Despite the bearish mood that last year gripped many international law firms regarding Asia, and sustained tremors this year running through emerging market securities, a host of major advisers have kicked off 2014 with significant investments in the region, including DLA Piper, Hogan Lovells and Stephenson Harwood.
DLA Piper has hired O’Melveny & Myers partner Mark Fairbairn to head its restructuring group in Asia. Fairbairn was based in O’Melveny’s Hong Kong arm, having joined in 2008 following a five-year tenure at White & Case.His focus is on distressed and alternative investments, financial restructurings and insolvency. Counsel Ashley Bell also joins the Anglo-American giant’s restructuring group from O’Melveny. This is the third recent hire that DLA Piper has made from O’Melveny, as corporate partner Timothy Tan joined the firm’s Bangkok office last month.
