Goodwin Procter, Ropes & Gray and Ashurst are among a handful of U.S. and U.K. firms to launch Asia offices in recent months. In most instances, the firms made their decisions amid rosy projections of continuing economic growth in the region. But the global financial crisis has made its way to Asia and newcomers must confront a different reality than the one they anticipated.
January 15, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
The jet lag flying from New York to Hong Kong is bad enough for a solo traveler. For a family with two young children in tow, it is an absolute killer.
"We slept through the night last night," says Yash Rana, sitting in his office in the I.M. Pei-designed Bank of China Tower less than a week after the fateful flight. "That was a treat."
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