Old alliances, new friends for Hogan Lovells
It’s the start of a new era for Hogan Lovells in China
Yun Kriegler
Yun is The Lawyer’s international editor, covering legal news from around the world.
No restructuring lawyers in HK? Evergrande is your wake-up call
Restructuring lawyers are in demand across Greater China
Global verein founded by Fidal and Luther expands to Italy
A newly-created global verein, led by two of the largest European firms, has added an Italian player as its third member. Italian law firm Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati has joined as the Italian member firm of unyer, a global multi-disciplinary platform founded by the largest French firm Fidal and Germany’s Luther in May 2021. […]
Testing times ahead for PE and capital markets partners in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is the Asia-Pacific region’s PE and capital market hub, but with Chinese regulatory crackdowns it may not be this way for much longer
Jones Day partner joins PwC’s Hong Kong firm
PwC’s affiliated Hong Kong law firm has expanded its IP practice with the hire of a long-serving partner from Jones Day. Tiang & Partners, part of PwC Legal’s global network, has appointed Chiang Ling Li as a partner to lead its IP practice. Li joins from Jones Day where she was a partner from 2008. […]
The China top 30: who’s up and who’s down
A booming domestic market helped China’s leading law firms post positive financial results even as the pandemic curtailed overseas work
Global firms are losing talent to Asian unicorns
Start-ups are changing the Asian market, making in-house a more appealing prospect
Roundtable: how legal teams can use ESG to drive purposeful change
Issues around ESG have increasingly become a vital focus within the financial services industry and dominated conversations at board meetings. Legal teams within businesses and organisations can play a much bigger role driving the ESG strategy instead of being an implementer of the regulations and business strategies. That’s the key message from a roundtable co-hosted […]
Offshore special report: the outlook is bright
Offshore firms seem to have sailed through the pandemic and will be ideally placed as economies start to grow again
No more filth in Hong Kong
The demographic of Hong Kong’s partners is shifting
K&L Gates is the latest firm to launch in Luxembourg
K&L Gates has merged with Luxembourg boutique Volckrick & Associates, adding the country as its eighth location in Europe. Through the combination, a three-lawyer team of Volckrick & Associates has joined K&L Gates. Led by partner Mathieu Volckrick, the team focuses strongly on asset management, investment funds, real estate and private equity. Prior to setting […]
Stephenson Harwood’s HK spin-off launches City office
Hong Kong firm MB Kemp, which was set up by a team that left Stephenson Harwood’s regional base last year, has expanded internationally with three new offices. MB Kemp’s new London operations will be spearheaded by partner Marco Pocci, who left Stephenson Harwood’s Hong Kong office after a brief stint of less than two years. […]