U.K. private client specialist firm Withers has hired a three-partner corporate team in Hong Kong in a bid to expand its Asia corporate offering.

Former Winston & Strawn Hong Kong partners Mabel Lui, Polly Chu and Daniel Tang, and three associates, one trainee and three paralegals, have defected to Withers. Lui’s team handles cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and real estate transactions.