Law firms Davis Polk and Kirkland latest to pare back Hong Kong practices as US firm exits continue Legal Business · 7 April 2017 · 2 min read Hong Kong US firms Davis Polk Kirkland & Ellis 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.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 velocity of partner movement is pretty incredible’ – New York follows London’s lead on lateralsLaw firmsWill Lewallen19 Jun 2026City partner promotions outpace firmwide among Global London firmsLaw firm dataKate Peacock16 Jun 2026Top US duo tune in as Fox makes $22bn streaming acquisitionLaw firmsKate Peacock15 Jun 2026Letter from… Hong Kong: Asia’s most-desired village can be tough on the locals but the mood of confidence is backLaw firmsMarco Cillario8 Apr 2019Making it official: RPC to finalise combination with Hong Kong alliance firm Smyth & CoLaw firmsLegal Business3 Mar 2017Ashurst refreshes Hong Kong outpost with Linklaters hireLaw firmsMadeleine Farman9 Feb 2017‘There’s a lot of money in Chicago’ – the city’s top lawyers on what’s driving business in the MidwestLaw firmsAlex Ryan13 Jan 2025Legal 500 US: Latham tops the charts in new US rankingsLegal 500 dataBarnaby Merrill28 Jun 2024Revolving Doors: Travers and Shearman exodus continues as US firms pick up the talentLaw firmsAlex Ryan16 Feb 2023