In a press release sent out yesterday Clifford Chance has announced the promotion of 17 new partners 5 of whom wil be in Asia..
They write:
The new partners are drawn from all regions in the Clifford Chance network but with a strong emphasis on growth markets, including five focused on China, one on the Middle East and a further partner at the Firm’s Latin American office in S?o Paulo.
The new partners span the Firm’s Corporate, Finance, Capital Markets and Litigation and Dispute Resolution practices, and provide additional depth to the Firm’s existing strengths in the critical areas of international regulation, restructuring and insolvency.
David Childs, Clifford Chance Global Managing Partner, comments:
“Investing in the best people and creating outstanding career opportunities for our lawyers remains one of the Firm’s highest priorities. It is especially pleasing to see so much talent coming through in those markets and areas of expertise that are essential to our clients’, and the Firm’s, growth. These promotions reflect the Firm’s continued commitment to building breadth and depth of expertise across practice areas and geographies.”
The fve china based partners are to be:
Matthias Feldmann, Hong Kong, Corporate
Terence Foo, Beijing, Corporate
Matthew Truman, Hong Kong, Finance
Donna Wacker, Hong Kong, L&DR
Yang TieCheng, Beijing, Finance
