Morgan, Lewis & Bockius is opening an office in Hong Kong after recruiting nine partners from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.

The new group, led by Orrick’s global head of capital markets Edwin Luk and global co-head of private equity Maurice Hoo, has resigned from the firm to form Hong Kong’s Luk and Partners. Morgan Lewis will then enter into an association with the new local firm. All the former Orrick partners will become partners at Morgan Lewis.