Clifford Chance’s former head of TMT in Hong Kong has moved to New Zealand firm Minter Ellison Rudd Watts.

Alison Lindsay – who spent a decade at the Magic Circle firm and headed its Asia TMT practice based in Hong Kong – has returned to the Kiwi firm, in which she worked prior to her appointment at Clifford Chance. As special counsel she will be expected to develop the TMT practice for the Auckland-based firm.

Managing partner Mark Weenink said that the firm viewed the appointment as ‘fortunate’ as there was a high demand for international TMT specialists in New Zealand.

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