Ince & Co has hired three new partners in Hong Kong in the form of Eric Lui, Ian Lo and Alfred Lau. All three join from local firm ONC Lawyers where the first two were partners, and Lau was an associate.

The three new partners bring with them a team of 25; it is unclear at this point as to how many of those are lawyers. To coincide with their arrival, Ince is establishing corporate finance/IPO and construction practices in Hong Kong.

Lui, who will be joining Ince this month, is a specialist in banking, corporate finance and IPOs. He has handled cross-border transactions involving Hong Kong and mainland China and also assisting Chinese enterprises on listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Lau, who will join the firm in April, is a commercial litigation and dispute resolution expert with experience in disputes involving shareholders, land properties, trust agreements as well as bankruptcy and company liquidation matters.

Lo, who will be joining the firm in May, focuses on construction and dispute resolution, acting for developers, main contractors and sub-contractors in litigation, arbitration and mediation matters arising from construction projects in Hong Kong and mainland China.

Ince’s operations in mainland China and the UK were recently acquired by Gordon Dadds, one of the first London-listed law firms. Under the deal, Ince’s Shanghai and Beijing offices will operate under the moniker Ince Gordon Dadds, while those in Singapore and Hong Kong will operate independently under a network sharing arrangement, and continue to trade as Ince & Co.

Ince opening its Hong Kong office 40 years ago in 1979, following it up with Shanghai in 2000 and Beijing in 2012.

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