Hong Kong law firm Karas So, which operates in association with Mishcon de Reya, has hired disputes specialist Alex Wong as partner from U.S. firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he was an of counsel.
Over his 17-year career, Wong has represented high-net-worth individuals, and institutional, and corporate clients in commercial litigation and international arbitration. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn in 2020, he had stints at Clifford Chance and DLA Piper. Wong is a solicitor-advocate with Higher Rights of Audience and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Karas So has also hired Samuel Fung as a special counsel in its dispute resolution team. Fung, formerly in-house counsel at the Securities and Futures Commission, specialises in regulatory investigations and enforcement.
"Together, Alex and Samuel's appointments further advance our strategy of expanding our dispute resolution capabilities with high-calibre professionals who embrace the firm's values of innovation, excellence and client-centric service," said Jason Karas, managing partner of Karas So, in a statement.
Karas So has been in an association with Mishcon since 2021. The firm currently has 34 lawyers, including nine partners. The partners include U.S. tax experts Timothy Burns and Wei Zhang, who joined last year from Withers; and disputes partners Kevin So and Jonathan Mok, who both came on board in 2022.
