In this news update, it shows the latest moves within the legal industry.
Hong Kong / China
PRC law firm Haiwen & Partners has hired Hong Kong capital market veterans Tom Chau, Wang Zhong, and Isaac Chen as partners from Herbert Smith Freehills. The trio will split their time between Haiwen’s Beijing and Hong Kong offices. (ALB, 4 Jul 2023)
Melissa Kaye Pang, president of the Law Society of Hong Kong between 2018 and 2021, has joined PRC firm East & Concord’s GBA offering. The firm has offices in Shenzhen and Guangzhou, and has applied to open in Hong Kong. (ALB, 12 Jul 2023)
Singapore
Magic Circle firm Linklaters has recruited international arbitration specialist Andrew Battisson as a partner in Singapore from Norton Rose Fulbright. (ALB, 5 Jul 2023)
RHTLaw Asia, a Singapore-based law firm, has recently appointed Vernon Voon as a Partner to oversee the firm’s debt recovery portfolio in the country. (ALB, 19 Jul 2023)
London-headquartered Watson Farley & Williams has hired disputes lawyer Boon Tat Yeo as a Partner in Singapore. Yeo joins from Quahe Woo & Palmer, where he was a Director. (ALB, 19 Jul 2023)
UK law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain has launched an M&A practice in Singapore with the addition of a Quahe Woo & Palmer transactions team, including practice leader Kenneth Leong to head the group. (ALB, 19 Jul 2023)
U.S. law firm Baker Botts has tapped Ashurst again for an energy-focused partner in Singapore, two months after it launched its office in the country with partner hires from the UK-based law firm. (ALB, 24 Jul 2023)
Latest Moves (31 July 2023)
In this news update, it shows the latest moves within the legal industry.
Hong Kong / China
PRC law firm Haiwen & Partners has hired Hong Kong capital market veterans Tom Chau, Wang Zhong, and Isaac Chen as partners from Herbert Smith Freehills. The trio will split their time between Haiwen’s Beijing and Hong Kong offices. (ALB, 4 Jul 2023)
Melissa Kaye Pang, president of the Law Society of Hong Kong between 2018 and 2021, has joined PRC firm East & Concord’s GBA offering. The firm has offices in Shenzhen and Guangzhou, and has applied to open in Hong Kong. (ALB, 12 Jul 2023)
Singapore
Magic Circle firm Linklaters has recruited international arbitration specialist Andrew Battisson as a partner in Singapore from Norton Rose Fulbright. (ALB, 5 Jul 2023)
RHTLaw Asia, a Singapore-based law firm, has recently appointed Vernon Voon as a Partner to oversee the firm’s debt recovery portfolio in the country. (ALB, 19 Jul 2023)
London-headquartered Watson Farley & Williams has hired disputes lawyer Boon Tat Yeo as a Partner in Singapore. Yeo joins from Quahe Woo & Palmer, where he was a Director. (ALB, 19 Jul 2023)
UK law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain has launched an M&A practice in Singapore with the addition of a Quahe Woo & Palmer transactions team, including practice leader Kenneth Leong to head the group. (ALB, 19 Jul 2023)
U.S. law firm Baker Botts has tapped Ashurst again for an energy-focused partner in Singapore, two months after it launched its office in the country with partner hires from the UK-based law firm. (ALB, 24 Jul 2023)