Finance partner Paul Jebely will serve as managing partner and will be joined by finance associates Luca Denora, Zara Machado and Sharon Nourani. The Hong Kong team comprises US and English law-qualified lawyers and will focus on transportation finance, private client advisory, disputes (including corporate investigations, white collar defense and US regulatory enforcement matters) and technology-focused corporate and securities matters.

Other developments

Pillsbury earlier this month boosted its China practice with the addition of a team of employment litigation and corporate partners in Los Angeles and San Francisco who bring significant cross-border experience. The firm also hired noted patent lawyer Dr. Jack Ko to its Shanghai office.