Robert Kinney here, with a quick post before the New Year holiday. As you know from our recent posts, Robert Kinney and I have continued our pattern this year of traveling to Hong Kong /
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Be Careful With Cold-Callers
Robert here. If you are a transactional associate at a top US firm and your name happens to be of Asian origin, especially of Chinese background, then you are probably receiving multiple cold calls per
Read moreWhy Kinney Dominates Market Share of US Associate Placements in HK / China; Recent HK / China Placements
Robert here. Robert Kinney and I just returned from another China trip and we will post market notes from that trip shortly at our blog, theasiachronicles.com. As you know, we are often quoted and /
Read moreExpat Allowances are Going Up at the Top End in HK / China
Robert here. Please note that Robert Kinney and I will be back in Hong Kong all next week for meetings. Although our schedule is tight, we can fit in some meetings with prospective biglaw or
Read moreVERY HOT LATERAL MARKET CONTINUES IN ASIA – OPENINGS LISTED HERE
Robert here. It continues to be a very busy year for lateral biglaw associate and partner hiring in Hong Kong / China. Further we have noticed that in HK, BJ and SHG there is more
Read moreGolden Opportunities for Native Chinese Senior Cap Markets Associates
Robert here. Senior cap markets associates at top US firms who are native Chinese have never been as marketable in HK / China as they are today. While such persons have over the past five
Read moreState of the Lateral Market – Korea Practices
While Korea practices, mostly based in Hong Kong, have been busy over the past year and in some cases even quite understaffed, there is not much hiring going of US associates with Korean background. We
Read moreSingapore Nexus
When considering a move to Singapore, it is more important than in other Asia markets that you have some type of credible connection to the city-state. This would seem ironic, since in Singapore firms routinely
Read moreConsidering a PRC firm or other local firm in Asia?
While PRC firms, Korean firms and Japanese firms have for years successfully recruited US biglaw associates, in ’09 such recruitment was more successful than usual. There are two reasons for this trend: i) most top
Read moreWhy Expat / COLA did not Fall in Hong Kong
A great draw of US biglaw associates to Hong Kong is the lucrative and somewhat illogical expat / cola allowances. Even though the cost of living in Hong Kong is not much different than New
Read moreKinney’s Recent HK / China US Associate Placements / Lateral Market Report
Robert here, writing from Hong Kong. Robert and I are just finishing up another busy trip to visit clients and candidates in Hong Kong. During the course of ten days we had over 50 meetings
Read moreSydney, Australia and Asia U.S. Associate Openings
Robert here. The number of US associate openings in Asia continue to increase substantially (including at two top 10 US firms coming off hiring freeze very recently), especially in HK / China, where we have
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