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International round-up: HFW opens in Abu Dhabi as Morgan Lewis hires new Tokyo head

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Tom Baker
1 October 2018
InternationalStrategic recruitment

HFW has added a fifth office in the Middle East, launching in Abu Dhabi after a double-partner hire from US firm Reed Smith.

Finance and corporate partners Vince Gordon and Tania de Swart have made the switch, with Gordon previously acting as Reed Smith’s managing partner for the Middle East.

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