Weil, Gotshal & Manges has hired private equity partner Tim Gardner from Latham & Watkins in the firm’s Hong Kong office.
Gardner, who was a partner at Latham & Watkins, advises both local and international clients on M&A and private equity transactions.
Before joining Latham & Watkins in 2006, he worked in Goldman Sachs’ Financial Institutions Group in New York, where he focused on M&A matters.
With the addition of Gardner, Weil Gotshal now has seven partners based in Hong Kong.
Japanese Big Four law firm Nishimura & Asahi has welcomed two new partners to its newly established Brussels office: International trade partner Benoit Servais (L) joins from Van Bael & Bellis, while antitrust expert Kristina Winkelmann moves from Gleiss Lutz.
U.S. law firm Kirkland & Ellis has seen the third partner exit from its Hong Kong office in February alone, with investment funds partner Wang Shinong joining DLA Piper as an of counsel.
CMS Holborn Asia, the Singapore alliance firm of CMS, has added Ying Yi Liew as a director and head of its financial services regulatory practice from Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, where she was a principal.