Davis Polk hires Paul Chow from Linklaters

The US law firm adds to its Hong Kong law practice by poaching the head of Linklaters’ Beijing office.

Davis Polk has hired another high-profile partner from one of its magic circle rivals referring to the top five London-based law firms as it strives to build a market-leading Hong Kong law practice. Paul Chow joins the firm from Linklaters where he was head of the Beijing office.

The Wall Street firm launched its Hong Kong law practice on November 1 shortly after hiring Antony Dapiran from Freshfields and Bonnie Chan from the Hong Kong stock exchange. Those two partners specialise in Hong Kong IPOs, while Chow will add considerable experience of MA transactions in Hong Kong and China.

“As many of us at the firm who have worked with...

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