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Davis Polk and Kirkland latest to pare back Hong Kong practices as US firm exits continue

Davis Polk and Kirkland latest to pare back Hong Kong practices as US firm exits continue
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7 April 2017
Hong KongUS firms

Firms retreat as funds raised through IPOs in the region fall 26%

Davis Polk & Wardwell and Kirkland & Ellis are the latest US firms to lose corporate partners from their Hong Kong offices as public listings in the region decline.

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