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Davis Polk and Kirkland latest to pare back Hong Kong practices as US firm exits continue

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7 April 2017
Hong KongUS firms

Firms retreat as funds raised through IPOs in the region fall 26%

Davis Polk & Wardwell and Kirkland & Ellis are the latest US firms to lose corporate partners from their Hong Kong offices as public listings in the region decline.

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