Law firms Freshfields makes key competition hire as Clifford Chance City partner to relocate to lead Hong Kong practice Legal Business · 10 March 2016 · 1 min read Strategic recruitment Competition Hong Kong Clifford Chance Freshfields Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has hired Clifford Chance’s Alastair Mordaunt to become the new competition head of its Hong Kong practice.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 category‘The centre of gravity for Southeast Asia’ – why PE investment is making Singapore increasingly attractiveLaw firmsKate Peacock8 May 2026A&O Shearman, McDermott, Paul Weiss become latest major firms to cut staffLaw firmsKate Peacock7 May 2026Legal Business Awards 2026: which firms made the shortlist?Law firmsNews Editor7 May 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 2025International roundup: Reed Smith debuts in Atlanta with 15-partner team while Broadfield enters Hong Kong with Sidley trioLaw firmsAlex Ryan10 Feb 2025Laws of attraction – how elite firms are ramping up their talent retention tacticsLaw firmsElisha Juttla4 Nov 2024To live or die in DC – getting deals done amid US antitrust crackdownLaw firmsBarnaby Merrill26 Jun 2024