growth in China (with photos)
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International law firm Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. officially announced the opening of its new office in Hong Kong as part of the firm's expansion of its China practice.
Founded in 1904, Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. is the oldest and largest law firm based in Washington, D.C. Today it has over 1,000 lawyers in 23 offices around the world, serving clients in all legal disciplines. With the addition of its Hong Kong office, the firm now has more than 20 lawyers and legal professionals in China and a team of more than 50 working on China-related projects.
"Opening an office in Hong Kong is part of our firm's strategic growth plans in China, which complements our strong teams in Beijing and Shanghai," commented Jun Wei, co-managing partner of the firm's China offices and the Hogan & Hartson's chief representative in Beijing. "Our new office in Hong Kong will allow us to better serve China-based clients in their transactional projects that often involve parties and financing needs in Hong Kong. It also will facilitate our work with Hong Kong-based clients throughout the region."
Hogan & Hartson announced that prominent business and finance lawyer Mao Tong has joined as co-managing partner of the firm's Hong Kong office. He has extensive experience advising multinationals and investors in corporate and commercial matters in China.
"Our new office in Hong Kong, together with the addition of our highly-regarded senior attorneys, including Mao Tong, demonstrates a deep commitment to our firm's clients with cross-border business needs in Asia," said Steven Robinson, co-managing partner of Hogan & Hartson's China offices and chief representative of its Shanghai office. "Our China team is already very highly-qualified and experienced in sophisticated cross-border transactions and financing, and these additions make us even stronger."
"I feel very privileged to be part of Hogan & Hartson, an international law firm with a strong commitment to bringing high quality legal services to global clients and a clear vision for China and Asia. I hope my 20 years of cross-border and China experience will add to our firm's effort to continue to its expansion in China and satisfy our clients' needs in this important region," Mao Tong, the new co-managing partner of the firm's Hong Kong office said.
At the opening ceremony today (September 22), the Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong, Mike Rowse, officially welcomed the firm's decision to set up a new office in Hong Kong.
He said, "Hong Kong is known as the hub of legal services in Asia. Our city is home to over 690 local solicitor firms and 34 foreign law firms and about 6,100 professionals. With our rule of law, sophisticated legal system and the large number of business activities and transactions taking place in Hong Kong, we are able to attract a critical mass of firms and professional talent from all around the world."
"The increasing interest of Chinese enterprises to expand and seek listings outside of the Mainland creates a demand for legal services in Hong Kong, the natural springboard for them to go overseas. The addition of Hogan & Hartson to our legal services sector will certainly strengthen our world-class offering to companies in the region. We wish Hogan & Hartson all the best in its future development in Hong Kong, China and the region."
Hogan & Hartson is an international law firm with European offices in Berlin, Munich, Brussels, London, Paris, Geneva, Budapest, Warsaw, and Moscow; Asian offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tokyo;a South American office in Caracas and US offices in New York, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, Miami, Los Angeles, Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs, and Washington, D.C. For more information about Hogan & Hartson, please visit the website at www.hhlaw.com.
Invest Hong Kong is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government department charged with encouraging and facilitating inward investment into the city by providing all the support needed to establish and expand a business presence here. For more information, please visit the website at www.investhk.gov.hk.
Ends/Thursday, September 22, 2005
Issued at HKT 15:01
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