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International firm appoints Asia-Pacific regional managing partner
A global law firm has appointed its new regional managing partner to head up the Asia-Pacific region. In this role, she will promote a diverse and inclusive culture.
Naomi Neilson
Global firm Clifford Chance has promoted Connie Heng to lead the Asia-Pacific region as the firm’s new regional managing partner, having previously occupied regional head of the firm’s capital markets practice in the Asia Pacific since 2015.
Global managing partner Matthew Layton said: “Geraint has done an outstanding job ensuring our team has anticipated the needs of our clients and encouraging a culture of collaboration that has led to four years of accelerated progress in Asia Pacific.”
“The firm is particularly grateful for his thoughtful leadership during the ongoing COVID pandemic; his experience and insights have been invaluable as the virus has spread.”
The firm said Ms Heng has reinforced its position as the strongest in the region, having more than 100 capital markets specialists covering the full spectrum of global capital raising activities. She has also been a member of the firm’s global wider leadership group since 2018, giving her insight into the firm’s global strategic agenda.
Ms Heng has represented the firm as part of its delegation to World Economic Forum since 2012. Additionally, she is an active supporter of gender and inclusion issues.
“I am delighted Connie will be taking on this role. Her leadership skills, along with her market knowledge, are what’s needed to head such a dynamic and high-performing practice,” Mr Layton said. “On the [wider leadership group], Connie has consistently brought a fresh and challenging perspective and her diversity of experience and insight is immensely valuable to our decision-making.”
Ms Heng said she was delighted about the opportunity and is “hugely proud” of Clifford Chance’s achievements under Mr Hughes’ leadership.
“I look forward to working with my fellow partners and other colleagues in the region and beyond to ensure our teams are working as seamlessly as possible across practices and sectors to offer the best services and legal insight in the market, always driven by an unrelenting focus on our clients’ needs,” Ms Heng said.
“Promoting the [firm’s] core values of a diverse and inclusive culture will also be [a] priority for me: this is something I care about passionately, and which is incredibly important to our people, our clients and to our future success.”
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