1 June 2016
King & Wood Mallesons has expanded its Hong Kong partnership again with the lateral recruitment of two new partners – Peter Bullock, a leading commercial litigator and technology specialist and Anthony Wan, an IPO specialist.
Peter joins the firm’s Hong Kong office from Pinsent Masons, where he established a Technology Law Group nearly two decades ago. Peter’s focus is on dispute resolution for a broad range of technology sector clients, which include equipment vendors, software vendors, telecommunications companies and digital technologies players. Peter is recognised by Chambers Asia Pacific as a Band 1 leading lawyer for TMT: Information Technology and Band 3 for TMT: Telecommunications & Broadcasting. He is also ranked highly for his work in Dispute Resolution, IP and Employment.
Paul Starr, Dispute Resolution Practice Team Leader in the Hong Kong office said: “Peter has a wide skill set across disputes and technology – both of which are critical areas of specialism for our clients. We are delighted to have someone of his calibre join our firm in Hong Kong.”
Anthony joins the firm from the Hong Kong office of a leading Chinese law firm where he led the Corporate & Securities practice. Anthony has a substantial IPO focused practice, acting for investment banks and listed issuers. Previously, Anthony was a consultant with Clifford Chance and a senior lawyer with Morrison & Foerster.
Zhang Yi, Co-Chief Executive of the Hong Kong office said: “We are thrilled to welcome Anthony as partner to the practice. The Hong Kong stock exchange is the top listings market in the world and we are seeing increasing potential for more Hong Kong IPOs and backdoor listings this year. Building our securities offering in Hong Kong is key to servicing the market and ensuring we can help our clients to maximise the best opportunities in the market.”
“Expanding the Hong Kong partnership reflects the growth and strategic positioning of KWM as the only international firm headquartered in Asia with a strong China connection. To ensure we have the right people to build on our success, we are selectively expanding our practices through lateral hires and internal promotions.” said Hayden Flinn, Co-Chief Executive of the Hong Kong office.
Recent new partners include lateral recruits (capital markets expert Hao Zhou and cross border investment specialist Gary Lock), internal transfers (corporate partner Neil Carabine), and partner promotions (Urszula McCormack and Guo Sun Lee). KWM Hong Kong now has 26 partners.
