With tough market conditions in the region necessitating closures of certain offices, the French firm is looking to streamline its focus and strike up partnerships

French law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel has closed its Hong Kong office, and moved its three-member team there to local outfit Howse Williams Bowers (HWB), with which it has established an alliance.

Eversheds has hired Samuel Chau as a partner in the firm’s banking group in Hong Kong.