Akin today announced that Tarun Warriar has joined as a partner in the firm’s special situations & private credit team. Tarun is based in Akin’s Hong Kong office and joins from Värde Partners, a leading global alternative investment firm, where he was a managing director.
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Sullivan & Cromwell LLP announced today that Jacqueline Wenchen Tang will be joining the firm as a partner, further strengthening our leading financing and restructuring capabilities for clients across the Asia-Pacific region and around the world. Ms. Tang will be based in the firm’s Hong Kong office, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary.
Global law firm Goodwin today announced that Matthew Nortcliff has joined the firm’s Private Investment Funds practice as a partner, resident in the firm’s Singapore office, which opened in October 2022. Prior to joining Goodwin, Nortcliff led the funds and indirect real assets practice of CMS in Asia.
Paul Hastings LLP announced today that accomplished capital markets lawyer Steven Hsu has joined the firm as a partner in Hong Kong. Hsu arrives at the firm from the Hong Kong office of Sidley Austin LLP.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLP | Hong Kong
Seyfarth has announced that Kathryn Weaver, a highly regarded leader in the field of international employment law, will join the firm as a partner in Hong Kong to head up its regional cross-border employment practice. Weaver is qualified to practice in England, Wales, and Hong Kong, and has extensive experience advising multinational employers on all of their Asia-Pacific HR-related law needs, including employment law, immigration, data privacy, and benefits. Weaver arrives from Lewis Silkin LLP in Hong Kong
International law firm Withers has strengthened its cross-border funds team in Asia by adding partner Simon Wong in Hong Kong. Simon joins Withers from Dentons, where he headed the private funds practice in Hong Kong.
