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►► LATERAL HIRES Name Kevin J Murphy Tae Hyeon Kim
Going to K&L Gates Yulchon
Practice Corporate Litigation
Location Singapore Seoul
Yulchon Yulchon Yulchon
Litigation Litigation Litigation
Seoul Seoul Seoul
Yulchon King & Wood Deheng Law Firm KhattarWong Latham & Watkins Clyde & Co Clyde & Co Proskauer Rose Longan
Senior foreign counsel Korean corporate International Corporate & Securities Finance and Restructuring Islamic Insurance Real estate Lodging and gaming US Corporate
Seoul Beijing Beijing Singapore Doha Dubai Abu Dhabi Hong Kong Beijing
Jeremy Xiao Greg Terry Paul Ng
Leaving DLA Piper Busan District Public Prosecutor's Office Judiciary post Judiciary post Seoul Nambu/ Yeongwol Prosecutor's Offices Kim & Chang Deheng Baker & Daniels DLA Piper Frankfurt DLA Piper Mallesons Stephen Jaques Galaxy Entertainment Group Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Law Credit Suisse Morgan Stanley Asia Freshfields
Herbert Smith Blake Dawson Stephenson Harwood
Corporate International Aviation
Calista Huang Sandra Lv Robert Xia Pervez Akhtar Helen Zhang Henry Chen Joseph Zhou Jim Callaghan Ki Dong Joo Jun Mo Kim Hyun Chul Koh Byoung Ki Lee Mohammed Kamal Shehzaad Sacranie
Undisclosed Yuan Tai Clifford Chance Abraaj Capital WongPartnership Baker & McKenzie Heller Ehrman Ryanair Judiciary post Judiciary post Judiciary post Jisung Horizon Lovells Allen & Overy
Llinks Llinks Llinks Allen & Overy MWE China MWE China MWE China Etihad Bae, Kim & Lee Bae, Kim & Lee Bae, Kim & Lee Bae, Kim & Lee Al Tamimi & Co DLA Piper
Capital markets Funds Banking and Finance Corporate Corporate International arbitration IP litigation General Counsel Litigation Litigation Litigation M&A Real estate Islamic finance
Beijing Jakarta Singapore and China Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai Dubai Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai Abu Dhabi Seoul Seoul Seoul Seoul Dubai Abu Dhabi
Jeong Cheol Cho Kum Ju Son Su Jae Lee John KJ Kim Xu Changrong Liu Jiqing Tan Choon Leng Philip von Randow Peter Hodgins Scott Aitken Jim Chapman Alan Ellis
►► Relocations Firm Freshfields Walkers Clifford Chance Clifford Chance Jones Day Jones Day
Partner Simon Marchant Laura Rogers Andrew Rolfe Catherine Cook Sheila Shadmand Arman Galledari.
►► Firm Promotions Name Naoki Ishikawa Akiko Sueoka Hideki Utsunomiya Taro Omoto Mitsue Tanaka Koji Toshima Ryota Yamasaki Shinichiro Yoshiba Hiroko Yotsumoto Zhang Jie Ben McQuhae Daiske Yoshida Bill Jeffries Guy Danalis Jacqueline Cai David Dai Ken Huang Leon Liu Jack Ma Molly Qin
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Firm Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Fulbright & Jaworski Fulbright & Jaworski Latham & Watkins Trowers & Hamlins Trowers & Hamlins MWE China MWE China MWE China MWE China MWE China MWE China
From London Hong Kong London London US London Promotion Partnership Partnership Partnership Partnership Partnership Partnership Partnership Partnership Partnership Partnership Partnership Partnership Partnership Partnership Partnership Partnership Partnership Partnership Partnership Partnership
To Hong Kong Singapore Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Dubai Dubai Practice Finance Trusts Regulatory Finance Private equity Finance Corporate Finance Corporate Corporate Energy & Real estate Litigation Corporate Corporate Corporate Corporate Corporate Corporate Corporate Corporate
Location Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo Hong Kong Hong Kong Tokyo Bahrain Abu Dhabi Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai
K&L Gates
K&L Gates acquires DLA Piper partner for Singapore launch K&L Gates has launched an office in Singapore and appointed former DLA Piper partner Kevin J Murphy to head the corporate practice. Murphy will manage the new Kevin J Murphy office’s corporate and restructuring practice, and bring his longstanding clients to the firm. Murphy said that despite the impact of the financial crisis in Singapore, the new office had long been on the cards. “The firm had been planning to open a Singapore office for some time and did not believe the recent economic crisis should change those plans. Unlike many firms, 2008 was a good year for K&L Gates and I anticipate 2009 to be a very good year for the Singapore office,” he said. In addition to Murphy, the office will also employ corporate partners James Chen, Sin Khai Tan and Choo Lye Tan, who will be supported by lawyers from the firms’ London office on transactions. various
Yulchon
’Law village’ quickly turning into city Yulchon may literally mean ‘Law village’, but judging from the scale of recent lateral hires it looks set to become a ‘Law city’ rather quickly. The firm has announced the addition of six high-profile senior lawyers, including three former public prosecutors and two former judges. Tae Hyeon Kim, Jeong Yeol Choe, Jeong Cheol Cho, Kum Ju Son, Su Jae Lee and foreign legal consultant John KJ Kim have all joined with immediate effect. Tae Hyeon Kim, Jeong Cheol Cho and Su Jae Lee are all former public prosecutors. Kim previously served as chief public prosecutor at the Busan District Public Prosecutor’s Office and president of the Legal Research and Training Institute, while Lee was formerly a public prosecutor at both the Seoul Nambu and Yeongwol Prosecutor’s Offices. Cho has also served as a superintendent public prosecutor. Jeong Yeol Choe and Kum Ju Son are the former judges. Choe has served in several district courts in addition to serving as a patent court judge, while Son has served in several courts. John KJ Kim joins as a senior foreign counsel. Kim joins from Kim & Chang in Seoul. Baker & Daniels
Deheng
Deheng raids US firm for international chief Qingdao-headquartered Deheng Law Firm has welcomed Liu Jiqing, former resident partner and chief representative of Baker & Daniels Beijing representative office, to lead its international team. Liu is the first foreign lawyer to be Liu Jiqing hired by Deheng, and is licensed to practise in Washington, Michigan and Indiana. He will be based in the Beijing office and plans to start a new IP team. Deheng plans to move its headquarters from Qingdao to Beijing in a series of staged transitions. Asian Legal Business ISSUE 9.4