HFW defies sanctions row with China expansion
By Jemma Slingo2021-05-07T10:21:00+01:00 International firm HFW has continued to bolster its presence in China despite tension in the legal community, saying it remains ‘deeply committed to the market’. Under plans to expand in Asia, HFW has recruited senior partner Brinton Scott and of counsel Danielle Peng for its Shanghai office. Scott joins HFW from Winston & Strawn, where he was Shanghai managing partner, while Peng was legal senior director, Asia Pacific, at Cooper Standard, a US automotive systems company. Shanghai: HFW says it remains ‘deeply committed’ to the Chinese lega...