Explore the latest law firm partner moves across Hong Kong, Singapore, and China for June 2026.
Hong Kong / China
PRC law firm Jingtian & Gongcheng has added capital markets expert Joanne Wong as a partner in its Hong Kong office. Wong joins from Hong Kong’s PCPD, where she was an assistant privacy commissioner. (ALB, 1 Jun 2026)
Eric Chow & Co. in association with Commerce & Finance Law Offices (Tongshang Hong Kong) has welcomed Xiaoming Zhong as a partner in its debt capital markets practice, marking the firm’s second lateral hire from Linklaters in about a month. (ALB, 2 Jun 2026)
U.S. firm K&L Gates has appointed corporate specialist Wang Yang to its Hong Kong office, further strengthening its corporate and M&A practice. Wang joins from Dechert, where he most recently headed the firm’s China practice from Singapore. (ALB, 4 Jun 2026)
Hong Kong law firm HY Leung & Co has bolstered its family and matrimonial practice after adding Karen Lam as a partner from Howse Williams, where she earlier headed the practice. (ALB, 11 Jun 2026)
Offshore law firm Mourant has appointed Xia Li as a partner in its Asia litigation team, hiring her from rival Carey Olsen where she spent more than five years as counsel, as the firm moves to deepen its bench in cross-border disputes with a China dimension. (ALB, 18 Jun 2026)
Hong Kong law firm Haldanes has appointed Charmaine Leung as a partner in its family and matrimonial practice, hiring her from Ip & Heathfield, where she had been a partner since 2023. (ALB, 23 Jun 2026)
Singapore
Swiss-Korean disputes boutique Peter & Kim has appointed Elodie Dulac as a partner in its Singapore office, adding a seasoned international arbitration specialist who spent nearly 16 years at King & Spalding. (ALB, 2 Jun 2026)
Singapore Big Four law firm Drew & Napier has appointed new heads across its dispute resolution and intellectual property practices as part of a leadership overhaul that took effect this month. (ALB, 23 Jun 2026)
