Steven Hsu, a former counsel at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, has joined Sidley Austin as a partner in the firm’s China corporate and finance group in Hong Kong.
Hsu focuses on equity capital market transactions, including rights issuances and other secondary offerings, alongside corporate governance and regulatory compliance matters.
Following Hsu’s hire, Sidley Austin has 18 partners in its Hong Kong office.
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