Asia/Hong Kong
The hidden cost of removing the APAC general counsel
Without a dedicated regional GC, global organisations risk creating gaps in their APAC legal coverage, writes Major Lindsey & Africa partner Olivia Seet
Charles Russell Speechlys adds Stephenson Harwood private client team in Asia push
UK firm says addition of five-strong Hong Kong team creates region’s largest private client practice
Dentons hires Baker McKenzie team to launch Hong Kong IP practice
Incoming group includes veteran IP trio Loke-Khoon Tan, Maria Joannides Smith and Dominic Edmondson
Brick Court’s Hollander to take silk in Hong Kong
Charles Hollander KC is only the second currently practising English barrister to have taken silk in London and Hong Kong
The Global Legal Post launches comparative guide to fashion law
Cross-jurisdictional Law Over Borders guide is edited by Trevisan & Cuonzo partner Julia Holden, who is based in Milan
DLA Piper boosts Asia ECM coverage with Sidley Austin partner hire in Hong Kong
Sherlyn Lau joins as head of capital markets and corporate finance for the APAC region
Dentons rekindles Dacheng relationship with Hong Kong association
Move follows two firms severing formal ties in 2023 over concerns about Chinese regulations
Mishcon de Reya opens two UAE offices, obtains licence for Hong Kong
Firm cites increasing flow of capital, business and family interests in Middle East as it launches in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
Investors using media to pressurise states into paying $83bn of unpaid arbitral debts, report finds
Investor-state disputes ‘generate far more media coverage than might be expected from confidential proceedings’, according to Thorndon Partners
Reed Smith hires regulatory partner in China from A&O Shearman
Jieni Ji joins leading US firm to bolster regulatory offering in Shanghai and Hong Kong
CMS adds team of seven ex-BCLP lawyers in Hong Kong and one in Singapore
Hires follow BCLP’s decision to pull out of Asia earlier this year
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