International law firm Dibb Lupton Alsop DLA announced yesterday Monday that it has taken on 33 partners, lawyers and support staff who all previously worked at CMS Cameron McKenna in Hong Kong. CMS Cameron McKenna announced in January that it was drastically slimming down its Hong Kong office by closing all practice areas apart from insurance.
The 33 include six partners, 13 fee earners and 14 support staff. The six partners are Christopher Clarke, Janine Canham, Prue Mitchell, Mark Badger, Suzanne Pearson and Dora Chow. They work in the corporate, litigation, insolvency and restructuring, projects, banking and IP areas.
At first glance, DLA's move would seem to be...
