Skip to main content

Vario, Pinsent Masons’ flexible-lawyer arm, is expanding its reach into Hong Kong with the appointment of Kirsty Dougan as Asia managing director.

The Hong Kong office comes on the heels of Vario’s office openings in Australia in 2017, and in Singapore last year.

Dougan, who co-founded the APAC offering of NewLaw firm Axiom, and also served as its regional managing director for eight years, has previously held senior legal, strategy and business roles in the UK, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Prior to her time with Axiom, she was a Shanghai-based regional counsel for alcoholic beverages company Diageo.

“I am thrilled to be joining Vario just as the firm launches in Hong Kong. This launch is not just about opening another office in the region, it’s about integrating Vario into the legal market in the region,” said Dougan in a statement.

 

To contact the editorial team, please email ALBEditor@thomsonreuters.com.

 

Related Articles

Appointments

Former Gibson Dunn Asia arbitration head joins One Essex Court

by Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

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.

Appointments

Hogan Lovells poaches arbitration partner from Ashurst in Singapore

by Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

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.

Appointments

CMS boosts HK funds practice with another Mayer Brown hire

by Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

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.