In a strategic move to enhance its operations in Asia, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed Matthew O’Callaghan as its new Asia-wide managing partner. O’Callaghan, who rejoined Freshfields in 2019 as the head of its Asia financial services practice after a 14-year tenure at Goldman Sachs, succeeds Thomas Ng in this role. Ng, appointed the regional head in 2021, is set to depart for the U.S. to pursue an advanced leadership course at Harvard. This leadership change marks a new phase in Freshfields’ commitment to its Asian ventures.
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