International Law.com reports…..U.K. private client specialist firm Withers has hired a three-partner corporate team in Hong Kong in a bid to expand its Asia corporate offering.
Former Winston & Strawn Hong Kong partners Mabel Lui, Polly Chu and Daniel Tang, and three associates, one trainee and three paralegals, have defected to Withers. Lui’s team handles cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and real estate transactions.
In February, Lui advised local developer Shun Ho Property Investments Ltd. on a $129 million acquisition of the Newton Inn hotel on the east side of Hong Kong Island. In 2015, Both Lui and Tang represented Hong Kong developer Shui On Group on a $210 million sale of the Four Seasons Hotel in Shanghai. Chu advises clients on land acquisitions, leasing and retail space negotiations.
