Latham & Watkins has added Raymond Kwok as a real estate partner in the firm’s Hong Kong office. Kwok previously served in the Hong Kong office of Blank Rome.
Latham & Watkins launched its Hong Kong law capability and further expanded its English law practice in the region in early 2009 with the addition of seven partners. Joseph Bevash, office managing partner of Latham & Watkins in Hong Kong, said the firm is continuing to develop its full-service representation of local and international clients in China and the Asia Pacific region.
According to a press release, Kwok bring more than 20 years experience representing clients in real estate transactions.
“Raymond’s broad range of real estate experience in Hong Kong and across China has earned him a stellar market reputation, “ said Michael Liu, co-chair of Latham & Watkins China practice. “He is certainly among a select group of lawyers that have a genuine specialty advising on complex issues in the real estate sector. He will be a tremendous asset to our firm’s Hong Kong law practice.”
Latham & Watkins is a global law firm with approximately 2,000 lawyers in 29 offices, including Abu Dhabi, Barcelona, Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Doha, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Munich, New Jersey, New York, Orange County, Paris, Rome, San Diego, San Francisco, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.