Withers law firm news

A survey by MSI Global Alliance has found accountants are more trusted business advisers than lawyers.

Hong Kong, home to many successful business empires and the long-established international financial centre on China's door step, is regarded by the rapidly growing mainland high-net-worth community as the preferred location to operate and manage their wealth.

随着国内富裕阶层不断快速壮大，财富管理正成为一项新兴法律服务业务。同时，香港也正在成为国内富裕家族和个人进行投资、理财、以及"家族办公室"设立和管理等经济活动的首选之地。

International firm Withers has entered into a consultancy agreement with Shanghai-based financial services advisory firm BeA-asia, aiming to explore the wealth market in China.

英国律所卫达士已与金融服务咨询公司BeA-asia达成顾问协议， 该公司在上海和罗马设有办事处。通过此次合作，卫达士意在探索中国财富市场并对服务中国富裕群体的机遇作出分析。

As the industry enters the New Year with a renewed sense of optimism, ALB singles out ten firms that are set to have a bigger 2010 than most.

2009年ALB北京企业法律顾问峰会将于11月26日在北京港澳中心瑞士酒店拉开帷幕。企业法律顾问以及公司高管人员可免费注册参加此次峰会。

Withers has appointed Joe Field as its senior regional partner-Asia. Field will relocate to the firm’s Hong Kong office from his current base in New York as the demand from the firm’s private client base increases.

UK-based firm Withers has made an unprecedented move, becoming the first onshore law firm to enter the offshore market after announcing that it will open in the British Virgin Islands (BVI).

Sydney firm Patterson Houen & Commins has noticed a significant increase in cross-border work since joining the MSI Global Alliance.

Shortly after losing Hong Kong managing partner Mary Ellen Hutton to UK firm Withers, Bryan Cave has hired a senior partner from US rival Hogan & Hartson to maintain its commitment to the Hong Kong and Asia market.

Shortly after losing Hong Kong managing partner Mary Ellen Hutton to UK firm Withers, Bryan Cave has hired a senior partner from US rival Hogan & Hartson to maintain its commitment to the Hong Kong and Asia market.

Specialist high-net-worth legal service provider Withers has opened an office in Hong Kong in the hope of benefiting from a dearth of high-end legal advice for individuals and families in a region that now boasts a fifth of the world's privately held wealth.