International roundup: Reed Smith debuts in Atlanta with 15-partner team while Broadfield enters Hong Kong with Sidley trio
Reed Smith has opened a new office in Atlanta with a 15-partner team from Morris, Manning & Martin (MMM) and…
Hong Kong
International Women’s Day 2022: May Tai, managing partner, HSF Asia and Kathryn Sanger, Hong Kong
May Tai – a ranked individual for international arbitration Which woman most inspired you in your career and why? Sonya…
International Women’s Day 2022: Kathryn Sanger, Leading Individual, Hong Kong – International Arbitration
Which woman most inspired you in your career and why? There are a number of people who inspired me, or…
Offshore: The unsilent majority
Among Asia’s competing financial centres, Hong Kong is the essential place to be for leading offshore law firms. Collectively, their…
Bumpy road for US firms in Asia as Reed Smith, Cleary and Shearman lose out to local players
China and Hong Kong are becoming increasingly challenging places for the global elite as the competition for talent from local…
Charles Russell hires Hong Kong duo to enter Asia’s burgeoning high net market
Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS) has opened its first Asian office in Hong Kong, with the hire of two lateral partners…
News in brief – May 2017
PINSENTS LAUNCHES IN MADRID Pinsent Masons has launched in Madrid, the firm’s third international office in less than a year.…
CMS returns to Hong Kong to enhance Asia disputes practice
CMS opened in Hong Kong in September through its German branch CMS Hasche Sigle, re-entering the city as part of…
‘Huge opportunities’: CMS launches in Hong Kong in Asia arbitration play
International law firm grouping CMS has today (1 September) opened in Hong Kong through its German arm CMS Hasche Sigle,…
Asian ambition: A&O moves capital markets partner Miller to Hong Kong for regional head role
Allen & Overy has boosted its Asian offering with partner Stephen Miller moving from London to Hong Kong to take…
Asia wrap: MoFo hires Magic Circle trio and Nabarro takes key Gadens partner, as BLP makes office move to support growth in Hong Kong
This week in Asia, Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) added a trio of partners from three Magic Circle firms, as Nabarro…
Freshfields makes key competition hire as Clifford Chance City partner to relocate to lead Hong Kong practice
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has hired Clifford Chance’s Alastair Mordaunt to become the new competition head of its Hong Kong practice.
City and Hong Kong members join Clifford Chance’s partnership council
Clifford Chance‘s partnership has elected City energy partner Jeremy Connick and corporate partner Neeraj Budhwani, who is based in Hong…
Revolving doors: Reed Smith ups energy offering as Mayer Brown JSM and Ince & Co make Hong Kong hires
Reed Smith, which last week cut 45 jobs across its US, Europe and Middle Eastern offices, has bolstered its energy…
International hires: Hogan Lovells brings in key Hong Kong arbitration lateral as Mayer Brown expands German practice
Hogan Lovells and Mayer Brown have announced significant international recruitment today (9 December). Hogan Lovells has improved its disputes practice…
King & Wood Mallesons departures continue as Ashurst hires Hong Kong corporate heavyweight Joshua Cole
King Wood & Mallesons (KWM) is to lose senior corporate partner Joshua Cole from its Hong Kong office to Ashurst.
Asia Pacific move: Harbour Litigation Funding opens Hong Kong office
Third party financier Harbour Litigation Funding (HLF) has opened an office in Hong Kong to meet a rise in class…
Shearman boosts arbitration practice with partner hires in London and Hong Kong
In a fillip to its international arbitration practice, Shearman & Sterling has hired the US Department of State’s Jeremy Sharpe (pictured) in London…
Linklaters finance practice knocked as firm loses leading partners in Germany and Hong Kong
Linklaters has suffered senior exits in two key financial centres, with former German international board member Eva Reudelhuber departing for…
Headlines and hype but less substance despite foreign firms’ push into Asia disputes market
Tony Lin argues that Asia’s small and politicised litigation market won’t deliver on the hopes many international law firms are…