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DWF, UK’s largest listed law firm, has entered an affiliation agreement with Hong Kong-based Hauzen. The two firms also announced the addition of marine and insurance lawyer Anthony Woo as a partner from Clyde & Co.

Established in 2017, Hauzen has five partners, and provides services related to financial markets, securities regulation, cryptocurrency, white-collar litigation, investment funds, Marshall Islands law, listed0company governance, and corporate services. The firm is also in association with the PRC’s Anjie Law Firm, which merged with Broad & Bright in 2021.

Woo has expertise in multi-jurisdictional commercial dispute resolution, mainly representing insurers, shipowners, and traders. He joined Clyde & Co in 2016, prior to which he had been a Hill Dickinson partner since 2014. Woo earlier worked for Kennedys, Reed Smith Richards Butler, and DLA Piper.

This is DWF’s latest affiliation in Asia since entering into an association with Eldan Law in Singapore in April last year.

 

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