Mayer Brown JSM partner Thomas So Shiu-tsung has been elected as the new president of the Law Society of Hong Kong, replacing Stephen Hung Wan-shun.
So, a former vice-president of the society, is also the chairman of its Greater China legal affairs committee, apart from being a member of its compliance and practitioner affairs panels.
The century-old society currently has more than 8,600 members.
Lateral hiring dried up a little bit in December, but three Indian law firms still brought in partners. Dentons Link Legal landed its seventh of the year, while Lumiere Law Partners lost three more.
Malaysian firm LAW Partnership, which specialises in IP and disputes, has strengthened its corporate offering after hiring Raphael Tay as the head of its corporate and commercial practice in Kuala Lumpur from Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill.
Hong Kong firm Oldham, Li & Nie Lawyers (OLN) has hired Simon WH Wong as a partner in its corporate and commercial practice from Bird & Bird, where he was a counsel.