Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills announced today the promotion of nine lawyers to senior associate in Asia. The promotions take effect on 1 July, 2019.

The new associates are:

Disputes

• Eunice Bai, Hong Kong
• William Cheung, Hong Kong
• Jennifer Fong, Hong Kong
• Michael Tan, Hong Kong

Corporate

• Rebecca Ayuyantrie, Jakarta
• Eliza Eaton, Tokyo
• Kok Jin Ong, Singapore
• Matthew Wentz, Signapore

FInance

• Marcus Wong, Hong Kong

"Their appointments reflect the strength and depth of our homegrown talent and highlight our continued commitment to grow our business in Asia.""On behalf of the firm, I would like to congratulate our new Asia senior associates," said Executive Partner for Asia, Justin D'Agostino. "These promotions are richly deserved and recognise each lawyer as an emerging leaders of our firm with outstanding legal expertise and client-focused skills."

These promotions follow the recent appointment of seven new counsel and six new partners  in Asia in May.