In this news update, it shows the latest moves within the legal industry.
Hong Kong
Linklaters has hired restructuring and insolvency specialist Richard Woodworth as a partner in Hong Kong from fellow Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy, where he was founder and co-head of the Asia-Pacific restructuring and recovery group. (ALB, 5 Oct 2022)
Slaughter and May has hired disputes expert Ralph Sellar as a partner in Hong Kong partner from Debevoise & Plimpton, where he was a counsel (ALB, 5 Oct 2022)
U.S. law firm Seyfarth Shaw has added corporate expert Stefano Beghi as a partner in Hong Kong from Italy’s Gianni & Origoni, where he spent about 19 years. (ALB, 11 Oct 2022)
U.S. law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has doubled its partner count in Hong Kong after hiring corporate lawyer Bosco Yiu from Goodwin Procter (ALB, 13 Oct 2022)
UK law firm HFW has added a new partner, disputes expert Kevin Warburton, in its Hong Kong office. Warburton will join HFW from local firm Tanner De Witt. (ALB, 19 Oct 2022)
PRC law firm JunHe has hired disputes expert Philip Kwok as a partner in Hong Kong from LC Lawyers, the EY network’s member law firm in the city. (ALB, 25 Oct 2022)
Singapore
U.S. law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has hired two partners in Singapore: Disputes specialist Pardeep Singh Khosa (L) joins from Davinder Singh Chambers, while investment management expert Divya Thakur joins from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.. (ALB, 6 Oct 2022)
Singapore boutique PDLegal has hired insurance disputes expert Wei Hong Ling as a partner, the firm’s second partner hire in 2022. Ling was most recently a vice-president at insurance company Marsh.. (ALB, 11 Oct 2022)
U.S. law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has continued building up its Singapore office after hiring aviation expert James Bradley as partner in Singapore. Bradley is part of a group of three partners across various K&L Gates offices that are moving to Morgan Lewis. (ALB, 11 Oct 2022)
UK law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper has welcomed back energy lawyer John Zadkovich as a partner in Singapore. Zadkovich had been running an independent energy consultancy in Hong Kong for the past three years. (ALB, 13 Oct 2022)
Latest Moves (31 October 2022)
In this news update, it shows the latest moves within the legal industry.
Hong Kong
Linklaters has hired restructuring and insolvency specialist Richard Woodworth as a partner in Hong Kong from fellow Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy, where he was founder and co-head of the Asia-Pacific restructuring and recovery group. (ALB, 5 Oct 2022)
Slaughter and May has hired disputes expert Ralph Sellar as a partner in Hong Kong partner from Debevoise & Plimpton, where he was a counsel (ALB, 5 Oct 2022)
U.S. law firm Seyfarth Shaw has added corporate expert Stefano Beghi as a partner in Hong Kong from Italy’s Gianni & Origoni, where he spent about 19 years. (ALB, 11 Oct 2022)
U.S. law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has doubled its partner count in Hong Kong after hiring corporate lawyer Bosco Yiu from Goodwin Procter (ALB, 13 Oct 2022)
UK law firm HFW has added a new partner, disputes expert Kevin Warburton, in its Hong Kong office. Warburton will join HFW from local firm Tanner De Witt. (ALB, 19 Oct 2022)
PRC law firm JunHe has hired disputes expert Philip Kwok as a partner in Hong Kong from LC Lawyers, the EY network’s member law firm in the city. (ALB, 25 Oct 2022)
Singapore
U.S. law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has hired two partners in Singapore: Disputes specialist Pardeep Singh Khosa (L) joins from Davinder Singh Chambers, while investment management expert Divya Thakur joins from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.. (ALB, 6 Oct 2022)
Singapore boutique PDLegal has hired insurance disputes expert Wei Hong Ling as a partner, the firm’s second partner hire in 2022. Ling was most recently a vice-president at insurance company Marsh.. (ALB, 11 Oct 2022)
U.S. law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has continued building up its Singapore office after hiring aviation expert James Bradley as partner in Singapore. Bradley is part of a group of three partners across various K&L Gates offices that are moving to Morgan Lewis. (ALB, 11 Oct 2022)
UK law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper has welcomed back energy lawyer John Zadkovich as a partner in Singapore. Zadkovich had been running an independent energy consultancy in Hong Kong for the past three years. (ALB, 13 Oct 2022)