UK-headquartered Herbert Smith Freehills HSF has ascended five lawyers in Asia to counsel, as part of a wider promotions round that has also seen seven changes in Australia, 13 in Emea and 11 at its British base.
The new appointments are the result of HSF’s annual promotions cycle for both partners and counsel, which is timed for May 1, a spokesperson for HSF explained to FinanceAsia.
Singapore-based Francis Greenway and Jessica Loy have been promoted to counsel within the firm’s Disputes International Arbitration and Commercial Litigation and Finance Core Finance practices, respectively.
In Tokyo, Elisa Hayashi has become counsel in...