As reported in China Business Law Journal last month (see volume 2 issue 8, page 12), English law firms Clyde & Co and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert have embarked on a merger which they aim to complete by 1 November. Recent announcements suggest that the planned merger has not got in the way of partnership appointments at either firm.
Clyde & Co announced in September that Gilbert Kwok has joined the firm’s Asia construction practice in Hong Kong as a partner. Previously a partner at Stephenson Harwood, Kwok’s practice covers both contentious and non-contentious matters relating to the construction industry. He has advised Hong Kong developers on projects throughout China and Asia, and has assisted Hong Kong and international real estate developers and contractors in relation to the legal aspects of infrastructure, commercial, hotel, casino, industrial and factory developments in the region.
Kwok intends to focus on Chinese and other Asian contractors which are engaged in an increasing number of overseas projects. In addition to being a lawyer he is a qualified quantity surveyor, and is currently chairman of the Hong Kong dispute resolution professional group committee of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
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Meanwhile, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has appointed Gary Yin as a partner in Hong Kong. Yin specializes in dispute resolution with a focus on China-related commercial and shipping matters. His practice covers cross-border trade, sale of goods, supply of services and commercial fraud. He has handled disputes relating to contracts of carriage, bills of lading, charterparties and freight forwarding, as well as customs-related issues and offences.
He also regularly acts for insurance companies and logistics operators in defending liability claims and prosecuting subrogated recovery actions.
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