Explore the latest law firm partner moves across Hong Kong, Singapore, and China for September 2026.
Hong Kong / China
Baker McKenzie has hired disputes expert Justin Tang as a partner in its Hong Kong office from Linklaters, bolstering the global firm’s cross-border dispute resolution and arbitration practice in Greater China and across the Asia Pacific region. (ALB, 1 Sept 2026)
Global law firm HFW has hired technology and commercial disputes lawyer Jennifer Wu as a partner in Hong Kong from Pinsent Masons, where she led the technology, media and telecommunications practice in Asia-Pacific. (ALB, 2 Sept 2026)
TN Partners, the Hong Kong law firm long affiliated with PwC’s global network, has ceased operations, marking the end of an era that began nearly a decade ago. (ALB, 9 Sept 2026)
Hong Kong law firm Ho Shen Solicitors has added funds specialist Penelope Shen as a partner, expanding its financial services and regulatory practice. (ALB, 17 Sept 2026)
Kennedys has appointed Andrew Carpenter from rival RPC as corporate and commercial partner in its Hong Kong office. (ALB, 23 Sept 2026)
Offshore law firm Campbells has appointed dispute resolution expert Justin Davis as a partner in Hong Kong from rival Ogier, where he spent nearly six years. (ALB, 23 Sept 2026)
Howse Williams has appointed Vanessa Duff as a partner and head of its family and matrimonial practice. She joins from Charles Russell Speechlys. (ALB, 23 Sept 2026)
Hong Kong boutique Ip & Heathfield, Solicitors has strengthened its family and matrimonial law practice with the appointment of Patricia Liu as partner. (ALB, 23 Sept 2026)
Beijing-based Guantao Law Firm has appointed Ronald Sum and Julianne Doe as partners in its Hong Kong office, strengthening its dispute resolution and M&A practices. (ALB, 23 Sept 2026)
Latham & Watkins has hired Grace Huang and Edward Freeman as partners in its Hong Kong office and Cindy Kwong as counsel, expanding the firm’s transactional platform in Asia. All three join from Freshfields. (ALB, 23 Sept 2026)
Global law firm Broadfield has appointed Jonathan Crompton as a partner and head of its dispute resolution and investigations practice in Asia. (ALB, 24 Sept 2026)
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati hired Jennifer Liu, a former Morgan Stanley executive director, as a China partner in its Hong Kong office, bolstering the Silicon Valley-founded law firm’s capital markets and corporate practice in Asia. (ALB, 28 Sept 2026)
Clifford Chance has appointed IP expert Jonathan Chu as a Hong Kong partner and head of its intellectual property practice for Asia-Pacific. Chu was most recently a partner at CMS and headed that firm’s Beijing office. (ALB, 28 Sept 2026)
Singapore
UK law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper has launched its first private wealth practice outside its home country after hiring Rachel Yao from Carey Olsen in Singapore as head of private wealth for Asia. (ALB, 1 Sept 2026)
U.S. law firm King & Spalding has hired private equity M&A partner Nicola Yeomans in Singapore from Mallesons, the Australian firm that recently separated from King & Wood, where she was a partner and co-head of private capital. (ALB, 1 Sept 2026)
Singapore law firm Helmsman has appointed Raj Mannar as a director and head of its corporate, mergers and acquisitions practice from CHP Law, where he was a director. (ALB, 3 Sept 2026)
Commodities-focused Singapore law firm Blackstone & Gold (BG) has appointed disputes specialist Joyce Fong as a director, strengthening its international arbitration and complex cross-border disputes practice. (ALB, 9 Sept 2026)
Singapore disputes boutique Fervent Chambers LLC has strengthened its practice with the addition of Amarjit Singh as director and Martin Marini as consultant. (ALB, 14 Sept 2026)
Singapore law firm Dentons Rodyk & Davidson has appointed Kevin Ng as a tax partner to bolster its growing tax and trusts, estates and wealth preservation practices. (ALB, 17 Sept 2026)
Rajah & Tann Singapore has welcomed Anna Toh as a partner in its intellectual property, sports and gaming practice from boutique IP and tech firm Amica Law, where she was a director. (ALB, 28 Sept 2026)
