Hong Kong Is Hot Spot for U.S. Lawyers as Probes Rise
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When Cathy Palmer first came to Hong Kong as a U.S. prosecutor more than 20 years ago, she was chasing heroin-smuggling triads who later sent a booby-trapped package to her Brooklyn office.
Since March, she has been in the Chinese city, “talking to people about tough things” to help clients of Latham & Watkins LLP deal with mushrooming investigations into potential crimes and corporate misconduct.