Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance announces nine newly appointed counsel/consultants in Asia Pacific

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has promoted nine senior lawyers to the position of counsel/consultant in Asia Pacific.

The new counsel/consultants are the following:

•                 HE Wei, Counsel, Corporate, Beijing
•                 Patrick HUGGARD, Consultant, Finance, Hong Kong        
•                 Campbell IZZARD, Counsel, Corporate, Shanghai
•                 Tom KOLLAR, Consultant, Capital Markets, Hong Kong
•                 Valerie KONG, Counsel, Corporate, Singapore
•                 Paul LANDLESS, Consultant, Finance, Hong Kong
•                 Linh LIEU, Consultant, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, 
                  Hong Kong
•                 Melissa NG, Counsel, Corporate, Singapore
•                 Wendy YEO, Counsel, Capital Markets, Tokyo

"I am very pleased to announce this new group of counsel and consultants for Asia Pacific," said Peter Charlton, Clifford Chance's Regional Managing Partner, Asia Pacific. "These new appointments reflect our ambitions in China and the region as a whole. They also show Clifford Chance's success in attracting, retaining and developing talented lawyers. The Asian market is highly competitive, but I believe what makes us attractive is our established experience in the region coupled with committed local teams."   
 
In addition, 20 promotions to senior associate have been added, further bolstering the Clifford Chance team in Asia Pacific. They are the following: Yong BAI (Corporate, Beijing), Darius BRAGASSAM (L&DR, Singapore), Raymond FUNG (Corporate, Hong Kong), Janice GOH (L&DR, Singapore), Sean HOUTHUYSEN (Corporate, Perth), Sharon LI (L&DR, Hong Kong), Jonathan LIU (Finance, Hong Kong), Viola LUI (Corporate, Hong Kong), Chun Kit MAK (Finance, Hong Kong), Angie NG (Corporate, Hong Kong), Raymond NG (Corporate, Hong Kong), Tanai PORASUPATTANA (Finance, Bangkok), Joanne QUEK (Finance, Singapore), Lei SHI (L&DR, Hong Kong), Isaac STEWART (Corporate, Hong Kong), Alice TANG (L&DR, Hong Kong), Satbir WALIA (Corporate, Hong Kong), Amanda WONG (L&DR, Hong Kong), Yi YANG (Corporate, Shanghai), and Hong ZHANG (Corporate, Shanghai).