Hartley joined the
Recent transactions for Hartley include advising Japanese technology and investment company SoftBank on its acquisition of Vodafone’s local mobile phone unit, Vodafone KK – thought to be the largest leveraged buy-out in
Hartley will be joined by banking partner Guan Feng Chen, who is currently based at White & Case’s
White & Case Hong Kong executive partner Barrye Wall commented: “The significant expansion builds on our solid foundation in the region and demonstrates the continuing commitment of the firm to building its English-law finance practice around the network.
“They will be joined over the summer by further resources from our
The news comes after White & Case last month hired Lovells’ international arbitration head, Phillip Capper, in
Other senior departures for Lovells in recent weeks include the exits of restructuring partner Matthew French, who took up an in-house role with banking giant UBS, and Italian private equity chief Andrea Accornero, who switched to rival City firm Simmons & Simmons.
