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Hong Kong boutique takes team from Ashurst
Hong Kong boutique Howse Williams Bowers has hired a team of restructuring and insolvency lawyers from Ashurst, led by partner Bertie Mehigan.
CMS opens in Hong Kong through German arm
CMS Hasche Sigle is opening an office in Hong Kong today, more than a decade after CMS Cameron McKenna axed its office there in 2003.
A&O moves London capital markets head to Hong Kong
The firm has tapped Stephen Miller for the newly-created role of regional practice head for Asia.
Sidley Austin loses Hong Kong litigation head to Orrick
San Francisco-based Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has poached Charles Allen as its new head of commercial litigation and international arbitration in Hong Kong.
Taylor Wessing arrives in Hong Kong through local link-up
The firm has launched its first office in Hong Kong via an alliance with local outfit HM Chan & Co.
Gide Loyrette Nouel begins new alliance in Hong Kong
The French law firm has closed its Hong Kong office and begun an alliance with a local firm.
Law Society of Hong Kong under new leadership
A partner from the office of Mayer Brown has been chosen as the new President of the Law Society of Hong Kong.
White & Case bags Asia corporate head from Linklaters
International law firm White & Case has recruited Chris Kelly to its corporate partnership in Hong Kong.
US law firm announces Hong Kong expansion
Pillsbury has announced that it will open its intended office in Hong Kong as part of its expansion plans in Asia-Pacific.
BLP links up with Hong Kong asset financing boutique
Berwin Leighton Paisner has acquired Hong Kong boutique firm William KK Ho & Co.
Nixon Peabody CWL picks new managing partners in Hong Kong
The Global 100 firm has selected not one, but two partners to take over from incumbent Hong Kong managing partner Kenneth Wong.
Stephenson Harwood seals the deal in Guangzhou
Stephenson Harwood and Guangzhou-based Chinese firm Wei Tu have formalised their alliance by entering into a new association, as permitted under a free trade agreement between mainland China and Hong Kong.
Pillsbury aims to launch in Hong Kong with Clyde partner hire
US firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman is in the process of establishing an office in Hong Kong with the hire of Clyde & Co partner and global head of aviation finance Paul Jebely.
Freshfields makes key appointment for Asia-Pacific
Magic Circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed Clifford Chance's Alastair Mordaunt to lead its Hong Kong competition practice.
Lawyer says police should have shot Hong Kong rioters if necessary
Outspoken lawyer and district councillor Junius Ho Kwan-yiu has said that Hong Kong police should have used greater force to maintain public order in the district of Mong Kok, where a violent riot broke out last week.
Law Society of Hong Kong to implement standardised solicitors' exam in 2021
From 2021 onwards, lawyers in Hong Kong will be required to sit and pass a 'Common Entrance Examination' in order to enter a trainee solicitor contract. However, the move has caused concern among Hong Kong's leading lawyers and academics.
Olswang extends reach to Hong Kong and Singapore through tie-ups
UK-based international law firm Olswang has announced non-exclusive associations with Haldanes in Hong Kong and Holborn in Singapore.
Antitrust lawyer warns Hong Kong businesses 'unprepared' for new competition law
According to John Hickin, an antitrust lawyer and partner of Mayer Brown JSM, one of Hong Kong's largest firms, some businesses in Hong Kong are still not ready for a competition law that will come into effect on 14 December.
Kirkland recruits third former Hogan Lovells partner to Hong Kong office
Kirkland & Ellis is extending its restructuring practice in Hong Kong by recruiting its third ex-Hogan Lovells partner, Kelley Naphtali, a year after it founded the team there with two other ex-Hogan partners.
Osborne Clarke strengthens Hong Kong roots with formal link-up
Osborne Clarke's move to formalise its relationship with Koh Vass & Co means that it can apply for permission to merge with the local law firm in 2018.