Letter from… Hong Kong: Asia’s most-desired village can be tough on the locals but the mood of confidence is back Marco Cillario Hong Kong, notes Mayer Brown Asia chair Duncan Abate, is like a village: ‘If you are good, you can do…
Davis Polk and Kirkland latest to pare back Hong Kong practices as US firm exits continue Legal Business Firms retreat as funds raised through IPOs in the region fall 26% Davis Polk & Wardwell and Kirkland & Ellis…
Making it official: RPC to finalise combination with Hong Kong alliance firm Smyth & Co Legal Business Four years after launching its association in the city, RPC is to formally combine with its local alliance firm Smyth…
Ashurst refreshes Hong Kong outpost with Linklaters hire Madeleine Farman Ashurst continues to bulk up its Asia Pacific offering with the hire of Linklaters partner PH Chik to its Hong…
KWM’s Hong Kong office doubles up on prime capital markets deals Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons has advised on Hong Kong’s largest rights issue to date this year, with investment house Fosun…
International ambitions: City firm Lewis Silkin launches first overseas office in Hong Kong Legal Business City firm Lewis Silkin has this morning (30 April) announced the opening of an office in Hong Kong in a…
Hong Kong Horizons Legal Business MARKET VIEW – ARBITRATION Armed with a new set of institutional rules, the HKIAC’s secretary general, Chiann Bao, discusses the…
Hong Kong drive: Addleshaws makes foray into local law two months after HK launch Francesca Fanshawe Addleshaw Goddard’s objective to offer capability across the major disputes and arbitration centres has been given a boost by its launch…
Ropes & Gray boosts London and Hong Kong with double Fried Frank hire Legal Business Ropes & Gray is to bolster its City and Hong Kong arms with a two-partner hire from US rival Fried…
Clydes outlines global strategy following Hong Kong exits Legal Business Clyde & Co saw seven partners leave its Hong Kong arm in April. Significantly, the departures were all former Barlow…
