International law firm Bird & Bird today appoints James Fong as a partner, bolstering its Corporate practice in China. James joins from Mayer Brown JSM where he was a corporate partner. More >>

Ronald Sum has joined Locke Lord’s Hong Kong office as a Partner in the Firm’s International Arbitration Practice Group. He will be the Firm’s Head of Arbitration, East Asia. Sum and his team, including Of Counsel Daniel Lee and Trainee Solicitor Beryl Wu, will help grow and strengthen the Firm’s Hong Kong office and International Arbitration Practice. More >>

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that John Fadely and Albert Cho will join the firm as partners in the Hong Kong office. Fadely and Cho will join Gibson Dunn’s Investment Funds Group from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, where they advised sponsors of private investment funds – including buyout, growth capital, real estate, debt, distressed and credit opportunities funds – co-investment vehicles and separately managed accounts. More >>

Ashurst announces the appointment of Frank Bi as a partner in its corporate practice in Hong Kong. The hire reflects the firm’s continued focus on Greater China coverage, and is the fourth partner hire in Ashurst’s Hong Kong office in the last three months. Frank joins Ashurst from Slaughter and May, where he has more than 10 years of experience. He specialises in equity capital markets, M&A and Hong Kong listing compliance work. More >>

Kirkland & Ellis is pleased to announce that Richard Sharpe has joined the Firm’s Hong Kong office as a partner in the Government and Internal Investigations Group. Mr. Sharpe joins Kirkland from the Hong Kong office of Clifford Chance. More >>

Baker McKenzie is pleased to announce that Eva Hucker at Baker McKenzie [in Hong Kong] has been promoted to Director – Global Corporate Real Estate, as of 1 January 2018. The newly created role is designed to underpin the Firm’s plan to grow and further strengthen its corporate real estate practice, with a strong focus on serving clients across the Firm’s prioritized industries, including the Consumer Goods & Retail and Technology, Media & Telecommunications sectors. More >>

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Benjamin Su has rejoined the firm in Hong Kong as a partner in the Corporate Department. Su focuses on corporate and securities law matters, and represents both issuers and underwriters in a variety of capital markets transactions, including registered equity offerings, Rule 144A/Reg S equity and debt offerings, and private placements. Su joins Latham & Watkins from Kirkland & Ellis. Prior to Kirkland, Su was a partner at Latham. He also regularly executes PIPEs, convertible bonds offerings, and going private transactions. Su has deep experience in a broad range of industries, including technology, financial services, education, and renewable energy and has led a number of high profile IPOs in the region. More >>

Mayer Brown JSM announced today that Brian McKenna has joined the firm in Hong Kong as a partner in its Corporate & Securities practice. Joining from Debevoise & Plimpton in Hong Kong, Mr. McKenna is a distinguished international lawyer who represents private equity sponsors, financial institutions and fund managers on corporate and investment transactions in both New York and Hong Kong across a wide range of industries, including insurance, financial services and TMT (telecommunications, media and technology). More >>

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce Catherine McBride has joined the firm as a contentious regulatory partner in the Hong Kong office and will be a member of the White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice and the Financial Institutions Group. Ms. McBride is one of the most experienced contentious regulatory practitioners in Asia, and she brings expertise, insight, and solution-focused, practical advice to banking, private equity, and corporate clients in the region. She has many years of experience handling contentious matters, including regulatory proceedings, regulatory and criminal investigations, and civil claims across Asia Pacific. Most recently she served as Associate General Counsel, Head of Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement for North Asia-Pacific at Deutsche Bank based in Hong Kong. More >>