瑞生国际律师事务所近日迎来商业诉讼律师Dominic Geiser以合伙人身份加盟其香港办事处。此前,他在史密夫斐尔律师事务所执业超过16年,于2014年成为该所合伙人。
Geiser律师执业领域包括银行、金融及IPO相关诉讼;涉及投资者、股东、合资企业、股权估值的争议;知识产权、欺诈与洗钱指控、破产和仲裁相关诉讼;以及证券和监管案件。作为香港讼辩律师(Solicitor Advocate),Geiser律师在香港法院审理的民事案件中享有较高级法院出庭发言权(right of audience)。
Geiser律师加盟后,瑞生香港办公室共有23位合伙人。今年4月,原瑞生香港办公室国际仲裁业务合伙人杨炎龙律师离开该所,加盟艾金‧岗波律师事务所。
Latham lands commercial litigator from HSF
Latham & Watkins has hired commercial litigation partner Dominic Geiser as a partner in Hong Kong from Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF). At Latham, Geiser will be a member of the complex commercial litigation practice.
Geiser, who has been with HSF for the entirety of his career, specialises in banking, financial and IPO-related litigation, disputes involving investors, shareholders, joint ventures, equity valuations, and intellectual property, fraud and money laundering claims, and insolvency and arbitration-related litigation. He becomes Latham’s 11th partner in Hong Kong.
With Geiser departing HSF, the firm has welcomed back commercial litigator Rachael Shek as a partner in Hong Kong. She was most recently a partner at Clyde & Co.
In its January/February issue this year, ALB named Geiser one of Asia’s Top 15 Litigators. Geiser also made ALB’s Asia 40 Under 40 list in 2018. He was promoted at partner at HSF in 2014, at the age of 32.