06 DEC 2018 Top 10 Headlines | ELIZABETH BEATTIE Kareena Teh, a former senior partner at Dechert, has joined EY’s Hong Kong member firm, LC Lawyers, along with two other associates, as the Big Four accounting firm expands its legal presence in the Asian hub.
Teh and the associates, Mok Ho-yin and Philip Kwok, focus on general corporate and commercial disputes, as well as regulatory and compliance matters and governance. Kwok joins LC Lawyers as counsel. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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