HFW has expanded its disputes practice in Hong Kong with the addition of Karen Cheung as a partner from Li & Partners.
Cheung specialises in cross-border general, corporate and commercial litigation and arbitration . Prior to moving to Li & Partners, she worked with Ince for five years and DLA Piper for six years.
With Cheung joining HFW, the firm now has 19 partners in Hong Kong.
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The ongoing tensions in the Middle East have put international shipping companies on tenterhooks as tit-for-tat missile strikes have turned the Red Sea into a high-risk zone for transit, clogging global trade and snarling supply chains.
UK law firm HFW has added a new partner, disputes expert Kevin Warburton, in its Hong Kong office. Warburton will join HFW from local firm Tanner De Witt.
U.S. law firm Squire Patton Boggs has hired shipping specialist Joel Cockerell as a partner in Singapore from HFW.