O’Melveny announced that experienced corporate dealmaker Nima Amini has been named Managing Partner of its Hong Kong office effective today. Amini, who has served in O’Melveny’s Hong Kong office for the past 14 years, will oversee the office’s operations, business development efforts, attorney recruitment, talent development and retention, and real estate.

O’Melveny has been a longtime leader in Asia with one of the region’s leading corporate practices that spans Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets, and Private Equity through offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo. With over 25 years of local experience, lawyers in O’Melveny’s Hong Kong office practice Hong Kong, US, and English law and the office includes Hong Kong solicitors and attorneys licensed to practice in the United States, England and Wales, Australia, and Singapore.