Law firms Asia: Simmons & Simmons launches Beijing IP agency as Bakers hires from Magic Circle firms in HK push Legal Business · 1 September 2014 · 2 min read Asia Simmons & Simmons Simmons & Simmons has created a specialist trade mark practice in China, hiring George Chan as a partner from Asia Pacific IP agency Rouse to head the new agency.This article is for Legal Business subscribers. Please log in or subscribe to read on. Related ContentMore in this categoryRevolving Doors: HSF Kramer hires Sidley life sciences head as Ashurst Perkins Coie sees further departuresLaw firmsNews Editor6 Oct 2026‘Missing the elephant in the room’ – SRA faces renewed scrutiny as LSB steps up pressureLaw firmsTom Cox10 Sep 2026Simmons taps McDermott for former Schulte funds partnerLaw firmsKate Peacock13 Aug 2026A&O gains Shanghai approval on the back of double-digit Asia-Pac growthLaw firmsNathalie Tidman7 Jan 2020Letter from… Sydney: After the churn of the foreign influx, Australian legal elite look primed for their golden ageLaw firmsMarco Cillario29 Oct 2019HSF becomes latest Western firm to gain Chinese law capability through new Shanghai allianceLaw firmsMarco Cillario7 Aug 2019Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025Five partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partnerLaw firmsTom Cox7 Jan 2025‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryLaw firmsAnna Huntley7 Jan 2025