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Timothy Xu
Associate Director
Tim specialises in completing search mandates with top-tier law firms and in-house platforms, including magic circle & white-shoe law firms, global asset managers, PRC banks and multinational corporations.
Tim has a proven track record placing lawyers at all levels across Hong Kong, Singapore and selected Asian jurisdictions, covering a broad range of practice areas including Capital Markets, Corporate M&A & Private Equity, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Energy & Infrastructure, Funds, Tax and TMT/IP etc. He also has solid experience placing onshore lawyers into leading offshore law firms.
Timothy graduated from Deakin University with a BA in International Relations and completed a Graduate Diploma in Law from Manchester Metropolitan University. He is native in English and Mandarin, and conversant in Cantonese. Prior to joining Hughes-Castell, Tim worked at an executive legal search firm in Hong Kong.
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