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Clifford Chance announces new counsel and consultant appointments in Asia Pacific

8 May 2018

Clifford Chance announces new counsel and consultant appointments in Asia Pacific

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance today announced the 2018 counsel and consultant promotions in Asia Pacific, effective 1 May.

Geraint Hughes, Regional Managing Partner of Asia Pacific said, "Congratulations to this enthusiastic group of talented lawyers across the region who have proven their commitment to clients and to working collaboratively with teams across the firm."
The new counsel/consultants are the following (bios and photos available upon request):

Lijun Chui, International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution, Singapore
Peter Harris, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Perth
Jacob Kahwaji, Corporate, Sydney*
Viola Lui, Corporate, Hong Kong
Rocky Mui, Corporate, Hong Kong
Masa Shikakura, Corporate, Tokyo
Yoshiaki Shimizu, Capital Markets, Tokyo
Reuben van Werkum, Corporate, Sydney

This news follows last month's partner promotions announcement of Bryan Koo (Corporate, Hong Kong), Hans Menski (Banking & Finance, Tokyo), Hong Zhang (Corporate, Beijing), Satbir Walia (Corporate, Singapore), Thomas England (Banking & Finance, Singapore) and Yong Bai (Corporate, Beijing).

*Jacob Kahwaji has joined Clifford Chance as a lateral hire.