U.S. law firm K&L Gates has recruited technology and data practitioner Paul Haswell as a partner in Hong Kong from Seyfarth Shaw, where he headed its regional technology practice.

U.S. law firm K&L Gates has recruited technology and data practitioner Paul Haswell as a partner in Hong Kong from Seyfarth Shaw, where he headed its regional technology practice.

U.S. law firm Seyfarth Shaw has hired employment law specialist Kathryn Weaver as a partner in Hong Kong from Lewis Silkin, where she was the head of the office in the SAR.

U.S. law firm Seyfarth Shaw has added corporate expert Stefano Beghi as a partner in Hong Kong from Italy’s Gianni & Origoni, where he spent about 19 years.

U.S.-headquartered Seyfarth Shaw opened its Hong Kong office earlier this year and has been growing it ever since, hiring Julia Gorham, the former Asia employment head of DLA Piper, and Raymond Wong, a King & Wood Mallesons corporate partner. John Kang talks to Gorham and Darren Gardner, the firm’s head of international practice, who talk about how Seyfarth plans to compete for employment law work in the city.

Seyfarth Shaw has hired corporate lawyer Raymond Wong as managing partner of its Hong Kong office from King & Wood Mallesons.

U.S. law firm Seyfarth Shaw has opened an office in Hong Kong that will focus on employment law after hiring Julia Gorham from DLA Piper as a partner.