In a bid to boost its Asian practice, Linklaters has announced the promotion of three new partners and four new counsel in the region, effective on 1 May. 18 new partners were elected worldwide, two-thirds based outside London. The new partners represent eight practices across each of the firm’s three divisions and 11 offices.
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The new partners in Asia are Umesh Kumar and Samantha Thompson in Hong Kong, and Jiro Toyokawa in Tokyo.
Kumar joined Linklaters in March 2008 and is a member of the firm’s Greater China financial markets regulatory practice. Thompson has practised with Linklaters since January 2006 and is part of the firm’s regional corporate and M&A practice. Toyokawa joined the firm’s corporate and M&A practice in Tokyo at the time of its Japanese merger in 2005. He specializes in corporate and M&A work and advises international clients on Japanese law transactions, as well as Japanese clients on global law transactions.
Senior partner David Cheyne said: “Our new partners and counsel are an exceptionally talented group of people. On behalf of everyone at Linklaters, I would like to congratulate them on their success. The elections and promotions, which reflect the strength and depth of expertise across the firm, highlight our commitment to strategic investment in our global practice areas to meet clients’ needs.”
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