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Ben McQuhae, a former partner at Jones Day, has set up a boutique firm called Ben McQuhae & Co in Hong Kong that focuses on ESG and technology.
McQuhae was most recently a partner at GPS McQuhae, a firm he co-founded in 2018 after leaving Jones Day. Following his departure, GPS McQuhae will be known as Georgiou Payne Stewien.
McQuhae’s new firm will provide legal advice to multinational companies, small and medium enterprises, investors, entrepreneurs and startups on transactions and initiatives in climate, biodiversity, and innovation. Apart from McQuhae himself, the firm has two associates - Sean Soo and Jessica Ha.
Ex-Jones Day partner launches sustainability-focused boutique in Hong Kong
08 February 2021
Ben McQuhae & Co will choose work based on the UN s Sustainable Development Goals
Ben McQuhae Former Jones Day partner Ben McQuhae has launched a boutique law firm in Hong Kong that will be focused entirely on sustainability and innovation. The eponymously named Ben McQuhae & Co says it aims to operate at the intersection of law, ESG and technology, providing advisory services to multinationals, small and medium-sized companies, investors, startups and entrepreneurs. The focus will be on transactions and other initiatives related to climate, biodiversity and innovation. In a statement, the firm said: “We will choose the work we do, and do not do, by reference to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). We will assess our mandates and measure our impact against the SDGs.”