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Hong Kong law firm Howse Williams Bowers has hired Antony Yung as a partner in its banking practice from JP Morgan, where he was an executive director and assistant general counsel. 

Yung, who set up and headed J.P. Morgan's Asia-Pacific trade finance legal team as well as the Asia-Pacific lending practice group, specialises in banking and finance matters including bilateral and syndicated lending, international trade finance, project finance, acquisition finance, ship finance, general cash management and liquidity products, asset and debt recovery, security enforcement actions, banking regulation and compliance, sanctions, anti-money laundering, KYC and other regulatory project and remediation works.

Prior to J.P. Morgan, Yung worked with Mallesons Stephen Jaques and DLA Piper as a solicitor.

"We are delighted to welcome Antony to the HWB partnership. He is a leading practitioner in his field and brings an important area of expertise to HWB," said HWB founding partner Chris Williams in a statement. 

 

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