Hill Dickinson to open second office in Asia

Following on from the launch of its Singapore office in 2009, international law firm Hill Dickinson has announced it is to open an office in Hong Kong in October to focus on marine-related work.

The firm will be launching the office in association with a local law firm after receiving the regulatory approval from the Law Society of Hong Kong. Due to a confidentiality agreement the local firm cannot be named until the association is finalised. Hill Dickinson will be relocating a partner from the UK to lead the operation and head up a team of four, as well as being in the final stages of making a local hire.

Speaking about the new office, managing partner Peter Jackson, said: “Working with the partners at Hill Dickinson we are making a series of strategic decisions to strengthen the firm’s position both nationally and globally. We submitted an application to the Law Society in Hong Kong in May after identifying a gap in the local market. Our Singapore office has performed extremely well and we believe we can replicate this success in Hong Kong.”