The Chinese firm Jingtian & Gongcheng is launching a disputes practice in Hong Kong with two senior lawyers from U.K. firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain.

Partner Gary Yin and senior consultant Ben Yates will join Jingtian as partners on May 1; additional lawyers, including associate Rico Chan, will also make the move from RPC.* Yin will launch and lead the disputes practice at Jingtian’s Hong Kong office, which has been focusing on Hong Kong listings and related compliance and transactions work.