US-headquartered Sidley Austin has announced the appointment of Stephanie Chan as partner within its China Corporate and Finance practice, based in Hong Kong. Chan joins from Reed Smith Richards Butler, where she was a partner in the Litigation Dispute Resolution practice. Her appointment is effective February 1.
Chan focusses on advising multinational and Chinese corporates on commercial disputes, particularly cross-border contractual, joint venture and shareholder disputes fraud enforcement of securities and debt recovery.
The firm expects to advise more clients in this area following Chan’s addition, a spokesperson told FinanceAsia.
Chan’s work has also involved advising firms on regulatory investigations by...