3 new tax partners for Bakers in Asia Pac
Baker & McKenzie recently appointed a total of 35 new Partners in Asia Pacific. With the new appointments, Baker & McKenzie is the largest law firm by partner count in the region with 299 Partners, of which 147 are Principals.
“The recruitment and promotion of so much talent both reflects our needs to keep increasing our talent pool to help service an ever-increasing client base and confirms our commitment to client service,” said David Jacobs, Chairman of the Asia Pacific Region.
“We have the largest and deepest resources in the region to service clients,” continued Mr. Jacobs. “At a time when many international firms seem to be reducing their commitment to the Asia Pacific region, Baker & McKenzie is reversing the prevailing trend and growing. We are even better placed to take a lead role in providing legal services to international and local companies doing business in the most dynamic business region in the world. The future for our clients and our lawyers looks very exciting.”
The new Partners are:
Chinawat Assavapokee (Bangkok) – Tax
Chavaeewan Likhiwattanachai (Bangkok) – Banking & Finance
David Washenfelder (Bangkok) – Corporate and M&A
Sayan Atthaworadej (Bangkok) – Dispute Resolution
Theppachol Kosol (Bangkok) – Capital Markets
Viroj Piyawattanametha (Bangkok) – Banking & Finance
Simone Yew (Beijing) – China
Manh Hung Tran (Hanoi) – Intellectual Property
Dorothea Koo (Hong Kong) – Commercial / Securities
Jacqueline Shek (Hong Kong) – Tax
Tracy Wut (Hong Kong) – China
Allen Shyu (Hong Kong) – U.S. Securities
Munir Abdul Aziz (Kuala Lumpur) – Corporate / Commercial
Craig Andrade (Melbourne) – Corporate
Lewis Apostolou (Melbourne) – Corporate
Michelle Gon* (Shanghai) – China
Howard Wu (Shanghai) – China
Boo Bee Chun (Singapore) – Corporate / Commercial
Andrew Beatty* (Sydney) – Environment
David Egan (Sydney) – Corporate
Georgina Foster (Sydney) – Dispute Resolution
James Halliday (Sydney) – Corporate
Adrian Lawrence (Sydney) – Information Technology & Communication
Chris Oliver (Sydney) – Employment
Robert Williams (Sydney) – Hotels, Resorts & Tourism
Brendan Wykes (Sydney) – Corporate
Owen Chio (Taipei) – Corporate / M&A / Projects
David Deck* (Toyko) – Banking & Finance
Akiko Hosokawa (Tokyo) – Banking & Finance
Kazutaka Mizuochi (Tokyo) – Banking & Finance
Norihiro Sekiguch (Tokyo) – Corporate
Tsutomu Hiraishi (Tokyo) – Banking & Finance
Ryutora Oka (Tokyo) – Tax
Mitsuyoshi Saito (Tokyo) – Corporate
David Vance (Tokyo) – Major Projects
*Principal