竞天公诚律师事务所近日迎来前美富律师事务所专家姚颖敏、黄克律师以合伙人身份加盟其香港办公室。随他们一同加入竞天公诚香港办公室的还有一名顾问和四名律师。
姚律师拥有超过22年的公司金融律师经验，在公司交易及监管合规领域为客户提供广泛的法律咨询服务，涵盖香港的首次和二次股票发行、上市公司私募融资（PIPEs）、公私并购交易，以及根据《香港收购及合并守则》进行的各类交易。
在2016年加入美富之前，姚律师曾在安理国际律师事务所工作逾10年。在此之前，她也在高伟绅律师事务所具备超过5年的工作经验。
黄律师在国际资本市场及相关交易领域拥有逾15年的丰富经验，其执业范围涵盖代表发行人和承销商参与根据144A规则及Regulation S条例的国际股权和债券发行，业务遍及亚洲多个市场，包括中国大陆、中国香港、新加坡、菲律宾、泰国和印度尼西亚。
在美富于今年6月关闭北京办公室后，黄律师便转入该所香港办公室继续提供法律服务。黄律师于2008年从安理国际律师事务所开启执业生涯，接着以顾问身份转至美迈斯律师事务所，随后于2019年加入美富。
竞天公诚管委会主席赵洋律师表示：“姚颖敏律师和黄克律师的加入对竞天公诚及我们亚洲地区的整体业务具有里程碑意义。姚颖敏律师在公司交易和监管合规领域的深厚积累，以及黄克律师在国际资本市场领域的深耕，将大幅提升我们在这些关键领域服务客户的能力，为事务所的未来发展奠定坚实基础。”
竞天公诚香港办公室管理合伙人罗婉文律师表示：“我们非常欢迎姚颖敏律师和黄克律师的加入。姚颖敏律师在资本市场、公开和私下并购及监管合规领域拥有丰富经验，黄克律师在国际资本市场方面拥有深厚资历，能为我们的客户带来卓越的见解与支持。有了他们的加入，竞天公诚将进一步增强实力，继续在中国各分所及整个亚太地区提供顶尖的法律服务。”
自 2018 年在香港设立分所以来，竞天公诚已从国际所聘请了一批法律专家，包括前孖士打律师行亚洲区主席及大中华管理合伙人罗婉文和前欧华律师事务所中国业务主管刘巍。伴随姚律师和黄律师的加入，竞天公诚香港办公室目前共拥有14位合伙人。
Jingtian expands HK team with MoFo partner duo
PRC law firm Jingtian & Gongcheng has strengthened its corporate & securities and capital markets practice in Hong Kong after hiring two partners from Morrison & Foerster, namely Vivian Yiu and Huang Ke.
Joining Yiu and Huang in the move are a team comprising a counsel and four associates.
Yiu has more than 22 years of experience advising on a broad range of corporate transactions, including primary and secondary equity offerings in Hong Kong, pre-IPO investments, PIPEs, public and private M&A transactions and formation of joint ventures.
Prior to joining MoFo in 2016, Yiu worked at Allen & Overy for over 10 years. Prior to that, she also had over five years of experience at Clifford Chance.
Huang has focused on international capital markets and related transactions for more than 15 years. He has experience representing issuers and underwriters in Rule 144A and Regulation S international equity and debt offerings throughout Asia, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia.
After MoFo closed its Beijing representative office in June, Huang had been based in the firm’s Hong Kong office. He started his legal career as an associate at Allen & Overy in 2008, and then worked with O’Melveny & Myers as a counsel, before joining MoFo in 2019.
"The appointment of Vivian and Ke are pivotal for Jingtian & Gongcheng and our broader Asia practice," commented. Vivian’s deep expertise in corporate transactions and regulatory compliance alongside Ke’s focus on international capital markets will greatly enhance our ability to serve our clients across these critical areas, which form a key part of our future growth," said Zhao Yang, the chairman of Jingtian & Gongcheng’s management committee.
"We are delighted to welcome both Vivian and Ke to our firm. Vivian’s substantial experience in capital markets, public and private M&A, and regulatory compliance matters, combined with Ke’s extensive international capital markets background, will provide our clients with unparalleled insight and support. Their arrival at our firm reinforces our commitment to delivering top-tier legal services across our China offices and throughout Asia Pacific," added Elaine Lo, senior managing partner of Jingtian & Gongcheng’s Hong Kong office.
Since Jingtian & Gongcheng’s launch of its independent Hong Kong practice in September 2018, it has been hiring lawyers with extensive experience at international firms, including former Mayer Brown Asia chair and managing partner Elaine Lo and former DLA Piper China head Liu Wei.
With the new additions, Jingtian & Gongcheng now has 14 partners in Hong Kong.
Meanwhile for MoFo, Yiu and Huang mark the most recent Asia departures. Barely days ago, two MoFo Singapore corporate partners, including Singapore office head Shirin Tang, moved to Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow.
