The PRC law firms in Hong Kong continue to recruit capital markets partners from the US and UK law firms. Notable moves include Jennifer Ng joining 嘉源律师事务所 Jia Yuan Law Offices, Can Yin joining Han Kun Law Offices in Beijing and Hong Kong and Sherry Chi making the move from Linklaters to Haiwen & Partners. A&O Shearman is taking Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer head of financial services regulatory practice Hannah Cassidy who is leaving after almost 19 years at HSFK, becoming the first Asia partner to leave the firm since its merger went live earlier this month.
In Singapore there continues to be movement across Dispute Resolution teams. US law firm Morrison Foerster has continued its Asia expansion with the addition of private funds specialist Xuanyi Liu who joins as a partner from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher.
| Partner | Practice Area | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Cheung | Restructuring | Clifford Chance (Counsel) | Stephenson Harwood |
| Jennifer Ng | Capital Markets | Davis Polk ( Counsel) | Jia Yuan Law Offices |
| Can Yin | Capital Markets | Wilson Sonsini | Han Kun Law Offices |
| Sherry Cui | Capital Markets | Linklaters | Haiwen & Partners |
| Hannah Cassidy | Financial Services Regulatory | HSF Kramer | A&O Shearman |
| Partner | Practice Area | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Ding | Employment | Simmons & Simmons | Ashurst |
| Xuanyi Liu | Funds | Gibson Dunn | MoFo |
| Mohammed Reza | International Arbitration | Simmons & Simmons | Withers |
| Akshay Kishore | India Dispute Resolution | Bird & Bird | Duane Morris |
| Henry Winter and Gavin Margetson | Dispute Resolution | Mischon de Reya | Charles Russell Speechlys |
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Camilla is the Founder and Managing Director of Worthington Legal. She has over 18 years of legal experience, initially as a lawyer in a top city law firm in London before moving to Hong Kong in 2014. Camilla regularly presents at partner strategy meetings, advises on market trends and hiring strategies and mentors lawyers at all career stages, both professionally and with the Women in Law Mentoring Programme.
