Hauzen, the Hong Kong association firm of the PRC's Anjie Broad Law Firm, has hired arbitration and insurance lawyer Caroline Thomas as a partner from local firm Hugill & Ip.

Hong Kong boutique Hugill & Ip has added another family law partner from rival Gall in the form of Caroline McNally.

Hong Kong boutique Hugill & Ip has added family law attorney Kajal Aswani as a partner from another city firm, Gall Solicitors.

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Hong Kong boutique Hugill & Ip has added disputes specialist Fiona Chan as a partner from fellow city firm Boase Cohen & Collins.

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Hong Kong boutique firm Hugill & Ip has added Jade Tang as a partner in its corporate and commercial practice from Oldham, Li & Nie (OLN), where she worked for more than a decade.

Boutique Hong Kong law firm Hugill & Ip has added dispute resolution specialist Jonathan Gray as a partner in Hong Kong. He previously worked as a consultant with FitzGerald Lawyers from 2014 to 2018.

Recently established boutique Hong Kong firm Hugill & Ip has hired private client specialist Freda Lim as its fifth partner. Lim joins from Vivien Teu & Co, where she was a consultant.

A team of six lawyers, led by partners Adam Hugill and Alfred Ip, has left Hong Kong law firm Oldham, Li & Nie (OLN) to set up a new boutique named Hugill & Ip.