and corporate specialist William Wong as partners from Clyde & Co and Clifford Chance, respectively. (ALB, 19 May 2022)
Singapore
Mayer Brown has hired international arbitration expert Kay-Jannes Wegner as a partner in its litigation & dispute resolution practice in Singapore from Korea’s largest law firm, Kim & Chang. Wegner will relocate from Seoul. (ALB, 5 May 2022)
UK law firm Simmons & Simmons has hired TMT and IP expert Yingyu Wang as a partner in Singapore from Taylor Vinters Via, which shutter its Singapore office recently. (ALB, 5 May 2022)
Peng Lim, the Singapore-based global head of the aviation practice at Kennedys Law, is set to leave the firm and join insurance company Liberty Mutual as head of aviation claims. (ALB, 10 May 2022)