Asia/Hong Kong
Withers promotes 16 partners in global round as US dominates
Expanded round sees firm achieve 50:50 gender split
Former Sidley, Kirkland practice leaders join recently launched Alvarez & Marsal-linked firm in Hong Kong
Gordon Davidson and Fergus Saurin sign up with Broadfield alongside five more hires across Hong Kong and London
Reed Smith hires A&O Shearman trio across Singapore, Hong Kong
A&O Shearman’s joint Singapore managing partner Tim Beech moves over with newly-minted partner Regina Lui and an associate to boost US firm’s global corporate trust team
Blackstone Chambers junior to take silk in Hong Kong
Tim Parker will be appointed Senior Counsel in June; but another international judge has left the Court of Final Appeal
Eversheds Sutherland’s international arm makes up 23 partners
UK network dominates in latest promotion round – a significantly reduced cohort compared to 2024
Japan’s Miura & Partners marks Hong Kong office launch
Office set to open this summer follows firm’s recent launches in US, Malaysia and Thailand
BCLP to close in Hong Kong and Singapore as it plans Asia ‘wind-down’
Firm says it will continue to service its clients’ Asia needs through associate firm network
CMS merges with Hong Kong alliance firm
Tie-up to create 40-lawyer practice contrasts with wider scaling back of China operations by large international law firms
IBA to explore cross-border law opportunities at Asia Pacific Regional Forum
Biennial forum is taking place in Hong Kong this week and features sessions on arbitration and cross-border M&A
Herbert Smith Freehills makes twin disputes hire in Hong Kong from Kirkland, Latham
Paul Quinn and Truman Mak join as partners in the firm’s commercial litigation team
Malaysia sovereign fund 1MDB files legal claim over $1bn alleged fraud
BVI action against Hong Kong company alleges ‘dissipation of billions of dollars in stolen funds’
Lawyers among 45 pro-democracy activists sentenced to prison by Hong Kong court
Western governments and human rights groups condemn city’s largest national security prosecution to date
Kennedy succeeds Neuberger as chair of international media freedom panel
Appointment follows controversy over Lord Neuberger’s decision to continue as a judge on Hong Kong’s Court of Final of Appeal
DAC Beachcroft debuts in Hong Kong with new office and association
Top 50 UK firm bucks trend of law firms pulling out of the city
Neuberger resigns from media freedom panel over Hong Kong judicial role
Decision follows court’s controversial rejection of appeal by pro-democracy demonstrators
Dechert shuts Frankfurt arm ahead of impending Chicago, Beijing and Hong Kong closures
Top 40 US firm closed office in April leaving it with a single German base in Munich
Former Canadian chief justice is latest judge to step down from Hong Kong’s top court
Beverley McLachlin announces her retirement from the Court of Final Appeal as Lord Sumption speaks out against Hong Kong’s rule of law
Two retired UK judges resign from Hong Kong’s top court
Decision of Lords Collins and Sumption comes amid mounting concern over rule of law
Mayer Brown agrees to split from Hong Kong partnership citing 'strategic priorities'
US firm will continue to operate in Hong Kong, but bulk of office will resurrect historic Johnson Stokes & Master brand
Understanding green trademarks in China and Hong Kong
As green marks grow in advertising, DLA Piper lawyers Elizabeth Wong and Liam Blackford provide guidance on trademark rules in China and Hong Kong
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