Check out the latest moves within the legal industry in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Hong Kong
An ex Shearman associate, Wanda Woo comes back to the firm from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she was a capital markets partner, Shearman said in a statement.(ALB, Mar 1)
Tarala joins Baker McKenzie weeks after the firm hired former Sidley Austin lawyer Joy Lam as a partner in Hong Kong. He is also Bakers’ first hire to its capital markets practice in Hong Kong since the addition of Victoria Lloyd from Ropes & Gray in July last year.(ALB, Mar 3)
Brian Ho, a former executive director of Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), will join Kirkland & Ellis in August as a partner in its transactional practice.(ALB, Mar 3)
Capital markets specialist Howie Farn has joined Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as a partner in Hong Kong from Kirkland & Ellis.(ALB, Mar 10)
Kirkland & Ellis has hired private equity and M&A lawyer Peng Yu as a partner in its Hong Kong office from Ropes & Gray.(ALB, Mar 15)
Hong Kong firm Anthony Siu & Co, PRC firm Jia Yuan Law Offices’ association firm in the city, has hired Bonita Chan, an expert in commercial litigation and arbitration, as a partner from Ince. (ALB, Mar 17)
Singapore
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has added capital markets specialist Xavier Amadei as a partner in Singapore from Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow. (ALB, Feb 24)
Singapore boutique PDLegal has hired disputes expert Cathryn Neo as a partner in the firm’s international arbitration and China practices from Ashurst ADTLaw, where she was a senior associate.(ALB, Feb 24)
Offshore firm Carey Olsen has hired Tom Katsaros as a consultant in Singapore from rival Maples Group, where he was the head of the firm’s funds and investment management team in the city-state.(ALB, Mar 3)
Latest Moves in Hong Kong and Singapore ( 18 Mar 2022 )
Check out the latest moves within the legal industry in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Hong Kong
An ex Shearman associate, Wanda Woo comes back to the firm from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she was a capital markets partner, Shearman said in a statement.(ALB, Mar 1)
Tarala joins Baker McKenzie weeks after the firm hired former Sidley Austin lawyer Joy Lam as a partner in Hong Kong. He is also Bakers’ first hire to its capital markets practice in Hong Kong since the addition of Victoria Lloyd from Ropes & Gray in July last year.(ALB, Mar 3)
Brian Ho, a former executive director of Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), will join Kirkland & Ellis in August as a partner in its transactional practice.(ALB, Mar 3)
Capital markets specialist Howie Farn has joined Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as a partner in Hong Kong from Kirkland & Ellis.(ALB, Mar 10)
Kirkland & Ellis has hired private equity and M&A lawyer Peng Yu as a partner in its Hong Kong office from Ropes & Gray.(ALB, Mar 15)
Hong Kong firm Anthony Siu & Co, PRC firm Jia Yuan Law Offices’ association firm in the city, has hired Bonita Chan, an expert in commercial litigation and arbitration, as a partner from Ince. (ALB, Mar 17)
Singapore
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has added capital markets specialist Xavier Amadei as a partner in Singapore from Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow. (ALB, Feb 24)
Singapore boutique PDLegal has hired disputes expert Cathryn Neo as a partner in the firm’s international arbitration and China practices from Ashurst ADTLaw, where she was a senior associate.(ALB, Feb 24)
Offshore firm Carey Olsen has hired Tom Katsaros as a consultant in Singapore from rival Maples Group, where he was the head of the firm’s funds and investment management team in the city-state.(ALB, Mar 3)