Check out the latest people moves in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Hong Kong
Kirkland & Ellis has hired capital markets partner Mengyu Lu from Sidley Austin, getting a major boost in Hong Kong listings work. (Legal Week, Jan 21)
Stephenson Harwood has hired a new partner in Hong Kong focusing on real estate transactions. Janice Yau Garton was of counsel with DLA Piper. (Legal Week, Jan 20)
British firm Bird & Bird has hired a new disputes partner in Hong Kong. Investigations specialist David Chu moves over. (Legal Week, Jan 18)
Matthew Durham, a former Asia employment law chair at Winston & Strawn, has left the Shanghai office of Simmons & Simmons to join Hong Kong boutique firm Gall. (ALB, Jan 18)
Employment-focused law firm Lewis Silkin has launched an Asia intellectual property practice in Hong Kong after hiring David Swain as a partner from local firm Deacons, where he was a senior associate. (ALB, Jan 18)
Dentons Hong Kong is pleased to announce that Vivien Teu will join Dentons Hong Kong as a Partner for the Investment Funds and Corporate practice areas. ( Dentons, Jan 15)
Singapore
UK firm Withers has grown its family law practice in Singapore with the additions of partner Ivan Cheong and senior associate Shaun Ho. Both join from local firm Harry Elias Partnership. ( ALB, Jan 21)
Peter Zaman, formerly the managing partner of Reed Smith’s Singapore office, has joined HFW as a senior partner. ( ALB, Jan 21)
Silicon Valley law firm Cooley has hired fund formation expert Sean Murphy as a partner in Singapore from fellow U.S. firm Shearman & Sterling, where he was a counsel. ( ALB, Jan 20)
Latest Moves in Asia ( Jan 22 )
Check out the latest people moves in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Hong Kong
Kirkland & Ellis has hired capital markets partner Mengyu Lu from Sidley Austin, getting a major boost in Hong Kong listings work. (Legal Week, Jan 21)
Stephenson Harwood has hired a new partner in Hong Kong focusing on real estate transactions. Janice Yau Garton was of counsel with DLA Piper. (Legal Week, Jan 20)
British firm Bird & Bird has hired a new disputes partner in Hong Kong. Investigations specialist David Chu moves over. (Legal Week, Jan 18)
Matthew Durham, a former Asia employment law chair at Winston & Strawn, has left the Shanghai office of Simmons & Simmons to join Hong Kong boutique firm Gall. (ALB, Jan 18)
Employment-focused law firm Lewis Silkin has launched an Asia intellectual property practice in Hong Kong after hiring David Swain as a partner from local firm Deacons, where he was a senior associate. (ALB, Jan 18)
Dentons Hong Kong is pleased to announce that Vivien Teu will join Dentons Hong Kong as a Partner for the Investment Funds and Corporate practice areas. ( Dentons, Jan 15)
Singapore
UK firm Withers has grown its family law practice in Singapore with the additions of partner Ivan Cheong and senior associate Shaun Ho. Both join from local firm Harry Elias Partnership. ( ALB, Jan 21)
Peter Zaman, formerly the managing partner of Reed Smith’s Singapore office, has joined HFW as a senior partner. ( ALB, Jan 21)
Silicon Valley law firm Cooley has hired fund formation expert Sean Murphy as a partner in Singapore from fellow U.S. firm Shearman & Sterling, where he was a counsel. ( ALB, Jan 20)