Harneys has added finance expert Paul Sephton as partner at its Hong Kong office from fellow offshore law firm Walkers.
Sephton, who also had previous stints with Allen & Overy and Linklaters is experienced in Asia financings involving offshore elements. Sephton acts on acquisition finance, take-private agreements, margin lending, derivative transactions, leveraged finance, bond issuances, pre-IPO finance, aircraft and ship finance deals, property finance and general corporate lending.
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.