Hill Dickinson strengthens Hong Kong practice with 10 new hires

International commercial law firm Hill Dickinson has announced the appointment of 10 new hires to its Hong Kong office, strengthening its marine and shipping practice across the region.

The new hires will join the firm in the coming six weeks. They include three senior appointments, with asset finance partners Janice Lee and Gary Wong, and veteran asset finance and corporate lawyer David Beaves all joining from Ince & Co’s Hong Kong office.

Working across a number of specialist financial services including ship, aviation, structured and corporate finance, as well as ship sale and purchase, the team has an established reputation across Greater China’s shipping industry, bolstering Hill Dickinson’s international finance practice.

In addition to three senior partners joining the firm, five fee earners and two support staff will also join from Ince & Co. The new team will complement Hill Dickinson’s existing practice in Hong Kong, led by Damien Laracy, with a focus on shipping and commercial arbitration and litigation, ship sale and purchase, insolvency and restructuring. 

Tony Goldsmith, partner and head of the firm’s Marine Business Group at Hill Dickinson, said: “This latest move in our Hong Kong office represents a bold step forward for our expanding global marine practice. Having already established a strong presence in Hong Kong’s legal sector and the wider Chinese shipping market, the new additions to our team will further strengthen expertise within our marine practice, allowing us to continue providing market-leading legal counsel to a growing number of clients across the region.”

Jasel Chauhan, partner and head of international finance at Hill Dickinson, said: “The addition of such well-regarded practitioners will greatly enhance the services we provide globally, as well as in Greater China. As the global shipping industry continues to grapple with a number of well-publicised geopolitical issues, this work has only grown in importance for our clients, and we’re poised to continue to deliver exceptional support through our growing team.”

Damien Laracy, partner and head of Hill Dickinson’s Hong Kong office, added: “This versatile team is well known and highly regarded in the Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese markets and they also have deep regional connections. They will provide a valuable offering alongside our existing marine, international arbitration, insolvency and dispute resolution strengths. I look forward to working closely with the team over the coming years.”