Ropes & Gray hires two in Hong Kong
US-based law firm Ropes & Gray has appointed two partners in Hong Kong, and announced plans to double its number of Asia-based partners by the end of 2012.
Julian Chung, 51, joins the Hong Kong office on May 28th, when Ropes & Gray gets its license to practice Hong Kong law, while 36-year-old Gary Li started work at the firm on May 10th. Both lawyers will...
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