Zhong Lun Law Firm has recruited corporate specialist Alan Xu as a partner at its Hong Kong office from Simmons & Simmons.
Admitted to practice law in China and New York, Xu advises clients on cross-border M&A, joint ventures and other forms of investment. He also had stints at K&L Gates and Clifford Chance in Hong Kong prior to joining Simmons & Simmons.
One Essex Court, a commercial set of barristers' chambers in London, has announced that Paul Tan, former partner and head of arbitration for Asia at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, has joined its ranks as an international counsel and arbitrator.
Global law firm Hogan Lovells has hired international arbitration expert Rob Palmer as a partner from rival Ashurst to boost its dispute resolution practice in Southeast Asia.
Anglo-German law firm CMS has strengthened its Hong Kong funds practice with the hire of Helen Wang as a partner from Mayer Brown, where she was a counsel.