In this news update, it shows the latest moves within the legal industry.
Hong Kong / China
PRC law firm JunHe has hired two partners, Wu Congsi and Liu Xingyu, for its Hong Kong office from Sidley Austin, the firm said, bolstering its debt restructuring and capital markets capabilities. (ALB, 7 Jan 2026)
U.S. law firm K&L Gates has hired Huberta Chow as a partner in its asset management and investment funds (AMIF) practice in Hong Kong. Chow joins following a one-year stint at Broadfield. (ALB, 12 Jan 2026)
Chinese law firm Jia Yuan Law Offices has appointed capital markets lawyer Rachel Wang as a senior partner in its Hong Kong office. (ALB, 13 Jan 2026)
International law firm Bird & Bird has hired Katherine Cheung as a partner in its Hong Kong dispute resolution practice from Dorsey & Whitney, marking its latest expansion in the Greater China region. (ALB, 19 Jan 2026)
Hong Kong law firm Deacons has welcomed Jeff Lee as a partner in its corporate commercial practice from U.S. firm Paul Hastings, where he was an of counsel. (ALB, 19 Jan 2026)
Capital markets partner lawyer Guiping Lu has left Mayer Brown Hong Kong to rejoin K&L Gates, marking a return to the firm he departed nearly four years ago. (ALB, 22 Jan 2026)
Beijing-based Hui Zhong Law Firm has appointed two cross-border dispute resolution specialists – partner Kitty Zheng and counsel Wu Hao to its Hong Kong office as it seeks to expand its international arbitration capabilities. (ALB, 28 Jan 2026)
Singapore
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has hired Michelle Phang in Singapore as a partner and head of M&A for Southeast Asia from Ashurst. (ALB, 8 Jan 2026)
U.S. law firm Jones Day has hired Colin Rice as a partner in its financial markets practice in Singapore, bringing him over from Norton Rose Fulbright where he was a partner in the banking and finance team. (ALB, 8 Jan 2026)
Offshore law firm Harneys has strengthened its dispute resolution capabilities across Asia with the hires of Wei Lee Lim in Singapore from Big Four firm WongPartnership, and Ilona Groark in Hong Kong from Kobre & Kim. (ALB, 8 Jan 2026)
Singapore law firm Bih Li & Lee has appointed Priscilla Lua as a partner and head of its dispute resolution practice. Lua joins from Oon & Bazul, where she had been a partner for four years. (ALB, 12 Jan 2026)
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has made two Asia partner appointments, recruiting aviation finance specialist Leo Fattorini in Singapore from Bird & Bird and funds lawyer Jason Chan from Hong Kong firm Howse Williams. (ALB, 12 Jan 2026)
Global law firm Reed Smith has hired banking and finance expert Gregory Xu as a partner in Singapore from Stephenson Harwood. Xu will join Reed Smith’s transportation industry group. (ALB, 12 Jan 2026)
Virtus Law, the Singapore alliance firm of UK-based Stephenson Harwood, has welcomed back dispute resolution specialist Terence Seah following a two-year stint at Simmons & Simmons. (ALB, 20 Jan 2026)
International law firm Squire Patton Boggs has hired Philip Lee as a partner in Singapore from DLA Piper, where he served as Asia regional head of financial services and head of capital markets for Asia-Pacific. (ALB, 20 Jan 2026)
U.S. law firm Greenberg Traurig has hired Andrew Amos, former head of restructuring at global investment manager M&G, as a shareholder in its Singapore office as it continues to rapidly expand its presence in the city-state. (ALB, 20 Jan 2026)
