8 January, 2014

Hogan Lovells has announced the promotion of 29 new partners, effective 1 January 2014. Collectively, the group of new partners represents each Hogan Lovells practice group:

• Seven in Litigation, Arbitration and Employment including International Arbitration, Investigations, White Collar and Fraud, and Litigation
• Seven in Corporate including Corporate, Financial Institutions, Private Equity, Real Estate, and Tax
• Five in Finance including Banking, Debt Capital Markets, and Infrastructure, Projects and Project Finance
• Five in Government Regulatory including Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation, Food, Drug, Medical Device and Agriculture, and Technology, Media and Telecoms
• Five in Intellectual Property

The jurisdictional spread reflects the broad international nature of Hogan Lovells’ practice, with one new partner in Beijing, China

In addition to the 29 new partners, 38 new appointments to the role of Counsel, Of Counsel, or Consultant have been made, three of which are based in Asia.

Speaking today, Co-CEOs of Hogan Lovells, Warren Gorrell and David Harris, said:

“Hogan Lovells’ continued commitment to retaining the best talent in the legal sector is evident in this 2014 promotion class. These individuals represent the quality, breadth, and depth of Hogan Lovells around the world and demonstrate our ongoing investment in our business. We congratulate all those who were promoted and wish them every success in the future.”

New Partners in Asia:

Liang Xu — Corporate (Transactional), Beijing

New Counsel, Of Counsel, and Consultants in Asia:

Nicolas Hirt — Of Counsel, IPMT (International Practice), Tokyo

Stuart Tait — Consultant, Finance (BRI), Hong Kong

Kurt Tiam — Of Counsel, Corporate (Transactional), Beijing

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