Stephenson Harwood Add Two P{artners To China Offices

Law.com report this morning that …


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Stephenson Harwood has boosted its Greater China practice with two new partner hires. Former Bird & Bird partner Matthew Wong has joined Stephenson Harwood in Hong Kong, while Chun Fai Lui, previously a special counsel with Baker & McKenzie, has joined the U.K. firm as a partner in Shanghai.

Qualified in Hong Kong, England and Australia, Wong is a corporate partner specializing in financings and mergers and acquisitions. Before joining Bird & Bird in 2008, Wong was a partner at U.S. firm K&L Gates.

Lui, who is qualified in Singapore, England and Hong Kong, focused on antitrust and competition law advice while he was at Baker & McKenzie. At Stephenson Harwood, Lui will advise on general corporate work, including M&A, joint ventures, private equity and venture capital matters.

Stephenson Harwood has around 97 lawyers in China, spread among offices in Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Shanghai.