Allen & Overy has promoted 19 lawyers to its partnership across 10 offices, of which five promotions are in Asia.

The promotions include corporate lawyer David Kuo, arbitration specialist Frances van Eupen, and capital markets expert John Lee in Hong Kong, and banking lawyers Gautam Narasimhan and Scott Neilson in Singapore and Tokyo, respectively.

“From an Asia-Pacific perspective, we are delighted with this concentration of partner promotions,” said Allen & Overy’s Hong Kong managing partner, Vicki Liu, in a statement. “This is a talented group of individuals who will strengthen further the expertise and coverage we offer to clients across the region.”

Kanishk Verghese is North Asia journalist at ALB. Follow us on Twitter: @ALB_Magazine.

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