Holman Fenwick Willan has welcomed back veteran aerospace lawyer Peter Coles as a partner in Hong Kong from Clyde & Co, where he headed the aviation practice for the Asia-Pacific region.

Clyde & Co has increased the number of partners in its Hong Kong office to 13 after hiring aviation specialist Peter Coles from HFW, and relocating Christopher Jobson from Abu Dhabi, where he was the managing partner.