Denton Wilde Sapte’s Asia senior partner and head of Hong Kong Steven Goodman is leaving the London firm to become local head of M&A with US giant Jones Day. Goodman has been on a three-year secondment in Hong Kong since being appointed senior partner of Asia in May 2001. He joins as the eighth partner in Jones Day’s Hong Kong office.

First reported on www.legalweek.net (14 May).