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HFW has hired Wing Cheung as a senior corporate finance partner in Hong Kong from U.S law firm Locke Lord, where he headed the Hong Kong office.

Cheung is Locke Lord’s second senior departure this year, after Ronald Sum, the firm’s East Asia arbitration head, left for Addleshaw Goddard in May. Cheung’s departure leaves Locke Lord’s Hong Kong office with eight lawyers, including two partners – Greg Burch and Matthew Wong. Burch is reportedly taking over as office head.

Specialising in capital markets, as well as M&A, private equity and other transactional work, Cheung also has experience in regulatory enforcement and compliance.

HFW has been beefing up in Greater China this year, and currently has almost 80 lawyers in the region, including 21 partners. Some months ago, it launched a China transactional practice with the hire of partner Daniel Leung and an associate from Squire Patton Boggs, and also relocated partner Stephen Marais and a senior associate Gordon Inkson to Shanghai from Hong Kong and Singapore, respectively.

 

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