2010年6月23日星期三

Sidley’s Tom Albrecht Moves to Hong Kong as Asia Head

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Debra Mao,(Bloomberg)

Sidley’s Tom Albrecht Moves to Hong Kong as Asia HeadSidley Austin LLP said Thomas Albrecht, a member of the law firm’s management and executive committees, will move to Hong Kong from its Chicago headquarters as Asia Pacific managing partner to look at adding offices.

“Increased client demand compels us to plan for growth and to consider other jurisdictions where we should add offices,” Albrecht said in a statement today. Sidley has about 120 lawyers in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.

Sidley’s clients include United Co. Rusal, which it represented for its $2.24 billion initial public offering in Hong Kong, the Chinese Ministry of Finance and Sands China Ltd. It was the world’s ninth highest-grossing law firm in 2009 with nearly $1.5 billion in revenue, according to the American Lawyer.

Albrecht succeeds William Fifield, who will return to the U.S. at the end of 2010, according to the statement. Sidley’s Asian hires in the past year include Alan Linning, previously JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s head of compliance in Asia and Alex Lloyd from London-based Clifford Chance LLP.

--Editor: Douglas Wong

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