Legal News and Views -  Asia Pacific and Beyond

ALB reports that  Eversheds is a step closer to its goal of a 50-lawyer-strong Hong Kong office by 2011 – with the addition of Slaughter and May veteran partner litigator Mark Yeadon.

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Yeadon retired from Slaughter and May earlier this year after 22 years at the firm – of which he spent 20 in Hong Kong and two in London. Yeadon has now joined Eversheds as its fourth disputes partner.

Yeadon has extensive experience advising major companies and institutions throughout Asia, resolving a wide range of disputes in relation to regulatory investigations.

“We are seeing a lot of interesting transactions, disputes and litigation work coming through Asia in the areas of financial services as well as regulatory and compliance work,” Evershed’s Hong Kong managing partner Nick Seddon told ALB in an interview.

“Mark finished with Slaughter and May in June and have been in talks with us for approximately four to five months. Both parties agree that it is a mutually beneficial relationship for Mark to join us, with his wealth of experience litigating in the Hong Kong market,” Seddon said.

Yeadon will work alongside Hong Kong litigation chief Ivan Ng.