Law firms ‘Didn’t want someone average’: BLP taps Mayer Brown in Hong Kong real estate push Georgiana Tudor · 22 May 2017 · 2 min read Strategic recruitment Asia BCLP Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) is due to launch a real estate and infrastructure practice in Hong Kong this autumn with the hire of Mayer Brown JSM’s rated head of Asia hospitality and leisure, Andrew MacGeoch.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryGlobal London 2026: US firms hit record scale as City investment reboundsLaw firm dataKate Peacock9 Jun 2026Revolving Doors: Kirkland hires top IP barrister as Gibson Dunn builds City real estate practiceLaw firmsNews Editor2 Jun 2026Freshfields concludes redundancies in Manchester, with around 20 paralegals axedLaw firmsKate Peacock24 Apr 2026Paul Hastings infra pair head to Freshfields after two yearsLaw firmsAlex Ryan28 Feb 2025Gibson Dunn takes heavyweight Sullivan & Cromwell duo in major London playLaw firmsElisha Juttla27 Feb 2025Chance moment: CC doubles down on private capital, but will flurry of hires pay off?Law firmsElisha Juttla14 Feb 2025The Electronic Transactions and Data Protection Law in Lebanon: Empowering Lebanese companies in the digital ageInternationalGuest Blog3 Jan 2024Global 100 firms expand in Asia as Dentons and Goodwin establish new basesLaw firmsMegan Mayers28 Oct 2022Sponsored briefing: The changing paradigm of commercial disputes in IndiaLaw firmsGuest Blog27 Mar 2020