Eversheds has added a partner to its Hong Kong arm with the hire of former Slaughter and May litigator Mark Yeadon.

Yeadon, who spent 22 years at Slaughters, including 20 in Hong Kong, becomes the fourth partner in Eversheds’ Hong Kong disputes team. The office currently houses almost 30 lawyers, a number which the firm plans to grow to 50 in the next 12 months.