Following recent promotions at its Tokyo-based real estate group, Paul Hastings has expanded its coverage in Greater China with the appointment of Mark Brooks to the Hong Kong office. He takes on the title of counsel in the real estate practice group, joining over 20 related lawyers in Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong.
Throughout his legal career, Brooks has practiced in Tokyo and New York, where he has represented US, Japanese and European investors, institutional lenders and investment banks.
His Japan experience also includes representation of foreign-backed lenders and borrowers in connection with securitizable loans on office buildings, hotels, multi-family apartment buildings and other commercial...