In this news update, it shows the latest moves within the legal industry.
Hong Kong / China
The Hong Kong office of Dentons has hired Nicholas Chua as a partner. He has 18 years of experience in the banking industry as an in-house counsel, and was most recently head of legal for North Asia at CIMB Bank. (ALB, 3 Aug 2023)
Hong Kong office bolsters capital markets practice with hire of Ethan Chen. (Norton Rose Fulbright, Aug 2023)
Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance has hired M&A specialist Alex Bidlake as a partner in Hong Kong from Linklaters. (ALB, 24 Aug 2023)
Hong Kong law firm ONC Lawyers has recruited disputes expert Olivia Kung as a partner from Wellington Legal, a firm she co-founded. (ALB, 29 Aug 2023)
Hong Kong-headquartered dispute resolution and insolvency firm MB Kemp has hired Gilbert Kwok as a partner in the city from Cocking & Co. (ALB, 29 Aug 2023)
Hong Kong law firm Georgiou Payne Stewien (GPS) has hired disputes lawyer Kareena Teh as a partner from EY member firm LC Lawyers. (ALB, 29 Aug 2023)
Singapore
Singapore’s Rajah & Tann has recruited asset finance specialist Paul Ng as the head of its aviation practice. He was most recently the Asia head of aviation at Milbank. (ALB, 3 Aug 2023)
Cayman Islands-headquartered offshore firm Maples and Calder has added partner Ian Clark to its Asia funds and investment management practice in Singapore. (ALB, 4 Aug 2023)
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, the member firm of Baker McKenzie in Singapore, has hired corporate lawyer Theodore Heng as a principal from Herbert Smith Freehills. (ALB, 21 Aug 2023)
Watson Farley & Williams has hired disputes expert Guy Hardaker as a consultant in Singapore from the Hong office of Holman Fenwick Willan, where he had been a partner for over a decade. (ALB, 30 Aug 2023)
